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According to Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission's financial affairs chief, the EU rejected proposals from Italy and Greece to increase fiscal flexibility this week. Dombrovskis stressed the necessity of fiscal discipline, citing developments in bond markets. The stance comes as eurozone governments face surging borrowing costs, with the Commission warning that calls for increased government spending could breach EU deficit and debt limits.

According to Boris Blokhin, Moscow Exchange's senior managing director for sales and business development, the exchange plans to launch cryptocurrency spot trading on December 1. Testing with professional market participants began about a week ago and will continue ahead of the planned launch. The service will operate through a partner digital depository where participating firms open accounts. Moscow Exchange does not require an additional permit to offer the products under Russia's new cryptoc

OpenAI released approximately 719 mathematical solutions this week, but fell short of standards set by the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AGMAI), according to guidelines published by the group hosted at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies. Only 10 of the 719 manuscripts included the model's chain of thought reasoning, and just 42% of the proofs underwent formal verification in code. AGMAI specifically recommended that proofs be formalized and that OpenAI help f

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Blue Origin's latest funding round values the aerospace company at $140 billion, boosting Jeff Bezos' wealth by $87 billion this year. Bezos now ranks as the world's second-richest person with a net worth of $368.5 billion, surpassing Alphabet co-founder Larry Page but remaining behind Elon Musk, whose wealth stands at $1.02 trillion.

According to President Zelenskyy, Ukraine has responded to Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers. The Ukrainian leader made the statement on October 8, without disclosing details of the retaliatory measures.

Venezuelan interim president Ricardo Rodríguez on October 8 projected the country's economic growth for the third quarter of 2026 at 6.5%.

On October 8, Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, stated that Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment activities or surrender its uranium reserves, according to Iranian official media. Eslami emphasized that uranium enrichment is an indispensable part of nuclear processes.

According to The Verge, SpaceXAI joined the Omacom Foundation as a Founding Corporate Patron on October 8, donating $1.5 million worth of Grok tokens to Omarchy, the Linux distribution project. The funds will primarily be used to accelerate development, review code, and patch bugs, according to Omarchy founder David Heinemeier Hansson's announcement.

Ran Neuner, a prominent crypto commentator at Crypto Banter, announced via Twitter that he is taking profits on his altcoin portfolio over the past 24 hours. The tweet has garnered significant engagement from the crypto community, receiving 149 likes and 9 retweets. The move reflects a broader sentiment shift among traders who are reassessing their positions amid current market conditions.

According to NEAR Protocol's official announcement, SVRN AI CEO Sal Ternullo proposed reducing token issuance for NEAR Protocol from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months. The proposal is now live.

GTC climbed 12.78% in the last hour, reaching $0.20397 on heightened trading activity. The altcoin gained 21.12% over the past 24 hours, with daily trading volume reaching $9.1 million. Traders are watching key resistance at $0.21.

According to Bernstein analyst Mark Newman, iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are encountering weak early demand in the U.S. market in August, declining by low single digits year-over-year compared to the prior year. In contrast, the new Pro lineup saw sales surge 12% year-over-year in China, while India posted 19% growth in the first three days following launch. Global iPhone sales rose 7% year-over-year in August, though the growth rate slowed from 14% in July. Meanwhile, iPhone Duo is facing producti

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Russian forces struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv on October 8, killing 4 people and injuring 19, including 2 in critical condition. Thirteen wounded have been hospitalized across Kyiv medical facilities and are receiving intensive care. Ukraine's energy ministry reported that the attack damaged power infrastructure, causing widespread blackouts and power outages across multiple city districts, affecting large numbers of users.

According to Kyiv Mayor Klitschko, Russian forces struck Ukraine's capital on October 8, killing 4 people and injuring 19, including 2 in critical condition. Thirteen of the wounded were hospitalized. The Ukrainian Energy Ministry also reported that Russian attacks damaged Kyiv's power grid infrastructure, causing widespread blackouts across multiple districts and affecting power supply to numerous users in several areas.

According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Isaias is expected to strengthen further. Residents in alert zones should complete preparations for storm surge and destructive winds today.

According to Ukrainian President Zelensky, a Ukrainian delegation will visit the United States on Friday to meet with U.S. Middle East Special Envoy Wittelkoff and Kushner. European negotiators are expected to join the talks.

According to Ortex, MiniMed Group Inc.'s short interest reached 99% of its float yesterday (Oct 7), surging from 47.6% on Sept 15. The spike was driven by Medtronic, MiniMed's parent company, offering a tax-free exchange of 225.3 million shares of MiniMed common stock for Medtronic shares, with the offer expiring at midnight Friday. Arbitrageurs executed a textbook trade: buying Medtronic stock to tender into the offer while shorting MiniMed shares, expecting to repay loans and close positions a

President Trump signed an executive order today to support quantum computing development, with a goal to deliver a quantum computer for scientific discovery by 2028. The administration is also removing barriers to deploying next-generation nuclear energy, having launched four advanced small modular reactors this year.

According to Ukrainian local authorities, Russian forces launched a drone strike on Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine this evening, killing two people.

According to Decrypt's ETF tracker, Bitcoin ETFs suffered a net outflow of $484.9 million on October 7, marking their worst single-day loss since June 25. BlackRock's IBIT led the decline with $207.7 million in outflows, followed by Fidelity's FBTC at $105.1 million. The funds remain at $57.8 billion in cumulative net inflows for the year. The selloff coincided with broader market headwinds: the 30-year Treasury yield reached approximately 5.7%, its highest level since 2002, while crude oil trad