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Japan’s leafy greens shortage hits restaurants
TOKYO – Major restaurant chains in Japan are grappling with supply shortages and high prices for leafy greens, after the record-breaking streak of rainy days and a lack of sunlight in September stunted growth.
Anthropic priced above $2 trillion as markets eagerly await IPO filing
Crypto traders are assigning Anthropic an implied valuation more than $1 trillion (€866bn) above its last funding-round price, before public investors have even seen its accounts.
AI Startups Now Take 82.7% of US Venture Capital Dollars
Nine months into 2026, four or five of every five dollars venture firms hand out in America go to a company building or wrapping a large language model. Everyone else is splitting what's left.
France: Debt and Disorder – National Review
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Bank of Canada’s Macklem warns global resilience ‘under strain’
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is warning that persistently high global energy prices will drive up the outlook for inflation at home.
Technology & AI
AI Adoption in Asset Management Falls Short: Only 8% See Improved Returns, ETCIO
Despite growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the global asset management industry, only 8% of fund managers have reported measurable improvements in investment returns, according to a joint research report by Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman.
Databricks launches Private Network Gateway to simplify serverless networking
Databricks has launched Private Network Gateway (PNG), a managed service giving its serverless compute a sole private route into customers’ own networks.
Oracle Health breach reportedly exposes nearly 20 million patient records
OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane addresses the investigation into an OpenAI hack on an Australian government Medicare portal.
Teradyne launches edge artificial intelligence tester: what it means for Teradyne stock
Teradyne Inc., US8807701029 Published on 10/18/2026 at 17:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS Teradyne stock trades in weekend trading at EUR 288.10 on October 18, 2026.
Generative AI Teaches Computers to Spot Pomegranate Disease in the Field
Pomegranates have earned their reputation as a superfood, prized in India and beyond for dense concentrations of antioxidants and vitamins.
Geopolitics & Trade
NATO forced to scramble war planes amid savage Russian attack – WW3 fears soar
Updated Mon, October 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Poland has scrambled its military aviation in response to a Russian attack on western Ukraine, raising fresh concerns over the risk of the war spilling into NATO territory.
Trump accuses Zelenskyy of ‘prolonging war’
US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his decision to waive some sanctions on Russia, accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not wanting to end the war. "My decision on Russia is a very simple one.
Romania Shoots Down Two Suspected Russian Drones in NATO Airspace
On Saturday, Romania launched F-16 fighter jets to shoot down two one-way attack drones over its territorial seas, the country's defense minister said.
Why France looks the most fragile in the G7 amid protests and budget deadlock
France plans to borrow a record €340 billion next year, about €1.3 billion for every working day. It must do so as nationwide riots and sharp criticism from Washington complicate the budget meant to reassure its lenders.
NATO countries can protect Ukrainians from Russian attacks; there is a plan of action – The Telegraph
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to break the morale of Ukrainians and is repeating actions that the Kremlin has already carried out in Syria.
Science & Green Tech
CRISPR Gene Editing in the UK: How Cas9 Availability Works Within the NHS
CRISPR Cas9 NHS availability follows a rigorous clinical pipeline governed by regulatory assessments, with treatments evaluated strictly on evidence-based safety and therapeutic value.
Kipu Quantum Demonstrates Neutral-Atom Quantum Feature Extraction for Molecular Toxicity Classification on QuEra Hardware
In a technical release, quantum application software developer Kipu Quantum detailed experimental results demonstrating analog quantum feature extraction on QuEra Computing’s 256-qubit Aquila neutral-atom quantum processor, achieving performance gains in molecular toxicity classification for drug discovery and chemical safety.
News: CARBON Newsletter (16 October 2026) – Your Latest News About CRISPR in AgroBio
CRISPR AgroBio News (CARBON) - an emerging initiative from CRISPR Medicine News - brings you the latest news on how CRISPR can shape agriculture for the future to guarantee food security in times of population growth and climate change.
Electrovaya’s 2026 Outlook: Scaling Manufacturing to Support New Data Center Energy Storage
A forklift hums across a massive distribution center floor, powered by a battery pack that doesn't quit when the shift ends. This is the world Electrovaya (ELVA +0.89%) occupies.
In a Huge First, Physicists May Have Found a Shortcut to Fusion Energy : ScienceAlert
The Sun at the center of our own Solar System is a great advert for nuclear fusion: ultra-high temperatures and pressures combining to fuse hydrogen nuclei together into helium nuclei, releasing a huge amount of energy along the way.
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Lifestyle
NRL and boxing giant Paul Gallen reveals his daily health and wellness routine
Chief executives, leading sports stars and media personalities have never been more aware of what it means to lead a healthy lifestyle. After all, they’re among some of the busiest people in the country.
EDITORIAL: Wellness centre must mark the end of aging facilities
Miramichi city council was wise to ask what it would cost to keep the city’s aging recreation facilities operating alongside the new Arbec Wellness Centre through next spring.
NHS staff investigated over potential accessing of tiger victim’s records | South Yorkshire
NHS staff may have accessed the medical records of a man killed by a tiger at a wildlife park “without legitimate permission”, an ambulance trust has said.
Amped Fitness to Bring Its Immersive Amped Universe Experience to Kildeer, Illinois
New location brings an amusement park-inspired approach to fitness, transforming the traditional gym into eight distinct worlds built around strength, Pilates, recovery, mindfulness, entertainment and more KILDEER, Ill., Oct.
Galaxy Wellness Club: Testing the Samsung Galaxy Watch9 at F45
Every starting line has a few moods running at once. A runner near the front is thinking about splits, while someone in the middle is calculating whether they trained enough.
Work
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola set to return to office
The charges were withdrawn in September due to insufficient evidence. The 62-year-old general now returns to his Pretoria office with five months left until the end of his term.
Financial Stability Risk as AI Debt Sinks
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Cardinal Parolin Faces Scrutiny for Remarks on Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate
VATICAN CITY, 18 October 2026 — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is facing scrutiny after suggesting that Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate might need to be “recalibrated.” On Thursday, Cardinal Parolin said it was too early to predict how…
Managing cross-border remote work in the UAE
Against a backdrop of ongoing regional instability, including the conflict in the Gulf and its broader impact on business confidence and workforce mobility, the ability to operate flexibly across borders has become an operational necessity, and not merely…
AI and the Future of Work: Are We Becoming More Like Machines?
Artificial intelligence is already changing how people are hired, managed and asked to work. But as new technologies enter workplaces at speed, the biggest question may not be whether machines will replace us.
Entertainment
Unsolved murder of Darlington mum Ann Heron ignites theories on TikTok
Ann Heron, 44, was murdered at Aeolian House, near Darlington, on August 3, 1990, in a case that has remained one of County Durham's most enduring murder mysteries.
“Wonderful” period drama with Bill Nighy is now streaming on the BBC
Bill Nighy's 2020 period drama Emma is now streaming for free on BBC iPlayer – but you'd better get a move on, as it's only available for the next 24 days.
Disha Patani ignores paparazzi, rushes to meet Tiger Shroff at his residence after shooting incident.
On Sunday, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff was injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire in Mumbai’s Juhu area. Following the incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met the actor at his residence.
You Can See Everything Explained: Who Is Billy Evans? What Happens Next?
You’ve gone out and watched You Can See Everything, joining the nearly 2 million people this weekend who drank in the Nathan Fielder–Lance Oppenheim investigation into the mad psyche of Elizabeth Holmes.
DayOne Data Centers is hugely reliant on TikTok as it tests IPO waters
Welcome back to Asia Tech Review, your curated digest to keep up to date with tech news across Asia. There aren’t many exits in Southeast Asia, so today’s chance to analyse two IPOs is a rare one.
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NATO forced to scramble war planes amid savage Russian attack – WW3 fears soar
Updated Mon, October 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Poland has scrambled its military aviation in response to a Russian attack on western Ukraine, raising fresh concerns over the risk of the war spilling into NATO territory.
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola set to return to office
The charges were withdrawn in September due to insufficient evidence. The 62-year-old general now returns to his Pretoria office with five months left until the end of his term.
Unsolved murder of Darlington mum Ann Heron ignites theories on TikTok
Ann Heron, 44, was murdered at Aeolian House, near Darlington, on August 3, 1990, in a case that has remained one of County Durham's most enduring murder mysteries.
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NATO forced to scramble war planes amid savage Russian attack – WW3 fears soar
Updated Mon, October 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC Poland has scrambled its military aviation in response to a Russian attack on western Ukraine, raising fresh concerns over the risk of the war spilling into NATO territory.
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola set to return to office
The charges were withdrawn in September due to insufficient evidence. The 62-year-old general now returns to his Pretoria office with five months left until the end of his term.
Unsolved murder of Darlington mum Ann Heron ignites theories on TikTok
Ann Heron, 44, was murdered at Aeolian House, near Darlington, on August 3, 1990, in a case that has remained one of County Durham's most enduring murder mysteries.
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