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Kh. Nyambaatar speaking at an MPP podium. Photo: iToim.mn

Ulaanbaatar MPP to discuss its chair on November 7 and directs dismissal of two district governors

According to iSee.mn and iToim.mn, the Ulaanbaatar MPP presidium scheduled a November 7 meeting to consider removing Kh. Nyambaatar as committee chair, and directed that the Chingeltei and Songinokhairkhan district governors be dismissed this week.

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

The “policy rate benchmark” chart and two book covers shared in Gan-Ochir Doojav’s Facebook post. Image: Gan-Ochir Doojav / Facebook

Economy

Gan-Ochir Doojav: New Keynesian benchmark puts a policy rate consistent with Mongolia’s inflation expectations at about 15–16%

Former Bank of Mongolia chief economist Gan-Ochir Doojav links the Nobel-winning work of Robert Hall and Michael Woodford to Mongolia’s monetary policy, citing his own estimate of a 2–3% natural real interest rate.

19 Oct7 min readAutomated

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Anadolu

World

Putin floats three-way summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine, without Zelensky

According to The Wall Street Journal, Putin has proposed meeting Trump and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, without Zelensky.

19 Oct2 min readAutomated

Artist’s impression of Nscale’s planned AI data centre in Loughton, Essex (Nscale)

Technology

Microsoft pulls out of Nscale’s Essex AI data centre over grid delays, in blow to UK sovereign AI push

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

Chinese think tank calls for faster, more rigorous assessment of US defense technologies

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

Mongolian women wrestlers with their bronze medals from the U23 World Championships. Photo: iKon.mn

Sport

U23 World Championships: Mongolian wrestlers win three bronze medals in Las Vegas

19 Oct1 min readAutomated

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Mongolian state flags near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Photo: GoGo.mn

Social Trend

Trending on X, 10 AM: Media dispute, Ulaanbaatar MPP, blizzards, Putin proposal, National Anthem Day

The 8 topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 06:13 and 10:24 on October 19, and the posts that reached the widest audience.

19 Oct9 min readAutomated

Science

Tiny worm brains reveal surprising sex differences beyond neural wiring

With 302 neurons, 200 of them in their heads, hermaphrodite female roundworms reveal surprising sex-specific...

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro (left) and Disney CTO Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI

Technology

Disney to hire most of bankrupt Character.AI’s staff, budgeting $60 million a year in pay

A bankruptcy filing shows Disney has offered jobs to 66 Character.AI employees, with estimated annual compensation of $60 million plus a $30 million retention pool, as the chatbot startup winds down under Chapter 11.

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaking during the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok (AFP)

Technology

IMF says AI products drove almost half of global trade growth as officials warn of a bumpy road ahead

At the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, officials said AI investment has become a key driver of global growth and cushioned the energy-price shock, while warning that a pullback in AI spending could hit financial stability worldwide.

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

Official Anthropic artwork for the Public Benefit Fund announcement: two framed panels of sky and wildflowers

Technology

Anthropic commits 5% of its shares to a new Public Benefit Fund that grows with the company

Anthropic is placing 5% of its shares in a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, with the board able to add a further 2% for every 50% rise in the company’s value above a set baseline, subject to stockholder approval.

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

Science

Plastic waste to get second life as adsorbent for atmospheric water harvesting with new method

Researchers have found that a way to give plastic waste a second life. Materials chemists...

19 Oct3 min readAutomated

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Economy

Gan-Ochir Doojav: New Keynesian benchmark puts a policy rate consistent with Mongolia’s inflation expectations at about 15–16%

19 Oct7 min readAutomated

Economy

Ranked: The Most and Least Affordable U.S. Cities for Fast Food

19 Oct4 min readAutomated

People walk past the State Palace on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Reuters

Economy

Mongolia becomes a donor to the World Bank’s International Development Association

17 Oct2 min readAutomated

Commodities

Charted: The Growth of Gold and Silver in Modern U.S. Retirement Assets

16 Oct3 min readAutomated

The plenary hall of Mongolia’s Parliament on the day the 2026 budget amendment was approved, time.mn

Economy

Parliament approves 2026 budget amendment; pensions and wages to rise from November 1

16 Oct2 min readAutomated

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Business

SpaceX’s ambitious, expensive gamble to replace AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, about SpaceX’s recently announced plan to become a major wireless carrier.

17 Oct49 min readAutomated