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Monday, October 19, 2026

Top news

  • France's President Macron vowed to hold accountable those who "sought to bring down the Republic" as at least 1,800 people were arrested over rioting during nationwide protests against rising living costs.
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he believes the US government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the Starshield satellite communications service.
  • Four Canadian service members were killed and dozens injured in a fire at an Alberta military base, described by Prime Minister Mark Carney as one of Canada's worst peacetime military tragedies on domestic soil.

World

  • France faces riots and looting during nationwide protests over rising living costs and poor school conditions, with at least 1,800 arrested.
  • Nearly 2,400 people were arrested and at least 1,000 police and gendarmes injured in the French unrest.
  • A stampede at a Kolkata Durga Puja celebration killed 19 people, and West Bengal announced 25 lakh rupees compensation for each victim's family.

Business

  • Copart completed its acquisition of ACV Auctions, a deal announced after ACV's listing on NYSE.
  • Nasdaq dropped over 2% Friday as renewed selling pressured AI and chip sector stocks.
  • Schwab and JPMorgan confirmed they are blocking unauthorized AI agent attempts to move customer money, with Schwab blocking tens to twenties of weekly incursions.

Technology

  • ASML reported record quarterly revenue of €11.7 billion and net profit of nearly €5 billion, up 55 percent year-over-year, driven by AI chipmaking demand.
  • The U.S. Department of Energy advanced $4.4 billion in loans to restart three nuclear plants for AI data center power, with Microsoft contracted for one and Google collaborating on another.
  • Apple reports extraordinary demand for iPhone Duo after delivery delays.

Science

  • A study of nearly 90,000 adults found that people consuming the most of a little-known sugar found in red meat had a 63% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
  • Researchers discovered that low doses of psilocybin significantly reduced aggressive attacks in mangrove rivulus fish, and astronomers uncovered evidence of two supermassive black holes spiraling toward collision at galaxy Mrk 501's center.
  • Google demonstrated "magic state cultivation" on its Willow quantum processor, achieving a 40-fold error reduction and record 99.99% logical fidelity for quantum computing.

Economy

  • Annual inflation accelerated to 3.7% in September, with consumer prices rising 0.6% month-on-month according to October 14 data.
  • The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.
  • Financial markets increased their expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike at the October 27-28 meeting, with interest rate futures pricing in roughly even odds.

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