October 2026

Reflection AI Signs $1.5B Monthly AI Compute Deal with SpaceX

①Artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI has signed a cooperation agreement with SpaceX, under which it will pay SpaceX $150 million per month starting next month. ②Reflection is an AI laboratory focused on open-source models, offering governments and enterprises greater flexibility in AI deployment. June 23 – According to the latest reports, open-source AI startup Reflection

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UK Prime Minister Starmer Resigns as Labour Leader and Prime Minister, Initiates Succession Process

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister on Monday, June 22, and initiated the succession process. Nominations will open on July 9 and close on July 16, with the entire leadership contest concluding on September 1. Peel Hunt Chief Economist Pickering stated that the market

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AbbVie to Acquire Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9 Billion in Largest M&A Deal in Over Five Years

US pharmaceutical giant AbbVie announced on Monday that it will acquire biotechnology company Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9 billion, marking its largest merger and acquisition transaction in more than five years. The deal aims to strengthen AbbVie’s therapeutic pipeline in inflammatory diseases such as atopic dermatitis and asthma, and to secure Apogee’s lead candidate drug, zumilokibart.

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Google Stock Plunges Over 7% as Key AI Researchers Exit to Anthropic and OpenAI

① Google shares fell more than 7% in intraday trading on Monday, triggered by the departure of two key AI talents who joined Anthropic and OpenAI respectively. ② Market concerns are growing that, as competition in AI agents intensifies, Google is visibly lagging in product deployment and commercialization momentum, making it harder to justify large-scale

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Apple to Raise Mac and iPad Prices Amid Rising Memory Costs, Bank of America Says

Bank of America expects Apple to raise prices for Mac and iPad models while slightly lowering unit sales forecasts across product categories. The bank raised its fiscal 2026 revenue estimate for Apple to $469.8 billion, noting that resilience in services profit could partially offset pressure in the hardware segment. Thanks to its procurement scale, long-term

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Ming-Chi Kuo: Google Develops TPU v9 Revamp, MediaTek Secures New Orders; Samsung Pyeongtaek P5 Fab 2 Ahead of Schedule; NVIDIA Rubin Servers Achieve 100% Liquid Cooling

① Ming-Chi Kuo: Google develops a revised version of the TPU v9 chip, with MediaTek securing new orders. ② Samsung Electronics’ Pyeongtaek P5 Fab 2 construction schedule has been moved up by approximately six months, with groundbreaking expected in July. ③ NVIDIA’s Rubin servers achieve 100% liquid cooling. June 22 (MarketWatch) – On Monday, U.S.

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Trump Administration Proposes Relaxing Federal Land Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations and Reducing Bond Requirements

The Trump administration on Monday proposed relaxing oil and gas drilling regulations on federal lands, including significantly reducing the bond amounts required for well plugging and reclamation liabilities, in an effort to encourage more energy exploration. The move aligns with President Trump’s policy objectives of reducing regulatory burdens on businesses and promoting domestic fossil fuel

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Trump Signs Executive Orders to Accelerate Quantum Computing Development and Strengthen Cybersecurity

US President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Monday, directing the acceleration of high-performance quantum computer development for scientific research and the enhancement of government systems’ capacity to counter related cybersecurity threats, thereby solidifying America’s leadership in this critical technological competition. Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, stated

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AbbVie to Acquire Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9B; SpaceX Signs AI Compute Deal; Chevron Partners with Microsoft on Gas-to-Data Center Supply

①AbbVie announced its acquisition of biotechnology company Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9 billion. ②SpaceX signed a computing power cooperation agreement with open-source AI startup Reflection. ③Chevron partnered with Microsoft to supply natural gas directly from oil fields to data centers. June 23 (Xinhua) – On Monday Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed.

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