binance

Binance Hacked for $6.3 Billion, Deposits and Withdrawals Suspended in the Biggest Crypto Breach Ever

The largest crypto exchange in the world has confirmed the largest crypto hack in history. Binance has confirmed it was hacked for an estimated $6.3 billion, and the exchange has temporarily suspended all deposits and withdrawals. "The estimated total impact sits at around $6.3B," Binance said

Pope Leo

Pope Leo Requests Absentee Mail-In Ballot in Illinois to Vote in the Midterms, per NBC

One of the most unusual ballots in next week's midterm elections may be cast from Vatican City. Pope Leo has requested an absentee, mail-in ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms, per NBC News. Pope Leo XIV, a registered voter in Illinois, requested the mail ballot

google

Finland Launches Criminal Probe Into Suspected Environmental Damage at Google Data Centre Site, per Reuters

Google's biggest European investment has run into a police investigation. Finland has launched a criminal probe of suspected environmental damage at a Google data centre site, per Reuters. Finnish police said on Thursday they had opened a criminal investigation into suspected breaches of environmental law at the construction

Reddit

Reddit Will Start Requiring Users to Log In as Huffman Calls It a "Logged-In-Only Experience"

After two decades of letting anyone browse freely, Reddit is putting up a login wall. Reddit, $RDDT, is going to start requiring users to log in, with CEO Steve Huffman saying the platform is becoming a "logged-in-only experience." "A key piece of work to retain

pentagon

Pentagon Treats Freezer Failures That Spoiled Food at US Military Bases as a Suspected Hack, per Reuters

The Pentagon is investigating a wave of freezer failures at US military bases as a suspected cyberattack, per Reuters. The Pentagon is treating the August freezer malfunctions, which hit at least six on-base commissaries, as a suspected hack, per Reuters. The commissaries are the on-base grocery stores that

nvidia

Jensen Huang Was the Target of a Chinese Spy Operation, per New York Times

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was the reported target of a Chinese spy operation, per the New York Times. US intelligence agencies concluded that Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, was acting as a Chinese intelligence asset and passing information to Beijing, per the New York Times. Alice Huang,

iran

The Iran War Has Now Cost the US More Than $47 Billion, per Washington Post

The price tag on the Iran war keeps climbing, and the Pentagon says the count is not finished. The Iran war has now cost the United States more than $47 billion, according to estimates from US military officials reported by The Washington Post. The latest estimate, compiled by US Central

DoorDash

DoorDash Will Acquire Instacart for About $17 Billion, per CNBC

The two biggest names in American delivery are becoming one company. DoorDash will acquire Instacart for about $17 billion, in a deal that values the grocery delivery company at $65.00 per share in cash and stock, per CNBC. The companies announced the definitive agreement on Thursday, confirming days of

bill ackman

Bill Ackman Says Democratic Party Is in the Worst Place in the 250-Year History of the Country, Calls It "Crazy, Radicalized" and "Anti-American," per Fox News

Bill Ackman is done mincing words about the Democratic Party. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says the Democratic Party is in the worst place it has ever been in the 250-year history of the country, calling it crazy, radicalized and anti-American, per Fox News. "I think the Democratic

wages

Americans Have Seen No Real Wage Growth Since the Start of Trump's Second Term, per Bureau of Labor Statistics

American paychecks are bigger than they were two years ago. They just do not buy any more. Since the start of President Trump's second term, Americans have seen no real wage growth on average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Between January 2025 and September 2026, both

AI

Employers Worldwide Are Pulling Back on AI as Errors and Low-Quality Work Pile Up, per the Guardian

The corporate AI rush is hitting a wall of cleanup work. Employers worldwide are pulling back on AI as they navigate a flood of errors and low-quality work that sap employee time, raise privacy and security risks, and drive up costs, per the Guardian. After two years of mandating

israel

Netanyahu's Likud Party Says Voter Fraud by Arab Citizens Prevented a Clear Victory in Israel's Election

Israel's election has ended in a political fight over the result itself. Likud said voter fraud perpetrated by Arab citizens prevented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from winning a clear victory in Israel's election. In a statement shared by Netanyahu, Likud claimed the election was stolen by

Pew Research

44% of Americans Say They Have Trouble Affording Basic Necessities, per Pew

Nearly half of American adults struggled to cover the basics over the past year, even as headline economic data looked resilient. 44% of US adults had trouble paying for at least one basic necessity in the past year, per the Pew Research Center. Pew's figure covers adults who

Howard Marks

US Has a "Complete Lack of Fiscal Discipline" and Borrowing Costs Will Not Fall Until the Deficit Is Fixed, per Oaktree's Howard Marks

One of Wall Street's most respected credit investors is warning that Washington's borrowing problem cannot be engineered away. The United States displays a "total lack of fiscal discipline," Oaktree Capital Management co-founder Howard Marks wrote in his latest memo. Marks argued that efforts

canada

US Ambassador Warns Canada Could Shoulder Blame If Midterms Go Against Trump, per CTV

Washington's messaging to Ottawa is getting blunt ahead of the midterms, per CTV. The US ambassador warned that Canada could shoulder blame if the midterm elections go against President Donald Trump, per CTV. The warning ties Canada's trade relationship with the United States directly to the

federal reserve

Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady at 3.75% to 4.00% at Its October Meeting

The Federal Reserve hit pause. The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% to 4.00% at its October meeting, pausing after September's hike. September's move was a 25 basis point increase to the current range, the Fed's first rate hike since

Alaska

Democrats Allegedly Backed Effort to Put a Second Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate Ballot to Help Mary Peltola, per New York Times

Alaska's Senate race has a second Dan Sullivan problem, and it was allegedly the plan all along, per the New York Times. Democrats allegedly backed an effort to put a second Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot, against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, to increase the chance

anthropic

Anthropic Announces Claude for Legal, a Gallery of Ready-Made Artifacts for Contract Review and Cite Checks

Anthropic is pushing Claude into the law office. Anthropic has announced Claude for Legal: a gallery of ready-made artifacts for contract review, regulatory horizon scans, cite checks, and more. The launch packages Claude's agentic tools for the workflows law firms actually bill for: reviewing contracts, scanning regulatory

AI

House Democrats Introduce Resolution Saying Congress Should Not Bail Out AI Firms in a Financial Crisis

House Democrats are drawing a line on AI bailouts before there is a crisis to bail anyone out of. House Democrats have introduced a resolution that Congress should not bail out AI firms in the event of a financial crisis and should be subjected to the ordinary bankruptcy process. The

fomc

FOMC Vote to Hold Rates Was 10-2, With Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack Voting for an Increase

The Fed's pause was not unanimous. The FOMC decision to hold rates was 10-2, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack voting for an increase. The split contrasts with September, when the committee voted 12-0 to raise rates by 25 basis points to the current 3.75%

microsoft

Microsoft Earnings: EPS of $4.89 Beats the $4.72 Estimate as Revenue of $92.2 Billion Tops Forecasts

Microsoft delivered a clean beat, and the stock jumped more than 5% in extended trading. Microsoft reported earnings per share of $4.89, beating the $4.72 estimate, and revenue of $92.28 billion, beating the roughly $90.7 billion forecast. Total revenue rose 19% year over year for the

california

Anduril Co-Founder Palmer Luckey Says He Is Staying in California to Fight the Wealth Tax While Other Billionaires Flee, per Forbes

Not every California billionaire is packing up over the proposed wealth tax, per Forbes. While some billionaires are fleeing California ahead of the wealth tax, Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey said he was staying in order to fight for the state, per Forbes. "California is something special. I want

google

Google Earnings: EPS of $2.12 Misses the $3.01 Estimate as Revenue of $127.5 Billion Also Comes In Light

Alphabet's earnings missed on both lines, and the stock paid for it after hours. Alphabet reported earnings per share of $2.12, missing the $3.01 estimate by $0.89, while revenue of $127.58 billion also missed expectations. $GOOGL fell more than 8% after the report. Cloud

Bank of Canada

Bank of Canada Hikes Interest Rates to 2.5%, Its First Increase Since 2023

The Bank of Canada is hiking again, per its October 28 decision. The Bank of Canada raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.50%, its first increase since July 2023 after seven consecutive holds at 2.25%. Governing Council said it acted to reduce the risk that

iran

US Has Warned Gulf Arab States to Prepare for a Possible Short, Intense Military Campaign Against Iran After the Midterms, per WSJ

The United States is quietly telling its Gulf partners to get ready for another round of strikes on Iran, per the Wall Street Journal. The US has warned several Gulf Arab states to prepare for a possible short, intense military campaign against Iran after the midterm elections, per the Wall