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According to Xinhua News Agency, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis toward Khamishamusha in southwestern Saudi Arabia on the evening of October 12. The missiles were targeted at the southwestern region of the kingdom, according to coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki.

Google and Planet deployed a Project Suncatcher prototype satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-18 mission, with the satellite functioning as expected, according to the companies. Project Suncatcher is an experimental space-based solar power initiative.

According to research published on Anthropic's official website, the company's Frontier Red Team found that small AI models could self-replicate on cheap IoT devices within months without relying on data centers. In testing, a 9-parameter billion model successfully ran inference on 8 out of 9 hardware types. Gemma4-26B distributed across 15 Android TV boxes costing about $55 each. The research indicated that GLM-5.2 and stronger models already possess end-to-end replication capabilities, with sm

According to Blur's announcement on X, the platform will discontinue its blur.io frontend on November 12, 2026. The underlying Blur market protocol will continue running on-chain, with BLUR retaining control over its fee switch. On the same date, the Blend lending protocol will cease matching new loans; borrowers must repay existing loans or face default. Blur will subsequently provide frontend tools to help users withdraw assets from Blend.

According to SWI Group, the investment company raised approximately €800 million (about $900 million) on Monday to expand its data center and AI computing capacity. The capital will fund infrastructure expansion across Europe and the United States, including a mining operation previously tied to cryptocurrency exchange FTX. SWI Group now holds majority control of Genesis Digital Assets, which operates 15 facilities with 1.3 gigawatts of capacity. The firm acquired a significant shareholding in G

According to Goldman Sachs strategists, the largest capital flow in U.S. Treasury long-bond options on Monday (October 11) bet on a 30 basis point decline in 30-year yields, even as Goldman sees potential for 10-year rates to rebound. The options positioning reflects market concerns over multiple near-term headwinds.

According to Jin10, on October 13, Trump responded to denials from Russia and Ukraine over ceasefire agreement by stating: "They agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agreed.' That's how simple it is." Regarding reports of Russian ceasefire violations, Trump said he needs to assess the situation as both sides have violated agreements, and emphasized that Zelenskyy and Putin must sit down to end the "ridiculous" war.

According to Yonhapinfomax, WTI crude for November delivery climbed $1.89 to $93.74 per barrel on October 12 (U.S. Eastern Time), marking the third consecutive trading day of gains. Brent crude for December rose $1.93 to $106.65 per barrel. The price increases were driven by escalating attacks from Yemen-based Houthi militants targeting Saudi Arabia's airports and oil facilities, resulting in at least 14 deaths over two days—the worst casualties in over a decade. SEB commodity analyst Bjarne Sch

According to the Saba News Agency, Yemen's government military reported killing approximately 950 Houthi militants in military operations over the past 24 hours on October 12, military spokesman Majid al-Nuzeili said. As part of the "Yemen Dawn" operation, government forces have conducted 1,879 strikes against Houthi military targets. The military also destroyed about 380 military vehicles and disrupted Houthi fire positions, command and supply systems. Airstrikes in Taiz Province targeted Houth

According to CNBC, Elon Musk donated over $276 million to Republican groups since July, becoming the biggest known donor for the 2026 midterm election. The largest share, $158 million, went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC backing Republican Senate candidates, while over $76 million was directed to America PAC, the political action committee Musk founded. His total federal political giving for the 2025-26 cycle has reached approximately $366 million, surpassing the roughly $290

According to Standard Chartered, the British bank's Dubai International Financial Center branch now supports institutional custody of Ripple USD (RLUSD) issued on the XRP Ledger, announced Monday. The service is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). Standard Chartered also joined a planned integration with LMAX Group to enable RLUSD as trading collateral through collateral mirroring, allowing clients' tokens to remain at the bank while LMAX credits their value toward trades

According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll reported on October 13, approximately 69% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans oppose using prediction markets to bet on U.S. elections, military actions, and government policy announcements. The respondents cited concerns that such markets are immoral, socially corrosive, and potentially damaging to national security. Only 8% of Democrats and 9% of Republicans support such betting. The prediction market sector, led by platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi, h

U.S. President Donald Trump recently stated that Putin is more willing to reach an agreement than Zelensky regarding peace negotiations. Trump's comment reflects his perspective on the negotiating positions of both leaders in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed strikes launched by Yemen's Houthi militants with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on October 12. Trump described the Houthi group's conduct as "misbehaving".

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander stated that no foreign power has the right to threaten, adopt a hegemonic stance, or intervene in the Hormuz Strait and Persian Gulf. The remarks underscore Iran's rejection of external military presence and interference in strategic maritime regions.

According to CryptoQuant, Binance now holds 49% of Ethereum futures open interest, a record-high level since 2023. The significant concentration of ETH futures on a single exchange highlights Binance's dominant position in the crypto derivatives market.

On Monday (October 12), spot gold declined 0.56% to close at $4,170.70 per ounce, after reaching an intraday high of $4,217.31 in Asia-Pacific early trading and subsequently dropping to a daily low of $4,154.78. Spot silver fell 0.93% to $60.2573 per ounce. COMEX copper futures rose 1.04% to $6.7615 per pound, extending gains through Asia-Pacific and early European trading.

According to ChainCatcher, Meta Platforms will report its third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 21 after U.S. market close, with an earnings call scheduled for 4:30 PM ET (4:30 AM Beijing time on October 22).

On Monday, October 12, U.S. ETF markets moved in mixed directions. The Brent crude oil ETF led gainers with a 1.8% increase, while the VIX volatility ETF suffered the steepest decline, falling 1.77%. Emerging market ETF dropped approximately 1%, alongside declines in Nasdaq-100 ETF and gold ETF, each down roughly 1%. The S&P 500 ETF and Russell 2000 ETF also retreated, each falling under 0.4%, while real estate ETF gained 0.78%.

Meta released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full on October 12, the first frontier-class AI models from its Superintelligence Labs, featuring a 1 million token context window. The API version costs $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens, below OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra at $10 and $50. On Meta's internal benchmarks, Wonder Full outperforms Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra on coding and legal agent tasks. However, independent rankings from Artificial Analysis place Opus 5.5 first at