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October 08, 2025
TRADE WARS
Gold tops $4,000 for first time as traders pile into safe haven



Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
Gold prices broke $4,000 for the first time Wednesday as investors piled into the safe haven over expectations for US interest rate cuts and worries over the US government shutdown. The rally in the precious metal also came after concerns that a tech-fuelled rally that has sent some equity markets to record highs may have gone too far, fanning talk of an asset bubble. Traders have been piling into gold all year, pushing it up more than 50 percent since the turn of the year, on the back of a rang ... read more

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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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
SOLAR DAILY
Renewables overtake coal but growth slows: reports
Paris (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time on record this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global 2030 target out of reach, reports said on Tuesday. ... more
ROBO SPACE
OpenAI's Fidji Simo says AI investment frenzy 'new normal,' not bubble
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent today's "new normal" to meet skyrocketing user demand, Fidji Simo, OpenAI's de facto number two, said on Monday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Tokyo stocks hit new record as markets extend global rally
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Japanese stocks eked out another record Tuesday following the weekend election of a pro-stimulus advocate to lead the country's ruling party, while gold also hit a new high amid the US government shutdown and French political upheaval. ... more
CAR TECH
EU should scrap ban on new combustion-engine sales: Merz
Berlin (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he wants the EU to scrap its planned 2035 deadline for ending new combustion-engine vehicle sales as his country looks for ways to help its ailing car industry. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar power leads the global energy transition as costs plunge to record lows
London, UK (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Solar energy has become the world's most affordable power source, with costs in the sunniest regions now as low as Pounds 0.02 per kilowatt-hour - cheaper than electricity from coal, gas or wind, a ... more
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TRADE WARS
Canadian PM to visit White House to talk tariffs
Montreal/Washington (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is slated to visit Washington again Tuesday in hopes of convincing President Donald Trump to ease US tariffs that are negatively impacting Canada's economy. ... more
NANO TECH
Novel technique reveals true behavior of next-generation MXenes
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Researchers have, for the first time, measured the intrinsic properties of individual MXene flakes - an emerging nanomaterial with promise for energy storage, electronics, and clean technologies - u ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Extending the lifecycle of solar panels through national certification and reuse
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Australia's world-leading adoption of rooftop solar energy has a hidden challenge: millions of aging photovoltaic (PV) panels heading for landfill. Researchers at the University of South Australia ( ... more
TECH SPACE
Light-speed analog computing could redefine processing power
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Scientists have unveiled a programmable electronic circuit that performs complex parallel processing using high-frequency electromagnetic waves, achieving analog computations at light-speed. The bre ... more
CHIP TECH
Molecular coating cleans up noisy quantum light
Evanston, IL (SPX) Oct 07, 2025
Quantum technologies demand perfection: one photon at a time, every time, all with the same energy. Even tiny deviations in the number or energy of photons can derail devices, threatening the perfor ... more
INTERNET SPACE
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT app integration feature
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
OpenAI on Monday unveiled a new feature for ChatGPT, the leading generative AI model with 800 million weekly users, enabling it to interact with everyday apps like Spotify and Booking.com. ... more
WATER WORLD
Vast reserves, but little to drink: Tajikistan's water struggles
Kolkhozobod, Tajikistan (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
To quench his thirst, Tajik labourer Nematoullo Bassirov must take a risk - drawing water from the stream running through his yard and hoping he won't fall sick. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia hits back at 'false' Egyptian claims over mega-dam
Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 4, 2025
Ethiopia on Saturday hit back at Egypt's "false" claim that it had triggered floods in Sudan by opening the gates of its Nile mega-dam, a regional bone of contention. ... more
FARM NEWS
US farmers hit by trade war to get 'substantial' aid: Treasury chief
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2025
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday that "substantial support" for farmers would be announced next week, particularly for those growing soybeans, as they struggle with fallout from President Donald Trump's trade conflicts. ... more
TECH SPACE
Responding to the climate impact of generative AI
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025
In part 2 of our two-part series on generative artificial intelligence's environmental impacts, MIT News explores some of the ways experts are working to reduce the technology's carbon footprint. ... more
UAV NEWS
Breakthrough in UAV swarm intelligence as SRI redefines topology mapping
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Unmanned swarm systems are revolutionizing fields from disaster relief to military reconnaissance, yet two obstacles have long hindered their reliability: precise trajectory prediction and transpare ... more
OIL AND GAS
Solar driven process extracts hydrogen fuel directly from air moisture
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
A research team led by Prof. Yin Huajie at the Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has unveiled a solar-driven device that generates green hydrogen directly from atmosp ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NATO drone competition highlightes use of autonomous technology in disaster relief
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
This summer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the SAPIENCE Drone Competition, an international Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) event s ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Two newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar flares - intense bursts of energy in the S ... more
ROBO SPACE
NRL robotic servicing payload passes thermal vacuum testing and moves closer to launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with DARPA and Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics, has cleared a major space-readiness hurdle for satellite servicing. On Sept. 5, the team completed ... more
SPACEMART
China sends 11th group of internet satellites into orbit for global constellation
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
China has placed another set of internet satellites into orbit, advancing its plans for a global low-Earth orbit communications network. The mission contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technolog ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spa ... more
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