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October 09, 2025
TRADE WARS
Markets mixed as traders eye AI rally, US rates and shutdown



Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
Markets were mixed on Thursday as investors tried to assess the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the US government shutdown. News that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire provided some relief from geopolitical concerns, while gold retreated the day after hitting an all-time high above $4,000. Technology firms have been riding to ever-higher levels this year - dragging equity markets with them as companies pump hundreds of ... read more

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GPS NEWS
TERN raises seed funding extension to scale satellite free navigation for vehicles fleets and defense
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
TERN has closed a $7.5 million Seed Extension to accelerate deployment of its Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS), an AI-driven, satellite-free navigation technology for commercial and d ... more
TECH SPACE
Three-dimensional skyrmions open new path to data storage and neuromorphic computing
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have achieved a major step forward in spintronics by creating three-dimensional skyrmions - tiny magnetic vortices that could transform data ... more
SOLAR DAILY
University of Sydney team achieves global record for large triple-junction perovskite solar cell
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
A University of Sydney-led team has achieved a new global milestone in solar energy, developing the largest and most efficient triple-junction perovskite-perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell ever re ... more
SOLAR DAILY
EPA sued for terminating 'Solar for All' grants worth $7 billion
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 6, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency was sued Monday for terminating $7 billion in "Solar for All" grants, intended to help low-income communities install solar panels on homes. ... more
TECH SPACE
China bolsters export controls on rare-earth industry
Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
China's commerce ministry announced new controls Thursday on the export of rare-earth technologies and items, adding to existing regulations on the critical industry that has been a key source of tension between Beijing and Washington. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Musk settles with fired Twitter execs for undisclosed sum
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
Elon Musk has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle a dispute with four former Twitter executives over their dismissal on the day he acquired the social network, now known as X, a court filing said on Wednesday. ... more
TECH SPACE
'Solids full of holes': Nobel-winning materials explained
Paris (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
The chemistry Nobel was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who discovered a revolutionary way of making materials full of tiny holes that can do everything from sucking water out of the desert air to capturing climate-warming carbon dioxide. ... more
BIO FUEL
Carmakers seek EU emissions ban rethink with biofuel push
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
European carmakers Wednesday urged the EU to relax its 2035 ban on combustion-engine sales by allowing cars that run on alternative fuels, among a list of demands that environmentalists slammed as "a disgrace". ... more

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OIL AND GAS
ExxonMobil returns to Iraq with deal on major oil field
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
US oil giant ExxonMobil has returned to Iraq after a two-year absence, reaching an initial agreement on Wednesday that could pave the way for developing a giant oil field. ... more
ROBO SPACE
SoftBank buys $5.4 bn robotics firm to advance 'physical AI'
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
Tech investment giant SoftBank Group said Wednesday it will buy Swiss-Swedish firm ABB Robotics for nearly $5.4 billion as part of its plans to bring artificial intelligence into the physical realm. ... more
TECH SPACE
Anthropic to open India office as AI demand grows
Mumbai (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
US startup Anthropic on Wednesday said it plans to open an office in India next year, as global generative AI players seek inroads into the world's most populous country. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EU
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing EU countries Wednesday as they wrangle over a push to combat child sexual abuse material online. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
In Simandou mountains, Guinea prepares to cash in on iron ore
Simandou Mountain Range, Guinee (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
At the foot of the Simandou mountains in southeast Guinea's lush tropical forest, thousands of workers, trucks and excavators are digging up the hills. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Swiss watch industry should find time for India, says Deloitte
Zurich (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
India and Mexico could become new drivers of growth for the Swiss watch industry, which has been clobbered by US tariffs and slumping demand in China, top audit firm Deloitte said Wednesday. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


TRADE WARS
Trump talks up Canada trade deal chances with 'world-class' Carney
Washington (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would be "very happy" after their trade talks at the White House Tuesday, but offered no immediate concessions on lifting steep US tariffs. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
IAEA says no danger after drone hits Russian nuclear plant
Vienna (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
The UN nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday that there was "no impact on nuclear safety" after a drone hit the cooling tower of a Russian nuclear plant. ... more
CAR TECH
Tesla shares fall on doubts that latest autos will boost sales
New York (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Shares of Tesla fell Tuesday after it unveiled revamped auto models with somewhat lower starting prices to offset the demise of a federal electric vehicle tax credit. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Bonaire residents take Netherlands to court over climate
The Hague (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Residents on a tiny island off the coast of Venezuela and Greenpeace on Tuesday urged the Netherlands to take action on the climate crisis, at the opening of a trial in The Hague. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds
Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States alone, researchers said Monday in a major new study. ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Rice scientists use electrons to pattern light sources and wiring directly onto crystals
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Rice University researchers used a focused electron beam to pattern device functions with submicron precision directly into an ultrathin crystal. The approach produced traces narrower than the width ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Dark energy's shifting role explored through advanced supercomputer simulations
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Since the early 20th century, scientists have known that the Universe is expanding at an accelerating pace. This acceleration has been attributed to dark energy, a mysterious property of spacetime t ... more
ROBO SPACE
NASA's Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
NASA is continuing the Astrobee mission through a collaboration with Arkisys, Inc., of Los Alamitos, California, who was awarded a reimbursable Space Act Agreement to sustain and maintain the roboti ... more
PHYSICS NEWS
New tabletop detector to capture gravitational waves in the milli-Hz range
London, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking method to detect gravitational waves in the milli-Hertz frequency range, unlocking a new observational window into the universe. This advance could allow re ... more
ENERGY TECH
Physics informed AI forecasts safer tokamak rampdowns for future fusion plants
Cambridge MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
MIT researchers have unveiled a prediction method that blends a physics-based plasma model with machine learning to manage tokamak rampdowns more safely and reliably. The approach targets disruption ... more
ENERGY TECH
Soil microbe mineral battery stores sunlight to degrade antibiotics after dark
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
Researchers have uncovered how soil communities can bank sunlight as usable energy long after nightfall. A team from Kunming University of Science and Technology and the University of Massachusetts ... more
SOLAR DAILY
How ageing solar panels can power a second life
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
Australia's world-leading rooftop solar adoption is generating a mounting waste challenge as many photovoltaic systems are retired early and routed to landfill. A University of South Australia team ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome and Nuclearelectrica advance production of cancer-fighting medical isotopes
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
Framatome and SN Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) have signed a new agreement to advance the Medical Radioisotopes Project, a key initiative launched in 2024 under Nuclearelectrica's long-term strategy to ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Next generation GNF4 fuel unveiled for enhanced reactor performance
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), the GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd., has announced GNF4, a next generation fuel product designed to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability for boiling wate ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Inorganic perovskite solar cells near market readiness with record efficiency and stability
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
Scientists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), working with international partners, report one of the highest efficiencies yet for fully inorganic perovskite solar cells and, crucially, show t ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
GE Vernova Hitachi and Samsung CT forge alliance to scale BWRX-300 small modular reactors globally
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Samsung C&T have announced a strategic alliance to accelerate the international deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) across markets outs ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar farms poised to shelter Britains bumblebees if managed for biodiversity
London, UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2025
Solar farms in Britain could serve as important refuges for bumblebees, according to new research led by Lancaster University with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University of Readi ... more
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