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Alethio Therapeutics raises $90M Series A for rare blood cancer antibody

Oxford spinout Alethio Therapeutics secured $90 million in Series A funding to advance an antibody treatment for myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of rare blood cancers.

Nov 5, 20262 sourcesTargeted cancer therapy Venture capital funding Cancer & Oncology Biotech innovation Drug development Biotech startup Rare diseases Hematology & Blood Cancers

Alethio Therapeutics raises $90M Series A for rare blood cancer antibody

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison for collusion

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to collusion with foreign forces under the national security law, his second conviction under the legislation.

Nov 5, 20267 sourcesChina-United States relations U.S.–China relations Authoritarian governance Authoritarian governance & repression Civil liberties & discrimination Political imprisonment World affairs Human rights Hong Kong

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison for collusion

Siemens Healthineers begins carve-out of diagnostics business

Siemens Healthineers started carving out its diagnostics business, which it plans to rebrand as Olyrian Diagnostics ahead of a future divestment, and will rebrand the parent company as Healthineers.

Nov 5, 20262 sourcesCorporate branding Diagnostic medicine Mergers and acquisitions Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)Corporate strategy Corporate restructuring Healthcare industry

Siemens Healthineers begins carve-out of diagnostics business

China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics division

Chinese regulators have blocked SoftBank Group's deal to acquire ABB's robots unit, according to reports from the Financial Times and other outlets. ABB confirmed it has been informed by SoftBank that Chinese authorities rejected the transaction.

Nov 5, 20263 sourcesAI robotics International trade Financial ties World affairs OpenAI AI training data

China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics division

South Korea expands anti-piracy operations closer to Strait of Hormuz

South Korea announced plans to expand its Cheonghae anti-piracy unit operations to waters closer to the Strait of Hormuz, following US pressure, and will deploy maritime patrol aircraft and explosive ordnance disposal teams to help keep the waterway open.

Nov 5, 20267 sourcesNaval operations Iran War Hormuz closure & shipping Strait of Hormuz Mine clearance in Strait of Hormuz Maritime security Strait of Hormuz blockage U.S. Iran war

South Korea expands anti-piracy operations closer to Strait of Hormuz

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to be sentenced on national security collusion charge

Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong faces sentencing in Hong Kong for collusion with foreign entities under the Beijing-imposed national security law, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. This marks his second conviction under the law.

Nov 4, 20264 sourcesProtests and civil unrest Hong Kong Authoritarian governance & repression Marco Rubio Political imprisonment Human rights Authoritarian governance

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to be sentenced on national security collusion charge

Goldman Sachs and Apollo seek buyers for SpaceX's $40 billion AI chip financing deal

Goldman Sachs and Apollo Global Management are in talks with investors to sell portions of a roughly $40 billion chip financing deal for SpaceX, as the AI boom continues to drive massive infrastructure investments.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesCongress AI investment AI chips AI bubble Texas AI bubble concerns NVIDIA GPU AI data centers Compute, chips & AI infrastructure

Goldman Sachs and Apollo seek buyers for SpaceX's $40 billion AI chip financing deal

Ricursive releases Ripple-65B Preview open-weight coding model

Ricursive Intelligence released Ripple-65B Preview, a 65-billion parameter dense open-weight model pretrained from scratch for agentic coding. The model scores 80.5 on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and is available under Apache 2.0 license.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesAI benchmarks Pre-training Meta Nvidia RTX Spark Reinforcement Learning SWE-Bench Verified AI Models AI coding Coding agents AI agents Open-weight models

Ricursive releases Ripple-65B Preview open-weight coding model

AstraZeneca made $10 billion offer for obesity drugmaker Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca made a $10 billion takeover offer for Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in treatments for metabolic conditions and severe obesity, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesEli Lilly Novo Nordisk Rare diseases Obesity treatment Pharmaceutical Industry Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)Weight loss drugs Mergers and acquisitions Corporate strategy

AstraZeneca made $10 billion offer for obesity drugmaker Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

Saudi Arabia and Syria sign defense cooperation agreement

Saudi Arabia and Syria signed a defense cooperation agreement as Yemen's Houthi attacks escalate, marking a significant step in normalizing relations between Riyadh and Damascus after years of estrangement.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesWorld affairs Syrian post-conflict recovery Gulf states Houthi drone attacks on Saudi Arabia Syria Defense alliances Diplomacy Regional security

Saudi Arabia and Syria sign defense cooperation agreement

Former FBI agent Patrick Yaroch to plead guilty to stealing $1 million in crypto

Former FBI supervisory special agent Patrick Steven Yaroch is set to plead guilty to stealing approximately $1 million in cryptocurrency using access to counterintelligence case files. Prosecutors said Yaroch used ChatGPT to plan a move to Portugal.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesFederal agencies Crypto enforcement actions Judiciary

Former FBI agent Patrick Yaroch to plead guilty to stealing $1 million in crypto

Zcash NU7 upgrade to freeze $16 million in oldest privacy pool

The NU7 network upgrade will disable the transaction type needed to spend from Sprout, leaving roughly 12,226 ZEC stranded unless holders migrate before the upgrade expected around November 5.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesCryptocurrencies Privacy coins Zcash Self-custody Altcoins

Zcash NU7 upgrade to freeze $16 million in oldest privacy pool

Meta acquires Conductor AI coding startup for multi-agent management

Meta has acquired Conductor, an AI coding startup that enables software engineers to manage multiple coding agents simultaneously. The deal shows Meta's ambition to own coding infrastructure as AI agents become more prevalent.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesAI startups Coding agents AI developer tools OpenAI Meta Superintelligence Labs Moltbook AI coding Meta Claude Code Multi-agent orchestration AI Industry AI agents

Meta acquires Conductor AI coding startup for multi-agent management

US sanctions Indian and Turkish firms for aiding Iran's oil trade

The US Treasury imposed sanctions on companies and individuals in India and Turkey for supporting Iran's oil sales and shadow fleet operations, targeting what officials called a 'vast criminal network' helping Tehran fund its activities.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesUS blockade's impact on Iranian oil exports U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines Economic Sanctions Scott Bessent US midterm elections Iran sanctions Trump administration Iran War 2026 U.S. midterm elections

US sanctions Indian and Turkish firms for aiding Iran's oil trade

Polygon proposes hard fork to recover $6.8 million in stolen Binance and Polymarket funds

A governance proposal would zero out five attacker-controlled addresses and send roughly 70.49 million POL back to verified recovery accounts. Polygon block producers have already frozen the stolen tokens.

Nov 4, 20264 sourcesCrypto security Blockchain governance Crypto hacks Binance hot-wallet breach

Polygon proposes hard fork to recover $6.8 million in stolen Binance and Polymarket funds

Schroders launches tokenized bond fund on Solana

Asset manager Schroders launched a tokenized emerging markets debt fund on Solana through Centrifuge, marking the $1.1 trillion firm's first deployment on the network.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesTokenization Institutional crypto adoption Solana Tokenized securities

Schroders launches tokenized bond fund on Solana

OpenAI acquires Pierre Computer Company to integrate code storage into Codex

OpenAI is acquiring Pierre Computer Company, the startup behind Code Storage and other developer tools already integrated into Codex. The deal aims to help Codex better connect code across repositories and improve AI coding workflows.

Nov 4, 20264 sourcesAI developer tools AI coding AI startups Coding agents Codex (AI system)AI Industry OpenAI Microsoft

OpenAI acquires Pierre Computer Company to integrate code storage into Codex

JD Vance blames Iran war for Republican midterm election losses

US Vice President JD Vance publicly broke with President Trump, attributing the Republican Party's sweeping defeat in the 2026 midterm elections to voter anger over the Iran war and rising oil prices. Trump later acknowledged the war "largely" contributed to GOP losses but defended the military campaign as necessary.

Nov 4, 20267 sourcesUS Senate Political parties Iran War Democratic Party Pete Hegseth 2026 U.S. midterm elections Senate races JD Vance Energy Trump administration Republican Party Congress Elections US midterm elections U.S. House of Representatives

JD Vance blames Iran war for Republican midterm election losses

Sentra raises $150 million Series C to secure AI agent data access

Data security startup Sentra raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Capital One Ventures to expand its platform that controls what AI agents can access in corporate data systems.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesAI startups AI agents AI security Unit 8200 AI governance Agent permissions Venture capital funding AI cybersecurity

Sentra raises $150 million Series C to secure AI agent data access

UK Supreme Court hears Palestine Action challenge to terrorism ban

Palestine Action co-founder contested Britain's designation of the activist group as a terrorist organization at the UK Supreme Court, with police arresting over two dozen supporters outside the hearing.

Nov 4, 20265 sourcesIsrael-Palestine Conflict Israel-Gaza war Hamas Terrorism Human rights Protest policing Civil liberties & discrimination Protests and civil unrest

UK Supreme Court hears Palestine Action challenge to terrorism ban

Ethiopia expels six Sudanese diplomats amid allegations of RSF support

Ethiopia ordered six Sudanese consular staff to leave the country and closed Sudan's consulate in Assosa, marking further deterioration in relations over allegations that Khartoum supports the Rapid Support Forces.

Nov 4, 20266 sourcesEthiopia's expulsion of Sudanese consular staff Renewed Tigray war - September 2026 offensive Ethiopia–Eritrea diplomatic rupture Wars & conflicts Foreign intervention in Sudan's war Diplomacy Sudan civil war Ethiopia's internal conflicts Attacks on Sudan's electricity grid

Ethiopia expels six Sudanese diplomats amid allegations of RSF support

Iranian officials celebrate US midterm results as rebuke of Trump's war

Iranian government officials publicly welcomed the Democratic victories in US midterm elections, interpreting the results as American voters rejecting President Trump's military actions against Iran. The response came as Tehran remained on high alert amid ongoing conflict.

Nov 4, 20264 sourcesCongress Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Strait of Hormuz blockage 2026 U.S. midterm elections The U.S.-Iran war: parties, proxies & operations Iran War US strikes on Qeshm Island Republican Party Qatar mediation Elections Financial ties Democratic Party US midterm elections Trump administration Strait of Hormuz

Iranian officials celebrate US midterm results as rebuke of Trump's war

Circle cuts 5% of workforce despite profitable third quarter

USDC issuer Circle disclosed a roughly 5% workforce reduction in a footnote to Q3 earnings that showed revenue up 17% to $865 million and net income of $226 million, without specifying the number of employees affected.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesStablecoins Circle Arc mainnet launch

Circle cuts 5% of workforce despite profitable third quarter

Cyberattack targets French blood banks and Credit Mutuel Arkea bank

Multiple cyberattacks hit French infrastructure on November 2-4, targeting blood bank refrigeration systems at three sites and enabling fraudulent transactions at Credit Mutuel Arkea bank totaling approximately €118 million ($112 million). The blood bank attack attempted to raise storage temperatures but was thwarted by alarm systems before damaging products.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesCybersecurity Healthcare cybersecurity Blood safety Cyber warfare Critical infrastructure security

Cyberattack targets French blood banks and Credit Mutuel Arkea bank

Iran exempts vessels from India, Iraq, Qatar and China from Strait of Hormuz restrictions

Iran announced exemptions for ships from four countries from transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, citing mutual interests and specific trade relationships including medicine imports from India.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesIran War Energy Strait of Hormuz blockage US strikes on Qeshm Island Oil prices & energy markets Hormuz closure & shipping Iran's country-specific exemptions from Hormuz transit restrictions 2026 U.S. midterm elections Strait of Hormuz energy crisis Maritime fees Strait of Hormuz

Iran exempts vessels from India, Iraq, Qatar and China from Strait of Hormuz restrictions

Hong Kong passes OECD crypto tax reporting rules effective January 2027

Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed legislation implementing OECD crypto tax reporting standards, requiring exchanges and brokers with Hong Kong ties to collect user transaction data for tax authorities starting January 1, 2027.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesHong Kong Crypto exchanges Crypto regulation Crypto taxation Compliance

Hong Kong passes OECD crypto tax reporting rules effective January 2027

Aaron Ford becomes Nevada's first Black governor

Democrat Aaron Ford, Nevada's attorney general, defeated Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo to become the state's first Black governor.

Nov 4, 20264 sources2026 U.S. midterm elections U.S. election results Elections Republican Party Democratic Party Race & ethnicity U.S. governors US midterm elections State politics

Aaron Ford becomes Nevada's first Black governor

Morgan Stanley among first banks using DTCC tokenization service

Morgan Stanley began using the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's new tokenization infrastructure to tokenize US equities and Treasuries, joining initial users of the service that launched October 28.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesTokenized equities Institutional crypto adoption Tokenized securities Tokenization DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation)

Morgan Stanley among first banks using DTCC tokenization service

Google announces $15 billion investment in Malaysia data centers over two years

Alphabet's Google will invest $15 billion to expand data center and cloud operations in Malaysia, building new campuses in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan states to support AI infrastructure demand.

Nov 4, 20262 sourcesCloud Computing AI data centers AI investment Alphabet Inc.Compute, chips & AI infrastructure Artificial intelligence infrastructure AI Data Center Gold Rush Alphabet

Google announces $15 billion investment in Malaysia data centers over two years

Sino Biopharmaceutical signs cancer deal worth up to $7 billion with Boehringer Ingelheim

Sino Biopharmaceutical entered an option and license agreement with Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim for six pre-clinical oncology programs that could generate up to approximately $7 billion in total value.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesDrug development Hong Kong Cancer immunotherapy Targeted cancer chemotherapy Pharmaceutical Industry Cancer & Oncology

Sino Biopharmaceutical signs cancer deal worth up to $7 billion with Boehringer Ingelheim

Novo Nordisk raises 2026 outlook for third time on strong Wegovy pill sales

Novo Nordisk raised its full-year forecast for the third time in 2026 after third-quarter sales of its Wegovy weight-loss pill reached $807 million, beating analyst expectations and driving stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings.

Nov 4, 20264 sourcesNovo Nordisk Eli Lilly Prescription drug costs Weight loss medications & GLP-1 drugs Pharmaceutical earnings Zepbound Pharmaceutical Industry Drug Policy, Pricing & Approval Lifestyle, Wellness and Nutrition Foundao

Novo Nordisk raises 2026 outlook for third time on strong Wegovy pill sales

Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress in midterm elections

Democrats seized control of the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a sweeping rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party. Trump and Vice President Vance acknowledged the Iran war played a significant role in the losses.

Nov 4, 20265 sourcesStrait of Hormuz Political parties Senate races Republican Party U.S. House of Representatives Congress Democratic Party Trump administration Elections US Senate 2026 U.S. midterm elections US midterm elections JD Vance

Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress in midterm elections

Tencent releases Hy4 AI model, claims top-tier status among Chinese open-source systems

Tencent released Hy4, a new foundation AI model that the company says joins the top tier of Chinese open-weight AI systems, with built-in limits intended to reduce cybersecurity and harmful biological research risks.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesOpen-weight models AI cybersecurity Tencent-linked AI agents probing Alibaba's Amap Chinese AI models AI Models AI Safety AI agents Frontier models OpenAI

Tencent releases Hy4 AI model, claims top-tier status among Chinese open-source systems

Oracle cancels $7 billion Tencent AI chip deal under Trump pressure

Oracle Corp. has canceled a $7 billion chip leasing deal with Tencent Holdings after pressure from the Trump administration, according to the Financial Times.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesFinancial ties U.S. technology trade restrictions Compute access and pricing Chip export controls AI chips US–China AI competition AI data centers Trump administration Compute, chips & AI infrastructure

Oracle cancels $7 billion Tencent AI chip deal under Trump pressure

BitMart confirms hack during wind-down, linked to Mercado Bitcoin attack

BitMart founder Sheldon Xia confirmed a security breach affecting the exchange during its ongoing wind-down and restructuring, with onchain analysis reportedly tying the incident to the larger Mercado Bitcoin attack.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesCrypto exchanges Crypto hacks Centralized exchange hack Exchange & custodial failures Crypto security

BitMart confirms hack during wind-down, linked to Mercado Bitcoin attack

Democrats flip multiple state legislatures and governorships

Democrats gained control of state legislatures in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, while winning governorships in at least five states previously held by Republicans, including Nevada and Ohio.

Nov 4, 20264 sourcesDemocratic Party U.S. governors 2026 U.S. midterm elections State politics U.S. election results US midterm elections Texas Elections Political parties Republican Party

Democrats flip multiple state legislatures and governorships

Democrats flip Iowa Senate seat as Josh Turek defeats Ashley Hinson

Democrat Josh Turek, a state representative and former wheelchair basketball star, defeated Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa's U.S. Senate race, flipping a Republican-held seat and marking Iowa's first Democratic senator in more than a decade.

Nov 4, 20264 sourcesUS midterm elections US Senate U.S. election results Republican Party Elections Josh Turek flips Iowa’s open Senate seat U.S. Senate politics Senate races U.S. swing states & battlegrounds New York Times U.S. House of Representatives 2026 U.S. midterm elections Democratic Party

Democrats flip Iowa Senate seat as Josh Turek defeats Ashley Hinson

Maryland voters approve Democratic-backed redistricting amendment

Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment that allows Democrats to redraw the state's congressional map mid-decade, ensuring the redistricting battle continues.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesGerrymandering Democratic Party Elections Texas US midterm elections 2026 U.S. midterm elections U.S. election results Political parties U.S. House of Representatives State politics Niall Ferguson U.S. redistricting & gerrymandering

Maryland voters approve Democratic-backed redistricting amendment

Byron Donalds becomes Florida's first Black governor

Republican Rep. Byron Donalds defeated Democrat David Jolly to become Florida's next governor and the state's first Black leader, in one of the country's most-watched midterm races.

Nov 4, 20263 sourcesState politics Bill Clinton AI data center political backlash Democratic Party 2026 U.S. midterm elections Republican Party US midterm elections Elections U.S. governors Housing affordability

Byron Donalds becomes Florida's first Black governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman elected governor in US

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Atlanta mayor, won Georgia's gubernatorial race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in US history and flipping the state from Republican control.

Nov 4, 20267 sourcesElections Senate races US midterm elections Republican Party 2026 U.S. midterm elections Democratic Party U.S. governors Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governor’s race Political parties Joe Biden State politics U.S. election results

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black woman elected governor in US

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