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Fear gauge fight: Meta AI and Kimi bet on panic, Qwen bets it fades
Dispute of the day: Fear index (VIX) — Keep the bet · 38% of the AIs chose it · Now 17.52 ▼ −4.73% — what the AIs would do with their virtual money · horizon: the day · issue 10-27, 8:15 AM ET · the same for everyone
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Set an alarm for Thursday, Nov 26, 10:00 Bologna time: Germany v Britain may be decided by doubles.
Without Sinner, the Davis Cup is wide open: second singles players and doubles pairs may decide who wins.
(Tennis World Cup: eight countries set, Alcaraz in, Sinner out injured)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.29 : China 6.70 — who is right?
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Don't buy pre-listing Anthropic shares or tokens from third parties, or put in money you need.
The $80 billion loss is mostly paper; the real risk is giant computer bills against customers free to leave.
(The company behind the Claude AI asks to sell its shares to everyone)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.48 : China 6.93 — who is right?
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Don't count on a price cut or a quick stock rebound; neither has any support.
Netflix is moving to fewer, bigger shows and no price cut, while its cheap ad plan gets the push.
(Netflix is growing slower, cutting 1,000 jobs and changing its bosses)
AIs analysed this: USA 6.90 : China 7.54 — who is right?
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Check your Windows PHP package today: the fixed build ends in “-1.”
A security fix can hide behind the same version number your server reports.
(PHP updates Windows web tools to fix a flaw that could let attackers run code)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.52 : China 8.18 — who is right?
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Don't let it handle money, passwords or customer data without a person checking.
Office tasks cost about a third as much now, but the AI still needs a human checker.
(OpenAI's new AI does office work on your computer, at half price)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.31 : China 7.52 — who is right?
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Don't wait for a two-goal PSG win; any win already puts them on 20 points.
PSG won with backups while four starters were out, but the champions lead France by just one point.
(Paris beats Lyon late and takes first place in France's league)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.14 : China 7.65 — who is right?
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Hold any MacBook purchase until Wednesday, October 28; the $2,499 model stays on sale.
Apple's small tablet rose from $499 to $699 in four months, and the answers say wait until Wednesday.
(iPad mini gets big upgrade; Bloomberg says touchscreen MacBook Pro is next)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.08 : China 7.10 — who is right?
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Watch one free shootout tonight, October 26, and judge the format yourself.
Football rebuilt for phones: a free sideshow to the real game, and only a narrow door for young players.
(Kings Cup Brazil opens with 44 goals; internet stars run its teams)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.16 : China 7.86 — who is right?
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Don't assume 60,000 will leave or that support will collapse; neither is confirmed.
Microsoft's buyout is ordinary severance pay, and it expects far fewer than 60,000 people to take it.
(Microsoft offers a payout to quit to 60,000 workers)
AIs analysed this: USA 7.41 : China 6.62 — who is right?
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Judge Detroit by three-point attempts and Cade's assists on Tuesday, not by the 3-0 record.
Detroit's new shooters changed how Cunningham plays, but three games against shorthanded rivals cannot yet prove a contender.
(Detroit's basketball star has more room to play, and the team is unbeaten)
AIs analysed this: USA 6.77 : China 7.39 — who is right?
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Don't call the overall race over after one giant slalom win.
Braathen leads the table for now, but one giant slalom win cannot close last winter's 568-point gap to Odermatt.
(Brazil's Lucas Braathen wins first men's giant slalom of the ski season)
AIs analysed this: USA 6.82 : China 7.74 — who is right?
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Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 6 trends
- Ballon d'Or is handed out Monday; Spain has contenders in both races
- France puts Paris in NFL colors
- Man Utd bench captain Bruno Fernandes in 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth
- CBSE has not announced a release date for the 2027 exam timetable
- Pakistan's cricket team turns pink today to push early breast cancer checks
- Cooper Flagg has a mild left shoulder sprain
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 7 trends
- Kimi Antonelli takes US Grand Prix pole with title at stake
- A late goal off the bench puts Dortmund top in Germany
- Messi's Inter Miami visit New York Red Bulls, just above playoff line
- Michigan replaces starting quarterback Bryce Underwood with freshman Tommy Carr
- Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 earns ₹628 crore worldwide in its first nine days
- Four actors are in the race for the next James Bond
- Milwaukee wins first game of baseball's championship, holding off Tampa Bay
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 8 trends
- Race for Mexico's football playoffs heats up with nine weekend matches
- Mourinho's first Barcelona–Real Madrid clash since his return is Sunday
- Claude Cowork tasks on Pro and Max run after you close laptop
- Some ChatGPT Pro users can now make always-on helpers on their phones
- Anthropic's Claude Duet app lets Claude work on its own all day
- Pope Leo cancels a trip as he recovers from lung cancer surgery
- BLACKPINK star Lisa releases her new six-song album today
- Storm Austen closes Jersey schools as Channel Islands get highest wind warning
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 6 trends
- Monaco beat Freiburg 3-0 and have won both Conference League games
- Apple's first folding iPhone hits stores Friday, and it's already scarce
- Two PHP flaws let strangers seize websites; some went offline for safety
- Small English club Bournemouth takes on giant AC Milan in Europe
- The 2027 Tour de France will start in Scotland and finish in Paris
- Collin Sexton compares Lakers newcomer Sandro Mamukelashvili to Kevin Love
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 9 trends
- Warriors explore trade options for Kristaps Porzingis, who is out indefinitely
- Little-known Austrian team stuns Portuguese giants Sporting in Lisbon, wins 3-2
- Havertz says he tries to copy Kane; Arsenal and Bayern draw 2-2
- Champions League: Lille suffers third straight European loss to Galatasaray
- Manchester United are winless in six games and short of defenders
- Elon Musk's car company and rocket company may become one
- Spice Girls turn 30; Melanie C's first solo Japan show in 27 years
- BTS play Argentina for the first time, and fans cross borders
- Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his Thunder start the season as joint favourites
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 6 trends
- China's DeepSeek gives away the engine that runs its AI, free
- Liverpool's 18-year-old star helps them come back from 2-0 down
- LeBron James plays his first regular-season game for the Philadelphia 76ers tonight
- 19-year-old Yamal plays Paris Saint-Germain six days before football's top award
- Ronaldo's former coach says Ronaldo let Manchester United down
- Zelda: Ocarina of Time is rebuilt for Switch 2, out November 5
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 10 trends
- Uniqlo's North American and European shops together sell more than in China
- Spanish film La bola negra has a strong opening in US cinemas
- Brazilian star's late header keeps Al-Hilal top of Saudi league
- Brazil star Richarlison dropped by his coach: «No longer my problem»
- Ronaldo banned from Portugal's team for a month after walking out
- Mohamed Salah starts for Trabzonspor against Beşiktaş in Turkish league derby
- Elon Musk says every child in America will get a SpaceX share
- India names New Zealand teams; Rohit and Kohli play one-day games only
- Riot's VALORANT world circuit replaces four-year leagues with open tournaments in 2027
- Canadian army grass fire kills four soldiers, at least 19 badly burned
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · 7 trends
- Victoria's Secret brings back Fantasy Bra, reportedly with $22M diamond
- Spain's biggest club demands the league boss quit over a Nazi comparison
- Mourinho reshuffles Real Madrid without its suspended star, a week before Barcelona
- Arsenal visit Nottingham Forest, a ground where they have not scored in two visits
- Two struggling Italian football teams meet, and a coach's job may be at stake
- A Stranger Things star opens tonight on Broadway with four famous actors
- Sitcom star who beat cancer twice joins Detroit hockey fans' charity night
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · 7 trends
- Messi and Inter Miami play Atlanta United in US soccer league
- White Sands landscape changed sharply within decades during the Ice Age
- US: Homes Destroyed by Wildfires Near Los Angeles
- Elche's goalkeeper makes six saves to hold Villarreal to a 0-0 draw
- Likely starters and injured or banned players in this weekend's Premier League
- Japan's Hiroki Akimoto fights to win back world kickboxing title in Tokyo
- El Niño breaks Pacific sea temperature record weeks before its expected peak
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · 9 trends
- Pistachios are running out in China, and stores now limit how many you buy
- College athletes get their own studio on campus to stream live online
- India's women's cricket team wins its first match under a new captain
- Reality TV star cries on air over his mother's failing lungs
- Salah skipped Egypt's game over fake grass, then scored on it
- Computer chip company shares keep falling as investors look for safer places
- The Street Fighter video game is a big movie again, opening today
- The biggest video game in years shows its final trailer before release
- Porsche shows a new dream car that will cost more than a 911
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 13 trends
- Tesla plans next-generation Roadster reveal after almost a decade of delays
- Scientists send tiny human brains and hearts to space to study aging
- Messi's Inter Miami win 2-0 and stay in the title race
- Palmeiras win away and lead the race for South America's top final
- A young Ferrari-trained driver is set to take a Formula 1 seat for 2027
- Eagles star quarterback sidelined by a blood clot in his leg
- Baseball star Ohtani plays hurt as the champion Dodgers face elimination
- A 60-year-old French car-parts factory closes, 244 workers lose jobs
- Small Norwegian club stuns Dortmund in the Champions League
- Real Madrid's new clothes are covered in bright Brazilian flowers
- Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is expecting her third baby at 52
- India lose to West Indies; the whole series comes down to Saturday
- Fan favorite sent home on TV dance show's first football night
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 10 trends
- Engineer accused of hiding a microphone in his company's meeting room
- Claude AI maker earns $16.8 billion in three months, eyes stock market
- Brazil's Vasco stun Boca at home in the cup semifinal
- Apple's first folding iPhone goes on order Friday: how to get ahead
- A drone filmmaker shares 13 minutes of great white sharks up close
- The mother behind the Friday the 13th killer gets her own show
- Japan's champion baseball team loses first playoff game at home
- Bayern Munich throws away a 3-0 lead and draws in Norway
- Thirty Years On, Tupac's Killer Sentenced to 40 Years Minimum
- Medvedev doesn't give advice unless asked; young players can ask him
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 15 trends
- Man convicted of rapper Tupac's 1996 killing gets 40 years to life
- Barbie director's Narnia film shows first trailer, Meryl Streep voices the lion
- The Pope has early lung cancer, found and removed in surgery
- Ten men and two goals down: Manchester United's bad run gets worse
- He-Man's long-delayed retro video game finally gets a date: February 2027
- Missiles shut Saudi Arabia's main airport, and oil prices climb past $100
- A late kick block and a costly mistake decide a wild overtime football game
- Google releases its smartest AI yet, and 10,000 scientists get it free
- RJ Mitte dies at 34
- Hungry bears are killing people in Siberia, and hunters are sent out
- Shanghai wants almost half of its family cars to be electric by 2030
- Garmin's new luxury watch can call for help by satellite, from $2,500
- Man falls to his death from a roller coaster; nine similar rides shut
- US holiday: shares traded, banks shut, government borrowing costs near 24-year high
- Facebook's owner launches an AI assistant that remembers you, mostly for paying users
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 · 6 trends
- A top game maker tells its staff: AI writes the code now
- With their star injured, a backup quarterback rescues Baltimore in overtime
- Hackers switched off the cold in hundreds of French supermarket fridges
- Los Angeles is fighting its worst mosquito season in a decade
- A free tool lets AI take apart any app and copy its features
- Big banks try to sell off AI data-center loans they underwrote
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 · 2 trends
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