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News and markets
- Global headlines: Saudi Arabia downs missile over Riyadh; Houthis warn airports unsafe (Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi missile over Riyadh as rebels warn city airport is unsafe military target); Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro draw thousands to election-eve rallies (The pivotal run-off will determine whether Brazilians stick with their left-wing leader or shift towards the right); and Iran says won’t allow US warships to get close as Trump ponders new attacks (Iranian officials, media and analysts sense war is closer, but signal there will be no backing down).
- Markets leaned lower, with 5 of 7 tracked indexes down; HANG SENG INDEX up 0.69% was the largest move.
- Benchmarks tracked: S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, Euronext 100 Index, and Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS plus 3 more indexes.
Hacker News and Product Hunt
- Hacker News: We should be more ambitious with the software we build (Since early this year, Michael Malis (of pgrust ) has been showing me interesting things he's done and saying); Cerebras Deploys Trillion-Parameter AI Models (Learn how Cerebras maps trillion-parameter frontier models across WSE-3T wafers to deliver scalable inference at 1,000–2,000+ tokens per...); and The Goose Programming Language (A memory-safe systems language with no heap allocator, garbage collector, or lifetime annotations. In this repository's benchmarks, Goose...).
- Product Hunt features Moli by Lexmount (The fastest headless browser for agents and harnesses), Badgey (Your iPhone becomes a name badge that faces the room), and Openstatus Incident Management (Incident management for small teams).
Global Headlines
Top stories across selected outlets, presented in a fast daily brief format.
Saudi Arabia downs missile over Riyadh; Houthis warn airports unsafe
Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi missile over Riyadh as rebels warn city airport is unsafe military target.
Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro draw thousands to election-eve rallies
The pivotal run-off will determine whether Brazilians stick with their left-wing leader or shift towards the right.
Iran says won’t allow US warships to get close as Trump ponders new attacks
Iranian officials, media and analysts sense war is closer, but signal there will be no backing down.
Trump says he may move White House press corps to new location
Trump’s remarks come amid a fractious moment between the US president and the journalists who cover him.
Hundreds of thousands protest in France amid heightened police security
Several planned marches in major French cities were banned by authorities, provoking an uproar by rights groups.
Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe
While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.
Drought, fire and high diesel prices 'addin' up tough' for Oregon ranchers
Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes.
Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims
The 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs.
Trade tariffs cause whiplash at Port Milwaukee
Sacha Pfeiffer visits Port Milwaukee to see how President Trump's tariffs have affected the flow of goods and impacted the regional economy.
How data centers became a bipartisan political issue in Wisconsin
Data centers are a big issue across the country. As midterms approach, many look to the swing state of Wisconsin for lessons for how that issue could play out nationally.
Europe gripped by cost-of-living turmoil
The wave of protests and unrest that swept through France and several other European countries in recent days may soon subside, but the economic pressure and widespread frustration that caused it remain.
Chinese technology takes center court at Brooklyn Nets home opener
A long line of Brooklyn Nets fans snaked toward an interactive experience inside Barclays Center on Wednesday night, as the team hosted its 2026-27 home opener.
Unrest in Portugal mirrors protests sweeping Europe
Thousands of protesters returned to central squares in Lisbon and Porto on Tuesday, vowing to continue their campaign against Portugal's deepening housing crisis hours after police cleared tent camps before dawn and arrested 55 people.
Iran firm on stand amid US move
Iran has insisted it will not allow enriched nuclear material to leave its territory, as the United States deploys a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East, with US President Donald Trump reportedly weighing fresh strikes against Tehran to break the deadlock.
Japanese company slammed over Mongolia grassland fire
A Japanese company's subsidiary faces growing public criticism and legal consequences after its executives were believed to have triggered a massive fire in Mongolia that scorched an area more than twice the size of Tokyo near the Chinese border.
Centre backs A.P.’s semiconductor push, approves rail links for nine ports
Centre backs Andhra Pradesh’s semiconductor push, AI focus, and nine-port connectivity, plus railway projects including Vande Bharat train plans.
Road Ministry seeks forensic audit of its portals after vehicle data leak
MoRTH orders forensic audit of VAHAN, SARATHI, e-Challan, PUCC portals; tightens data-sharing after leak reports and app misuse.
11 crore farmers get unique digital ID
11 crore farmers receive unique digital IDs to streamline access to government schemes, bank credit, crop insurance, and disaster relief.
INDIA bloc to hold ‘public impeachment proceeding’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, says K.C. Venugopal
INDIA bloc to stage a public impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid protests, with a planned mass march in Delhi on November 1.
Mann ki Baat address: PM Modi asks citizens to strengthen ‘Vocal for Local’ ahead of Deepavali
PM Modi urges Vocal for Local ahead of Deepavali, highlights global success of Indian products and grassroots revival efforts in farming and rivers.
Eleven shot near Florida A&M university in Tallahassee
Reuters: Eleven shot near Florida A&M university in Tallahassee.
Portuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, make arrests
Reuters: Portuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, make arrests.
Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport
Reuters: Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport.
Sydney's new international airport opens to passengers
Reuters: Sydney's new international airport opens to passengers.
Bodies of ambushed Salvadoran soldiers found in Haiti, New York Times reports
Reuters: Bodies of ambushed Salvadoran soldiers found in Haiti, New York Times reports.
Market Snapshot
Latest completed sessions across the selected benchmark indexes.
| Index | Region | Session Date | Value | Change | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S&P 500 | US | 2026-10-25 | 7623.68 | -39.75 (-0.52%) | Down |
NASDAQ Composite | US | 2026-10-25 | 25955.34 | -53.56 (-0.21%) | Down |
Euronext 100 Index | Europe | 2026-10-25 | 1844.49 | 0.08 (0.00%) | Up |
Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS | Europe | 2026-10-25 | 85.20 | -0.11 (-0.13%) | Down |
HANG SENG INDEX | Asia | 2026-10-25 | 23093.37 | 158.69 (0.69%) | Up |
Nikkei 225 | Asia | 2026-10-25 | 62693.16 | -214.68 (-0.34%) | Down |
S&P BSE SENSEX | India | 2026-10-25 | 73123.83 | -125.56 (-0.17%) | Down |
Hacker News
Ten notable links from the last day in the Hacker News ecosystem.
We should be more ambitious with the software we build
Since early this year, Michael Malis (of pgrust ) has been showing me interesting things he's done and saying
Cerebras Deploys Trillion-Parameter AI Models
Learn how Cerebras maps trillion-parameter frontier models across WSE-3T wafers to deliver scalable inference at 1,000–2,000+ tokens per second.
The Goose Programming Language
A memory-safe systems language with no heap allocator, garbage collector, or lifetime annotations. In this repository's benchmarks, Goose runs faster than C++ and Rust while using less memory.
SpeedCrunch 1.1
SpeedCrunch is a free, open-source scientific calculator for Windows, macOS and Linux, with 50-digit precision, complex numbers and unit conversion.
Small Programs and Languages
My Implementing a Forth article got some great feedback, particularly around the subject of tiny Forth implementations. (And it was an excuse to list some of the tiniest Forths I've seen.)
America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?
America is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame?
Why Gopher in 2026?
Gophper © 2026 Colin Mitchell . Content delivered via Gophper belongs to its original authors.
I don't understand quantum physics (2018)
southampton.ac.uk: I don't understand quantum physics (2018).
FreeDNS
Free DNS hosting, lets you fully manage your own domain. Dynamic DNS and Static DNS services available. You may also create hosts off other domains that we host upon the domain owners consent, we have several domains to choose from!
The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning (2023)
The other day, my kids started messing around (at home) with an online document writing platform their school uses. They'd discovered a fun little easter egg. I watched them laugh and play with the feature - pushing its limits and ultimately crashing the browser.
Product Hunt
Featured products from the latest public Product Hunt listings.
Source Notes
Generation details, data coverage, and any partial-source warnings for this edition.
- Washington Post: HTTP 502 for https://feeds.washingtonpost.com/rss/world