WORLD

Zelenskyy says early warning system for Russian missile attacks resumes following call with Rubio - AP News

2026-10-20T20:45:00.000Z

Associated Press

Zelenskyy says early warning system for Russian missile attacks resumes following call with Rubio AP News

Zelensky says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo

2026-10-20T20:01:04.000Z

BBC News

Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by Washington.

Zelensky says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo

Houthis attack besieged city in Yemen that UN says is at ‘grave risk’ - AP News

2026-10-20T20:44:00.000Z

Associated Press

Houthis attack besieged city in Yemen that UN says is at ‘grave risk’ AP News

Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge

2026-10-20T19:30:05.000Z

BBC News

The lawsuit argues the White House exceeded its authority in imposing the latest tariffs on the country and caused "immediate harm to American businesses".

Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge

Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive

2026-10-20T20:19:16.000Z

NPR

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.

Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive

The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists - AP News

2026-10-20T20:30:00.000Z

Associated Press

The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists AP News

Garbage piles up in Yemen's Taiz after Houthi forces encircle the city - Reuters

2026-10-20T19:13:32.000Z

Reuters

Garbage piles up in Yemen's Taiz after Houthi forces encircle the city Reuters

Italy's Meloni approves tougher anti-riot laws after Milan violence - Reuters

2026-10-20T18:31:41.000Z

Reuters

Italy's Meloni approves tougher anti-riot laws after Milan violence Reuters

Dow leads Wall Street higher, investors focus on healthcare stocks - Reuters

2026-10-20T20:01:09.000Z

Reuters

Dow leads Wall Street higher, investors focus on healthcare stocks Reuters

Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite Oslo optimism

2026-10-20T20:00:57.000Z

BBC News

The Ukrainian leader's hug with Steve Witkoff in the Norwegian capital is unlikely to dispel misgivings about US policy towards his country, writes Paul Adams.

Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite Oslo optimism

Vanessa Kerry is the new WHO envoy for health resilience. What's on her to-do list?

2026-10-20T16:27:01.000Z

NPR

A respected figure in the world of global health, Dr. Kerry takes on a new responsibility.

Vanessa Kerry is the new WHO envoy for health resilience. What's on her to-do list?

What if an AI bubble bursts — and that accelerates AI job losses?

2026-10-20T10:30:00.000Z

NPR

Research on past recessions suggests downturns can accelerate automation. That raises the specter of a double whammy for workers.

What if an AI bubble bursts — and that accelerates AI job losses?

WAR

Finland To Build A Million Landmines As Russian Threat Looms

2026-10-20T20:53:28.000Z

The War Zone

Helsinki is moving to restart domestic production of once-outlawed anti-personnel mines as Russia rebuilds its military posture along NATO’s northern flank.

Finland To Build A Million Landmines As Russian Threat Looms

Outside Source | Sudan army drone attacks kill more than 200 - BBC

2026-10-20T17:49:21.000Z

BBC Conflict

Outside Source | Sudan army drone attacks kill more than 200 BBC

Zelensky says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo - BBC

2026-10-20T20:01:04.000Z

BBC Conflict

Zelensky says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo BBC

Zelensky and US envoys holding Oslo talks as Rubio denies withholding intelligence - BBC

2026-10-20T16:11:56.000Z

BBC Conflict

Zelensky and US envoys holding Oslo talks as Rubio denies withholding intelligence BBC

The Yemen War, Saudi-Iran relations and Another Escalation in the Gulf

2026-10-16T17:18:20.000Z

International Crisis Group

The Yemen War, Saudi-Iran relations and Another Escalation in the Gulf hschaub Fri, 10/16/2026 - 19:18 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Podcast / Middle East…

US Army support for Golden Dome missile shield takes shape

2026-10-20T17:30:40.000Z

Defense News

Army air defense unit has been "earmarked" for support of the Golden Dome for America project, an Army official confirmed.

US Army support for Golden Dome missile shield takes shape

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer tapped as Barracks Task Force senior advisor

2026-10-20T19:32:18.000Z

Defense News

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer was selected as Secretary Hegseth's senior advisor and will visit military installations across the country.

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer tapped as Barracks Task Force senior advisor

Alaska’s HAARP Site Now Being Used To Test New Air Force Over-The-Horizon Radar Tech

2026-10-20T18:55:29.000Z

The War Zone

The pursuit of over-the-horizon radars to watch over the strategic High North could point to a new role for the HAARP site.

Alaska’s HAARP Site Now Being Used To Test New Air Force Over-The-Horizon Radar Tech

Ghost Shark Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles’ Payload Bay Seen For First Time

2026-10-20T16:53:07.000Z

The War Zone

Ghost Shark will deploy aerial drones, lay mines, and execute seabed resupply missions as part of Australia’s new undersea arsenal.

Ghost Shark Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles’ Payload Bay Seen For First Time

US Air Force F-22 pilot controls unmanned FQ-44 in flight

2026-10-20T17:00:21.000Z

Defense News

The fighter jet’s pilot served as an airborne “quarterback” and gave high-level directives to an Anduril-made Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

US Air Force F-22 pilot controls unmanned FQ-44 in flight

Satellite Images Show Extent of Trump Admin’s Tree-Felling at DC Golf Course

2026-10-15T10:33:36.000Z

Bellingcat

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Satellite imagery obtained by Bellingcat lays bare the extent of tree-felling at a Washington DC golf course that President Trump is reportedly seeking to transform into a…

Satellite Images Show Extent of Trump Admin’s Tree-Felling at DC Golf Course

Sean Jones

2026-10-19T15:51:28.000Z

International Crisis Group

Sean Jones eschelhaas Mon, 10/19/2026 - 17:51 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Sean Jones Corporate Relations Manager UK Latest Updates Op-Ed / Middle East &…

OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio

2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

OpenAI News

OpenAI is acquiring Orchestra Bio to bring AI-powered operations to life sciences R&D, helping biopharma teams accelerate drug development and advance new treatments.

Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations

2026-10-20T14:18:37.000Z

The Verge AI

Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year.

Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations

AI adoption by industry shows what other sectors can learn

2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z

MIT Technology Review AI

The current narrative around artificial intelligence in the workplace is largely driven by Silicon Valley. But treating the tech sector as an island misses the actual trends in technology adoption–tech is just the first industry in line.

AI adoption by industry shows what other sectors can learn

The new economics of enterprise AI

2026-10-20T15:20:25.000Z

MIT Technology Review AI

Imagine your company just discovered electricity. At first only a few machines run on it, and nobody worries about efficiency — consumption is low and the value is obvious.

A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

2026-10-20T09:00:00.000Z

MIT Technology Review AI

Generative AI models run on powerful chips known as GPUs, which depend on stacks of specialized memory chips packaged with the processor. To meet growing demand for memory, Samsung is building a massive new semiconductor manufacturing complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

NVIDIA Cosmos3-H-Dreams: Bringing Clinical Surgery to Life Through Generative Simulation

2026-10-20T18:17:47.000Z

Hugging Face Blog

NVIDIA Cosmos3-H-Dreams: Bringing Clinical Surgery to Life Through Generative Simulation

Franchisee reconciles cash in 94% less time with ChatGPT Work

2026-10-20T10:00:00.000Z

OpenAI News

An independent Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon franchisee cut menu repricing time by 95% and built a workflow that could free up $100K in cash flow.

FairStress: A deeper evaluation of fairness in LLM decision-making

2026-10-20T16:09:19.000Z

Hugging Face Blog

FairStress: A deeper evaluation of fairness in LLM decision-making

Meta pauses Muse sharing after researchers find AI chats on the web

2026-10-20T18:07:34.000Z

The Verge AI

Meta says it paused a Muse feature that lets you share conversations with the AI assistant after researchers found the URLs publicly available on the web, as reported by Ars Technica.

Meta pauses Muse sharing after researchers find AI chats on the web

Meet Drex Max: Nace AI’s Multimodal Decision Model for Computer-Use Agents with a Score 67.59

2026-10-20T00:03:38.000Z

MarkTechPost

Nace AI released Drex Max, a multimodal decision model that reads text and screenshots and returns calibrated probabilities. 59 on Decision Index 0.

Meet Drex Max: Nace AI’s Multimodal Decision Model for Computer-Use Agents with a Score 67.59

Accelerating the search for antimicrobial peptides with Google Antigravity

2026-10-15T16:08:03.000Z

DeepMind Blog

Accelerating the search for novel antimicrobial peptides using Google Antigravity for Science.

Accelerating the search for antimicrobial peptides with Google Antigravity

Google DeepMind and Singapore Government collaborate to build fine-tuned AI model for scam detection

2026-10-14T02:00:14.000Z

DeepMind Blog

Learn how Google DeepMind and GovTech Singapore uses lightweight on-device Gemma models to intercept conversational scams in private chats with zero cloud data egress.

Google DeepMind and Singapore Government collaborate to build fine-tuned AI model for scam detection

Open From Data Center to Desktop: NVIDIA Expands Nemotron Family With Highest Efficiency Super VL and Bolt Models

2026-10-15T15:00:24.000Z

NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA today released Nemotron 3. 5 Super VL, an open 120-billion-parameter model that delivers the fastest task completion and highest accuracy for specialized always-on agents.

Open From Data Center to Desktop: NVIDIA Expands Nemotron Family With Highest Efficiency Super VL and Bolt Models

Be There for the Beginning: Celebrate the Launch of NVIDIA RTX Spark

2026-10-15T17:00:23.000Z

NVIDIA AI Blog

A new beginning for Windows PCs starts tomorrow with the launch of NVIDIA RTX Spark — one PC built for creators, gamers and AI agents. All are invited to celebrate with NVIDIA and partners at launch events around the world.

Be There for the Beginning: Celebrate the Launch of NVIDIA RTX Spark

RTX Spark Ignites Global Celebration as New Windows PCs Arrive

2026-10-17T21:00:13.000Z

NVIDIA AI Blog

NVIDIA RTX Spark laptops are now available, bringing NVIDIA Blackwell RTX graphics, up to 128GB of unified memory and the full NVIDIA AI platform to slim, premium Windows PCs.

RTX Spark Ignites Global Celebration as New Windows PCs Arrive

Google Open-Sources TorchTPU, a Native PyTorch Backend for Cloud TPUs

2026-10-20T15:22:03.000Z

MarkTechPost

Google and Meta open-sourced TorchTPU, a native PyTorch backend for Cloud TPUs. It runs eager by default, compiles through torch.

TECHNOLOGY

Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy

2026-10-20T21:25:22.000Z

TechCrunch

Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO.

OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio⁠ to beef up its biotech business

2026-10-20T20:35:10.000Z

TechCrunch

OpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments and analyze results.

SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster for first time, Musk says

2026-10-20T21:02:53.000Z

The Verge

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company would attempt to catch Starship and its booster next month, with the goal of recovering the entire orbital launch system for the first time.

SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster for first time, Musk says

Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

2026-10-20T20:07:58.000Z

Ars Technica

Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.

Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars

2026-10-20T20:00:33.000Z

Ars Technica

It's probably time to audit your Gemini settings.

Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars

Netflix is telling investors not to worry, even though you’re watching less and less

2026-10-20T20:52:07.000Z

The Verge

Netflix is making monetization a top priority amid reports of falling viewing time. As part of its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, Netflix lists improvements to monetization as one of its main focuses going forward, alongside efforts to boost entertainment value and…

Netflix is telling investors not to worry, even though you’re watching less and less

JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service

2026-10-20T20:20:12.000Z

Ars Technica

A lifetime ad-free subscription is available.

JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service

Snap is paying Robert Downey Jr. to do the Iron Man thing

2026-10-20T20:32:09.000Z

The Verge

Snap has a new brand ambassador for its Specs AR glasses: Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. The company has brought on Downey as Specs' "Chief Customer Experience Officer" and has published several videos featuring Downey showcasing the capabilities of the new glasses, including…

Snap is paying Robert Downey Jr. to do the Iron Man thing

SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations

2026-10-20T20:40:41.000Z

TechCrunch

SpaceX hit profitably in the third-quarter, with net income of $4.

The Download: the claim shaking up AI and the internet’s agent problem

2026-10-20T12:10:00.000Z

MIT Technology Review

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. “We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world “I think I have good news about the nature of neural networks.

The Download: the claim shaking up AI and the internet’s agent problem

These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meat

2026-10-20T09:00:00.000Z

MIT Technology Review

In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to conduct a taste test.

These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meat

How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster

2026-10-20T10:00:00.000Z

MIT Technology Review

Andrew Haverdink, a tall grad student in a rain bib and rubber boots, wrenched a double-handed drill from the frozen soil that underlies much of Alaska’s Denali National Park and then unclipped the hollow barrel from the end of the bit.

How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster

BUSINESS

Google resolves cloud outage affecting UK banks and websites

2026-10-20T18:03:19.000Z

BBC Business

Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers.

Google resolves cloud outage affecting UK banks and websites

Russian Satellite Raises Space Warfare Fears

2026-10-20T20:01:03.000Z

Bloomberg Markets

Clayton Swope, deputy director of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, said that we shouldn't look at movement in Space as separate from what countries do on on earth, after a Russian satellite approached an American satellite used by Ukraine.

Audit regulator looking into Manchester City accounting

2026-10-20T20:56:53.000Z

BBC Business

No formal investigation has started, but the regulator is making inquiries into the case.

Audit regulator looking into Manchester City accounting

AI-powered personal assistants could reshape the digital economy

2026-10-20T19:55:23.000Z

The Economist Business

But they will first have to prove they are safe for users and helpful for businesses

United Airlines Misses Estimates, Squeezed by Soaring Fuel Costs

2026-10-20T20:01:49.000Z

Bloomberg Markets

United Airlines Holdings Inc. forecast weaker-than-expected earnings for the final three months of the year, underscoring how soaring jet fuel prices are eating into airline profits despite resilient demand for air travel.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuit

2026-10-20T19:42:32.000Z

BBC Business

A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuit

Boeing wins FAA approval for 737 Max 10 after years of delays as Duffy says certification process should be faster

2026-10-20T20:59:32.000Z

CNBC Business

The 737 Max 10, the largest model in the family, was set to start flying in 2020, but increased scrutiny and other safety issues delayed its certification.

Brazil Readies China Bond Debut for as Soon as Next Week

2026-10-20T16:57:12.000Z

Bloomberg Markets

Brazil is readying its debut panda-bond sale, which could take place as early as next week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Netflix posts third-quarter earnings beat, but shares fall on advertising and revenue guidance

2026-10-20T20:30:51.000Z

CNBC Business

Wall Street and investors will be looking for Netflix to provide additional details about the company's strategy following recent organizational changes

The AI industry’s gigantic debts are making investors nervous

2026-10-18T20:19:28.000Z

The Economist Business

Who will be left to pick up the bill in the event of a crash?

Bartleby newsletter: Boomers, babies and bots

2026-10-19T14:26:12.000Z

The Economist Business

Andrew Palmer, our Bartleby columnist, rounds up three research papers that caught his eye

The world’s finance chiefs see new risks — and less China angst

2026-10-20T05:27:53.000Z

CNBC Finance

Debt, AI and Ukraine dominated the conversation at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, while China, the focus in 2018, slipped into the background.

United Airlines slashes 2026 profit outlook on fuel prices, but travelers keep booking despite higher fares

2026-10-20T20:23:58.000Z

CNBC Business

United Airlines cut its profit outlook for the year as fuel prices continued to climb.

HSBC CEO warns the AI boom won’t make every data center a good bet

2026-10-20T10:39:17.000Z

CNBC Finance

Data center campuses house the servers that power AI and cloud computing.

SCIENCE

NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module

2026-10-20T18:11:33.000Z

NASA

Destined for Mars and beyond, NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom will be humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft to travel outside Earth’s orbit.

NASA Experimental Mars Helicopter Blade Designs Target Longer Flights

2026-10-20T16:02:35.000Z

NASA

NASA researchers are developing the future of flight on Mars, laying the groundwork for helicopters with the ability to fly higher and farther while conducting science on the Red Planet.

NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland

2026-10-20T20:21:36.000Z

NASA

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Oct. 15, 2026, and has been updated to correct the location of the flights.

NASA Provides Progress Update on Moon Base Rovers

2026-10-20T15:00:10.000Z

NASA

As NASA works to build the Moon Base, crewed and robotic lunar rovers will play a crucial role during early development through technology demonstrations, astronaut transport, terrain mapping, scientific investigations, and resource prospecting.

Nobel-prizewinning breakthroughs can emerge from neglected organisms

2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Nature

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03351-1 Nobel-prizewinning breakthroughs can emerge from neglected organisms

Is it ‘moon-stroke’, or a chill?

2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Nature

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02975-7 An explanation for the injurious effect of sleeping in the moonlight, and a proponent of all-electronic televisions, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Bundle water safeguards into critical-mineral licences

2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Nature

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03353-z Bundle water safeguards into critical-mineral licences

Conservation planning should follow animal clocks

2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Nature

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03354-y Conservation planning should follow animal clocks

Scientists finally uncover why statins can cause muscle pain

2026-10-20T13:00:56.000Z

ScienceDaily

Scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why statins, the widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs that help prevent heart attacks and strokes, can sometimes cause muscle pain, weakness, and even severe muscle damage.

Scientists finally uncover why statins can cause muscle pain

Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains

2026-10-20T12:49:51.000Z

ScienceDaily

A new study reveals that improved hurricane forecast graphics may help people identify threatened areas without making them more likely to recognize the danger or take protective action.

Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains

Astronomers uncover new secrets of the Universe’s first five minutes

2026-10-20T12:34:15.000Z

ScienceDaily

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding the Universe’s earliest moments, measuring the amount of helium formed in the first five minutes after the Big Bang with unprecedented precision.

Astronomers uncover new secrets of the Universe’s first five minutes

Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic “squid” unlike anything ever seen

2026-10-20T12:20:44.000Z

ScienceDaily

Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago.

Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic “squid” unlike anything ever seen

CRYPTO

Wallet Linked to Drift Exploit Sends $61 Million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash

2026-10-20T20:46:04.000Z

Decrypt

The North Korea-linked attacker behind April's $295 million Drift heist pushed 25,700 ETH through the mixer in two hours, and still controls roughly $198 million more.

Wallet Linked to Drift Exploit Sends $61 Million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash

JPMorgan Puts a Number on Bitcoin for the First Time: 10% a Year, With a Big Caveat

2026-10-20T21:16:04.000Z

Decrypt

Morgan Asset Management’s 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions project a 10% annual return for Bitcoin over 10 to 15 years, though the firm isn’t adding it to its main portfolio models.

JPMorgan Puts a Number on Bitcoin for the First Time: 10% a Year, With a Big Caveat

Utah AG sues Kalshi, pursues profits from prediction market company

2026-10-20T21:19:15.000Z

Cointelegraph

Derek Brown likened the prediction market company to a “public nuisance“ that was “causing a significant and substantial ongoing harm“ to state residents.

Utah AG sues Kalshi, pursues profits from prediction market company

U.S. CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic finance

2026-10-20T21:12:21.000Z

CoinDesk

A Commodity Futures Trading Commission task force is scheduled for October 28 to talk about how the latest "super intelligence" technology may impact markets.

U.S. CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic finance

Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs Join Growing List of Companies Objecting to Tokenized Stocks

2026-10-20T20:16:04.000Z

Decrypt

Sixteen companies have now objected to having their shares traded on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, up from nine just four days earlier, according to an updated public notice.

Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs Join Growing List of Companies Objecting to Tokenized Stocks

Bitwise, Hyperliquid seek SEC rule changes for token trading, airdrops

2026-10-20T20:38:00.000Z

Cointelegraph

The firms are seeking clearer guidance on the classification of crypto assets and secondary-market trading as the SEC’s public comment period comes to a close.

Bitwise, Hyperliquid seek SEC rule changes for token trading, airdrops

Swiss Regulator Approves First Retail Fund That Holds Bitcoin Directly

2026-10-20T19:31:04.000Z

Decrypt

FINMA waived the diversification rules for the fund but leaned hard on custody and investor-protection safeguards.

Swiss Regulator Approves First Retail Fund That Holds Bitcoin Directly

The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin's corporate governance gap

2026-10-20T17:02:31.000Z

CoinDesk

Corporate adoption of bitcoin will stall as long as companies can't show who controls the money, who approves its movement, or whether it's still there, argues Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma.

The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin's corporate governance gap

OKX-ICE co-chair Andrew Cuomo calls corporate objections a ‘natural response’ to tokenized stock plans

2026-10-20T18:26:29.000Z

CoinDesk

The former NY governor, who co-chairs the joint venture between the crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, said companies were expected to take a wait-and-see approach.

OKX-ICE co-chair Andrew Cuomo calls corporate objections a ‘natural response’ to tokenized stock plans

Crypto’s 2026 shutdown wave claims 82 projects. What went wrong?

2026-10-20T19:59:39.000Z

Cointelegraph

Crypto projects are struggling to survive as falling revenues, depleted funding and security breaches force closures across DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and gaming.

Crypto’s 2026 shutdown wave claims 82 projects. What went wrong?

Here’s what happened in crypto today

2026-10-20T19:17:40.000Z

Cointelegraph

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crash

2026-10-20T14:28:39.000Z

CoinDesk

BlackRock's proposed fund follows similar products from Calamos that helped investors avoid steep losses during bitcoin's selloff.

BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crash

CULTURE

Roseanne Barr ‘Met a Lot of Resistance Casting Black Actors’ for New Show

2026-10-20T21:25:53.000Z

Rolling Stone

"A lot of people said no, they wouldn't [work with me]. 'How could any Black person work with me?

Next-gen Xbox Could Cost Up to $1,800, New Report Says

2026-10-20T21:00:04.000Z

Polygon

Project Helix, the next-generation Xbox coming in 2028, costs between $1200 and $1800, according to a new report.

How to Watch NBA Games Online During the 2026-27 Season

2026-10-20T20:50:05.000Z

Rolling Stone

The NBA is back — here’s where to stream every game without cable

Patrick Droney Is in Pursuit of the Present

2026-10-20T20:35:25.000Z

Rolling Stone

The singer maps out his excellent new album, Made You Look , which features the standout Kelsea Ballerini duet, "Math of Us"

Greta Gerwig Reportedly Clashed With Netflix Film Boss Over Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew

2026-10-20T20:51:21.000Z

IGN

Barbie writer-director Greta Gerwig reportedly had a bitter falling out with Netflix’s then-head of film, Dan Lin, over her upcoming movie, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.

Greta Gerwig Reportedly Clashed With Netflix Film Boss Over Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew

‘The Beatles Story’ Exhibit Is Getting a Bigger and Better Showcase in Liverpool

2026-10-20T20:07:17.000Z

Rolling Stone

The long-running exhibit will move to a more expansive venue spanning 100,000 square feet in 2028

Fallout 4: FEVer Dreams Gets Official Surprise Release

2026-10-20T19:16:02.000Z

Polygon

The trippy new RPG adventure is presented by Bethesda, and a good way to pass the time before Fallout 5 or Obsidian Entertainment's projects release.

Fallout 4: FEVer Dreams Gets Official Surprise Release

A New DC Green Lantern Has Officially Been Unveiled

2026-10-20T19:03:36.000Z

Polygon

DC Comics has announced Green Lantern: Doomed Cosmos, a new Elseworlds series where the Lanterns look a lot like Warhammer 40K space marines.

A New DC Green Lantern Has Officially Been Unveiled

Police Confirm Nearly $1 Million Worth of Trading Cards Stolen in PSA FedEx Truck Heist

2026-10-20T20:20:02.000Z

IGN

Police in Santa Ana, California estimate that more than $963,000 in collectible trading cards was stolen from a FedEx truck outside of PSA’s Santa Ana headquarters.

Police Confirm Nearly $1 Million Worth of Trading Cards Stolen in PSA FedEx Truck Heist

Fight Night, EA's Beloved but Long-Dormant Boxing Sim Franchise, Is Coming Back

2026-10-20T20:17:37.000Z

IGN

Electronic Arts created social media accounts for its long-dormant boxing sim franchise Fight Night and the first post was exactly what fans wanted to hear: Fight Night is coming back.