TechHumanoid robots battle it out in Shanghai fight night
Humanoid robots competed in a Shanghai ring, navigating autonomously, reading their opponents’ movements and choosing responses in real time.
Humanoid robots competed in a Shanghai ring, navigating autonomously, reading their opponents’ movements and choosing responses in real time.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 32 percent, the lowest of his political career. Republican approval dropped from 82 percent to 73 percent as dissatisfaction grew over his handling of living costs and the unpopular war with Iran.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Trump's approval rating had fallen to 32%, the lowest of his political career. Fellow Republicans grew dissatisfied with his handling of the cost of living and the unpopular Iran war.
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Donald Trump’s approval rating had fallen to 32%, the lowest of his political career, as fellow Republicans grew more dissatisfied with his handling of the cost of living and the unpopular Iran war.
The Czech Republic provisionally approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system on Monday, reversing an earlier sceptical stance over concerns including compliance with speed limits and driver oversight.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Vietnam’s president and the chairman of Libya’s council in New York. Erdogan welcomed Vietnam’s positive response to Türkiye’s proposal to elevate bilateral ties to a “strategic partnership.”

The Florida Department of Health confirmed the state’s first dengue fever death of the year as cases of the mosquito-borne illness continue to increase.

TD Cowen expects demand for tokenized stocks to remain limited, even as new SEC rules create a route for trading them outside traditional markets.

The United States has denied visas to members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Google has opened pre-orders for Googlebook, a new premium laptop category for Android users built around the company’s Gemini AI tools. The laptops are priced at $899.

Google’s $899 Googlebook is an AI-native laptop that integrates Gemini with the cursor, dictation, widgets and other parts of the desktop experience.

Google and Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo have announced the first five Googlebook laptops. Preorders are open, with the computers arriving in stores on October 4th at prices from $899 to $1,299. They include a year of Google AI Pro, additional service trials, and up to 10 years of updates.

Google and its partners are preparing to launch the first Googlebooks on October 4. The Android-powered laptops target premium computing with OLED displays, metal bodies, large haptic trackpads, and a Glowbar, while only one of the five models costs less than $1,000.

In 2010, Sundar Pichai described Google’s vision for laptops built around a browser and the cloud, leading to ChromeOS. Google is now trying another reinvention with five Googlebook OS devices, including Dell’s high-end XPS Googlebook, combining Android’s ecosystem with the growing demand for AI-capable PCs.

Googlebooks look like polished Chromebooks, but their software is more compelling. The new Android-based laptops run Googlebook OS, blending Chromebook and Android features while integrating closely with Android phones. Five launch models from Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, and Asus arrive October 4, starting at $899 to $1,299.

Googlebook OS combines ChromeOS-like layout with Android’s code and interface, aiming to make a laptop an extension of an Android phone. Users can continue apps, browse and share phone files, sync notifications, and reply to messages. The first five models come from Lenovo, Dell, HP, Acer, and Asus, while key features require Android 17.

Apple users have long benefited from seamless connectivity between iPhones and Macs. Google is now bringing a similar experience to Android with its Googlebook laptop.
Canada’s federal Conservative Party is facing criticism for appointing an Ontario mayor as its candidate in an upcoming byelection instead of holding a nomination contest.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his staff remain in contact with both Russia and Ukraine, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Dujarric added that he had no current information on whether a trilateral meeting to address the Ukrainian crisis would be held during the UN General Assembly’s high-level week.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting on September 24 during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly. Lavrov is due in New York on September 22 and is scheduled to address the assembly on September 26.
The acting head of the World Food Programme said Monday that the agency was intensifying its response to Yemen’s worsening crisis. Houthi fighters seized the country’s Red Sea coast, displacing tens of thousands and fueling fears of hunger.

More than 120,000 Yemenis are estimated to have been displaced after fighting intensified along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Over 3,000 refugees have reached Djibouti in recent days by crossing the Bab al-Mandab Strait, with families saying air strikes and the terror they caused forced them to flee.
Houthi fighters are advancing to capture strategic high ground in Yemen, seeking to sever the Red Sea coast from other areas still held by Saudi-backed forces. The move follows a report that President Donald Trump cancelled planned US strikes on the group at the last minute.

Yemen’s war has returned to global attention after the Iran-aligned Houthis made gains against forces loyal to the internationally recognised government and tightened their hold on the Red Sea coast. The conflict began with the Houthis’ 2014 takeover of northwestern Yemen and Sanaa, followed by Saudi-led intervention in 2015. A UN-brokered ceasefire largely held from 2022, while a proposed permanent-ceasefire roadmap agreed in 2023 was never formalised.
Victoria will ban datacentres in residential areas and near schools and childcare centres under a new state plan. Facilities must provide their own renewable energy, cover grid connection and upgrade costs, use recycled or non-drinking water for cooling, and deliver local benefits through jobs, training and community investment.

A reduced Iranian delegation is expected to arrive in New York on Tuesday for the United Nations General Assembly. Amid the war in the Middle East, President Donald Trump is promoting the possibility of “very big things” ahead.
Paramount Skydance has settled lawsuits filed by 12 state attorneys general, clearing the way for it to complete its historic $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Paramount has reached a settlement with U.S. states over its proposed merger with Warner Bros. The $81 billion deal would combine two of Hollywood’s oldest studios, major television networks including CBS and CNN, streaming services HBO Max and Paramount+, and decades of film and television libraries featuring titles such as Harry Potter and Top Gun.

Paramount Skydance has settled with a group of state attorneys general, clearing the way for its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to move forward. The deal’s latest details and its potential future impact on the film industry are also under discussion.
Paramount Skydance has settled lawsuits filed by attorneys general from 12 states and the Writers Guild trade union, clearing the way for the company to complete its historic $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount Skydance has settled with California and 11 other states that sued to block its $110bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery. The agreement would create independent editorial boards for CNN and CBS and include commitments on film production and newsroom staffing. Paramount can avoid a $7m daily fee if the deal closes by September 30.

Paramount has settled with California and 11 other states that sued to stop its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The agreement resolves the antitrust case and removes a major obstacle to the media merger, after the states argued the deal could create a powerful media behemoth.
Paramount has reached a settlement with state attorneys general to resolve an antitrust lawsuit, clearing the way for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Skydance-owned Paramount has reached a settlement with several state attorneys general who sued to challenge its buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery.

California’s attorney general announced Monday that a settlement with Paramount resolves a legal challenge brought by 12 states against Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Skydance-owned Paramount has settled with a group of state attorneys general who sued to challenge its acquisition of Warner Bros.
The Writers Guild of America has settled its lawsuit against Paramount Skydance over the company’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to people familiar with the matter.

About 20 opponents of the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger took their campaign to the New York attorney general’s office on Monday, despite reports of a settlement between Paramount and the states.

California and Paramount Skydance have reportedly settled the lawsuit challenging the company’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the way for the deal. Democrats and media advocates condemned the move, while Lina Khan warned that behavioral remedies often fail and called the merger seemingly illegal.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly disclosing where most detainees with final deportation orders are being held, making it more difficult for lawyers and relatives to locate them.
Finnair will launch a Helsinki–Melbourne service taking about 24 hours, with a technical stop in Bangkok. The route must avoid Russian airspace, which remains closed to airlines from countries deemed “unfriendly.” Daily flights are scheduled to begin on October 25.
UN investigators warn that attacks by Ukraine and Russia threaten civilians as winter approaches. A crater was photographed after a Russian strike hit a residential area in Kyiv.

PhosAgro’s agrochemical output fell about 1.4% year on year to 6 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, while sales slipped 1.9% to 6.1 million tonnes. Supplies to Russia rose nearly 30%, fertilizer sales to Africa almost tripled, and shipments to Latin America grew nearly 50%.
In an NBC News interview, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro discusses his approach to artificial intelligence and argues that the United States should not keep postponing the issue.

Police say Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died Sunday at a rehabilitation facility. His death is being investigated as a possible overdose.

Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died Sunday in Los Angeles, according to a family representative. He was 27.

Hollywood is mourning Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber. The Los Angeles County medical examiner said the 27-year-old died Sunday at a rehabilitation facility. Gerber began modeling as a teenager and had recently spoken openly about struggles with mental health and substance abuse.

Presley Gerber, the model and son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, died Sunday at age 27, according to a statement from a family representative.
A family spokesperson says Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died. Online records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner indicate that Gerber died at a rehabilitation facility.

Model Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died aged 27 at a rehabilitation facility, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records. The cause of death was not listed. His family asked for privacy during what it called a “very difficult and painful time”.
Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, died on Sunday at the age of 27.
Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died. Medical examiner records indicate that he died Sunday at a rehabilitation facility.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford, has died at age 27, her representative confirmed to CNN.

Presley Gerber was 27 when he died, according to a report by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner; he was the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber.
TASS signed cooperation memorandums with Saudi Arabia’s SPA, South Korea’s Yonhap and Malaysia’s Bernama during a Moscow media forum marking OANA’s 65th anniversary. The event also included the OANA Awards ceremony, with agencies from several countries receiving prizes.
A federal judge has directed the U.S. government to bring a Honduran migrant back to the United States, one month after he was deported to a country in Africa.

Production at Libya’s El Sharara oil field has partially declined, according to National Oil Corporation Chairman Massoud Suleman. Two engineers said output fell by about 200,000 barrels per day to 100,000–105,000 bpd. Suleman gave no reason for the reduction.
Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza returned to in-person classes on Saturday for the first time in nearly three years, using damaged schools, makeshift classrooms and tents while basic supplies remain scarce. UNICEF says 98 percent of schools were destroyed or damaged, and about 660,000 students have been deprived of regular classroom learning.

Taylor Swift will be the first recipient of the MTV Video Music Awards’ artist-director honor at this year’s ceremony. CBS and MTV said the newly created award recognizes musicians whose behind-the-camera work has contributed to music-video production and visual storytelling.
A coordinated attack drained 8,721,530 FET, worth about $1.55 million, from SingularityNET’s Ethereum-side conversion contract. Twenty-nine minutes later, a compromised NuNet minter created 408.5 million NTX and sent the tokens to the same wallet. Fetch.ai paused related conversion and bridge contracts, while investigators attributed the loss to a compromised backend authorization key rather than a bridge-contract flaw.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 45 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over a 12-hour period. It said the UAVs were downed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Ryazan regions, Bashkortostan and Crimea.
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma announced Monday that the provincial government will sue OpenAI following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said on Monday that the Federal Reserve will probably need to raise interest rates further to bring down inflation driven by strong demand and a commodity-price shock that has spread beyond oil. He said acting sooner would be preferable to waiting.
Washington and Beijing have become increasingly intertwined in the AI boom, turning hardware exports and technology restrictions into substantial bargaining chips for negotiations.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the successful holding of the State Duma elections. Japarov called inter-parliamentary ties an important part of the two countries’ strategic partnership and alliance, and said he expects lawmakers to expand cooperation and strengthen their traditionally friendly ties.
Porsche, once Volkswagen’s most dependable source of profits, has become the automaker’s biggest problem, complicating CEO Oliver Blume’s restructuring plans at Europe’s largest carmaker.
Meta’s Muse personal AI agent tool recorded 730,000 downloads in the roughly five days following its launch, surpassing ChatGPT, Grok and Claude.

Eli Lilly’s CEO says 700,000 seniors have begun taking GLP-1 medicines since Medicare coverage started, with 70% using Lilly’s drugs. The figures offer the latest measure of how the new coverage, launched in July, is expanding access to the medicines.

Former Zelensky press secretary Yulia Mendel said the Supreme Court should consider removing him from office for health reasons. She claimed Zelensky had “something like an epileptic seizure” a week ago and said parliament could invoke Article 110 of the constitution on the court’s recommendation.
A Yekaterinburg team has launched Privet, an app that helps international students handle migration procedures, prepare documents and find support within their universities. Available in 13 languages, it is being prepared for a pilot at a university in the Ural Federal District before expansion to other Russian regions.
Ulta’s 2026 Fall Haul sale is underway, offering discounts of up to 30% on beauty products from brands including La Roche-Posay and Touchland. Selected deals start at $5.99 and are available through Oct. 3.

Economist Vasily Koltashov says Western countries have entered an acute energy crisis and that the worst economic deterioration is still ahead. Automotive, petrochemical, metallurgy and fertilizer industries could be hit first. He argues that higher interest rates may restrain oil-price growth only by shrinking Western economies and manufacturing, while worsening the industrial downturn.
Ukraine’s General Staff says ongoing long-range strikes have knocked out 45% of Russia’s total oil refining capacity, causing shortages of high-quality fuel and sharp declines in gasoline and diesel output. The EU is preparing a sanctions package listing nearly 1,600 entities and people. Trump said Russia had “lost control” of its diesel industry, while Zelensky reiterated that the war must end.


Ukraine’s General Staff says its ongoing campaign against Russian refineries has taken 45% of the country’s refining capacity offline, contributing to a shortage of high-quality fuel. The claim came a day after Ukrainian drones and missiles struck the Moscow Oil Refinery, damaging its main crude distillation units; repairs may take weeks.
The Moscow refinery in Kapotnya stopped processing crude after a Ukrainian drone attack on September 20, three industry sources told Reuters. Both primary crude distillation units caught fire, and repairs could take several weeks. Fuel from the refinery has not been offered on the St. Petersburg Exchange since September 21.
A fuel price crisis triggered by the president’s war in Iran is unsettling legislators from rural America’s heartlands, prompting senior Republicans to press Donald Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of the midterm elections.
Danish company Vestas said it will launch a new onshore wind turbine designed to generate more power when wind speeds are low. The design could improve operators’ earning potential during periods when electricity prices are typically higher.
Iowa Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson is calling for an end to the war with Iran, despite having voted six times against House resolutions directing Donald Trump to halt it. Her most recent vote against such a resolution came last week.

An equipment outage at the Federal Aviation Administration is causing significant flight delays at five airports in the northeastern United States.
Ground stops were ordered at six US airports because of an FAA equipment outage. Newark Liberty International Airport said arrivals and departures were delayed and advised passengers to contact their airlines for flight-status updates.

Flights were paused at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania because of equipment outages. The FAA said airspace in the Northeast would close for at least 30 minutes.

Thousands of travelers had their Monday plans disrupted after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered ground stops at Newark Liberty, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports, delaying departing flights.

An equipment outage led the FAA to keep flights grounded at Newark Liberty, Teterboro in New Jersey and Philadelphia International, officials said.
Canadian and British officials are considering combining two multinational defence initiatives to help a wider network of allies rearm against Russia and other growing international threats, according to a Canadian official.
Economist Vasily Koltashov says access to energy supplies is allowing BRICS members, including Russia, to expand industrial production as Western economies weaken. China’s industrial output rose 5.2% year on year in August 2026, with equipment manufacturing up 12.1% and high-tech production 16.7%. He says today’s crisis differs from 1973–1985 because the West now faces fast-growing industrial and technological rivals with access to oil.
Gabon plans to raise 1.144 trillion CFA francs ($2.01 billion) from international markets in 2027 under a draft budget that projects faster economic growth and a recovery in oil output. Debt servicing and repayments are also expected to rise sharply.
While promoting Particle6’s upcoming film Misaligned, AI-generated ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood abruptly switched from English to Cantonese during an interview with Piers Morgan and actor Tom Conti.
Türkiye is using the week of the UN General Assembly in New York to present its COP31 climate agenda ahead of the conference scheduled for November in Antalya.

The Moon’s surface was violently struck by either a comet or an asteroid, leaving behind a massive impact scar.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland’s largest opposition party, Law and Justice, said Ukraine initially sought to pull Poland into the war with Russia, even through a concept resembling a “single state.” He also said Warsaw took part in spring 2022 negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow and played more than a logistical role in mediation efforts.
GAC France Deputy CEO Cedric Lacour said Monday that the group is targeting the introduction of 12 electric and hybrid models in France by 2030.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said leaders of AI companies are “on thin ice” with the public as energy costs rise, and called for the sector to rein in its emissions.
Two games into the season, the early returns are not promising for the Chargers or quarterback Justin Herbert under new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel.
Russian draft boards and courts are increasingly using grades in OBZh, now called OBZR, and school character references to reject conscripts seeking alternative civilian service, says Artem Klyga of the Conscientious Objectors Movement. He argues that grades show knowledge rather than beliefs and says parents can request exemptions from shooting and weapons training under freedom-of-conscience protections.
President Donald Trump says another project being built around Washington, D.C., is intended to serve national security purposes, describing the “Triumphal Arch” as a facility for snipers and drones.

A jury found a Vermont man guilty of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students walking near his home. Jurors rejected his insanity defense, which was based on his claims that the CIA and Mossad had ordered him to act.
Meta’s AI agent Muse is no longer welcome as a shopper on Amazon.com.

Etsy has long presented itself as a global marketplace where small-scale crafters can reach more customers with unique, handmade goods. In recent months, however, some say AI-generated products are taking away their sales and weakening trust in the platform.
Converse has withdrawn a sneaker advertisement and apologized after intense backlash. Critics said the ad evoked Ku Klux Klan and lynching imagery, with opposition coming from a U.S. congressman, celebrities, marketing experts and many online users.
The Inter-American Development Bank is preparing a two-year engagement plan for Venezuela that will focus in part on electricity and social protection, IDB President Ilan Goldfajn said Monday.
Russia has scrapped floating export duties on wheat, barley and corn through December 31, 2026, under a government decree. Duties on sunflower oil and meal will be capped at their August 2026 levels. The Agriculture Ministry said the measures are intended to support producers and exporters, reduce costs and strengthen export potential amid logistical changes.
Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami party is leading a protest march toward Islamabad over soaring fuel prices, calling for the petroleum levy to be scrapped. Authorities have increased security as tensions stay high ahead of a separate PTI march seeking Imran Khan’s release.
GM’s new software interface for upcoming Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks includes updated versions of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, prompting reports that the automaker was restoring phone projection. In fact, GM never removed the features from its gas-powered vehicles; the restriction applied to its electric vehicles for the past three years.

Flavio Bolsonaro is not the only family member campaigning in his father’s shadow. His older brother, the former president’s eldest son, is polling neck and neck with incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, while Carlos and Jair Renan are running for senatorial and legislative seats. In strongly pro-Bolsonaro Santa Catarina, their surname alone may secure victory.

Israel’s blockade has forced a second hospital in Gaza to shut down within two days. Hospitals in Gaza warn that the fuel crisis could compel further cuts to critical medical and rehabilitation care.

Tensions over migrants crossing from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have spilled into football. Real Madrid players Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Ibrahima Konate faced criticism after rolling up shirts carrying a solidarity message, while fans, officials and players debated whether the campaign was political and how migrants should figure in solidarity with Ceuta.

Russian companies are converting fertilizer, coal and other cargo terminals at Baltic and Arctic ports, including Ust-Luga and Murmansk, for grain exports after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted Black Sea shipments, five shipping and grain industry sources told Reuters.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that Uruguay had authorized Brazil to use the unused portion of its beef export quota for China.
Thousands of protesters rallied across France against a new police use-of-force law they say would give officers a “licence to kill”. The bill presumes that law enforcement officials acted legally when they use their weapons.

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