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Scientists Find Smallest-Ever Archaeal Genome in Ocean Plankton
Researchers have identified a marine microbe with just 238,034 base pairs of DNA — the smallest archaeal genome ever recorded, published in Current Biology.
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Cloud Sales Are Making AI Revenue Harder to Compare
On October 9, 2026, conflicting reports put OpenAI’s annualised revenue near $50 billion by one measure and on course for $70 billion by the…
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TSMC Posts Record Third-Quarter Revenue on AI Chip Demand
On October 9, 2026, TSMC reported record third-quarter revenue of T$1.49 trillion — about $46.7 billion, up 50 percent from a year earlier —…
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Samsung Profit Surges but Shares Slip as AI Spending Questions Grow
On October 9, 2026, Samsung Electronics reported a 783 percent jump in third-quarter operating profit to 107.4 trillion won — and its shares promptly…
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Asian Stocks Open Lower After AI Sell-Off on Wall Street
On October 9, 2026, Asian equities opened lower after a sell-off on Wall Street driven by fresh doubts over the sustainability of the artificial-intelligence…
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Russian Glide Bombs Kill at Least 15 in Zaporizhzhia as Civilian Toll Mounts
Five Russian glide bombs struck homes in Zaporizhzhia on October 10, killing at least 15 people including three children, Ukrainian officials said.
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Three Weeks Out, Polls Show Democrats Poised to Retake the House
With the November 3 midterms three weeks away, projections show Democrats favored to win the House and increasingly competitive in the Senate.
Business
S&P 500 Hovers Near Record as Earnings Season Takes Center Stage
The S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,811.54, just below Tuesday's record of 7,818.93, as investors rotated into defensive sectors ahead of earnings.
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Six-Month-Old Chip Startup Nuvacore Seeks .5 Billion Valuation
A six-month-old microchip startup with no product yet on the market is raising hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation of roughly $2.5…
Sports
Shelton Celebrates 24th Birthday With Shanghai Opening Win
American tennis star Ben Shelton celebrated his 24th birthday with a win on Friday, beating Germany’s Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 7-6 (6) in his opening…
Entertainment
As Mega-Merger Closes, a Top Filmmaker Warns Hollywood Faces a ‘Tragic’ Turn
One of the largest entertainment mergers in U.S. history has closed, combining two historic Hollywood studios under a single parent company, and not everyone…
Health
After Record Lettuce Outbreak, FDA Sets Out 10 Prevention Steps for 2027
Federal regulators have set out 10 prevention steps ahead of the 2027 growing season after closing their investigation into the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak ever…
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A Quantum Prediction From 1931 Finally Takes Shape in the Lab
Nearly a century after they were predicted, physicists have created and observed unusual quantum structures known as Bethe strings in an ultracold gas, giving…
