World news, briefly.
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Google’s stock fell to a six-month low after the company said its AI search summaries were affecting advertising revenue, unsettling investors and reducing its market value by about $500 billion.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveBinance said transactions had been suspended while it conducted security checks following a suspected hack, and said it would cover all losses.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveA train collision in central Spain killed at least 68 people and intensified scrutiny of rail safety ahead of the national election. Rail workers also held a previously planned strike demanding promised safety improvements.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveA localized ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky in southern Ukraine entered its third day, with humanitarian aid and mine-clearing efforts planned amid the continuing Russia-Ukraine war.
washingtonpost.com (English) ↗＋ SaveFrench AI company Mistral released the weights for its trillion-parameter open-weight Mistral Large 4 model, allowing businesses and governments to deploy it themselves for analyzing and responding to threats across code and IT infrastructure.
techcrunch.com (English) ↗＋ SaveU.S. intelligence agencies investigated whether an executive at Singapore-based AI cloud company Megaspeed had ties to Chinese intelligence and gathered information through contact with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia denied that sensitive trade secrets or national-security information were exposed.
techcrunch.com (English) ↗＋ SaveA federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy that would have required chronically ill Medicaid recipients to prove they were medically frail to qualify for exemptions from new work requirements.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe Justice Department subpoenaed California officials for documents related to federal allegations that noncitizens appear on the state’s voter rolls, escalating its legal and investigative pressure ahead of the midterm elections.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveParis Saint-Germain scored late to draw 1-1 with Manchester City, leaving City still waiting for its first win in the Women’s Champions League this season.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveThe conclusion of the World Series has set up a high-stakes Major League Baseball offseason, with the possibility of a lockout looming over labor negotiations.
wkzo.com (English) ↗＋ SaveISRO is scheduled to launch the 2,250-kilogram NVS-03 navigation satellite on October 30 aboard the GSLV-F18 rocket. The satellite is intended to strengthen NavIC and carries an indigenous atomic clock and expanded L1-band capability.
financialexpress.com (English) ↗＋ SaveEquitas Small Finance Bank managing director and CEO PN Vasudevan resigned, citing investor concerns about a perceived conflict involving an NBFC run by his daughter. The bank’s shares fell 12.39%.
indianexpress.com (English) ↗＋ Save