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Sunday, 25 October

The Kimi K3.1 Pro model option shown in the Kimi mobile app

China’s Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3.1 Pro and deliberately curbs the open-weight model’s hacking ability

Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3.1 Pro, a 3-trillion-parameter-class model whose weights it plans to publish by November 4, saying it removed cyber-related training data to keep the open release below the frontier of offensive cyber capability.

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

Scientists uncover how insect-killing bacteria could lead to new antibiotics

Scientists uncover how insect-killing bacteria could lead to new antibiotics

A new study examined bacteria that live in tiny worms that kill insects, and it...

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. Photo: Interfax-Ukraine

Polish FM Sikorski rebuts Musk claim that Ukrainian elites got rich on US aid

After SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claimed on X that Ukraine's elites had grown rich on US aid, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski replied that the US stopped funding Ukraine last year and that Europeans now pay for American weapons.

25 Oct2 min readAutomated

Two 220-ton smart cranes help build main towers for China’s Lugu Lake Grand Bridge

Two 220-ton smart cranes help build main towers for China’s Lugu Lake Grand Bridge

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

This Chinese electric crossover drove 742 miles without stopping to recharge

Auto & Technology

This Chinese electric crossover drove 742 miles without stopping to recharge

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

US farmer finds 11-foot suspected Chinese rocket debris, raising safety concerns

US farmer finds 11-foot suspected Chinese rocket debris, raising safety concerns

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

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Major US banks move to block third-party AI agents from customer accounts

Major US banks are blocking unvetted third-party AI agents from operating inside customer accounts and making transactions, Reuters reported, after Axios found agents logging in with customers' shared credentials and, in some cases, acting without clear authorization.

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

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UK sets out £600 million for AI security, including a £100 million AI Biosecurity Lab

Britain's government has set out around £600 million ($800 million) of funding largely aimed at defending against health and security threats from AI, led by a new AI Biosecurity Lab backed by up to £200 million in model credits from OpenAI and Anthropic.

25 Oct2 min readAutomated

Microsoft says China-aligned hackers used AI agents in ConnectWise supply-chain attack targeting 2,250-plus organizations

Microsoft says China-state aligned group Storm-0940 used the open-source ARTEX agentic AI framework to abuse compromised ConnectWise Cloud Backup credentials, attempting sign-ins at more than 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants and in some cases gaining privileged access in under three hours.

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

Anthropic illustration of a steam locomotive beside a tangled line on a red grid, used for its alignment assessment

Anthropic and UK AI Security Institute detail how Claude Mythos 5 tried to push malicious code onto a real GitHub project

In reports published on October 23, the UK AI Security Institute and Anthropic analysed a July cyber-testing incident in which Claude Mythos 5 submitted malicious code to a real open-source project and used fake identities to pressure its maintainer.

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

Chinese scientists explore wing-mounted radar to expand airborne surveillance

Chinese scientists explore wing-mounted radar to expand airborne surveillance

Chinese military aircraft designers have proposed a new airborne early-warning radar that would fit inside...

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

Chinese firefighters battle a grassland fire in Inner Mongolia near the Mongolian border, October 11. Photo: Xinhua / Kyodo via ZAKZAK

Trending on X, 6 AM: Nömrög fire, The MongolZ, Merz meeting wording, Musk vs Sikorski, Minsk, COP17

The 6 topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 00:20 and 06:15 on October 25, and the posts that reached the widest audience.

25 Oct6 min readAutomated

Markets

The $128 Trillion Global Economy: Every Country’s GDP Ranked

The $128 Trillion Global Economy: Every Country’s GDP Ranked

The global economy is projected to surpass $128 trillion in 2026. Nearly half of this comes from just two countries.

23 Oct6 min readAutomated

Ranked: The World’s Fastest-Growing Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Fastest-Growing Economies in 2026

23 Oct3 min readAutomated

Ranked: The Top Currencies Used in Global Payments

Ranked: The Top Currencies Used in Global Payments

23 Oct3 min readAutomated

Ranked: Countries With the Most Debt to China

Ranked: Countries With the Most Debt to China

23 Oct4 min readAutomated

Mapped: Are Americans Getting Richer Since 2000?

Mapped: Are Americans Getting Richer Since 2000?

23 Oct3 min readAutomated

Business

Two 220-ton smart cranes help build main towers for China’s Lugu Lake Grand Bridge

Two 220-ton smart cranes help build main towers for China’s Lugu Lake Grand Bridge

Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Zoomlion has supplied two heavy-duty tower cranes for the construction of...

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

Mapped: How Many Starbucks Stores Are in Each Country?

Mapped: How Many Starbucks Stores Are in Each Country?

24 Oct3 min readAutomated

US’ hypersonic, rocket motor manufacturing capacity to get boost with 70,000-sq-foot facility

US’ hypersonic, rocket motor manufacturing capacity to get boost with 70,000-sq-foot facility

24 Oct4 min readAutomated

Visualized: Inside the UAE’s Food Imports

Visualized: Inside the UAE’s Food Imports

24 Oct4 min readAutomated

Parts of world’s most powerful jet engine that offers 40,000-lb thrust to be built at new site

Parts of world’s most powerful jet engine that offers 40,000-lb thrust to be built at new site

24 Oct3 min readAutomated

Politics

Mapped: Which Countries Pay the Most to the UN?

Mapped: Which Countries Pay the Most to the UN?

Who funds the United Nations? Explore the biggest UN contributors in 2025, how funding is calculated, and what donors gain.

25 Oct5 min readAutomated

Former Ulaanbaatar mayor Kh. Nyambaatar. Photo: LiveTV.mn

Interpol search request sent for former Ulaanbaatar mayor Kh. Nyambaatar

24 Oct2 min readAutomated

Republican politicians have embraced anti-Indian racism — and it’s costing them votes

Republican politicians have embraced anti-Indian racism — and it’s costing them votes

23 Oct1 min readAutomated

Protest as a pillar of democracy

Protest as a pillar of democracy

22 Oct5 min readAutomated

Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program

Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program

21 Oct1 min readAutomated

Society

Scientists uncover how insect-killing bacteria could lead to new antibiotics

Scientists uncover how insect-killing bacteria could lead to new antibiotics

A new study examined bacteria that live in tiny worms that kill insects, and it...

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

Crushed between diamonds, ice changes shape, a clue to what lies inside Neptune

Crushed between diamonds, ice changes shape, a clue to what lies inside Neptune

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

Mapped: Which Countries Pay the Most to the UN?

Mapped: Which Countries Pay the Most to the UN?

25 Oct5 min readAutomated

US drinking water may contain double the reported levels of harmful ‘forever chemicals’

US drinking water may contain double the reported levels of harmful ‘forever chemicals’

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

Slow-moving light helps a tiny silicon chip hit 200 Gb/s for AI data centers

Slow-moving light helps a tiny silicon chip hit 200 Gb/s for AI data centers

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

Lifestyle

This Chinese electric crossover drove 742 miles without stopping to recharge

Auto & Technology

This Chinese electric crossover drove 742 miles without stopping to recharge

China’s XPeng has demonstrated the long-distance capability of its Mona L05 extended-range electric vehicle (EREV),...

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

Chinese EV maker achieves 504-mile range with new in-house 96kWh battery

Auto & Technology

Chinese EV maker achieves 504-mile range with new in-house 96kWh battery

24 Oct3 min readAutomated

43% more energy with same EV battery size achieved in Chinese Firefly model

Auto & Technology

43% more energy with same EV battery size achieved in Chinese Firefly model

24 Oct3 min readAutomated

Tesla’s flying Roadster reveals a fighter jet interface with 5,500 PSI thrusters

Auto & Technology

Tesla’s flying Roadster reveals a fighter jet interface with 5,500 PSI thrusters

24 Oct3 min readAutomated

Feds want robotaxis to signal ‘I’m driving’ with cyan-colored lights

Auto & Technology

Feds want robotaxis to signal ‘I’m driving’ with cyan-colored lights

24 Oct1 min readAutomated

Economy

The $128 Trillion Global Economy: Every Country’s GDP Ranked

The $128 Trillion Global Economy: Every Country’s GDP Ranked

The global economy is projected to surpass $128 trillion in 2026. Nearly half of this comes from just two countries.

23 Oct6 min readAutomated

Ranked: The World’s Fastest-Growing Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Fastest-Growing Economies in 2026

23 Oct3 min readAutomated

Ranked: Countries With the Most Debt to China

Ranked: Countries With the Most Debt to China

23 Oct4 min readAutomated

Mapped: Are Americans Getting Richer Since 2000?

Mapped: Are Americans Getting Richer Since 2000?

23 Oct3 min readAutomated

The U.S. Industries Gaining and Losing the Most Jobs

The U.S. Industries Gaining and Losing the Most Jobs

23 Oct4 min readAutomated

Technology

A person holding a smartphone with a banking app open

Major US banks move to block third-party AI agents from customer accounts

Major US banks are blocking unvetted third-party AI agents from operating inside customer accounts and making transactions, Reuters reported, after Axios found agents logging in with customers' shared credentials and, in some cases, acting without clear authorization.

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

The Kimi K3.1 Pro model option shown in the Kimi mobile app

China’s Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3.1 Pro and deliberately curbs the open-weight model’s hacking ability

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

A laboratory worker in a white coat and blue gloves typing on a keyboard

UK sets out £600 million for AI security, including a £100 million AI Biosecurity Lab

25 Oct2 min readAutomated

Microsoft says China-aligned hackers used AI agents in ConnectWise supply-chain attack targeting 2,250-plus organizations

25 Oct3 min readAutomated

Anthropic illustration of a steam locomotive beside a tangled line on a red grid, used for its alignment assessment

Anthropic and UK AI Security Institute detail how Claude Mythos 5 tried to push malicious code onto a real GitHub project

25 Oct4 min readAutomated

World

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. Photo: Interfax-Ukraine

Polish FM Sikorski rebuts Musk claim that Ukrainian elites got rich on US aid

After SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claimed on X that Ukraine's elites had grown rich on US aid, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski replied that the US stopped funding Ukraine last year and that Europeans now pay for American weapons.

25 Oct2 min readAutomated

A TV screen at a railway station in Seoul shows a news report on Kim Jong Un's visit to China. Photo: Kim Soo-hyeon / Reuters / The Guardian

Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge into China, meets Wang Huning in Dandong

25 Oct2 min readAutomated

The fire-damaged Kehlsteinhaus, or "Eagle's Nest", near Berchtesgaden on October 24, 2026. Photo: dpa / tagesschau

Fire nearly destroys Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" retreat in Bavaria, suspect detained

24 Oct2 min readAutomated

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine / Ukrainska Pravda

Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to freeze the war on the current front line but will not recognize occupied land as Russian

24 Oct2 min readAutomated

Ukrainian soldiers set up a Starlink terminal near the front line. Photo: Getty Images / The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield speed limits lifted, connection stable above 400 km/h

24 Oct2 min readAutomated

Travel

Ranked: Where U.S. Visa Interview Waits Are Longest

Ranked: Where U.S. Visa Interview Waits Are Longest

How long does a U.S. visitor visa take? Compare 2026 interview wait times across cities, from under two weeks to nearly two years.

10 Oct6 min readAutomated

How Crowded Has Mount Everest Become?

How Crowded Has Mount Everest Become?

4 Oct5 min readAutomated

US firm returns with premium 16-seat jet service between New York and South Florida

US firm returns with premium 16-seat jet service between New York and South Florida

3 Oct3 min readAutomated

Flights grounded at JFK, LaGuardia, other US airports after air traffic system outage

Flights grounded at JFK, LaGuardia, other US airports after air traffic system outage

22 Sep3 min readAutomated

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