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Saturday, 24 October 2026

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The Takeaway

President Javier Milei and his sister Karina Milei have been cleared of charges in a cryptocurrency scandal, along with nine other defendants. This decision was made by Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi. In the business world, SpaceX reported a significant increase in sales, with revenue reaching $14.58 billion in the third quarter. The company's Starlink segment performed well, and its earnings per share exceeded expectations.

In other news, Western Digital's stock has fallen 53% since June, despite the company reporting a 55% increase in revenue for its fiscal first quarter. Meanwhile, a new record was set in the World Series, with Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski throwing a 103.5 mph fastball. OpenAI has also implemented a new security protocol, training its models to browse and search for information without access to the live internet. Additionally, the UK is investing £100m in a new AI Biosecurity Lab, a world-first initiative.

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

AI

AI

UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab

The chancellor will unveil AI spending aimed at shoring up the UK's defences in Wednesday's Budget.

·bbc.co.uk·2 outlets

The UK has announced plans to invest £100 million in a world-first AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) as part of its budget announcement, aimed at enhancing its defenses against emerging biological threats. The chancellor, John Healey, emphasized the transformative potential of AI across various sectors, stating that it can benefit every firm, community, hospital, school, and aspect of the economy.

Healey also highlighted the government's commitment to ensuring AI's benefits are distributed widely across the country and not left behind for workers.

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The Science of Natural-Sounding AI Speech

The Science of Natural‑Saying AI Speech Artificial‑voice systems have come a long way since the early robotic monotones of the 1980s.

  • Prosody, coarticulation, and emotion determine synthetic speech realism
  • Neural TTS pipelines have three stages: normalization, spectral generation, waveform synthesis
  • ElevenLabs provides REST API for text-to-speech with custom voice cloning

·dev.to

When AI-generated HTML needs a backend

AI disclosure: I used AI assistance to draft and edit this article. I reviewed the technical claims against the browser documentation linked below and checked the examples for consistency. The code is intentionally simplified. An AI assistant can produce a polished HTML demo in a minute.

  • AI-generated HTML may lack backend functionality
  • Data storage in localStorage unsuitable for shared data
  • Secrets must be removed from delivered files

·dev.to

Tech

Tech

Amazon’s AWS cloud capacity largely sold out through 2027, CEO says

·investing.com·3 outlets

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy announced on Friday that the company's cloud capacity is nearly fully booked through 2027, with significant commitments extending into 2028. This surge in demand is primarily driven by the growing need for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Speaking during a video podcast with Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg of Andreessen Horowitz, Jassy revealed that AWS is facing challenges in rapidly expanding its infrastructure to meet this heightened demand.

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5 Telegram Group Management Mistakes That Cost Me Members

I've been running Telegram communities for a while now — one peaked above 20,000 members — and I've made almost every mistake you can make with a group.

  • Neglected onboarding process, allowing unprotected chat entry
  • Vague rules document led to confusion and disputes
  • Aggressive keyword filtering censored legitimate messages

·dev.to

Kubernetes: a runbook for email failures

A pipeline can show a healthy pod and still fail when it needs to read a verification email. This case is confusing because it mixes several dependencies: Kubernetes, the message queue, the mail…

·dev.to

Your Kimi K3.1 Pro Responses Truncate Silently

You point an existing OpenAI-compatible client at Kimi K3.1 Pro and it works on the first try. Then a long generation comes back cut off mid-sentence, and nothing in your code complained.

  • Kimi K3.1 Pro truncates responses silently
  • Detect truncation by checking finishreason
  • Choose correct variant to prevent truncation

·dev.to

NetBird: 12,226 title matches, 3 application matches, 1,234 certificate hits

NetBird: 12,226 title matches, 3 application matches, 1,234 certificate hits Overlay networks are the modern answer to remote access: instead of publishing services, you join machines to a private…

  • NetBird detected through 12,226 title matches, indicating web dashboard presence
  • 3 application matches suggest API component presence
  • 1,234 certificate hits confirm self-signed certificate in TLS handshakes

·dev.to

Building MachineConvert: a static site where every number has to show its source

If you train in more than one gym, you know the problem: 60 kg on one brand's leg press is not 60 kg on another's. Levers, cams and pulleys change the force you actually feel, so the number on the…

  • MachineConvert catalogs strength machines across brands
  • Every number on site must have source, URL, quote, date, confidence level
  • Site features synthwave grid design with WCAG AA accessibility

·dev.to

Laravel replicate(): Duplicate Eloquent Models Safely

"Duplicate this" buttons look easy: copy the row, save it, done. Then the first copy fails with a duplicate-key error, or the new post comes out already deleted, or it quietly carries over an API…

  • replicate() creates an unsaved copy of Eloquent models in Laravel
  • Skips primary key, timestamps, uniqueIds(), and #[Refreshes] attributes
  • Be cautious of copying unique columns to avoid duplicate entry errors

·dev.to

Choose an Image Generation Model DALL-E 3 SDXL and Flux for Web App Speed

TL;DR: choose the smallest image-generation system that meets the visual bar for the marketplace workflow, then measure time to a usable result instead of chasing a model leaderboard. A hosted model with predictable latency is usually the simplest starting point for text-to-image previews; a self-hosted model becomes reasonable when…

  • Evaluate models with 30-50 prompts covering various asset classes.
  • Record request acceptance and asset usability timestamps.
  • Consider service boundary, deployment control, and observed latency.

·dev.to

Generating Hero Images, Icons and OG Cards for a Side Project with Nano Banana 2.1

Every side project hits the same wall right before launch: the code works, but the landing page has no images. Here is the workflow I use to generate a consistent asset set with nanobanana21pro.com , an independent third-party web app built on Google's Nano Banana image models.

  • Nanobanana21pro.com generates assets for side projects
  • Spec file includes brand colors, style, and asset requirements
  • Hero image sets visual language for project

·dev.to

Business

Business

Cabinet approves 170 amendments to Cos Act, 2017: 70-75pc of regulations being removed to boost the ease doing of business: Haroon

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to accelerate business reforms by removing 70–75 percent of unnecessary regulations and federal cabinet has approved 170 amendments to the Companies Act, 2017, and a bill in this regard has been sent to Parliament. This was stated by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan while addressing a press conference alongside the…

·brecorder.com

Islamabad: The Pakistani government has resolved to streamline business regulations by eliminating 70-75% of unnecessary rules, as the federal cabinet approved 170 amendments to the Companies Act, 2017, with a bill forwarded to Parliament. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan emphasized this during a press conference alongside the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), highlighting the government's commitment to simplify the business environment, remove regulatory hurdles, and promote both domestic and foreign investment in Pakistan.

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UAE reports oil spill from tanker

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates reported an oil spill from a tanker off its coast on Friday, as numerous vessels in Gulf waters come under attack during the Middle East war.

·brecorder.com

LPG shortage worsens after supply issues

LAHORE: The shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has worsened due to disturbed supplies from Iran, traders said. Pakistan imports about 7,000 metric tons of LPG a day from Iran, according to the Pakistan LPG Association.

·brecorder.com

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

Milei and his sister Karina cleared in $LIBRA crypto scandal

The judge sided with prosecutor Eduardo Taiano, who found insufficient evidence to substantiate the alleged crimes, including fraud La entrada Milei and his sister Karina cleared in $LIBRA crypto scandal se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .

·buenosairesherald.com·5 outlets

President Javier Milei and his sister Karina Milei, along with nine other defendants, have been cleared of charges in the investigation of the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal, according to a ruling from Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi. The judge determined that the events surrounding the launch and collapse of the token did not meet the legal criteria for a criminal offense.

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Interest Rate Cut: Is Now Right Time to Take Loan?

Omolabake Fasogbon A cut in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) monetary policy rate (MPR) usually raises hopes that loans will become cheaper for households and businesses. The expectation is

  • CBN reduced monetary policy rate from 26.5% to 23%
  • Banks set loan rates based on various factors beyond MPR
  • Smaller businesses may face slower reductions in borrowing costs

·thisdaylive.com

US stocks finish down; all eyes on Fed, oil prices

US markets closed lower on Friday, with investors concerned by rising oil prices, and also looking ahead to a Federal Reserve interest rate policy meeting.

  • US stocks closed down on Friday amid rising oil prices and Fed meeting anticipation
  • Nasdaq Composite fell 0.21%, Nasdaq down 53.52 points to 25,955.34
  • Fed meeting in December watched closely for potential rate hike decision

·news.rthk.hk

World

World

Watch: Giant waves crash into Taiwan as Typhoon Champi leaves over 500 injured; 1 dead

Typhoon Champi made landfall in Taiwan, resulting in one casualty and more than 500 injuries reported. The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds, leading to widespread power outages affecting over 167,000 homes. Over 240 flights were canceled due to severe weather conditions impacting transport services. Schools and offices were closed for an extended period as a precautionary measure against…

·timesofindia.indiatimes.com·5 outlets

Typhoon Champi made landfall in Taiwan on Saturday, causing one fatality and over 500 injuries as it battered the island with strong winds and devastating waves. The storm, which had been a super typhoon earlier, weakened and moved north towards the Chinese coast, according to Reuters. Taiwan's Central Weather Administration reported winds of around 126 kmph near the storm's center.

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Army deploys 600 troops to India for training

The Nigerian Army has deployed 600 personnel to India for specialised jungle and mountain warfare training to enhance combat proficiency in difficult terra Read More: https://punchng.com/army-deploys-600-troops-to-india-for-training/

·punchng.com·3 outlets

Science

Science

NASA Chief Warns China Is Closing Gap in 'New Space Race'

The U.S. wants to get astronauts back on the moon by 2028, to beat China's 2030 goal.

·newsweek.com

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman cautioned on Friday that the United States is embroiled in a new space race with China. The agency must emulate the fervor of the Apollo era to be the first to return astronauts to the moon, he stated. China initiated its first spaceflight in 2003, subsequently expanding its space capabilities to include lunar missions and ambitions for a crewed moon landing before 2030.

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White Dwarfs Are Actually…Yellow, Green, Pink, and Purple?

The universe hosts a myriad of star types, including supergiants, giants, main sequence, red dwarfs, brown dwarfs, white dwarfs, and neutron stars. What makes these stars stand out are just their sizes, but their colors, as each one hosts a distinct color based on their surface temperature, specifically orange, red, blue, and white based…

·universetoday.com

Surveying the genetic battlefield to uncover the rules of rapid evolution

The Malik Lab thrives on competition. But for HHMI investigator Harmit Malik and his team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, it's the genomes—not the people—that are in conflict. The lab studies rapid evolution—the genetic changes that happen in a species over a few generations rather than thousands of years.

·phys.org

World Kangaroo Day: How climate change impacts Australia’s macropods

CANBERRA — World Kangaroo Day, on Oct. 24, celebrates one of Australia’s national symbols and the macropod’s special place in the country’s environment and First Nations cultures. In 2026, as “super El Niño” wreaks havoc across the globe, it is an opportune time to reflect on how climate change has affected the country’s iconic animals.

·news.mongabay.com

Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

The outbreak response has been hampered by the lack of approved treatments for the Bundibugyo strain, with the Ervebo vaccine to be tested for potential cross-protection.

·freemalaysiatoday.com·5 outlets

The Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,700 cases, with death tolls exceeding 4,600. The DR Congo has faced challenges due to the absence of approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. The first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the outbreak has commenced, led by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Ebola Between Public Health Emergency and Constitutional Democracy Sampson Parker

As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, concerns surrounding Ebola raise an important national question: Can Nigeria effectively manage a public health emergency without compromising its…

  • Nigeria faces 2027 elections amid Ebola outbreak
  • Public health measures must not undermine democratic institutions
  • Collaboration between INEC and NCDC crucial for election safety

·thisdaylive.com

Vanessa Trump Reveals She's Cancer Free 6 Months After Diagnosis

“And it came back clear, so I am finally cancer free,” she said in an Instagram Story on Friday.

  • Vanessa Trump announces she is cancer-free six months after diagnosis.
  • Daughter Kai shares heartfelt message about mother's journey in video.
  • Treatment phase two begins following surgery in previous month.

·newsweek.com

Culture

Culture

Aaron Paul’s Blink-And-You’ll-Miss-It ‘Clayface’ Cameo, Explained

Why the "Breaking Bad" alum only appears in a brief moment of DC's horror Batman spinoff The post Aaron Paul’s Blink-And-You’ll-Miss-It ‘Clayface’ Cameo, Explained appeared first on TheWrap .

·thewrap.com·2 outlets

Aaron Paul, known for his role in "Breaking Bad," made a fleeting appearance in the DCU-set horror movie "Clayface," which delves into the origin story of the character Clayface. The film, written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, follows the transformation of Matt Hagen, played by Tom Rhys Harries, into Clayface. Aaron Paul did not portray Batman but instead appeared for approximately one second as Jimmy "One Nut" Hagen, Matt's father, during a brief flash-forward scene.

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The 2026 Things Fall Apart Festival

By Okey Ikechukwu The theme was “Named, Unnamed, Renamed: Power, Memory and the Architecture of Identity”. That is cryptic, almost parabolic, on its own. Then the organizers chose as title

·thisdaylive.com

Trump's Potomac Golf Course Fight: Judge Orders Phone Records Preserved

A judge has ordered a Trump official to preserve his personal phone’s contents in the latest update in a golf course legal battle.

  • Judge Ana C. Reyes orders preservation of Trump's personal phone records.
  • Deputy Chief of Staff Gregory Wischer tasked with safeguarding phone data.
  • Order broadens to include all materials related to East Potomac Golf Course litigation.

·newsweek.com

Jagun Jagun 2 Set to Raise the Bar as New Faces Join Cast

Tosin Clegg Femi Adebayo’s Jagun Jagun 2, the sequel to the blockbuster movie, is gathering momentum ahead of its December 4, 2026 release, with new cast members and promotional teasers

  • Jagun Jagun 2 set for December 4, 2026 release
  • New faces King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall and Wasiu Alabi Pasuma join cast
  • Actress Funke Akindele adds to star-studded lineup

·thisdaylive.com

Receipts reveal hidden lives in Japanese artist's unusual works

TORIDE, Japan (Kyodo) -- To most people, a receipt is a scrap of paper to be stuffed into a pocket or thrown away without a second thought. To Japane

  • Viki transforms receipts into art by applying heat to thermal paper.
  • He collects receipts from Japan and beyond, imagining stories behind each.
  • Viki sees receipts as "tickets to communication" and maturing, not deteriorating.

·mainichi.jp

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