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Saturday, 31 October 2026
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Three foreign ministers, Cho Hyun of South Korea, Marco Rubio of the US, and Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan, met in Atlanta to reaffirm their commitment to denuclearizing North Korea. This meeting was attended by the top diplomats of the three countries, who expressed their resolve to achieve this goal. Meanwhile, in the tech world, Epic's Linux anti-cheat system has specific requirements, including TPM 2.0, which can be checked on a PC in about five minutes.
In other news, Hyundai Motor Group's investment in Alabama was cited by the Korean Ambassador to the US, Kang Kyung-wha, as an example of the deepening economic partnership between the two nations. Malaysia's economy is expected to grow at its fastest pace in four years, with HSBC forecasting a 5.5 percent increase in GDP for 2026. Additionally, the Academy of Medical Sciences of Nigeria has urged the government to increase funding for biomedical research to develop affordable treatments for diseases.
Written by urgent.news from the day's reporting.
OpenAI has decreased its fundraising target by $10 billion to $20 billion, lowering its proposed valuation to $1.25 trillion, according to the Financial Times. The AI company had initially sought $30 billion at a valuation of $1.4 trillion. The deadline for investors to commit to the financing round was set for Friday, although the initial closing is likely to fall short of the revised target.
Many conversations about AI start with a tool. Someone has tried a chatbot, seen a demo, or heard that a competitor is using AI, and the question becomes where the business could use it too.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that the number of people living with diabetes worldwide rose from 200 million in 1990 to 830 million in 2022.
D2C home appliance startup upliance.ai is in advanced talks to raise $3 Mn to $4 Mn (around ₹28-₹37 Cr) in…
Google is expanding Gemini on several fronts at once: the global release of Gemini 4 Argon , a wider set of connected apps, and demonstrations of custom skills and reusable prompt commands.
Educators are struggling to discern between human and AI-created homework, with one professor declaring exams a “waste of time.”
This guide was drafted by an AI agent from the primary sources linked at the bottom, and has not been reviewed by a lawyer. It is general information, not legal advice. The original is at https://mdodeja.github.io/eu-ai-act-article-50-guide/guides/ai-email-replies-article-50.html . Short answer.
AI-referred visits to U.S. retail sites generated 83% more revenue per visit than non-AI traffic in September 2026, according to Adobe Digital Insights. The result is a reason for ecommerce teams to look beyond the still-growing volume of AI referrals and assess the commercial quality of those sessions .
A fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing factory in Delhi's Mangolpuri Industrial Area, which killed four individuals. Firefighters responded quickly and managed to rescue six people trapped inside the building. Two injured victims were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital for treatment following the incident. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by local authorities and…
Delhi: Four fatalities and two injuries resulted from a fire at a shoe factory in Mangolpuri Industrial Area on Friday night. The blaze, reported around 9:30pm, prompted rapid responses from firefighters and police. After several hours of effort, teams managed to extinguish the fire. Six unconscious individuals were rescued from the premises and taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, where four were pronounced dead upon arrival.
Webhook ingress gateways have to absorb bursty traffic from third-party senders and stay responsive when some of those connections are slow or hostile.
For a small SaaS sending a password-reset email, the least complex choice is a direct transactional-email API with one send operation and a preconfigured template.
About: The $6.3B hack wasn't a code bug (Dev.to, id 4949662, published 30-Oct-2026 21:58:55Z). Footprint: HUELLA-ADDENDUM-CORRECCION-MOTOR-20261030 The article states that 807 of the observations from…
The Luna Band is a screen-free, subscription-free Whoop alternative fitness tracker with a sleek appearance and functional metrics, but it’s not ready yet.
Tukri is a point-of-sale, stock and dues-book app for small shops in Bangladesh. It has a free plan and works offline. When we wrote our outreach plan on 21 October, Search Console showed a single…
If your website is funded by ads, you've probably wondered how many visitors never see them. I wanted a simple, friendly way to ask those visitors to support a site, so I built BlockWall .
If the accusations are true, the record-making heist shows how powerful suspected North Korean hackers have become.
TL;DR Requests are what the scheduler spends; limits are what the kernel enforces. A pod is placed based on its requests, and killed or throttled based on its limits. CPU and memory fail differently: exceed your CPU limit and you get throttled (slow); exceed your memory limit and you get killed (OOMKilled, exit code 137).
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s independent Inspection Panel will visit Pakistan from November 2-10, 2026, to examine complaints by 15 individuals from two villages in Punjab over alleged inadequate compensation, massive devaluation of ancestral land and safety risks associated with the construction of over USD 700 million 765 kilovolt transmission line under the Dasu Hydropower Project. The…
The World Bank’s Inspection Panel will travel to Pakistan from November 2-10, 2026, to review complaints lodged by 15 individuals from two villages in Punjab. The grievances stem from the construction of a USD 700 million 765 kilovolt transmission line as part of the Dasu Hydropower Project. The complainants assert that the compensation provided for their ancestral land is insufficient, and that restrictions imposed by the transmission line’s Right of Way (RoW) have diminished the economic value of their remaining property.
EDITORIAL: A series of recent policy decisions highlights a renewed push by the Pakistani government to expand financing options and business support for the SME sector. The proposed reorganisation of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), the SBP’s launch of a digital financing portal and plans to expand export…
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that her government has introduced innovative reforms to bring the province into the digital age, improve the business environment and equip young people with modern skills to meet the demands of industry.
Hyatt wants to consolidate its presence in Spain through strategic alliances, additions of new vacation hotels and diversification of its portfolio by adding new brands to the country. Read
There are just days to go until the US congressional elections - but a legal dispute over the important Senate race in Alaska has yet to be resolved. Now the Trump administration is taking another step.
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday made it clear that the government would continue indiscriminate action against encroachments and illegal occupants of state land in the federal capital. Naqvi, while talking to the media, said that no government or private institution, or any individual, would be permitted to illegally…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said Saudi companies could establish commercial oil reserves in Pakistan without incurring local tax liabilities, offering an opportunity to diversify maritime transit risks associated with the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
KARACHI: “During these economic resilience days, our maritime economy is set to play a vital role for decreasing the anxiety in economy and waive off the shortfalls of the national economy, as such said Ateeq Ur Rehman (economic and financial analyst).
KARACHI: Nestlé Pakistan is set to participate in the 29th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) and Sustainability Investment Expo (SIE), hosted by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) from November 2 to 5, 2026, bringing to the forum its efforts to advance regenerative agriculture through food systems, climate action…
LONDON, Oct 31 — Technology firms retreated further Friday after more poorly received earnings from US titans fann...
Technology stocks suffered a significant decline on Friday as disappointing earnings reports from major US companies intensified concerns over the AI investment boom. Bitcoin also experienced a sharp drop following a major hacking incident at Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB trading group, stated that "the end of the week is dominated by a continuation of the recent AI sell-off on disappointing earnings, and concerns about the safety of crypto."
It is is the latest indictment of France’s inability to find a way to contain its swelling debt burden.
This is the first time Apple has overtaken Nvidia since briefly doing so in late July.
The glassmaker plans to double its sales by the end of 2030. What might that be worth to shareholders?
Brazil’s Ibovespa fell 0.75% to 167,922 on 30 October, a fifth straight loss, as the real slid to 5.44 per US dollar. Causes, trend and key levels.
ServiceNow commands a 20-point earnings valuation advantage, while Axon's cloud software transition masks heavy stock-based compensation.
NEW YORK, Oct 31 — Cryptocurrency platform Binance said Friday it was working to resolve a “complex attack&r...
Mexico IPC fell 0.12% to 69,705 on 30 October as the dollar fell 0.51% to 18.77 pesos. Causes, the trend and key levels for US investors.
Dozens of police officers guarded the entrance to the country's constitutional court as followers of the right-wing opposition protested the ousting of Bogdan Swieczkowski.
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki canceled a trip to Africa mid-flight after riot police were deployed nationwide to guard the constitutional court complex. The move followed the suspension of the court's chief justice, Bogdan Swieczkowski, by the nationalist right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS). Dozens of police were present at the court entrance, as supporters of PiS protested against the removal of Swieczkowski.
They chanted slogans like "Tusk traitor" and attempted to breach security barriers. Three individuals were arrested for trying to enter the court complex.
Speaking in Atlanta, the External Affairs Minister highlighted the growing impact of energy market distortions on low-income countries and India
The leaders shook hands and patted one another on the back when they crossed paths at the nomination centre.
US officials said they skipped a traditional G20 family photo after European officials refused to be photographed with Lavrov.
Femi Akintunde-Johnson Nigeria may finally be approaching a major turning point in its policing architecture. Reports that 30 State Houses of Assembly have endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment establishing state
Oluchi ChibuzorThe Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, has affirmed the presence of transformational leadership in Zamfara State under Governor Dauda Lawal.Olukoyede stated this
MELAKA: More than 200 Pakatan Harapan (PH) supporters gathered in Paya Rumput today to back the coalition’s candidate, Datuk Azman Abidin, in the 16th Melaka state election.
A federal judge Friday blocked the Trump administration from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for counting ballots cast by registered voters the administration claims are ineligible. Why it matters: The emergency order, issued four days before the midterms , prohibits federal pressure to sideline ballots based solely…
Beijing promoted 10 officials to full membership of the Communist Party’s Central Committee at a major political gathering this week, where the normally routine process of filling vacancies took on new significance.
Scientists who study striped bass say anglers on the East Coast are right to be concerned, and they say years of overfishing are just part of the problem.
Stripping bass fishing holds a special place in Bill Jakob's heart, as it has for over six decades. Jakob, president of the Montauk Surfcasters Association, recalls the days when he would spend entire nights casting his line in Montauk's crashing waves and reel in eight or nine stripers weighing up to 40 pounds. However, after years of heavy fishing, those big catches ceased. Jakob laments that the good days of catching striped bass are fading away.
A new gene-editing system could make it easier for researchers to introduce precise genetic changes into crops such as tomatoes, soybeans and rapeseed. Developed by researchers in China, SmartPE improves prime editing efficiency in several dicot plants, addressing a major limitation of the technique.
Neutrinos are funny little particles that weigh almost nothing, making them one of the universe's most elusive building blocks. They can come from objects as mundane as bananas and as exotic as supernovas—the exploding death throes of massive stars.
A Dowen College swimmer, Jochebed Amos-Penda, has clinched a gold, a silver and two bronze medals at the NNPC-SNEPCo Interschool Swimming Competition in La Read More: https://punchng.com/dowen-college-swimmer-clinches-four-medals-at-nnpc-snepco/
Foot specialists recommend shoes with ample toe space and softer materials to ease bunion discomfort. Properly fitted footwear can help reduce pressure and friction around the affected joint.
Bunions are bony bumps that form at the base of the big toe, causing the toe to angle towards other toes on the foot. These bumps can lead to pain, soreness, and difficulty walking or finding fitting shoes. Dr. Kelly Hynes, chief of the foot and ankle service at Washington University School of Medicine, explained that bunions tend to worsen over time but may not always require surgery.
The development of bunions is largely determined by genetics, with people who have flat feet, flexible joints, arthritis, or previous foot injuries being more at risk. Women are more likely to develop bunions due to their joint structure and the tightness of their shoes.
The actress is facing a second-degree assault charge after allegedly injuring a flight attendant on an Oct. 11 flight The post Selma Blair Apologizes to People She ‘Hurt or Frightened’ After Plane Incident and Arrest appeared first on TheWrap .
Selma Blair issued an apology on Friday for a plane incident that occurred on October 11, where she allegedly injured a flight attendant and nurse after being removed from a plane at John F. Kennedy Airport. In an Instagram video, the "Legally Blonde" actress expressed remorse, stating, "What I can tell you, though, is very simple, and the truest thing I know about myself, and that not one day ever have I intended to hurt or frighten anyone a day in my life."
The two right-handed pitchers that went toe-to-toe earlier in the ongoing South Korean baseball postseason will meet again Sunday with much more at stake -- a ticket to the championship series.
Christina Downer's boyfriend, Delorean Bijon Brandon, is among the individuals suspected of her murder The post 2 Arrested in Murder of ‘SNL’ Writer Jimmy Fowlie’s Sister appeared first on TheWrap .
Glenn Phillips, during the fourth T20I against India, walked out to bat after Daryl Mitchell was dismissed off the fifth ball of the third over, bowled by Mayank Yadav. He first exchanged a fist bump with opening batter Finn Allen. As he began walking towards the crease, the DJ played The Time Is Now, John Cena's famous entrance theme.
Qatari mediators held talks in Tehran for more than 12 hours on Friday in an effort to reach a deal to restart direct negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and avoid an outbreak of war after the midterms, according to diplomatic sources. The discussions will continue in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday. Why it matters: The U.S.
Some patients with GCMN may have moles in the brain and spine, which can lead to neurological problems.
Houston is off to a 5-0 start but is working through early season injuries as team plays Dallas and Oklahoma City on consecutive nights.
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