Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank; US man gets 30-year sentence for Minnesota fraud that drew...
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- Global headlines: Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank (Footage shows men, some armed, beating a US journalist and an Israeli-Russian activist in Umm al-Khair); US man gets 30-year sentence for Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash (Government says Salim Said hit the jackpot in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic); and Trump says he approved Vance’s outreach to Iran over ‘medical supplies’ (Trump denies directing his VP to restart talks, but says he approved outreach on Iran's need for medical supplies).
- Markets leaned higher, with 5 of 7 tracked indexes up; Nikkei 225 up 1.10% 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: Qwenputer: A functioning, deterministic RISC-V CPU inside Qwen3.5 (I compiled a RISC-V CPU into Qwen 3.5 4B's weights, using its Gated DeltaNet layers as RAM. It runs C and MicroPython inside the forward...); We Won't "Just Hang Out" (On human connection after the Singularity); and Why is this fingerprinting script creating bioweapons? (I've always had a fascination with reverse-engineering browser fingerprinting scripts. Most of my time has been spent looking at the usual...).
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Global Headlines
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Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank
Footage shows men, some armed, beating a US journalist and an Israeli-Russian activist in Umm al-Khair.
US man gets 30-year sentence for Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash
Government says Salim Said hit the jackpot in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump says he approved Vance’s outreach to Iran over ‘medical supplies’
Trump denies directing his VP to restart talks, but says he approved outreach on Iran's need for medical supplies.
No clear winner in Israel election with nearly 90 percent of votes counted
Netanyahu's right-wing bloc leads but is falling short of the votes needed to form a government.
Romania extends pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu
The Bucharest court has extended the pre-trial detention of Calin Georgescu by 30 days, appealing a lower court ruling.
Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, a crash in which one train struck another from behind, killing 68 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network.
Brewers beat the Rays to win the first World Series title in franchise history
The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time. The championship comes in the 58th season for a franchise that began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969.
Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.
Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region
El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region.
Judge denies the Justice Department's bid to stop processing California ballots
While the judge rejected the Department of Justice's unprecedented demand in California, the case isn't over yet. The federal government immediately filed notice that it will appeal.
Cost concerns set to shape US midterms
The United States will vote on Tuesday in the 2026 midterm elections, a key test of public sentiment toward President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, with economic concerns high on voters' minds.
Macron puts money on the table to calm mass protests
The French government has announced 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for university renovations and 4 billion euros in loans for local authorities to upgrade high schools, in a bid to defuse ongoing student protests across the country.
Lula calls Bolsonaro's departure 'shameful'
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticized defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro for leaving the country following the election, calling the move "shameful".
Efforts to contain Ebola outbreak intensify as cases surpass 10,000
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and international partners are intensifying efforts to contain the current Ebola outbreak, as confirmed cases have surpassed 10,000.
Unity key to greater voice of Global South
Global South nations should build on their unity and amplify their voice in multilateral mechanisms to better enjoy the dividends of evolving technologies and economic globalization, prominent political figures, scholars and media executives said on Wednesday.
Extremely harmful to Indian democracy: Rijiju slams Naseeruddin Shah's 'dimagi naxal' video
Rijiju slams Naseeruddin Shah as a “dimagi naxal,” claiming his views harm Indian democracy amid campus protests and NEET criticisms.
MEA highlights stronger linkages between Japan and northeast India
MEA says stronger Japan-Northeast India linkages will boost bilateral partnership and regional connectivity, with enhanced cooperation including language training and joint projects.
Poland pivots towards India as ‘strategic partnership’ with China develops cracks
Poland shifts from China to India as a strategic partnership deepens, boosting trade and independence from Beijing amid EU-China tensions.
Digital Personal Data Protection Act does not infringe on press freedom: Ashwini Vaishnaw
IT Minister Vaishnaw says the DPDP Act preserves press freedom, invites media dialogue, and pledges possible amendments if needed.
Beyond ‘vote chori’, Congress needs a broader strategy to take on Modi government
Congress and Opposition must broaden strategy beyond “vote chori” to address inflation, unemployment, and everyday voter concerns ahead of INDIA rally.
South Korea says considering deployment options to Strait of Hormuz, including aircraft
Reuters: South Korea says considering deployment options to Strait of Hormuz, including aircraft.
Ukraine sends drones towards Moscow, Russia strikes Kharkiv, officials say
Reuters: Ukraine sends drones towards Moscow, Russia strikes Kharkiv, officials say.
North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles toward sea off east coast, Seoul says
Reuters: North Korea fires around 10 ballistic missiles toward sea off east coast, Seoul says.
Gold drops 1% as markets assess Fed signals, await US inflation data
Reuters: Gold drops 1% as markets assess Fed signals, await US inflation data.
Asian shares wobble as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower
Reuters: Asian shares wobble as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower.
Market Snapshot
Latest completed sessions across the selected benchmark indexes.
| Index | Region | Session Date | Value | Change | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S&P 500 | US | 2026-10-29 | 7743.98 | 21.38 (0.28%) | Up |
NASDAQ Composite | US | 2026-10-29 | 26549.85 | 72.04 (0.27%) | Up |
Euronext 100 Index | Europe | 2026-10-29 | 1875.68 | 4.28 (0.23%) | Up |
Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS | Europe | 2026-10-29 | 85.20 | -0.11 (-0.13%) | Down |
HANG SENG INDEX | Asia | 2026-10-29 | 22961.66 | -133.17 (-0.58%) | Down |
Nikkei 225 | Asia | 2026-10-29 | 64659.47 | 705.28 (1.10%) | Up |
S&P BSE SENSEX | India | 2026-10-29 | 73812.68 | 566.65 (0.77%) | Up |
Hacker News
Ten notable links from the last day in the Hacker News ecosystem.
Qwenputer: A functioning, deterministic RISC-V CPU inside Qwen3.5
I compiled a RISC-V CPU into Qwen 3.5 4B's weights, using its Gated DeltaNet layers as RAM. It runs C and MicroPython inside the forward passes, and Qwen uses it for exact arithmetic.
Why is this fingerprinting script creating bioweapons?
I've always had a fascination with reverse-engineering browser fingerprinting scripts. Most of my time has been spent looking at the usual suspects (popular fingerprinting libraries like FingerprintJS and more sophisticated scripts used by anti-bots like Cloudflare Turnstile, Akamai, and others).
StackOverflow now gets fewer than 1000 questions a month
data.stackexchange.com: StackOverflow now gets fewer than 1000 questions a month.
A Health Update
I'm writing this post from a hospital bed. And I couldn't be happier. You hear folks say chemotherapy sucks, but until you go through it yourself, you don't really know how bad it can be. It remains a popular activity only because it's better than the alternative. My first exposure to chemotherapy was with this […]
Claude Code regularly sends each background agent’s transcript to its model
Claude Code burns ~15-20% of your tokens on a 3-word status line: a Bun preload that turns agent_summary off · by Flamerix AI, flamerix.ai · MIT - README.md
CNC Stone Carving
CNC Stone Carving In a form of architecture so ancient, CNC machines may seem a little out of place. However, when one considers that the medieval builders were always on the forefront of the technology of their day, it no longer seems so strange. To build Gothic today, it must become a reality, not a […]
Zero click, silent, remote Android DoS
A single malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on Android. Zero-click, remote, drops emergency calls.
Gemini 4 Carbon
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