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BusinessOct 9Energy executives confident that new oil pipeline will get builtWatch: Pipeline construction will show whether the oil industry's optimism becomes more than numbers in a surveyfinancialpost · canada
BusinessOct 9Aura Minerals surges 11% after Q3 production hits recordAura Minerals' stock surged by 11% following its announcement of record-breaking Q3 production. This highlights positive financial performance for the company.Seeking Alpha Tech
BusinessOct 9Telecom tower REIT stocks jump after SpaceX-Grain Management spectrum dealTelecom tower REIT stocks experienced a jump following a spectrum deal between SpaceX and Grain Management. This indicates a positive market reaction to the business transaction.Seeking Alpha Tech
BusinessOct 9Ambarella gains on report Qualcomm may be interested in takeoverAmbarella's stock gained following reports of potential takeover interest from Qualcomm. This reflects market speculation and activity related to mergers and acquisitions.Seeking Alpha Tech
PoliticsOct 9UN considers U.S. sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'The UN human rights representative called the U.S. sanctions against the international court 'unacceptable.' He urged state parties to the Rome Statute to take urgent action to protect the functioning of the judicial body.Clarín
PoliticsOct 9Algeria-Spain relations tested by the Ayoub Aissiou affairMalgré le soutien de Madrid à la demande algérienne, la justice espagnole a refusé l’extradition de l’homme d’affaires, enrichi sous la présidence Bouteflika. Une décision qui pourrait peser sur les relations entre les deux pays.Jeune Afrique
CyberOct 9P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote CommandsThe Hacker News
BusinessOct 9EXCLUSIVE: US Treasury's Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok - ReutersEXCLUSIVE: US Treasury's Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok ReutersReuters World
CyberOct 9Security Threats Don't Stop at the Office: Why Executives' Families Need Training TooThose closest to executives must match their security postures because the weakest link in a family can become the entry point for attacks.Dark Reading
Sci & TechOct 9OpenAI defends firing AI safety researchers over "breach of trust"OpenAI responded to researchers' claims that their dismissal will make safety workers fearful to raise concerns.CBS News
CyberOct 9How Iranian Operatives Used AI To Publish Fake Stories In US MediaRFE/RL
Sci & TechOct 9AI Finds a New Enzyme System in a Virus“Many discoveries that have revolutionized biology and medicine started with a scientist noticing something odd in the staggering diversity of molecular machines found in nature. Restriction enzymes, proteins that cut DNA at specific short sequences, were found in bacterial immune systems, where they destroy the DNA of invading viruses. Researchers realized they could use these […] The post AI Finds a New Enzyme System in a Virus appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
WorldOct 9Finding the car with the wipers up: what it means and why it's essential to know how to actSeeing a parked vehicle with its wipers raised can have very different explanations.Clarín
PoliticsOct 9EU calls US sanctions on International Criminal Court 'regrettable'The ICC was established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might otherwise go unpunished.EuroNews [en]
Sci & TechOct 9Autonomous Trains Could Make Short Hauls Pay“The railroad industry was one of the first to disrupt how the world worked with technology, but lately, innovation in freight railroading has amounted to little more than longer and longer trains. That has led many railroads to abandon shorter routes, ceding a chunk of the $1 trillion surface freight market to trucking companies. But […] The post Autonomous Trains Could Make Short Hauls Pay appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
CyberOct 9Google’s SynthID Detector Goes Global in English“As AI tools become better and easier to use, having clear context about the content you encounter online helps you make informed decisions about what to trust. Since launching Google SynthID in 2023, we've helped people identify AI-generated media using imperceptible watermarks across images, video, and audio. To date, we've watermarked over 180 billion images […] The post Google’s SynthID Detector Goes Global in English appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
PoliticsOct 9US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judgeThe court rejected the US sanctions as an attack on international law and warned in a statement that 'history will judge this moment.'Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 9Strong reaction from Trump after Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize: launches sanctions against the International Criminal Court where the jurist was a member to defund itThis was announced this Friday by U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. It happened hours after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the South African judge and human rights defender.Clarín
Sci & TechOct 9Glaukos' iDose TR meets primary goal in phase 4 trialGlaukos' iDose TR met its primary goal in a phase 4 trial. This indicates a routine positive development in medical research and pharmaceutical testing.Seeking Alpha Tech
BusinessOct 9Price of diesel down, gasoline up for 2nd weekDIESEL prices are likely to drop, while gasoline is expected to spike next week, due mostly to the G7’s planned diesel reserve release and China’s fuel export suspension, local oil industry sources said on Friday. They said diesel prices will roll back by P1.80 to P2 per liter, while gasoline prices will increase by about P2.00 and P2.20 per liter. These estimates are based on the four-day Mean of Platts Singapore, the pricing basis for refined goods in Southeast Asia. This will be the second consecutive week of a diesel price rollback, while gasoline prices increased. “Diesel prices are estimated to roll back next week due to the market focusing on the announcement that G7 is planning to release 100 million barrels of reserves,” DOE director Rino Abad said in an online message. He said gasoline prices are expected to remain elevated, primarily due to continued strong demand on top of limited global supply. Meanwhile, a local oil industry source also cited the same reasons for the diesel price drop next week — the G7 announcement — but gasoline prices are expected to go up because of firm regional demand amid low inventories and continuing supply tightness due to regional refinery shutdowns and China’s export ban. But the source noted that despite oil prices being relatively weaker this week because of the G7 reserve releases and recovering Middle Eastern oil supply, continued tanker attacks and further escalation in the region have heightened supply concerns again and could make prices volatile in the coming days. “Furthermore, the shutting down of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico due to an approaching hurricane could also push prices further upwards in the coming days as well,” the source continued. Recently, the G7 announced that 100 million barrels of oil and diesel will be released to ease supply concerns that have driven prices to skyrocket. It includes a “substantial release” of diesel within 20 days, with talks of possible “additional diesel” releases if needed. This week, based on available price adjustment bulletins, diesel prices declined by up to P1.30 per liter, while gasoline prices jumped by up to P1.93 per liter.manilatimes · philippines
Sci & TechOct 9Bean Genetics Research Offers New Tools for Plant BreedingNew research into bean genetics is providing advanced tools that can be utilized for plant breeding efforts. This development could lead to improvements in agricultural practices.seedtoday · united states of america
Sci & TechOct 9Powerful new mini-PC launches with 128 GB RAM, dual 10 GbE and Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495iBuyPower has launched a high-end mini-PC featuring 128 GB of RAM. Also equipped with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 processor, the iBuyPower Pro AMD AI Halo Mini PC packs dual USB4, dual 10 GbE Ethernet and three M.2 slots into a housing that measures 200 x 198 x 70 mm.notebookcheck · united states of america
BusinessOct 9Is governance a brake or a catalyst?A WELL-DESIGNED regulatory framework is often described as a “brake” on innovation. Too many rules slow companies down, too much compliance burdens entrepreneurs, and too much uncertainty chases away investment. But that framing is incomplete. In the digital era, artificial intelligence (AI), data flows, online marketplaces and cybersecurity risks evolve at the speed of software releases. Here, governance must also be seen as a catalyst. It can create the conditions under which innovation becomes safer, faster and more widely shared. When regulation clarifies rights and responsibilities, levels the playing field and establishes trust, innovators can build on something stronger than their own risk models. Public trust, in turn, enlarges adoption; adoption enlarges markets; markets attract more innovation. In that sense, regulatory frameworks are not merely constraints — they are infrastructure for digital economies. To make governance both a brake and a catalyst, regulators must master three skills. They must set clear baselines without freezing experimentation, build compliance pathways that are practical for companies of different sizes and enforce rules consistently enough that the marketplace believes they apply to everyone. This is why “good regulation” cannot be only a legal text. It must also include standards, guidance, supervisory capacity and dispute resolution mechanisms. Otherwise, the rules remain aspirational — ineffective as protection and harmful as uncertainty. A regulatory framework promotes innovation when it reduces information asymmetry. Platforms often move faster than consumers, and consumers often cannot evaluate risks, especially in AI-driven systems where decisions are opaque. Regulations that demand transparency, independent audits for high-risk AI use, and clear consumer recourse systems give both innovators and users a shared understanding of how the digital market works. That shared understanding converts vague risk where investment can thrive. At the same time, regulation strengthens trust by tackling the three trust deficits that repeatedly stall digital adoption: privacy insecurity, fraud and manipulation, and unequal power. Data protection laws, security standards and anti-fraud enforcement build confidence that digital services won’t exploit users. Rules for platform conduct include fair ranking practices, complaint handling and accountability for content harms. They signal that public interests matter, not only engagement metrics. These ideas connect to the “digital majority” thesis. If digital technology reaches and empowers most people, then the legitimacy of the rules becomes essential. A digital majority cannot be governed by architecture alone. It also requires democratic accountability: regulations that reflect public values, not only corporate incentives. The emerging powers that increasingly design digital ecosystems — across Asia, Africa and Latin America — must therefore craft governance that supports innovation while guarding inclusion. Asia: ‘Sandboxing’ and data governance In Asia, a recurring regulatory strategy for balancing innovation and trust is the use of regulatory sandboxes and phased compliance. Sandboxes let companies test products with temporary flexibility while regulators learn. That learning loop is the “catalyst” part: It turns enforcement into adaptation rather than surprise crackdowns later. For instance, the Singapore approach — often referenced in fintech and digital service governance — has long used a risk-based framework that encourages experimentation while requiring safeguards around consumer protection, cybersecurity and compliance reporting. The result is not “no regulation,” but a structure where innovators know the boundaries early. In South Korea, trust-building for digital markets is often tied to strong consumer protections and enforcement coordination across sectors. Meanwhile, Japan has frequently served as a regional reference point for institutionalizing governance practices relevant to digital technologies, combining regulatory clarity with emphasis on responsible media and public communication. Another major Asian theme is data governance. When data protection laws and cross-border transfer rules are comprehensible and predictable, firms can invest in compliance rather than fear sudden enforcement. Frameworks that specify roles help companies design systems correctly from the start. In emerging economies, this clarity is particularly valuable: It allows smaller startups to compete because rules are not applied arbitrarily. Africa’s digital transformation — especially through mobile money, e-commerce and fintech — has shown how trust can become a competitive advantage. Where financial inclusion depends on digital systems, regulation becomes a direct driver of adoption. Take mobile money. In many African markets, the speed of growth outpaced early rules. Later regulatory frameworks focused on licensing, interoperability, agent conduct, consumer protection and dispute resolution. When regulators required safeguards, they reduced the uncertainty that prevented mainstream users from trusting digital payments. A concrete example is Kenya’s mobile money ecosystem. The country’s regulatory evolution demonstrated that payment innovation can scale rapidly when supervision and rules are tailored to real-world usage. Requirements around agent settlement practices, risk management and customer protections transformed mobile money from an experimental service into trusted infrastructure. That trust broadened the market — female users, rural users, small merchants and informal-sector workers included. This created a demand for additional fintech innovation such as credit scoring, savings products and digital merchant payments. In Nigeria, the evolution of digital finance regulation illustrates another balance: promoting innovation while managing systemic risks. Financial regulators have periodically tightened and clarified licensing and compliance requirements to reduce fraud and increase system resilience. While such tightening can feel like a “brake” to startups, clearer licensing criteria and compliance guidance often become a “catalyst” over time by attracting more sustainable investment and reducing risk for legitimate players. Latin America offers strong lessons on governance for digital trust in environments where inequality, misinformation risk and fraud are significant. Here, regulation often must protect consumers not only from product risks but also from market manipulation. One area where trust and innovation collide is platform power. When a few platforms dominate distribution, market entry becomes harder. Regulatory frameworks that encourage competition can stimulate innovation by lowering “access barriers.” Another lesson concerns consumer protection and data privacy. When users fear that personal data will be mishandled — or that digital services will not respond to complaints — adoption slows. Latin American regulators have increasingly focused on data protection implementation and enforcement to build consumer confidence. Where privacy rights are enforceable and institutions are capable, innovators can differentiate through trust rather than through opaque data practices. Regulation also plays a vital role in managing misinformation and harmful online content. Yet here the “brake vs catalyst” balance is delicate: Heavy-handed approaches that undermine free expression can chill legitimate innovation in media, civic tech and journalism. The best models aim for procedural fairness, include clear standards for removal or restriction, transparency reports, avenues for appeal and platform obligations. They should be measurable rather than arbitrary. A digital majority implies that digital systems are no longer peripheral; they are civic infrastructure. In that context, regulation is not an obstacle to progress — it becomes the condition for sustainable progress. When governance aligns innovation incentives with public values, it transforms trust into a multiplier. It reduces fraud, improves reliability, strengthens consumer rights and increases adoption. With more users and a more trusted environment, innovation accelerates and becomes more inclusive. Danton Remoto is writing a book on the digital majority. His literary books are being sold at Fully Booked, National Bookstore, Shopee, Lazada and Central Books website; Kinokuniya in Asia; and Amazon globally.manilatimes · philippines
PoliticsOct 9US imposes sanctions on International Criminal CourtSeveral member states of the international tribunal, including the UK, say they "strongly disagree" with the sanctions.BBC World
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