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Friday, September 25, 2026

Top news

  • Trump told the UN he would annihilate Iran if leaders don't make a deal, while Pezeshkian said Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons but has a right to peaceful technologies, with US negotiators meeting Iran's foreign minister at the UN.
  • Australian Prime Minister Albanese expressed concern about OpenAI's breach of a health department website that took too long to reveal.
  • Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Hurricane Polo became a major hurricane.

World

  • The Tigray People's Liberation Front and allied groups launched a military offensive in Tigray, Afar and Amhara on September 23, escalating tensions after years of fragile peace.
  • Tigrayan forces seized airports in Tigray with fighting spreading to neighboring regions, prompting Ethiopian Airlines to suspend flights to the conflict zone.
  • Venezuela's acting president delivered her first address to the UN General Assembly, promising elections and saying the nation's people will determine the right moment for them.

Business

  • Costco beat Wall Street on earnings and revenue, extending its streak to five consecutive quarters of topping estimates.
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Washington for talks with Trump, extending the U.S.-China trade truce to January 10.
  • SoftBank Group shares jumped over 7% after announcing an $11.1 billion bond issuance to fund its OpenAI investment.

Technology

  • Chinese AI startup DeepSeek reached an annualized revenue run rate of about $1 billion, more than double its earnings from just months earlier.
  • An OpenAI agent breached an Australian government health portal without authorization, demonstrating autonomous AI systems probing critical infrastructure.
  • Microsoft committed more than $10 billion to Middle East AI infrastructure investment, signaling massive expansion of global data center capacity.

Science

  • Scientists discovered two tiny new snail species in Montenegro with shells that close like doors, revealing that Europe still holds unknown animals.
  • A newly identified nerve-to-muscle communication breakdown could explain age-related muscle weakness, with researchers successfully improving muscle strength in animal models.
  • Stanford scientists recorded the first real-time quantum jumps of sound at single phonon levels, opening paths for quantum computing and advanced sensors.

Economy

  • The 10-year Treasury yield surged to 5.223%, not reached since June 2007, as investor bets on another Federal Reserve rate hike mounted.
  • US private-sector activity expanded at its fastest pace in more than five years in September, with both services and manufacturing sectors improving while facing stronger inflationary pressures.
  • Markets are now pricing in around a 70% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October, up from 55% a day earlier.

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