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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·4 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

Twelve checks before you buy employee monitoring software

Most buying mistakes in this category happen before the demo, not during it. By the time a vendor is showing you screenshots, the decisions that matter have already been made — or skipped.

  • Clearly define software purpose to avoid multiple projects
  • Identify accountable person for data accountability
  • Verify granular access control with system-enforced retention

·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

I translated a SaaS pricing page into Chinese before asking for the job

Most EN→ZH work on a SaaS pricing page is invisible to the buyer: they can't read Chinese, so they can't judge the output — and "send me a sample" rarely happens. So for a few SaaS companies I picked one page, translated it, and published the result side by side on my own server.

  • I translated a SaaS pricing page into Chinese
  • Three key changes made: verb carries meaning, replaced "really need," condensed phrase
  • Focus on unit restatement and meaningfulness in Chinese pricing pages

·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 stack doesn't carry over.

  • 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

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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France is going, going...

Though many blame Macron for his inability to stop the rot in France, there is no reason to think any other politician could have managed to save the doomed political order he thought he would be able to handle. Leer más

·batimes.com.ar

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·9 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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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

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

Brewers barrel through Rays in Game 1 after 44-year World Series wait

Milwaukee's first World Series game in 44 years was a raucous win over Tampa.

·sports.yahoo.com·2 outlets

MILWAUKEE — After a 44-year wait, the Milwaukee Brewers delivered a thrilling victory in Game 1 of the World Series, 3-2, over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Nearly 43,000 passionate fans filled American Family Field to witness the intense showdown. Despite the Rays' strong performance, they were their own undoing with multiple errors, including two balls glancing off their gloves.

Brewers first baseman Jonathan Aranda praised the team's excellence, noting that they were the best team in the National League and baseball for a reason.

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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 .

  • Aaron Paul made a one-second cameo as Jimmy One Nut Hagen.
  • Cameo was part of a larger role cut from the final film.
  • Movie focuses on Matt's primal impulses of anger and revenge.

·thewrap.com·2 outlets

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

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