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Sunday, 18 October 2026 Daily Edition

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Sunday, 18 October 2026

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The Takeaway

A foreign-registered Challenger 604 aircraft, with registration number T7-SEI, lost its door mid-air while flying from Abuja to Lagos, prompting the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau to launch an investigation. Meanwhile, in other news, Awele Elumelu, the wife of billionaire Tony Elumelu, has been recognized for her influence as a physician, healthcare entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

Abayomi Alvin, a renowned actor, shared his thoughts on the financial opportunities available in the acting industry, and the Oladele Fajemirokun Foundation has started a feeding programme to help impoverished pupils in public primary schools.

In the world of culture, Wole Soyinka's literary journey will be showcased at a festival in Lagos, featuring an eight-day exhibition, documentary film, and illustrated comic book. Additionally, Kennedy Okonkwo, also known as Dr Ned, celebrated his 49th birthday with a surprise party hosted by his wife, Ichechi, in Lekki, Lagos. On the tech and entertainment front, Steven Spielberg's scariest movie of all time is now back on streaming, 44 years after its initial release.

Written by urgent.news from the day's reporting.

AI

AI

(News Focus) Hyundai Motor steps up physical AI push amid Chinese competition, stock slump

UIWANG, South Korea, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Seeking to remain competitive against f...

·en.yna.co.kr·2 outlets

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Amid a decline in its share price and a push from Chinese automakers, Hyundai Motor Group is ramping up investments in robotics and physical artificial intelligence. As the world's third-largest automaker grapples with the pressure to enhance profitability in its conventional carmaking business, the company is turning to robotics and AI to drive growth and reduce manufacturing costs.

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Gas Optimization Audit: Gemini

Gas Optimization Audit: Gemini Target Protocol : Gemini (TVL: $5340.2M) Gemini – Gas‑Optimization Audit Protocol TVL: ≈ $5.34 B (Ethereum + L2) Audit Scope: All on‑chain contracts that handle user…

  • Gemini conducted gas optimization audit on Target Protocol on 18th October 2026
  • Identified storage-slot fragmentation causing 12% excess gas per order
  • Estimated potential savings of $3.2 million annually with 18% overall reduction

·dev.to

Using AutoClaws free GLM models usage from other sdks (opencode / claude code)

ive been maintaining this small opensource project GLM Proxy (glmproxy on npm) for a while and its finally on the level where im happy to share it on reddit lmfao. it now works on windows/macos/Linux.

  • GLM Proxy works on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • 5,000 npm downloads in past month
  • Supports Claude Code, Cursor, Continuation, OpenCode

·dev.to

The Silent Costs of AI APIs Nobody Warns You About

We've all been there. You're building something cool, you've got an idea that'll change the world (or at least get you a few stars on GitHub), and you're shopping around for AI APIs.

  • Context Window Tax: Costs rise with conversation history, increasing token usage
  • Rate Limit Trap: Production hits limits, causing 429 errors and engineering time
  • Output Token Inflation: Structured data leads to higher priced output tokens

·dev.to

Local AI on four Macs: MLX capacity, speed and trust boundaries

Local AI gets a hardware question before it gets a leaderboard question: can the model and its working memory fit on the machine? Apple's distributed MLX demonstration shows how several Mac Studios can make a very large Meta model usable at a desk.

  • Four M5 Ultra Mac Studios used for Meta's Muse Spark Open model
  • Pipeline and tensor parallelism employed to manage model size
  • RDMA over Thunderbolt used for efficient tensor parallelism communication

·dev.to

Tech

Tech

Why your generated Anki image occlusion cards import as plain cloze (and the one-line fix)

I've been building AnkiForge , a web app that turns lecture PDFs and labelled diagrams into Anki cards. For diagrams it makes image occlusion cards: every label on, say, a heart diagram gets hidden, one card per label. Getting the masks in the right place took most of the work. Getting Anki to treat them as real image occlusion took one line of config, and finding out what that line actually does…

·dev.to

AnkiForge is a web application that transforms lecture PDFs and labeled diagrams into Anki cards. The process involves creating image occlusion cards, with each label on a diagram hidden, resulting in a card for each label. The primary challenge lies in positioning the masks correctly. Achieving Anki to recognize these masks as genuine image occlusion required a single line of configuration, though the implications of that line demanded further investigation - which involved delving into Anki's source code twice.

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Project Gleipnir

Gleipnir: confining AI coding agents on a home Linux workstation A home-lab writeup by Patrick Robinson. Industrial electrician and automation tech moving into OT/ICS network security; CompTIA…

  • Project Gleipnir uses AI agents on a home Linux workstation for studying and building.
  • Each AI agent operates as its own Linux user with sandboxed launch and controlled network egress.
  • Recovery steps documented separately to prevent unintended rollbacks during main runbook execution.

·dev.to

The build went green because it stopped checking

A teammate deleted a test file on a Friday. Not on purpose. The suite still passed. The pipeline still went green. Nobody noticed for three weeks. Here's the part that should bother you.

  • Build passed despite missing crucial health checks
  • Green build did not guarantee code functionality
  • Thorough testing and monitoring needed for reliable code health

·dev.to

Lovable Supabase: Bring Your Own Project

Every new Lovable project gets Lovable Cloud by default, and Cloud is Supabase underneath. So "Lovable Supabase" means two different things depending on who's asking.

  • Connect your own Supabase project to Lovable Supabase easily.
  • Developer with edit access connects project via workspace link.
  • Connection process takes around ten minutes.

·dev.to

My Journey as a First-Year Computer Science Student

**Starting out in computer science feels exciting but also kind of overwhelming at the same time. I am just getting into how computers work and what programming really involves.

  • Foundational concepts like algorithms and logical sequences are prioritized over complex issues.
  • Collaboration and time management are crucial skills for managing tasks and working with others.

·dev.to

Every regex is written once and read a hundred times. Optimize for the readers.

Somewhere in a codebase you own there's a regex that three people can write and nobody can read. Mine was a date-validation pattern — forty-some characters of punctuation and backreference syntax that…

  • Every regex is written once, read approximately a hundred times
  • Optimize for readability, not just for the writer
  • RegexProof tool generates regex patterns from plain English descriptions

·dev.to

Pairing inter-account transfers across bank statements with pandas

To pair inter-account transfers across bank statements, match each outflow to an inflow of the same absolute amount , in a different account , within about 3 days , and use each row only once. Work in integer cents.

  • Pair inter-account transfers across bank statements using pandas
  • Match each outflow with an inflow of the same absolute amount within 3 days
  • Ensure money changes accounts by discarding same-account matches

·dev.to

VAST Mezzanine vs MediaFile: Why SSAI Transcodes the Master Your Browser Tag Never Needs

A trafficking export can look perfect in Chrome. The progressive MP4 starts, quartile pixels fire, and nobody asks why <MediaFiles> also has a sibling you never clicked. That sibling is <Mezzanine> , and on server-side insertion it is not decorative. It is the file the stitcher downloads when it has never seen your creative before.

  • Mezzanine file essential for SSAI, provides raw material for CTV-safe outputs
  • CSAI uses MediaFiles fetched based on type, width, height, delivery criteria
  • Mezzanine and first-seen transcode crucial for SSAI implementation testing

·dev.to

Business

Business

Sindh probationers praise Punjab’s governance model

LAHORE: Probationary officers from Sindh have praised the governance initiatives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, saying they were impressed by the province’s public service delivery, green spaces and technology-driven systems. During a meeting with the Chief Minister Punjab at the Chief Minister’s Office, members of the Sindh Common Training Programme delegation described Punjab as…

·brecorder.com

Probationary officers from Sindh have lauded Governor Maryam Nawaz Sharif's governance strategies, highlighting Punjab's effective public service delivery, green spaces, and tech-driven systems. During an encounter with the Leader of the Punjab, these Sindh Common Training Programme delegates deemed Punjab a blueprint for governance learning and replication in their own territory.

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Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

$3,000 Split Across Nvidia, Broadcom, and TSMC Could Be Worth This Much by 2030

A portfolio of these three leading AI stocks would triple by 2030.

·fool.com·2 outlets

With $3,000 allocated, a diversified AI stock portfolio consisting of Nvidia, Broadcom, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could potentially yield substantial returns by 2030. This investment strategy entails purchasing five shares of Nvidia, three shares of Broadcom, and two shares of TSMC, which totals to under $3,000. Should the AI infrastructure expansion persist, this portfolio could be valued at over $9,000 by the end of 2030, marking a more than threefold return within four years.

The primary risk, of course, is an AI slowdown, but currently, growth appears robust, and demand for AI chips far exceeds supply.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Second Act?

Meta had a big week as Muse continues to be the hottest product in AI. But is this another flash in the pan or a fundamental change in how the world uses technology?

  • Meta's stock up 33% over past month
  • Meta Connect unveils glasses and unannounced charm
  • Emily Flippen excited about practical Meta glasses

·fool.com·2 outlets

How Nvidia Could Make $150 Billion Look Small

Nvidia announced its largest share repurchase authorization in the market’s history, but does it really matter to a $5 trillion company?

  • Nvidia's $150 billion share repurchase is the largest in history.
  • Analysts argue the buyback is insufficient for Nvidia's size.
  • Nvidia may be using buyback to address AI safety concerns.

·fool.com·2 outlets

World

World

Republican lawmaker hits out at Trump over Russia sanctions waiver, says he is 'prolonging the war, not ending it'

Trump has blocked key parts of a new Russia sanctions law, and leaders in both parties and Ukraine’s Zelensky have criticized the move.

·hindustantimes.com·9 outlets

Republican lawmaker Thom Tillis called President Donald Trump's decision to waive key Russia sanctions "beyond irresponsible" after the president signed an executive order on Friday evening. The order came just two days before the sanctions were set to take effect, prolonging the conflict in Ukraine rather than ending it, according to Tillis.

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Major fire reported at CFB Wainwright; leaders monitoring situation

A major fire at CFB Wainwright has prompted responses from both the Alberta and federal governments, with leaders describing Saturday’s incident as serious and affecting military personnel at the base. Premier Danielle Smith said Alberta’s government is learning more about what she called a “significant and tragic fire” at the Canadian…

·toronto.citynews.ca·3 outlets

Science

Science

World's oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey

A shipwreck off the coast of Turkey is the oldest shipwreck in the world, our team of archaeologists believes. There's little left of the ship itself, but based on clues from its cargo—including pottery vessels—a research team I was part of has tentatively dated the wreck to around 2700–2400 B.C.

·phys.org

A shipwreck off the coast of Turkey may be the oldest shipwreck ever discovered, according to a team of archaeologists. Based on evidence from its cargo—pottery vessels—the wreck is tentatively dated to around 2700–2400 B.C., approximately 4,500 years ago. Prior to this discovery, the oldest known shipwreck was off the coast of Greece, estimated to be from about 4,200 years ago.

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Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Surgery referrals missed in Sydney hospital email blunder

A review is underway after more than 3,000 emails, including 16 urgent referrals for elective surgery, were found in an unmonitored email inbox months after they were sent.

·abc.net.au

Sydney's Canterbury Hospital has come under fire after an email blunder led to the unattended handling of 3,400 emails, including 16 patient referrals. Some of these referrals dated back to late 2025, and four of the patients were deemed urgent, requiring surgery within 30 days, while 12 others needed treatment within 90 days. The Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) issued an apology and initiated a review following the discovery of the unchecked inbox.

SLHD CEO Deborah Willcox assured that each patient's situation would be addressed individually, with a focus on addressing the issues carefully.

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Culture

Culture

Ohio State's grades are in after showdown with Indiana

Ohio State's offense struggled, but got help from the defense in a 19-15 win. See the grades:

·sports.yahoo.com·2 outlets

Ohio State's defense dominated Indiana in their October 17th showdown, forcing two fumbles. Quarterback Julian Sayin completed 235 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions despite leaving the game due to a sack. Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith struggled, finishing with 68 yards and a touchdown despite being double covered. Ohio State's defense had a pivotal sack on Indiana's opening drive in the third quarter, leading to an Ohio State field goal.

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Jaime Pressly Calls ‘Mom’ Co-Stars an ‘Incredible Cast of Women’ After Chuck Lorre’s Anna Faris Comments

"I think I just really thoroughly enjoyed being able to go to work with girlfriends every day," the actress adds The post Jaime Pressly Calls ‘Mom’ Co-Stars an ‘Incredible Cast of Women’ After Chuck…

  • Jaime Pressly calls Mom's co-stars an "incredible cast of women."
  • Pressly praised camaraderie among equally flawed and relatable colleagues.
  • Chuck Lorre initially reluctant to cast Anna Faris in Mom.

·thewrap.com·2 outlets

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