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340 storiesOpenAI publishes 722 AI-generated math manuscripts, sparking ethics debate
OpenAI has published 722 mathematics manuscripts, grouped into 372 result groups, produced by an unreleased internal frontier model, saying they solve or make substantive progress on hundreds of long-open problems. The release on GitHub inc…
Second National Growth Fund round sells 316.2 bln won in four days, 52.7% of target
The second round of South Korea's state-backed National Participation National Growth Fund sold 316.2 billion won in its first four days, 52.7% of its 600 billion won target, the Financial Services Commission said. The remaining 283.43 bill…
China's central bank adds to gold reserves for 23rd straight month
China's gold reserves stood at 77.47 million ounces, or about 2,409.59 tonnes, at the end of September, up 740,000 ounces (about 23.02 tonnes) from 76.73 million ounces (about 2,386.57 tonnes) at the end of August, according to figures carr…
Korean court suspends market-cap delisting decisions; exchange halts two more exits
Seoul Southern District Court Civil Division 51 granted injunctions on Oct 2 suspending the Korea Exchange's delisting decisions against KOSPI-listed Joo Yeon Tech and KOSDAQ-listed KM Pharma until a main ruling. The court questioned the 45…
Russia's Finance Ministry places 39.13 bln rubles of OFZ 26252 bonds at auction
Russia's Finance Ministry held an auction on 7 October for federal loan bonds of the OFZ-PD 26252 series and placed 39.13 bln rubles of the issue, TASS reported, citing demand of 134.371 bln rubles. The ministry had announced the auction a …
Jaguar unveils Type 01 electric GT in New York, priced from about $130,000
Jaguar revealed the Type 01, its first all-electric car and the production version of the Type 00 concept, at an event in New York City on Tuesday. The four-door grand tourer starts at about $130,000 in North America, which Jaguar confirmed…
AMD's Lisa Su visits Korea, agrees AI chip cooperation with local firms
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su visited Korea on Oct. 7, about seven months after her March trip, meeting Second Vice Minister Ryu Je-myeong of the Science and ICT Ministry and a roundtable of Korean AI semiconductor and infrastructure companies.…
UAE ranks first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services
The UAE ranked first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services, with 89% of respondents rating them highly, according to Boston Consulting Group’s 2026 Digital Government Citizen Survey Report. The survey, covering 4…
Trump announces “Super Intelligence Force” AI task force led by Jay Clayton
President Donald Trump announced Sunday the creation of a “Super Intelligence Force,” a federal task force he said will coordinate government efforts to keep the United States leading in artificial intelligence, which he has directed the fe…
Abu Dhabi's AI Everything opens with 400 exhibitors alongside Global Food Week
AI Everything 2026 opened on 6 October at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi and runs to 7 October, with WAM reporting 400 exhibitors and 180 speakers, and Economy Middle East reporting more than 400 companies, 200-plus investors managing about $10…
Nikkei average recovers 70,000 level for first time in about three months
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose above 70,000 during trading on 5 October, the first time in about three months, as buying concentrated on semiconductor and AI-related shares. Nikkei reported the morning close at 70,037.61, up 1,728.15 points or…
Putin and Sobyanin open Moscow electric battery cluster with two gigafactories
President Vladimir Putin, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev took part in opening the Moscow electric battery cluster in the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone on Tuesday, ahead of Moscow Industry Day. Offi…
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
Spot gold falls about 1% below $4,120 an ounce, silver drops nearly 2%
Spot gold and silver prices fell on Oct 7, 2026, according to short market updates from three Chinese business outlets. CLS first reported spot gold down 0.93% at $4,124.89 an ounce and spot silver down 1.60% at $60.35 an ounce, figures Jie…
Euro falls to 17-month low as Spain and France political uncertainty rattles markets
The euro fell to its weakest level since May 2025, dropping below $1.12 against the dollar, as political and fiscal uncertainty in Spain and France weighed on the currency. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election for Nov…
SpaceX in talks to raise $40bn to buy Nvidia chips, reports say
SpaceX is negotiating to raise about $40 billion in debt to buy Nvidia chips and expand its AI computing infrastructure, according to Financial Times and Bloomberg reports cited by Russian outlets. About $10 billion would come as bank loans…
Russian presidential administration uses AI services, Oreshkin says
Maxim Oreshkin, deputy head of the Russian presidential administration, said the administration uses all available artificial intelligence services, including Gigachat, speaking at the plenary session of the Digital Solutions forum. He adde…
Altman says AI benefits justify risks as Florida criticism and OpenAI lawsuit surface
Sam Altman, head of OpenAI, says the benefits of artificial intelligence justify the risks and negative events that come with it, but he is not prepared to accept “truly catastrophic risks” including losing control of AI, according to RBC, …
KOSPI opens down 1.11% at 6,864.25; KOSDAQ falls 0.27%
South Korea’s KOSPI opened 77.14 points, or 1.11%, lower at 6,864.25 on 7 October, while the KOSDAQ opened down 2.47 points, or 0.27%, at 917.45. The benchmark index rebounded to 6,944.83 by 09:25 as individual investors bought, then fell b…
Turkey's Aselsan announces Astralink network of 198 low-orbit satellites
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya that Turkey is building Astralink, a low-orbit satellite constellation of 198 spacecraft, with the first launch planned within two years. Akyol said work be…