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1. Anthropic’s business plan: Build God or die trying The Verge · 29 Oct 2026

   The Anthropic S-1 seems to have provided the financial justification for the company to spend as much as it possibly can on compute. If you are the kind of person who wonders if Anthropic is doing its level best to build a machine god while convincing Wall Street it's in the business of selling IT…

2. Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar? Middle East Eye · 29 Oct 2026

   Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar? Submitted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 09:25 Since the genocide of the Yazidis in 2014, Sinjar in northern Iraq has been the site of a fierce power struggle Iraqi security forces along the border with Syria in Sinjar district, on…

3. Lokesh Bam’s 87 lifts Biratnagar Kings to 186 against Karnali Yaks Kathmandu Post · 29 Oct 2026

   The opener struck nine sixes in a 52-ball innings, while Sompal Kami claimed four wickets to keep Karnali in the contest.

4. Army chief inaugurates 49 projects to boost personnel welfare Punch · 29 Oct 2026

   The Nigerian Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has inaugurated 49 welfare and infrastructure projects nationwide to improve personnel welfare and efficien Read More: https://punchng.com/army-chief-inaugurates-49-projects-to-boost-personnel-welfare/

5. Maresca expects another tough Brighton test Punch · 29 Oct 2026

   Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has warned his side to expect another tough test against Brighton in the Premier League after a dramatic League Cup ti Read More: https://punchng.com/maresca-expects-another-tough-brighton-test/

6. Yemen's Houthis say Saudi strike kills 12 in Taiz residential area Middle East Eye · 29 Oct 2026

   Yemen's Houthis say Saudi strike kills 12 in Taiz residential area The Houthis said a Saudi strike on a residential area in Yemen's western Taiz province killed 12 people on Thursday. "As an initial toll, 12 citizens were killed and three others were critically injured when the Saudi enemy targeted…

7. Apple finally combined a toaster and a refrigerator The Verge · 29 Oct 2026

   For more than 15 years, Apple has had a pretty simple answer to the idea of a touchscreen MacBook: no. Yesterday, Apple finally decided to think different and announce one anyway . "You've gotta touch it to believe it," says Apple CEO John Ternus. He might be right: I haven't yet touched it, and I…

8. OpenAI's Astra becomes the main target for Chinese AI labs after Anthropic tightens its defenses The Decoder · 29 Oct 2026

   Chinese AI labs are now mainly tapping OpenAI's most powerful model, GPT-6 Astra, instead of Anthropic's Claude. The article OpenAI's Astra becomes the main target for Chinese AI labs after Anthropic tightens its defenses appeared first on The Decoder .

9. From commitments to action: Taiwan and the world creating climate solutions together - opinion Jerusalem Post · 29 Oct 2026

   From carbon fees to urban forests, Taiwan is turning net-zero commitments into action ahead of COP31.

10. Israel's communications law suspended as High Court examines legal challenges Jerusalem Post · 29 Oct 2026

    In September, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to freeze the Broadcasting Law until it rules on 11 petitions challenging it.