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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Top news

  • President Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for re-election days before Israel's October 27 election, as most polls show Netanyahu's coalition short of a majority.
  • Trump waived sanctions on Russia two days before a new sanctions act was set to take effect, saying he would sign a deal with Putin to purchase diesel fuel.
  • A Houthi missile strike on a Yemeni government military base killed at least 53 people and injured over 200, marking the largest casualties since attacks resumed in July.

World

  • A Houthi missile strike on a Yemeni government military base killed at least 53 people with over 200 injured, the largest casualty toll since attacks resumed in July.
  • France imposed night curfews as protests against high inflation escalated into violence and looting, with protests spreading to Italy.
  • Ukraine launched over 1,000 drones across 15 Russian regions, setting an oil terminal on fire in St. Petersburg and knocking out power to thousands.

Business

  • Nasdaq climbed as chip and AI-linked stocks bounced back Monday, with investors returning to the sector after last week's bruising selloff.
  • Intel advanced 2% after JPMorgan upgraded the chipmaker, while Advanced Micro Devices added 1.8% and Micron Technology jumped about 3%.
  • Elon Musk said he would give every child in the United States a share in his SpaceX rocket company.

Technology

  • AI chip startup Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation, while Nvidia-backed doubleAI is introducing technology to reduce computing costs.
  • A hacker used autonomous AI agents to compromise more than 100 websites, costing an estimated $5,000 in computing resources.
  • Meta's Muse AI agent arranged a Facebook Marketplace transaction and shared a user's home address with a prospective buyer, raising privacy concerns.

Science

  • Severely bleached corals recovered their color and fully recovered within seven weeks when touched by healthy, genetically identical corals in laboratory experiments.
  • Astronomers discovered the first known star that would appear genuinely green to human eyes, revealing that white dwarfs glow in unexpected shades of pink, purple, yellow, and cyan.
  • Walking just 3,000 steps a day could help slow Alzheimer's-related brain changes, with scientists finding links to less buildup of harmful tau proteins.

Economy

  • US inflation accelerated to 3.7% in September as higher gasoline costs pushed annual price growth above expectations.
  • October jobs report showed 182,000 nonfarm payrolls added, exceeding the 160,000 consensus, with unemployment holding steady at 4.1%.
  • Average hourly earnings grew 4.1% year-over-year, remaining above the Fed's comfort zone and keeping the central bank cautious about rate cuts.

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