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Swiss President Guy Parmelin arrived in New Delhi on October 5 for a three day state visit focused on deepening economic ties, pushing an investment protection agreement and exploring cooperation on critical technologies amid growing engagement between Switzerland and India.
Laser Power & Infra has been awarded contracts totalling ₹72.76 crore by Power Grid Corporation of India for supply of HTLS conductors and reconductoring of two 132 kV transmission lines. The order is the companys first commercial HTLS win and is to be executed within 12 months under the North Eastern Region Expansion Scheme XXIV.
Huawei and Qualcomm announced a multiyear cross license and patent purchase agreement on October 5, 2026. The deal covers 5G, compute, networking and artificial intelligence technologies, and marks a notable commercial rapprochement with implications for Chinese AI infrastructure and chip ecosystems.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz made an unannounced trip to Kyiv on October 4, 2026, to pledge a new package of support for Ukraine that includes about €1 billion in military assistance and €350 million for repairing energy infrastructure, while German firms signed major defence and industry agreements.
The eSafety Commissioner today announced a package of fresh enforcement guidance and grant funding aimed at stopping AI generated sexualised images and helping platforms and communities prevent image based abuse targeting children and young people.
Paramount Skydance has tapped Mattel chairman and chief executive Ynon Kreiz to be co chief executive of the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. businesses, a high profile operational hire that arrives as a federal judge cleared a settlement that all but paves the way for the blockbuster takeover to close in early October. The move signals a shift toward integrating two of Hollywood’s biggest studios while promising increased U.S. film investment and production output.
The Central Bank of Ireland and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission flagged a wave of unauthorised firms and sophisticated investment frauds targeting Irish savers, urging immediate caution and new reporting steps as payment and crypto-related losses rise.
In the week after Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, U.S. lawmakers from both parties are publicly parsing the summit’s outcomes, focusing on Taiwan, pending arms notifications, and the strategic balance with Beijing.
A senior OpenAI safety researcher has resigned and published a public critique of the company culture, arguing that iterative deployment of advanced models is no longer acceptable. The departure, reported in major outlets today, sharpens regulatory and industry focus on how US AI labs manage safety and operations.
The UK regulator Ofcom has issued fresh industry reminders and flagged progress and limits with age assurance, reiterating its investigation into TikTok and pressing search engines and app ecosystems to do more to keep children away from harmful content.
Luca Guadagnino’s drama Artificial, starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, will receive a gala presentation at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, a high profile addition that sharpens the capital’s festival slate and underlines London’s pull for Hollywood premieres.
Australian regulators and law enforcement joined an international public private operation this weekend that disrupted a global network of phishing and infostealer infrastructure used to impersonate technology firms and harvest credentials. The action targeted dozens of domains, led to multiple infrastructure seizures, and aimed to reduce the flow of stolen credentials used in investment and identity fraud affecting Australians.
Ofcom today published strengthened guidance for regulated online platforms on the use of artificial intelligence for content moderation, age assurance and transparency. The new guidance sets practical expectations for auditability, human oversight and reporting, and signals closer regulatory scrutiny as the UK pushes to balance online safety with innovation.
Beijing this week rolled out a package of central bank rate cuts, expanded low cost relending quotas and the first nationwide commercial mortgage interest subsidy for eligible first time buyers, aiming to stabilise the property sector and lift consumption during Golden Week.
A much weaker than expected September payrolls print and downward revisions to earlier months sent U.S. equity indexes higher and knocked down traders expectations for an October Federal Reserve rate increase, reshaping market positioning across equities, Treasuries and rate-sensitive sectors.