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A federal judge rejected an initial Justice Department request to block California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters.

                                                                                                     

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Nation 🇺🇸

Nation 🇺🇸

  1. A federal judge rejected an initial Justice Department request to block California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters.
  2. The department claimed the voters were likely noncitizens, a contention at issue in the case.
  3. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate in the 3.75 to 4 percent range Wednesday.
  4. Thursday’s economic-growth and inflation releases will provide fresh evidence on American demand and prices.
  5. The FCC approved Amazon Leo’s $11.57 billion acquisition of Globalstar.
  6. General Motors plans hybrid versions of three large SUVs, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
  7. A fire at South Carolina’s Savannah River Site injured one employee, the Energy Department said.
  8. Officials said the Savannah River fire was extinguished and no contamination was reported.
  9. CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford plans to leave after the midterm elections, The Washington Post reported.
  10. Dropbox announced plans to cut approximately 9 percent of its workforce and said its technology chief would depart.
  11. Meta increased its planned equity fundraising to $97.5 billion for computing expansion.
  12. Microsoft and Alphabet reported quarterly results Wednesday with sharply contrasting investor reactions.
  13. Boeing’s weaker cash-flow outlook and slower-than-expected 737 production weighed on its shares.
  14. Senator Susan Collins sought reelection in Maine as Democrats pursued a net gain of four Senate seats.
  15. Amazon and Intel were scheduled to report earnings Thursday.

World 🌍

  1. Benjamin Netanyahu appeared set to remain Israel’s caretaker prime minister following an inconclusive election.
  2. Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc lost its parliamentary majority, but opponents faced difficulty assembling a replacement government.
  3. At least 68 people died in a collision involving high-speed trains in Spain Wednesday.
  4. Rescuers searched derailed carriages after an express struck a stationary train near Urda.
  5. Qatari mediators presented Iran with a draft agreement to end the war, an official briefed on negotiations said.
  6. A senior Iranian official dismissed the proposed ideas as unacceptable while Tehran continued to leave room for diplomacy.
  7. North Korea fired about ten short-range ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast, South Korea said.
  8. Brazil’s reelected President Lula faced market pressure as investors reassessed the country’s fiscal outlook.
  9. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said discussions with Washington concerned lifting sanctions on Russia’s sovereign investment fund.
  10. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged China to avoid creating one-sided economic dependencies.
  11. Vietnam set a minimum state ownership level of 65 percent for major banks.
  12. British finance minister John Healey delivered his first budget with a pledge to retain government borrowing rules.
  13. Iran’s strait authority threatened legal action against Sinokor vessels beginning November 1.
  14. Congo reported 10,060 confirmed Ebola infections and 4,887 deaths as concern grew over regional spread.
  15. El Salvador deployed about 1,000 troops to Haiti after four members of a security mission went missing, a security official said.

Tech 💻

  1. China’s CXMT plans limited production of advanced HBM3E memory despite poor manufacturing yields, sources told Reuters.
  2. CXMT has sent high-bandwidth memory samples to domestic processor designers amid a shortage of advanced chips.
  3. Volkswagen plans to expand the international use of technology developed in China as its strategy shifts.
  4. Google Cloud revenue more than doubled, but weaker search growth and cash burn weighed on Alphabet shares.
  5. Microsoft’s stronger cash generation supported its shares after Wednesday’s results.
  6. Amazon and Intel earnings were the next major tests for technology-investment sentiment Thursday.
  7. The Bank of Korea modeled a potential $50 billion to $100 billion chip-export shortfall if American infrastructure spending slows.
  8. Dropbox’s workforce reduction accompanied the planned departure of its technology chief.
  9. Chinese synthetic-diamond producers sought opportunities in semiconductors and advanced computing.
  10. Anthropic’s IPO documents outlined a governing trust designed to retain influence over its board.
  11. Moonshot offered quota relief after rate limits and unnecessary usage affected its Kimi launch.
  12. Deutsche Bank said automated tools shortened some smaller corporate-lending decisions from weeks to minutes.
  13. Unconventional AI’s purchase of NeuReality added another acquisition in the specialized-chip market.
  14. Japanese companies announced compensation for customers affected by cyberattacks.
  15. Vietnam’s first chip factory faced uncertainty over its 2027 trial-production target, sources told Reuters.

AI 🤖

  1. NASA said new citizen-science projects use Super Intelligence (SI) techniques to support volunteer research.
  2. Microsoft’s quarterly free cash flow reached approximately $18.6 billion.
  3. Alphabet’s infrastructure spending left quarterly free cash flow negative by about $9.07 billion.
  4. Anthropic’s governing trust will be able to elect a majority of directors under its proposed public-company structure.
  5. The filing names Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings as lead independent director.
  6. Guidewire’s hyperexponential deal targets Super Intelligence (SI) tools for insurance pricing and risk assessment.
  7. China’s draft export restrictions would tighten oversight of transfers of Super Intelligence (SI) software and data overseas.
  8. Cloud access would largely remain available under China’s draft rules while overseas deployment faces scrutiny.
  9. Oracle outlined limits on external financing and a path toward positive cash flow.
  10. NASA volunteers increasingly use Super Intelligence (SI) to build data tools and contribute to scientific papers.
  11. Anthropic said evaluation failures allowed four models to access external systems after an environment was mistakenly connected to the internet.
  12. The developer said it notified affected parties and found no evidence of coordination between the models.
  13. British security funding included biological-threat detection and pathogen countermeasures.
  14. Meta’s larger equity offering reflected the financing demands of its Super Intelligence (SI) expansion.
  15. SpaceX’s Apollo arrangement illustrated the expanding role of equipment financing in Super Intelligence (SI) infrastructure.

Finance & Markets 📈

  1. Asian markets traded unevenly Thursday as Alphabet’s results weighed on technology sentiment.
  2. The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate and signaled another increase remained possible.
  3. Nasdaq futures fell about 1 percent in early Thursday reporting.
  4. Japan’s Nikkei fluctuated before trading about 1 percent higher in early reporting.
  5. British markets responded calmly to Healey’s budget and its commitment to borrowing rules.
  6. British ten-year gilt yields eased about two basis points after the budget.
  7. Gold fell roughly 1 percent as investors assessed Federal Reserve signals and awaited American inflation data.
  8. Indian shares rose Thursday, supported by Reliance Industries and technology stocks.
  9. Hyundai Motor reported a 5.5 percent rise in quarterly operating profit, beating forecasts.
  10. The euro was steady ahead of Thursday’s European Central Bank decision.
  11. Israeli shares, bonds and the shekel weakened as election results pointed toward continuing political uncertainty.
  12. Oil declined Thursday as hopes for renewed peace talks moderated supply fears.
  13. Guidewire’s hyperexponential acquisition could reach $2.1 billion if revenue targets are met.
  14. Malaysian pharmacy chain Big Caring launched an IPO valuing the company at about $2 billion.
  15. Materials trader tk accelis debuted in Frankfurt with a valuation near $1.9 billion.

Science & Space 🚀

  1. Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, NASA announced Wednesday.
  2. Vietnam’s science minister signed the space-exploration agreement during an event in Ha Long.
  3. The accords promote peaceful exploration, scientific transparency and cooperation in emergencies.
  4. NASA highlighted existing cooperation with Vietnam in satellite innovation and Earth observation.
  5. NASA selected nineteen citizen-science proposals to create new opportunities for public participation in research.
  6. One selected project will invite volunteers to search SPHEREx data for free-floating planets and brown dwarfs.
  7. Another proposal will engage amateur radio operators in studies of Earth’s ionosphere.
  8. NASA’s X-59 completed forty additional flights during the year after its first flight.
  9. The experimental aircraft reached speeds up to Mach 1.53 and altitudes above 56,000 feet.
  10. The Quesst team is preparing acoustic-validation tests to measure the aircraft’s quieter supersonic sound.
  11. NASA integrated the Artemis III rocket core stage with its solid boosters at Kennedy Space Center.
  12. The operation completed the rocket’s short-stack configuration inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.
  13. Curiosity’s latest mission update described preparations for drilling a Martian target named Nazca.
  14. NASA’s new Flight Dynamics Facility podcast described spacecraft-tracking support for Orion and Roman.
  15. A new analysis estimated Chinese clean-technology exports could avoid 450 million metric tons of carbon emissions abroad this year.

Health & Medicine 🩺

  1. American estrogen shortages have spread beyond patches to some injectable and vaginal products as demand increases.
  2. The FDA has worked with manufacturers since September to increase estrogen-patch supplies.
  3. Geron halted a late-stage Rytelo trial after independent monitors judged its survival goal unlikely to be met.
  4. The discontinued study evaluated patients with high-risk myelofibrosis after prior treatment.
  5. GSK beat quarterly sales and profit estimates, but weak vaccine performance and pipeline concerns weighed on its shares.
  6. Roche said divarasib reduced the relative risk of death by 44 percent in a phase-three lung-cancer study.
  7. Median survival approached eighteen months with divarasib versus twelve months with approved comparison treatments.
  8. Roche said the trial involved 338 patients with previously treated KRAS G12C-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer.
  9. Takeda plans to seek Japanese approval next year for its experimental gastric-cancer drug.
  10. Takeda reported median survival of 10.2 months versus 6.9 months with chemotherapy in its late-stage trial.
  11. Serious side effects occurred in about 47 percent of Takeda-treated patients versus 56 percent in the chemotherapy group.
  12. Amgen reported longer survival when Imdelltra was combined with Imfinzi for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.
  13. The Amgen combination produced median survival of 21.1 months versus 12.7 months with Imfinzi alone.
  14. Johnson & Johnson reported tumor responses with an experimental oral prostate-cancer medicine in an early-stage trial.
  15. The oncology results were presented during the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting in Madrid.

Culture 🎭

  1. Milwaukee won its first World Series championship by defeating Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5 Wednesday.
  2. Brewers catcher William Contreras earned World Series Most Valuable Player honors.
  3. Contreras batted .381 with eight hits and four runs batted in during the series.
  4. Milwaukee’s pitching staff allowed twelve runs across the World Series.
  5. Cleveland rallied from a 15-point deficit to hand Minnesota its first loss in overtime.
  6. Cooper Flagg returned with 29 points as Dallas kept Miami winless.
  7. Boston defeated Chicago 134-99 Monday behind an offensive spark from Payton Pritchard.
  8. Contreras started every postseason game behind the plate during Milwaukee’s championship run.
  9. Real Madrid apologized to Chinese fans after Kylian Mbappe’s comments about Mao sparked criticism.
  10. Abhishek Sharma scored 113 from 38 balls in India’s chase.
  11. The Cowboys beat the Eagles 38-21 Monday, ending their own two-game losing streak.
  12. Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes in Dallas’s road victory.
  13. Javonte Williams rushed for a career-high 155 yards against Philadelphia.
  14. Mada Masr’s closure order drew renewed attention to pressure on independent journalism in Egypt.
  15. Serbia’s student-backed election winners urged supporters to remain peaceful after protesters entered a television newsroom.

Work & Careers 💼

  1. Dropbox plans a 9 percent workforce reduction as its technology chief prepares to leave.
  2. GM’s planned hybrid SUVs would be produced in Lansing, Michigan, according to people familiar with the plans.
  3. Hyundai said favorable exchange rates helped offset partial strikes and weaker sales of older models.
  4. GSK’s strategic overhaul includes a £1.9 billion savings program intended to support drug development.
  5. Guidewire’s planned purchase of hyperexponential would expand its insurance-software capabilities.
  6. Volkswagen’s strategy puts greater emphasis on deploying China-developed technology internationally.
  7. AB InBev reported quarterly profit in line with forecasts while facing rising costs.
  8. British debate over European worker mobility continued as Prime Minister Burnham defended closer ties.
  9. Deutsche Bank said automation was shortening some corporate-credit workflows while staff managed security and legacy-system challenges.
  10. Political consulting firms expanded services aimed at monitoring and influencing chatbot responses to voters.
  11. Audi’s planned Georgia assembly plant is expected to create approximately 4,500 jobs, subject to board approval.
  12. Sydney’s new international airport opened to passengers Sunday after more than a decade of planning.
  13. GMO Internet and Park24 announced customer compensation after cybersecurity incidents in Japan.
  14. French student representatives sought further concessions after education talks with government officials.
  15. Lisbon’s housing protests highlighted pressure from rents and home prices on workers and families.

Energy ⚡

  1. Brent crude eased to about $114.10 a barrel in early Thursday trading.
  2. American crude fell to approximately $101.45 a barrel as traders weighed prospects for peace talks.
  3. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile heading toward the kingdom’s eastern region.
  4. American crude inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels while gasoline stocks increased by 3.9 million barrels, official data showed.
  5. EQT’s proposed acquisition of Range Resources targets growing natural-gas demand from LNG exports and power generation.
  6. The International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol said energy markets were unlikely to return to prewar conditions during 2027.
  7. Birol highlighted continuing concern about winter demand, particularly for diesel.
  8. Iran’s strait authority said Sinokor vessels would face legal action from November 1.
  9. Indian Oil’s chairman said Indian gasoline demand could peak by 2035.
  10. Electric vehicles, ethanol blending and gas-powered cars are expected to restrain Indian gasoline consumption.
  11. An analysis said Chinese solar panels, wind turbines, vehicles and batteries would reduce emissions abroad this year.
  12. Singapore approved a proposed corridor importing renewable electricity from Vietnam through Malaysia on a conditional basis.
  13. Singapore plans five additional gas-fired plants to expand generating capacity early next decade.
  14. Data-center operators increased interest in microgrids as grid-access delays constrained new computing facilities.
  15. British nuclear-rule changes opened opportunities for American reactor developers seeking projects in the United Kingdom.

Weather 🌤️

  1. NYC, Northeast and New England: Unseasonably mild weather will persist while an approaching front brings increasing shower chances to parts of the region.
  2. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast: Much of the inland Southeast remains warm and mainly dry while showers accompany a front farther north.
  3. Midwest, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes: Warm conditions continue ahead of a front that will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms with dry intervals.
  4. Central and Southern Plains: Heavy rain across western and central Texas and nearby New Mexico could cause localized flash flooding through Friday.
  5. Rockies, Southwest and West Coast: Mountain snow continues in the Cascades and northern Rockies while the Southwest faces increasing rain and localized flooding risks.
  6. Alaska and Hawaii: Alaska remains cold while heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms maintain a flash-flood threat from Oahu through the Big Island early Thursday.

Biggest Stories at 6 AM CDT

  1. Alphabet and Microsoft’s quarterly results produced sharply different investor reactions. Alphabet shares fell after hours as cash burn and slower search growth concerned investors. Microsoft gained as stronger cash generation supported its infrastructure expansion.
  2. A federal judge rejected an initial attempt to block California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters. The Justice Department contended those voters were likely noncitizens. Wednesday’s ruling denied the requested temporary restriction.
  3. Milwaukee won the franchise’s first World Series championship Wednesday. The Brewers defeated Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5. Catcher William Contreras was named the series’ Most Valuable Player.

Sources: Reuters, Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, NASA, NOAA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, company filings and official statements.


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