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273 storiesAmazon’s October Prime Day runs October 6-8 as retailers cut prices early
Amazon’s October Prime Day, also called Prime Big Deal Days, runs from October 6 at 3AM ET through 3AM ET on October 8, with discounts already live, according to The Verge, NBC News and Wired. Wired listed Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at $190 ($…
Apple and LG co-develop smart home devices including doorbell, lock and thermostat
Bloomberg reports that Apple and LG have co-developed a line of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera. The products are expected to carry…
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…
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…
Japan farm ministry orders Fukui seafood firm over mislabeled Echizen crab gifts
Japan's agriculture ministry issued a measures order on Oct 6 against Fukumaru Foods, a seafood processor in Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture, for labeling products as Echizen crab while using mizugani, a crab not counted as Echizen crab. The…
Students protest across France over school resources as unions join
Students demonstrated in cities across France on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, demanding more resources and better conditions in schools, according to the Associated Press, with marches in Rennes, Paris and Bordeaux. The New York Times reported th…
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…
Musk says his companies will build and run Terafab chip plant, rules out TSMC role
Elon Musk said on Oct. 7 that his companies will independently build and operate the Terafab chip manufacturing project in Texas, ruling out an operational role for TSMC. He said TSMC could lease part of the planned site or capacity if inte…
French student protests widen; 15-year-old loses hand as injuries mount
Student protests over poor conditions in French schools have spread nationwide, and a 15-year-old boy lost a hand during demonstrations in Lens in northern France. The Pas-de-Calais prefect called it a very serious incident and said the stu…
Kumamoto University, AIST sign comprehensive semiconductor cooperation agreement
Kumamoto University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in the semiconductor field on Oct. 7. The deal covers joint research, technical support for reg…
Cornell trustees tap Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees announced Tuesday that Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints, including the alleged 2024 assault of a forme…
Largest Anti-Accident Exercises in Nuclear Industry Begin at Beloyarsk NPP
Comprehensive anti-accident exercises KPU-2026 began on October 6 at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant in Sverdlovsk region, according to RBC. TASS reported the drills are the largest in the nuclear industry and involve more than 1,000 peop…
Panasonic plans to start making humanoid robots for factories and warehouses by 2029
Panasonic Holdings plans to begin producing humanoid robots by 2029, for use on production lines and in warehouses, the company’s AI director Akira Sakakibara said in an interview with Nikkei. Work is already under way at the company’s AI &…
French teen loses hand in school protest clash; over 5,000 detained
A 15-year-old male student lost a hand in a serious injury during a clash with security forces in the northern French city of Reims on Oct. 5, as high-school students continue blockading schools in protests across France. A police crowd-con…
Vitol CEO says Western countries have exhausted available oil stocks
Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that Western countries have exhausted the oil stocks available to them. He said the oil products market remains very de…
Amazon's October Prime Day runs October 6-7 as outlets round up deals
Amazon's October Prime Day sale, also called Prime Big Deal Days, is running from October 6 through October 7, 2026. NBC News, The Verge and CNN published roundups of discounted products at price points under $50, under $25 and on seasonal …
China holiday consumption: long trips boom, trade-in subsidies lift store sales
China's National Day holiday brought a surge in long-distance travel, small-city tourism and immersive cultural experiences, according to Xinhua's market roundup published by China News Service. Trade-in subsidy programmes also boosted stor…
Dubai KHDA forms parents and educators councils, approves new students council
Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has set up the first Dubai Parents Council, with 15 parents of private-school students, and the first Dubai Educators Council, with 15 teachers and education professionals. It also ap…
Kazakhstan parliament ratifies protocol extending oil supply agreement with Russia to 2028
Kazakhstan's parliament ratified a protocol renewing the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on supplies of oil and oil products, extending it to 1 January 2028. The agreement, ratified by Kazakhstan in 2013, expired on 1 January 2024; …
Kazakhstan plans full fuel self-sufficiency by 2030, exports to Central Asia
Kazakhstan expects to cover its entire domestic market for petroleum products and to start exporting finished fuels to Central Asian countries by 2030, Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said at a kurultai session. He said three large refin…