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Monday, 26 October 2026 Daily Edition

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Monday, 26 October 2026

230 stories across 7 sections

The Takeaway

Israel's military has announced a lockdown in the West Bank, which will be in effect during the country's parliamentary election on Tuesday. This move comes after a deadly attack by Palestinian gunmen near Hebron. Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, the country and Yemen's Houthi rebels have been exchanging retaliatory attacks, prompting warnings from Saudi civil defense authorities in cities such as Riyadh and Jeddah.

In the tech sector, JPMorgan and BNY have been experimenting with tokenizing US Treasury securities and JPM Coin, a dollar deposit token. Separately, President Donald Trump has endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, praising him as an outstanding leader. On the business side, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has reported a breakthrough in his driving after a second-place finish at the United States Grand Prix.

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

AI

AI

Know Your Agent: Why US Banks Are Blocking AI Agents and What It Means for Agent Architecture

Know Your Agent: Why US Banks Are Blocking AI Agents and What It Means for Agent Architecture Charles Schwab blocks unauthorized AI agents a double-digit number of times every week, and major U.S. banks are now detecting third-party agents inside customer accounts and removing them (Source: PYMNTS, 2026). Some of those agents held the customer's own login credentials, and still took actions the…

·dev.to

U.S. banks are increasingly detecting and blocking unauthorized AI agents that gain access to customer accounts. Charles Schwab alone blocks such agents multiple times per week, and major banks like JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Citi are now restricting third-party agents inside customer accounts (PYMNTS, 2026). This issue stems from AI agents that can hold customer login credentials and take actions the customer never requested, despite not being actual fraud cases (Axios, 2026).

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Weapon or armour? The contentious debate over China’s open-weight AI

Are China’s increasingly powerful open-weight AI models a cybersecurity threat, or could restricting them ultimately make the internet less secure? The dilemma has become a growing concern as Chinese developers including DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – continue to challenge their American…

·scmp.com

Which AI myth will we embrace?

NEW YORK — It is telling that Anthropic chose to call its most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model “Mythos.” In ancient Greek, the word denotes an original reality that we can imitate or embody through the stories we tell ourselves and one another.

·koreatimes.co.kr

Tech

Tech

Phantom Blade Zero Review

Memorable boss fights, compelling combat, and limitless swagger.

·ign.com·2 outlets

Phantom Blade Zero, a game often touted as almost too good to be true, has earned praise for its flawless execution of kung fu combat. Over 50 hours of gameplay, the action remains as enjoyable as its visuals. The combat boasts satisfying mechanics, a wealth of secrets, and engaging encounters, all set in beautifully designed levels. Despite a convoluted narrative and occasional performance issues, the game excels in other aspects, with the combat being its strongest suit.

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No WARN Notice Filed? What Workers Can Do When a Layoff Comes Without Warning

No WARN Notice Filed? What Workers Can Do When a Layoff Comes Without Warning A layoff with no advance warning feels like a breach of trust. Sometimes it is also a breach of the law.

  • Layoff without WARN Act notice may violate law.
  • Workers can explore options if WARN Act applied.
  • Document everything immediately after layoff.

·dev.to

JasperReports: 664 page titles against 27,652 body matches, and the reports behind both numbers

JasperReports: 664 page titles against 27,652 body matches, and the reports behind both numbers A reporting engine sits downstream of everything.

  • 664 page titles contain "JasperReports", while 27,652 body matches include the phrase.
  • No specific product identifier found in application fingerprint field.
  • High body match-to-title match ratio (40:1) due to JasperReports in various document elements.

·dev.to

Business

Business

Healey pledges £1bn for social housing as housebuilding slump threatens Labour target

John Healey has pledged more than £1bn in additional funding for social and affordable housing as new figures reveal a sharp fall in housebuilding, raising fresh doubts over the government’s target of delivering 1.5m homes. The funding, due to be confirmed in Wednesday’s Budget, will take the government’s 10-year social and affordable housing programme beyond [...]

·cityam.com

John Healey has promised over £1 billion in extra funding for social and affordable housing as recent statistics reveal a significant decline in housebuilding, casting doubt on the government's objective of constructing 1.5 million homes. This funding, set to be announced in Wednesday's Budget, will surpass the £40 billion committed to the government's ten-year social and affordable housing initiative.

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China's YMTC Targets 20% NAND Share, Intensifying Global Memory Rivalry

China's largest NAND flash memory maker, Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), is emerging as a growing force in the global memory market, backed by aggressive investment in research and development…

  • YMTC targets 20% NAND share, intensifying global memory rivalry.
  • 4,796 employees dedicated to R&D, generating 5,600+ patents.
  • Xtacking technology enables separate wafer production for optimized components.

·businesskorea.co.kr

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

Why North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toured a Chinese bus factory in Dandong

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s tour of a commercial vehicle factory during a surprise visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday points to Pyongyang’s drive to modernise its buses and expand industrial ties with Beijing. In a symbolic move, Kim crossed into China via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge on Saturday and also returned to North Korea via the bridge later in the…

·scmp.com·2 outlets

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un journeyed to Dandong, a Chinese border city, for a surprise visit on Saturday, signaling the country's push to modernize its bus system and strengthen industrial ties with China. Kim crossed the newly constructed New Yalu River Bridge into China and returned via the same bridge later that day, marking his first visit to China since a military parade in Beijing in September.

This trip occurred on the eve of the 76th anniversary of Chinese troops entering the Korean War in 1950, a significant moment when Dandong and the Yalu River played a crucial role.

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The Pentagon's Rare Earth Deadline Is Almost Here. Is Anyone Ready?

For years, the rare earth industry has been talking about January 1, 2027 as the date that changes everything. That date is now less than 75 days away.

  • January 1, 2027 deadline looms for Pentagon's rare earth ban
  • REalloys appears prepared, others in planning stages
  • REalloys secured feedstock agreements, strategic partnership

·oilprice.com

The House Always Wins: How pump.fun Turned Crypto Into a Fee Machine

Between January 2024 and June 2026, pump.fun produced more than 18.6 million tokens that traded at least once. Nearly seven in ten of them made their last trade on the same day they were born.

  • Pump.fun created over 18.6 million tokens between 2024 and 2026.
  • Nearly 70% of tokens disappeared within 48 hours of creation.
  • Platform generated over $1.2 billion in revenue, profiting from traders' losses.

·dev.to

World

World

Lula, Brazil's iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback

A shock comeback returns Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to power for a fourth term, bucking polls and slowing Latin America’s right-wing surge.

·channelnewsasia.com·13 outlets

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has secured a historic fourth term in office, defying polls and global anti-incumbent sentiment. Lula, a prominent figure in the global left, narrowly defeated Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. This victory comes after a challenging campaign, marked by rising prices and corruption scandals during Lula's previous terms, while societal changes left him looking out of touch with an increasingly app-based economy.

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Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Double-digit growth seen on corporate scoreboard in Q2, but bank, IT, pharma lag

September quarter earnings exhibited significant revenue and profit growth for various companies in key sectors. Revenue rose by 22.1% with net profit increasing by 27.5%, surpassing the previous quarter. However, banking, IT, and pharmaceuticals sectors experienced a slow down in growth rates. Excluding lending, operating margins improved, indicating stronger performance in non-banking sectors.…

·economictimes.indiatimes.com

Mumbai: Early indications from September quarter earnings suggest double-digit growth in aggregate revenue and net profit across the board, though banking, IT, and pharmaceutical companies lag behind. Of the 357 companies that have released their September quarter numbers so far, revenue expanded at a nine-quarter high of 22.1% year-on-year, while net profit growth accelerated to 27.5%, outpacing the 9.7% increase seen in the previous June quarter.

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Culture

Culture

Lula pulls off Brazil’s first-ever run-off comeback to beat Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election on Sunday in a dramatic comeback after trailing in the first round, extending the rule of a government that has overseen record Chinese investment. The Superior Electoral Court said Lula had 51.76 per cent of valid votes against 48.24 per cent for right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, with 99.83 per cent votes counted. No candidate who…

·scmp.com·8 outlets

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva secured re-election on Sunday in a dramatic election comeback, despite trailing in the first round. Lula garnered 51.76% of the valid votes, while his right-wing opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro, garnered 48.24%. This marked the first time since 1989 that a candidate who initially trailed in the first round had won a run-off.

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