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Can a payment network actually distinguish between a human shopper and a piece of autonomous software? Mastercard is attempting to answer this with a new intelligence layer in its Agent Pay Trust …
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Tessa Vaughn (via Forkast)
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10/18/26
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For years, the crypto industry treated stablecoin market capitalization as a scoreboard for adoption. We tracked supply growth with religious fervor, assuming that more tokens in circulation meant …
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Nolan Pratt (via Forkast)
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10/18/26
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The University of Edinburgh's announcement that 90 specialist degree programmes will close has raised questions about the purpose of university.
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10/18/26
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John Swinney has been compared to dictators as McGill's Group threatens legal action over plans to bring buses in Scotland under public control.
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/18/26
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A manhunt has been launched after a teenager was injured in a hit and run incident in Midlothian
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/18/26
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Govt, issues a release stating that an infant getting early exposure to added sugars is a public health concern because of its potential implications for the development of dietary preferences and …
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Via IB Times
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10/18/26
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Indian markets face a crucial week as Jio Platforms Rs 30,213 crore IPO, Q2 earnings, crude oil prices and foreign investor flows shape sentiment after strong gains last week.
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Via IB Times
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10/18/26
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Kolkata Police imposed Section 163 restrictions in parts of Bowbazar from October 18 to 20 following the Chorbagan Durga Puja stampede, reportedly claiming 19 lives. The order restricts unlawful …
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Via IB Times
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10/18/26
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News, discussion and buildup to Sunday’s actionPremier League table | Top scorers | Mail usIn the MLS, Lionel Messi scored twice to help Inter Miami to a 3-1 win at Atlanta United. Messi and Luis …
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Rob Smyth (via Guardian)
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10/18/26
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Updates as the Proteas host Australia at St George’s ParkPlay start time in Gqeberha is 10am local/7pm AEDT/9am BSTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailStill waiting for our start. There’s …
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Geoff Lemon (now) and James Wallace (later) (via Guardian)
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10/18/26
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A convicted criminal killed a woman amid claims his treasured watch had been stolen
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/18/26
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I spent last weekend trying to figure out why my smart vacuum kept bumping into the same chair leg, and it occurred to me that we are all just one firmware update away from our appliances deciding to …
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Mila Cohen (via Forkast)
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10/18/26
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Mastercard has finally stopped pretending that stablecoins are a peripheral experiment. On October 15, 2026, the company launched its Global Money Platform, a move that looks less like a product …
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Nolan Pratt (via Forkast)
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10/18/26
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Interior minister says ‘the Republic will not yield’ to France’s worst protests in yearsMore than 1,800 people have been arrested in France over protests on Saturday, the country’s interior …
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Harry Taylor (via Guardian)
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10/18/26
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An appeal has been launched to trace a man, James Booth, missing from Falkirk who has not been seen for two weeks
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/18/26
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The shift from blocking to building Financial institutions are currently caught in a high-stakes standoff with autonomous software. Major firms like Schwab and JPMorgan have responded to the …
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Priya Nair (via Forkast)
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10/18/26
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Fewer than 11% of small merchants are ready for AI shopping agents. Agentic orders across Forter’s network have quadrupled since August. Automated fraud has doubled in two months. On October 13, …
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Tessa Vaughn (via Forkast)
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10/18/26
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Anthropic is currently attempting to justify a $2 trillion valuation target while reconciling a 2025 performance that saw a net loss of $42 billion on just $4.6 billion in revenue. This stark …
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Lena Park (via Forkast)
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10/18/26
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Staines’s finest nailed the zeitgeist of the late 90s and early 00s, and now he’s back – but how does he fit into 2026? He discusses the backlash against his return, his worst ever interviewee …
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Rich Pelley (via Guardian)
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10/18/26
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The Republican state attorney general appears uniquely ill-chosen as a candidate – but he is a political survivor who could yet frustrate Democratic dreamsDepending how you look at the situation, …
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J Oliver Conroy (via Guardian)
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10/18/26
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