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Thursday, 29 October 2026 Daily Edition

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Thursday, 29 October 2026

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The Takeaway

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced a record-breaking operating profit of 107.44 trillion won, driven by soaring demand for memory chips essential for artificial intelligence applications. The company's revenue for the quarter reached 195.25 trillion won. In related news, Alphabet's shares plummeted by 10% in extended trading, erasing nearly $400 billion, after the company's earnings report missed expectations.

Asian shares also experienced a reversal of earlier gains due to the diverse outcomes of AI-related earnings reports.

The US Federal Reserve maintained interest rates at a target range of 3.75 to 4.00 percent, despite continued high inflation, and the dollar remained stable after the decision. Meanwhile, Samsung SDI Co. reported a substantial increase in its third-quarter net profit to 342.2 billion won, driven by a surge in orders for energy storage systems.

These developments are connected through Samsung, which is a key player in both the electronics and battery production industries. Separately, Google and Apple are involved in a trade secrets dispute that is scheduled to go to trial in July 2027, and Google is also dealing with issues related to its search console API.

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

AI

AI

(3rd LD) Samsung Electronics posts record profit in Q3, with memory biz on roll amid AI supercycle

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its third-quart...

·en.yna.co.kr·7 outlets

Samsung Electronics announced a record third-quarter net profit of 75.13 trillion won, a staggering 514.6 percent increase from the previous year. The surge was primarily driven by the memory business, which generated the majority of the company's operating profits. Operating profit for the quarter soared 783.1 percent year-over-year to 107.44 trillion won, while revenue climbed 126.9 percent to 195.25 trillion won.

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How to stop Cursor and Claude Code from writing outdated API code with Context7

You ask your coding agent for a Next.js route, a Supabase sign-up form or a Cloudflare Worker, and it confidently writes code against an API that changed a year ago. Sometimes it invents a function that never existed. The model is not broken. Its training data is simply older than the library you installed last week.

  • Context7 fetches current API documentation and code examples
  • One-command setup available for Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Codex
  • Prevent outdated API code with a simple rule at end of prompts

·dev.to·2 outlets

Tech

Tech

How agents and people edit the same page at once: a remote MCP server on Durable Objects and Yjs

Coding agents are good at making things you want to share: a one-page project summary, a dashboard, a slide deck. Sharing is where it gets awkward. Claude's artifacts live inside a claude.ai account, other agents have nothing comparable, and once a teammate wants to fix a sentence, you are back to copying HTML around. I built blink artifacts to fix that: any MCP client publishes a page over…

·dev.to

Coding agents excel at creating collaborative projects, but sharing those creations can be challenging. Claude's artifacts reside within a Claude.ai account, and other agents lack a comparable setup. When a teammate seeks to modify a sentence, you must revert to HTML manipulation. To address this issue, I developed blink artifacts: any MCP client can publish a page using remote MCP, granting a single link for simultaneous edits by multiple users. This article delves into the more complex aspects of blink artifacts.

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How to choose a thermal or dual-spectrum gimbal for a robot dog or UGV

Short answer: Choose by payload class first: micro thermal modules or bare cores for small dogs, a robot-grade compact dual-spectrum gimbal (about 2 kg, 20 W) for Go2 EDU, X30, Spot or B2, a radiometric mini PTZ (about 4.5 kg) for B2-class robots, and a heavy-duty dual PTZ (about 18 kg, 70 W) only on UGVs.

·dev.to

Business

Business

Leak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees

·channelnewsasia.com·5 outlets

On October 28, a leak website called Distributed Denial of Secrets announced the release of data on over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees. The information included sensitive details such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, job titles, and email groups. The data primarily pertains to agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

DHS acknowledged the potential breach and is taking swift action to address the situation. The agency stated it is working to protect its employees and will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

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Every department you add makes your startup harder to understand

Open 10 startup websites. Cover the logos. Shuffle the pages. Nothing breaks. “Revolutionising how finance works.” “Trusted by industry leaders.” Nobody asks which leaders. The usual diagnosis is lazy copywriting. It lets the founder off. The real cause is worse: she did everything right. Imagine a Series A software company.

·e27.co

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

Asian shares fall as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower

·channelnewsasia.com·8 outlets

Asian shares declined on Thursday as Alphabet's earnings fell short, causing Wall Street futures to drop. The tech giant's shares plunged 10% in extended trading, erasing nearly $400 billion from its market value. This move affected the Nasdaq futures, which slipped 1%. In contrast, Microsoft surpassed expectations with strong cash flows, boosting its shares by 3%.

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Dollar steady after Fed hold leaves rate path murky

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE: The US dollar steadied on Thursday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates as expected while hinting upcoming inflation data would influence future policy moves, leaving investors uncertain about the rates outlook.

·brecorder.com·6 outlets

Oracle vs. Palo Alto Networks: Which Tech Stock Is the Better Buy in 2026?

Both companies are benefiting from AI-related demand trends, but the valuation gap suggests greater upside for one stock.

  • Oracle leads enterprise software market with $72B revenue, 22% growth
  • Palo Alto Networks secures digital frontiers with $11.5B revenue, 25% growth
  • Oracle's valuation 15x vs Palo Alto's 94x forward earnings multiple

·fool.com·2 outlets

World

World

Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's bid to require California election officials to separate out mail ballots received from roughly 20,000 people it claims are not U.S. citizens.

·cbsnews.com·7 outlets

A federal judge has dismissed a Trump administration request to force California to set aside mail ballots from roughly 20,000 voters it claims are not U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled that the government's attempt to coerce the state into violating long-standing constitutional principles giving states authority over election administration is unprecedented.

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Seoul arson suspect referred to prosecution for attempted murder

Police referred the suspect in last week's arson fire at two buildings in southern Seoul to prosecutors Thursday, pressing additional charges of attempted murder after determining that the crime was premeditated with intent to kill random people. The suspect in his 70s, surnamed Lee, was taken into custody on Oct.

·koreatimes.co.kr·3 outlets

Science

Science

How the Indian Ocean is linked to Europe's early-winter rain and storms

When we think about Europe's winter weather, the Indian Ocean is probably not the first place we look. We might picture Atlantic storms, cold air arriving from the north or rain sweeping across the Mediterranean. In my research, however, I look at how these familiar weather systems fit into a much larger climate system. My colleagues and I asked whether an ocean thousands of kilometers away could…

·phys.org

The Indian Ocean, often overlooked in discussions of Europe's winter weather, can significantly influence the region's early winter rain and storms. My research indicates that during the positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), warmer temperatures in the western Indian Ocean contrast with cooler conditions in the east. This phenomenon, which typically peaks in boreal autumn, can trigger teleconnections that impact weather patterns far beyond the tropics.

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Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Airline groups urge US CDC to reconsider Ebola declaration requirements

IATA said the plan was unworkable, as airlines could not complete the necessary check-in system and training changes in the allotted time.

·freemalaysiatoday.com·2 outlets

Major US airlines have urged the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reconsider new rules requiring all US-bound travelers to attest they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in the prior 21 days. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for America (A4A) made the request in separate letters reviewed by Reuters.

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Culture

Culture

Liverpool beat Chelsea in League Cup shoot-out

Liverpool beat Chelsea in League Cup shoot-out, Man City survive scare

·gulfnews.com·5 outlets

In a thrilling League Cup match at Anfield, Liverpool emerged victorious over Chelsea in a penalty shoot-out, advancing to the quarter-finals. The game was initially tied 1-1 during normal time, with Chelsea's Morgan Rogers scoring the opening penalty, and Liverpool's Cody Gakpo equalizing just before halftime. In the shootout, Chelsea's Valentin Barco's shot hit the post, while Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas missed an opportunity to win it.

Ryan Gravenberch was denied by Chelsea's goalkeeper Mike Penders, but Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Emmanuel Emegha's kick to secure Liverpool's progress.

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Ghana beat Argentina on penalties to reach U-17 World Cup quarter-finals

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Ghana’s Black Maidens advanced to the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after edging Argentina 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1…

  • Ghana women's team defeats Argentina 5-4 on penalties
  • Match ends 1-1 after regulation time, goes to shootout
  • Black Maidens advance to U-17 World Cup quarter-finals

·gbcghanaonline.com·2 outlets

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