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Friday, 6 November 2026

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The Takeaway

Adeyinka Ogunnubi, President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers of Nigeria, has urged businesses to adopt artificial intelligence and automation to improve their financial operations. In Abu Dhabi, the 42nd Adipec conference highlighted the importance of energy security, with 42 attendees discussing the role of the Gulf in the global energy market. Meanwhile, in Ghana's Volta Region, basic schools celebrated a mini Hogbetsotso festival, with students showcasing their cultural heritage.

In other news, Justin Timberlake revealed that his song "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" is his personal favorite, while in Kwara State, a sociopolitical group accused a gubernatorial candidate of trying to revive a political dynasty. On the tech front, a user switched from Tile trackers to Chipolo's rechargeable trackers due to battery life and outdated features.

Additionally, 15 civil society representatives in Ghana are participating in a training program to monitor timber legality audits and enhance accountability in the forestry sector.

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

AI

AI

Investors wipe US$2.5 trillion off Nasdaq as blue tsunami prompts AI fears

Analysts said the scale of the declines suggests further selling is at hand

·businesstimes.com.sg·5 outlets

The Nasdaq suffered its steepest one-day decline since April 2025, shedding US$2.5 trillion in market value, as investors braced for more scrutiny on AI-related infrastructure, particularly data center construction, following Democrats' big wins in the US midterm elections. The tech-driven Nasdaq's tech-heavy index plummeted 5.5 percent, marking its deepest single-day drop in nearly a year.

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Asian markets follow US plunge as AI stocks face fresh sell-off

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday, following a heavy sell-off on Wall Street as growing concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) investments rattled global investors. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 plunged 6.2% in morning trading to 57,271.19, while South Korea's Kospi dropped 7.1% to 5,000.25.

·gulfnews.com·3 outlets

Post-US midterms AI worries pummel shares in Japan, South Korea

Japanese and South Korean shares plunged on Friday after US shares tumbled overnight on worries that midterm election results could slow or derail the artificial intelligence data centre investment boom. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 5.1 per cent to 56,930 points in early trade.

·scmp.com·2 outlets

MCP vs. WebMCP: Demystifying Protocols for AI Agents and the Web

As the web shifts from human navigation to agentic workflows, a major architectural question faces developers: How do AI agents talk to systems and web pages? If you’ve been keeping up with AI engineering, you have likely encountered terms like MCP (Model Context Protocol) and WebMCP (Web Model Context Protocol) .

·dev.to

Tech

Tech

Your Windows PC has more auto-starting apps than Task Manager lets on, and you can find them in minutes

Your Windows PC is launching apps Task Manager never shows you

·xda-developers.com·2 outlets

Your Windows PC may be running more applications at startup than Task Manager reveals. To uncover these hidden apps, open Task Scheduler by pressing Win + R, typing taskschd.msc, and hitting Enter. Within the Task Scheduler Library, investigate tasks in the middle pane, particularly those labeled At log on. Examples of such apps include Chrome, Edge, Teams, Adobe, and OneDrive components. Be aware that not all scheduled tasks are unwanted, however - some run periodically or conditionally.

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coercions in js

Back in my early days of writing JavaScript, coercion bit me more times than I care to admit. Not the trivia kind you see in interview questions.

·dev.to

A repair manual that has to know what is broken

A repair manual that has to know what is broken Most "how to fix X" content is a list of steps. It assumes you already know what the fault is.

  • Animated diagrams guide users through appliance repair processes
  • Diagnosis structured as decision tree with key questions
  • Available in English, Chinese, French, and Spanish

·dev.to

Meta's $15 Billion Bond Issuance, On The Day $58 Billion In Orders: What Happened Inside My Quest Headset: Lazy Eye Dad’s 90 Day Amblyotube Developer Log, Dichoptic Rendering…

Meta's $15 Billion Bond Issue, On the Day $58 Billion in Orders Came In: What Happened Inside My Quest Headset. A Lazy Eye Dad's 90-Day Amblyotube Developer Diary.

  • Meta issues 150 billion dollar bond, sparking 580 billion dollar order surge
  • Developer documents Amblyotube 90-day journal in Quest 3 headset
  • Dichoptic rendering pipeline improves lazy eye correction with 94% adherence

·dev.to

Stop Hand-Rolling JSON Lines With WriteLine. .NET 11 Writes Them for You

TL;DR: JsonSerializer.SerializeAsyncEnumerable(stream, items, topLevelValues: true) writes canonical JSON Lines: one compact value per line, LF after every one.

  • .NET 11 introduces JSONL writing with JsonSerializer.SerializeAsyncEnumerable
  • topLevelValues parameter creates JSON Lines format with newline separation
  • PipeWriter overload enables streaming JSONL endpoints in ASP.NET Core

·dev.to

Business

Business

Watchdog publishes a list of 77 clergy accused of abuse in Peru ahead of the Pope’s visit

US-based organisation Bishop Accountability on Thursday presented in Lima a list of 77 members of Peru’s Catholic clergy publicly accused of sexually abusing minors, days before Pope Leo XIV, who lived in the country for more than two decades, begins his tour of South America. Victims and the organisation called on the pontiff to take concrete steps, including setting up a truth commission.

·en.mercopress.com·4 outlets

Bishop Accountability, a US-based watchdog, released a list of 77 members of Peru's Catholic clergy who have been accused of sexually abusing minors, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the country. The allegations are based on Reinaldo Nann's book "Den of abusers or safe Church?", published this year. Nann, a former bishop of Caravelí and now a layperson, compiled the list, which includes priests, brothers, seminarians, consecrated laypeople, and Church officials accused of abuse or covering it up.

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IMF urges Pakistan to widen tax base, accelerate reforms

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to accelerate structural reforms, broaden its narrow tax base and ensure equitable burden-sharing, stressing that low tax-to-GDP ratio and largely untapped revenue potential in agriculture, real estate and provincial services taxation are undermining the state’s capacity…

·brecorder.com

Gillani supports LCCI’s call for consultation in lawmaking

LAHORE: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gillani has said that the business community will be provided an opportunity to present its views and recommendations before relevant Senate standing committees dealing with finance, economics, commerce and industry, saying that effective economic policymaking requires meaningful consultation with…

·brecorder.com

Why the world needs a more diverse energy mix

The 42nd edition of Adipec , which ended in Abu Dhabi this week, has been an important reminder of the critical role the Gulf plays in the global energy market. More than this, however, the event also highlighted once again how the question of energy security reaches well beyond the oil and gas industry, touching everything from AI to…

·thenationalnews.com

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

‘Such a sad thing to watch’ Donald Trump points finger at Democrats over massive market losses

Trump blamed Democrats for 401(k) losses as the Nasdaq 100 sank 6.4%, its worst session since March 2020, on fears of tighter AI and data center oversight.

·hindustantimes.com·4 outlets

As the selloff in technology and artificial intelligence-related stocks intensified, President Donald Trump directed his criticism towards Democrats, lamenting the decline in Americans' 401(k) portfolios. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump expressed his disappointment, stating, "Such a sad thing to watch!" He lamented the immense effort that had been invested to achieve unprecedented levels, only to be undone by the current turmoil.

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Is Appian a Buy After Its Latest Earnings Report?

Appian's AI momentum accelerated in the third quarter.

  • Appian's Q3 earnings grew 25% to $234.6 million, exceeding expectations.
  • AI adoption surged 50% sequentially, boosting customer usage.
  • On-premises revenue increased 64%, while cloud revenue grew 20% to $136.4 million.

·fool.com·2 outlets

Why Krispy Kreme Stock Crushed It Today

Investors are savoring the glazed doughnut seller's improved profitability.

  • Krispy Kreme stock surged 30% after announcing higher sales forecast.
  • Net revenue declined 12.4% YoY in Q3, attributed to shift to franchise model.
  • Management targets 50% of sales from franchises by 2027, improving margins.

·fool.com·2 outlets

World

World

Trump takes action to make sure the Oval Office stays oval

The US president moved to designate parts of the West Wing as a national monument, but his reasons for seeking congressional protection remain unclear.

·freemalaysiatoday.com·11 outlets

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday to safeguard two historic rooms within the White House - the Oval Office and Cabinet Room - from potential modifications by future administrations. The Oval Office and Cabinet Room, which have served as venues for significant domestic and international proceedings since the 1930s, are slated to become a national monument, marking their place in American history.

The White House is already classified as a national historic landmark, but the proclamation aims to provide specific recognition and management for these discrete historic structures of national significance.

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Science

Science

How often should you be working at the office? Here's what the research suggests

Office attendance from Monday to Friday used to be a pretty standard requirement for many jobs. But plenty of employees have now developed a taste for working from home. And in response, some of their employers have started to tighten the rules on hybrid work.

·phys.org

Over the past few years, the concept of working from the office has been up for debate. While many jobs traditionally required employees to be present from Monday to Friday, an increasing number of workers have come to prefer remote work. This has led some employers to introduce stricter guidelines for hybrid work arrangements. Barclays Bank is one such company, as it has mandated that its UK staff must work in the office for at least three days a week, up from the previous two days.

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Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Pope begins lengthy trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV is beginning a lengthy trip to Latin America just three weeks after surgery for lung cancer - a tour that includes a much-anticipated "homecoming" to Peru where he was a priest for many years.

·myjoyonline.com·2 outlets

Pope Leo XIV commenced a prolonged journey to Latin America just three weeks following his lung cancer surgery, a pilgrimage that includes a highly anticipated return to Peru, his former parish. The Vatican clarified that no special medical precautions were being implemented, classifying him as a "71-year-old who had undergone an operation" rather than someone with a "permanent medical condition."

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Culture

Culture

Rosamund Pike, Leslye Headland Team for Momfluencer Horror Film ‘Feed’

“Feed,” which is up for sale at the American Film Market next week, marks the first directing project for Headland since Disney+’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” The post Rosamund Pike, Leslye Headland Team for Momfluencer Horror Film ‘Feed’ appeared first on TheWrap .

·thewrap.com·4 outlets

Oscar-nominated actress Rosamund Pike and writer-director Leslye Headland are collaborating on a new horror film titled "Feed." The movie will be produced by Pike through her Primitive Streak banner, with support from Magnolia Entertainment, Spooky Pictures, ZQ Entertainment, and Agile Films. The film is expected to premiere at the American Film Market.

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Meta, Google and TikTok Sue to Block California Law Protecting Minors on Social Media

The law, which goes into effect in 2027, prohibits tech companies from offering addictive feeds, endless scrolling and autoplayed videos to kids under 16 The post Meta, Google and TikTok Sue to Block California Law Protecting Minors on Social Media appeared first on TheWrap .

  • Meta, Google, and TikTok sue California over new minor protection law.
  • Companies claim law violates First Amendment and Section 230 protections.
  • Lawsuits filed in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Jose federal courts.

·thewrap.com·2 outlets

Duke transfer Darren Harris scores career-high 23 for Indiana in 92-69 win over Bellarmine

(AP) — Duke transfer Darren Harris made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points, Bryce Lindsay added 15 points, and Indiana beat Bellarmine 92-69 on Thursday night.3 points per game last season at Villanova, scored nine points in the first 11 minutes as the Hoosiers jumped to a 22-7 lead.

  • Darren Harris scored 23 points, a career-high for Indiana
  • Bryce Lindsay contributed 15 points and led early with nine
  • Indiana dominated second-chance points, outscoring Bellarmine 21-6

·sports.yahoo.com·2 outlets

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