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In an exclusive conversation with Bloomberg's Heesu Lee, South Korean budget minister Park Hong Keun says that the fund financed by semiconductor-driven tax gains will serve as a fiscal dam to cushion from higher yields (Source: Bloomberg)

If it feels like it’s getting stuffy, that’s because the AI industry’s biggest names are doing their best to suck all the air out of the room. On Monday, Anthropic, SpaceX and Meta Platforms all unveiled their respective plans for raising gobs of cash to fund their AI ambitions,

Agreement comes as linear broadcasters struggle to compete with US media giants

'I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40.' What do you want from the Budget? - Published Chancellor John Healey is set to unveil his first Budget on Wednesday. Unlike in previous years there have been very few leaks about what will be in it, though Healey's ta

'I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40.' What do you want from the Budget? - Published Chancellor John Healey is set to unveil his first Budget on Wednesday. Unlike in previous years there have been very few leaks about what will be in it, though Healey's ta

DUP MLA joins Lockhart's call for O'Neill's removal as first minister - Published A Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) assembly member has joined MP colleague Carla Lockhart's calls for Stormont's First Minister Michelle O'Neill to be "removed from office". Diane Forsythe said "prof

Earnings increased nearly 40% in dollar terms, according to petroleum and natural gas ministry data, reflecting a sharp rise in international fuel prices. Average regional benchmark prices for diesel and petrol climbed 83% and 54%, respectively, during the six months to September

This follows finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's response to a question regarding the levies at an event in the national capital on October 13. "There's a lot of debate," she had said. Also read: Tax matters, as does capital: Is it time for India to reconsider its LTCG tax poli

The alleged conflict of interest stems from Venu Srinivasan's reported business links with Chandrasekaran separate from Tata Sons. Srinivasan is vice chairman of Tata Trusts and a Tata Sons director. Noel Tata has been opposed to the reappointment of Chandrasekaran and the listin

As nations across the globe grapple with a surge in borrowing costs, almost none enjoy the option now being eyed in South Korea: deploying a major new source of cash to simply cut back on selling debt.

26th October 2026 - Link Blog GPT-6.1 Terra (via) It's always interesting to note which aspects of a new model are emphasized in the release announcement. In the case of GPT-6.1 Terra, OpenAI went with visual reasoning and computer use: We’re introducing GPT-6.1 Terra, a fast, ef

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OpenBot is a local-first Electron app that runs Codex, Claude, Grok and Gemini as persistent AI teammates with shared workspaces and queues.

House Republicans are slated to hold their leadership elections on Nov. 10, according to two GOP staffers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Politico, which first reported the news, noted that Republicans will hold a two-hour candidate forum that morning before voting on t

Anup Bagchi takes charge at HDFC Bank: Can he close the gap with ICICI Bank? - Edited bySheersh Kapoor - Published OnOct 27, 2026 | 05:14 IST - Last Updated OnOct 27, 2026 | 05:14 IST Anup Bagchi’s experience at ICICI Bank gives him a valuable perspective on the competitive lands

AI - Humanity can't afford not to spend $800B on AI, Anthropic insists It's more important than chips, 'leccy and the net, after all - OpenAI rolls out budget-priced mid-tier GPT-6.1 Terra Not a bombshell, but it rivals pricier models on some tasks at a tenth of Astra's API price

Less than a month after its mass release of hundreds of manuscripts that it said contained solutions to long-standing mathematics questions, OpenAI is back with three more "major" discoveries in math, computer science, and physics. What's different this time is the choice to have

US markets post gains but cool from highs after Meta fund raise, HSBC downgrade - Published OnOct 27, 2026 | 04:59 IST - Last Updated OnOct 27, 2026 | 04:59 IST The all important two-day meeting of the US Federal Reserve begins today, which will be the most important trigger for

A federal appeals court panel Monday refused to order California to set aside 20,000 mail ballots that the Trump administration says are likely from noncitizens. In a 2-1 vote, the panel found it has no jurisdiction and the administration needs to wait for the trial judge to rule

Anthropic PBC’s initial public offering is laying bare the stark extremes of the multi-trillion-dollar AI boom business model: astonishing growth paired with uncertainty about demand and the spending required to continue developing the technology. The startup, which publicly file

Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or - Published Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time, keeping the prize in Spanish hands for a sixth consecutive year. Putellas, 32, captained Barcelona to Champions League

In today’s newsletter: - A voice agent that gets the details right. - Why temperature 0 isn’t deterministic in LLM inference. A voice agent that gets the details right Speech accuracy matters on both sides of an LLM. Speech-to-text must preserve what the caller says, while text-t

Kane ends England's 25-year Ballon d'Or wait - how he bucked the trend - Published Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London. The 33-year-old Bayern Munich s

Hi, this is Anniek, writing to you from Singapore, with Evelyn, who reported from the Bund Summit in Shanghai last week. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what we are seeing and hearing from China watchers inside and outside the country. Everyo

AI - Humanity can't afford not to spend $800B on AI, Anthropic insists It's more important than chips, 'leccy and the net, after all - OpenAI rolls out budget-priced mid-tier GPT-6.1 Terra Not a bombshell, but it rivals pricier models on some tasks at a tenth of Astra's API price

Former FBI director James Comey is facing new federal charges, according to a charging document made public on Monday. Why it matters: The charges mark the third time the Trump administration has charged Comey. He has been a subject of the president's ire since his dismissal from

President Trump is intensifying his anti-Muslim attacks on Abdul El-Sayed in the final stretch of campaigning before Election Day. At a Sunday rally in Michigan, Trump unleashed a volley of Islamophobic comments against El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee who is seeking to become th

Chris Mason: The Budget is imminent as tricky things pile up for Burnham - Published This feels like the week where the rubber hits the road for the prime minister's new government. It is now 100 days since Andy Burnham arrived in Downing Street from Buckingham Palace and began t

Malaysia is expected to attract more interest as a data center hub following the outbreak of the US-Iran war, according to SD Guthrie Bhd., giving the palm oil giant and the country’s biggest landowner an opportunity to capitalize on the boom.

There has never been a company like Anthropic. It owes almost $650 billion for computing, generates eye-popping revenue per employee and wants every investor to know that its product poses existential risks to humanity. Why it matters: The future of the AI race, the market and th

Lancashire consider Anderson farewell amid fan unrest - Published Lancashire will look into organising a farewell for bowler James Anderson amid fan unrest over his departure from the club. It was announced last week the 44-year-old, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, has b

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The tech industry needs this to go well. So does Wall Street. Anthropic's IPO filing on Monday puts the Claude creator in position to pursue what could be the largest initial stock offering in history. Investors are already measuring the 5-year-old company's potential market cap

The tech industry needs this to go well. So does Wall Street. Anthropic's IPO filing on Monday puts the Claude creator in position to pursue what could be the largest initial stock offering in history. Investors are already measuring the 5-year-old company's potential market cap

Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday slammed his new charges from the Trump administration. “Well, they’re back, again. It would almost be funny if it weren’t such an appalling abuse of the Department of Justice, one that we cannot become numb to. Nothing’s changed with me,”

An extremely tight race into Israel's election Tuesday, has some citizens flying back into the country to cast their votes. Israel doesn't allow votes from abroad, except from those serving in the country's diplomatic missions. As many as 80,000 Israelis living outside the countr

Storm Boelo leaves 22,000 without power as Met Office issues new wind warning - Published A clean-up operation is under way in parts of the UK after Storm Boelo caused flooding and property damage, leaving thousands without power. The Energy Networks Association (ENA) said around

Presented by Palantir {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story On borrowed time? Massie vows move to impeach Hegseth if not already out after midterms Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), has indicated he would reintroduce articles of impea

Toyota is planning to deploy 400,000 robots as part of a $6.4 billion annual investment plan to automate assembly lines, as the Japanese giant draws on its history to make up ground in the humanoids race. Toyota has 20 years of data to pull from, giving it an edge over upstart Ch

On Monday, Microsoft said it will offer voluntary buyouts to eligible employees in select parts of the company. CNBC reports that the buyouts will be offered to roughly 60,000 employees, or about a quarter of its global workforce. The company describes the offer as an opportunity

BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo sees artificial intelligence-powered robots as a major growth opportunity for the former smartphone king. Once one of the world's biggest mobile phone makers, Canada-based BlackBerry has reinvented itself. The company's QNX operating system, which pr

Brazilian markets plunged Monday after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva clinched a reelection victory, as investors scrambled to reconfigure their bets on right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. “Everyone was caught by surprise,” an analyst told Bloomberg. “The market will rep

Two emotionally charged symbolic wins for democratic movements occurred hours apart on opposite sides of the globe Sunday, but both face structural impediments in translating momentum into lasting change, a prominent political scientist argued. Venezuela’s opposition leader María

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AI - Humanity can't afford not to spend $800B on AI, Anthropic insists It's more important than chips, 'leccy and the net, after all - OpenAI rolls out budget-priced mid-tier GPT-6.1 Terra Not a bombshell, but it rivals pricier models on some tasks at a tenth of Astra's API price