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Microsoft CEO Nadella Calls for AI Emergency Brakes, Warns of Model Safety Risks on Saturday

On Saturday, Oct 11, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called for companies to treat advanced AI models as potential internal threats and establish an emergency shutdown mechanism to prevent system failures. In a post on X, Nadella stated that enterprises deploying AI should not rely solely on safety assurances from model developers. "We must assume models have been compromised and restrict them from the start. Think of it as emergency brakes. Authorized personnel should always be able to pause or shu
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Indian Protests Escalate as Activists Demand Election Chief Resign; Over 2,000 Detained on Sunday

According to Jin10, on October 11, thousands of demonstrators gathered in New Delhi demanding the resignation of India's election chief. A court ordered the release of three top leaders of the "Cockroach" movement, who were detained upon arrival on Saturday. Police detained over 2,000 protesters and sealed off central Delhi to prevent demonstrations at Jantar Mantar. Movement lawyer Ratna Singh stated the leaders were freed on condition they maintain peace for one year. Thousands of police and p
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Russia Classifies Cryptocurrency Miners as Fourth-Tier Electricity Consumers, Subject to Immediate Blackouts

According to Russia's Energy Ministry via Bits media, cryptocurrency miners are now classified into the fourth-tier electricity supply reliability category when connecting to the grid. This category, established by the government in February 2026, allows technical connection in regions with declared energy shortages where mining is otherwise prohibited. Fourth-tier users can be directly disconnected by authorities at any time without prior notice. The Energy Ministry stated the measure efficient
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New Wallet Opens 440K USDC Long on STRK, Gains $850K Overnight as Token Surges 67%

According to on-chain analyst Ai 姨, a new wallet opened a long position on STRK with 440K USDC on Hyperliquid yesterday morning. The token price climbed from $0.072 to $0.12, a 67% gain, generating approximately $850K in unrealized profit for the position in one day. The inferred position size of $1.27M with under 3x leverage suggests a calculated move rather than speculative trading.
05:13
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McDonald's Hit With Federal Antitrust Suit Over AI Pricing Engine This Week

According to a federal antitrust lawsuit filed this week, McDonald's was alleged to use an AI-powered "pricing engine" to set menu prices across U.S. locations and overcharge customers for Big Macs and fries. McDonald's has denied using AI to determine what individual customers are willing to pay, stating it provides franchisees with "tools, resources, research and recommendations" for pricing decisions. Meanwhile, food retailers globally are increasingly deploying AI tools that could affect con
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UN Human Rights Office Expresses Concern Over New Delhi Detention Actions on Oct 11; India Foreign Ministry Responds

According to UN Human Rights Office, the organization expressed concern on Oct 11 over detention actions in India's capital New Delhi related to large-scale protests, calling on Indian authorities to guarantee the right to peaceful assembly and immediately release all arbitrarily detained persons. India's Foreign Ministry responded, stating India is the world's largest democracy with constitutional protections for assembly rights upheld by independent institutions and judiciary. The ministry dis
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Tech Stocks Surge 10% as S&P 500 Struggles; XLK Outperforms SPY from Sept 1 to Oct 6

Between September 1 and October 6, the SPDR Technology ETF (XLK) gained 10% while the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rose just 2.3%, highlighting tech's dominance as most other sectors declined sharply. Real estate ETFs fell nearly 7%, financial stocks dropped over 6%, and materials fell beyond 4%, tracking the inverse relationship with the 10-year Treasury yield, which hit decade highs this week. Semiconductor stocks led the tech rally: AMD surged over 40%, Intel gained 26%, Applied Materials rose 20%, and
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Trader Exploits Papertrade Pricing Flaw for $1.28M Profit in 8 Hours, Later Loses $450K

According to butler monitoring data, a trader exploited Papertrade's pricing mechanism on October 11, earning approximately $1.28 million within 8 hours of the platform's launch. The trader executed 305 transactions with a 97% win rate, leveraging real-time ETH prices from Hyperliquid to manipulate orders. By repeatedly building large long and short positions on Papertrade while simultaneously buying or selling ETH on Hyperliquid to temporarily move prices, the trader profited within average hol
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SpaceX AI Officially Rebrands to SpaceX Super Intelligence, Updates Account to @SpaceXSI on Oct 11

According to PANews on October 11, SpaceX AI officially rebranded to SpaceX Super Intelligence (SI), with the official account now displaying the new name and handle @SpaceXSI. Elon Musk previously stated that the company will no longer use the term "AI" (artificial intelligence), replacing it with "SI" (super intelligence) instead, and had confirmed the rebrand in response to user queries.
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Nvidia Increases $235B Buyback Plan, but Strategic Investments Could Cut Free Cash Flow by 69%

According to Wall Street Journal, Nvidia announced on September 28 a $235 billion stock buyback authorization, expanding the plan by $150 billion. However, when accounting for strategic equity investments and employee stock compensation, the company's actual free cash flow for the first half of fiscal 2025 could fall to approximately $21.7 billion from the officially reported $69.9 billion, a decline of roughly 69%. Net cash outflow from equity investments reached $35.2 billion, while employee s
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Papertrade 1000x Leverage Traders Face Massive Liquidations: 75.3% of High-Leverage Users Wiped Out, Over $20M in Losses Since Launch

According to BlockBeats and TradingBeats data, Papertrade recorded 7,962 addresses opening positions since October 10, 22:00, with 5,836 addresses (73.3%) deploying 1000x leverage. Among these high-leverage participants, 4,395 addresses (75.3%) experienced at least one liquidation, totaling 12,657 liquidated 1000x positions and losses of $20.07 million in isolated margin. BTC positions accounted for $8.01 million in losses, while ETH reached $12.08 million. Across the entire platform, 4,861 addr
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Thousands of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Gather Across Europe, Call for Israel to Halt Gaza Operations

According to Xinhua, thousands of demonstrators staged pro-Palestinian protests across the UK, Greece, Germany, and other European countries on October 10, calling for Israel to stop its military operations in Gaza. Protesters in central London held Palestinian flags and placards demanding the British government cease weapons supplies to Israel, highlighting concerns over civilian casualties and demanding Palestinian freedom.
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Tesla Rises Over 2%, Analyst Maintains $500 Price Target, Cites AI Play Potential

According to Yahoo Finance, analyst Dan Ives of Yorkville Ives maintained a $500 price target on Tesla (TSLA) on Friday, October 9, as the stock rose over 2%. Ives reiterated that Tesla is fundamentally an artificial intelligence company, not merely an automaker, emphasizing autonomous driving, Robotaxi, and Optimus humanoid robots as key value drivers. Ives noted that Full Self-Driving adoption has exceeded 55% among new Tesla vehicles in North America, while Robotaxi services are currently ope
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Japan Reports African Swine Fever at Gunma Prefecture Farm with 1,900 Pigs on October 10

According to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on October 10, a pig farm in Gunma Prefecture, located in the northwest of the Kanto region, confirmed African swine fever. The affected farm houses approximately 1,900 pigs. An epidemiologically linked farm in the area holds about 900 pigs, according to the ministry's announcement.
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Former NZ PM Ardern Breaks 3-Year Political Silence to Campaign for Labour on October 11

According to Jin10, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern broke her three-year political silence on October 11 to support Labour leader Chris Hipkins ahead of the November 7 election. In a video posted to the party's website, Ardern endorsed Hipkins and urged voters to donate to his campaign, stating she has "complete faith" in him and his commitment to Labour values. The intervention comes at a critical moment in the race, as both the ruling National Party and the opposition Labour P
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