Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon is scheduled to testify before the New York City Council on October 5, 2026, at a rare Committee of the Whole hearing in City Hall, where all 51 council members have been invited to examine risks from advanced artificial intelligence and a package of proposed safeguards. The hearing is scheduled…
Wall Street’s initial public offering market has cooled sharply after a year that began with record-setting fundraising and hopes for a strong autumn of new listings. Financial Times reporting on October 4 said investor appetite for many new deals has weakened, while concerns over stretched valuations and disappointing post-IPO performance are forcing more companies to…
India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games in Nisshin, Japan, successfully defending their title and completing a cricket double after India’s women also won gold. India scored 211 for six after captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bat first. Pakistan replied with 192…
Supabase has raised $150 million in new funding led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and agreed to acquire database startup Turso, as the company expands its infrastructure for software increasingly created and operated by AI coding agents. CapitalG, IronArc and Square Peg also participated in the funding round, according to the company’s October 2…
Telkom Indonesia has moved more than 90% of its network infrastructure assets into PT Telkom Infrastruktur Indonesia, known as InfraNexia, as the state-controlled telecom group restructures its wholesale fiber business and opens more of its network to external industry customers. The company said independent shareholders approved the second phase of the spin-off at an extraordinary…
Iran’s rial fell to a new low on October 3, 2026, as the country’s central bank moved to inject up to $2 billion into the foreign-exchange market in an effort to support the currency. Reuters reported that the US dollar was selling for about 2.688 million rials on the free market, compared with around 2.632…
Pakistan’s auto parts manufacturers have asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for an urgent meeting as the government reviews the draft Auto & Auto Parts Policy 2026-31. The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers, or PAAPAM, said it wants industry concerns and proposals considered before the policy is finalised. According to Dawn, the association…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on October 4, 2026, as Germany moved to deepen military, industrial and energy cooperation with Ukraine while Russian attacks on the capital intensified. Reuters reported that Merz reached Kyiv amid air-raid sirens and explosions and was expected to announce a €1 billion military aid package, €350 million for…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 has reached the International Space Station, adding four new crew members to the orbiting laboratory for a long-duration science mission. The crew includes NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. NASA said the Dragon spacecraft completed a record-setting 7-hour, 55-minute flight…
Saturn reaches opposition on October 4, 2026, putting the ringed planet in one of its best viewing positions of the year. NASA says opposition occurs when Earth passes between the Sun and Saturn. From our point of view, Saturn appears opposite the Sun in the sky, which means it rises around sunset, stays visible for…
