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Saturday, October 3, 2026
RoboDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)

Asian carmakers besting US rivals at home, China set to strike

Major US automakers have watched their domestic market share shrink even more thanks to their Asian competitors -- a situation that may worsen if Chinese firms are able to enter the US market, an idea floated by Presiden...

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RoboDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Amazon vows $1 bn for data center towns, decries 'myths'

Amazon on Friday pledged more than $1 billion over five years for US communities that host its data centers, the latest tech giant...

RoboDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Effective Altruism: the philosophy behind Silicon Valley's AI fears

Dario Amodei says he is not part of it. But the Anthropic chief's personal and professional circle is entwined with Effective Altr...

RoboDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic's Dario Amodei: AI's most visible CEO and enigma

The surge in artificial intelligence and the heated debate around its risks have made Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei the most visible ...

PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary

Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas's top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local ...

Network Briefing - Cross-Domain Headlines
DisasterDay Storms, flooding cause chaos on Greek holiday island of Crete Thai Airways sacks CEO after floods flight chaos: reports New islands appear after Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
OilGasDaily Houthis say Saudi Arabia launches dozens of strikes on Yemen capital IEA: 325 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves released Webb survey of extreme debris discs sorts planetary collisions by impact energy
RussoDaily Moldova summons Russia envoy over drone, missile incursions More on army, less on schools: What we know about Russia's 2027 budget Russian drone hits Kyiv nuclear institute grounds, reactor undamaged
SinoDaily China slams US 'lie' over Starbucks stores in Xinjiang China launches anti-dumping probe into EU chemical imports ahead of trade talks China a better influence in Latin America than US: poll
PolicyDaily Flames, smoke at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital: AFP Gaza health officials say Israeli strike kills 5 Loud explosions heard in Yemen capital
BeyondLEO Sateliot adds five Alen Space CubeSats to 5G IoT constellation on Transporter-18 First 32 next-generation OneWeb satellites handed over to Eutelsat by Airbus Four-member crew docks at International Space Station
SkyNightly HotSat-3 reaches orbit to give SatVu daily thermal imaging coverage CHARA Array survey finds stars dim toward their edges more than models predict Volatile element fingerprints suggest Earth and Mars were built by different processes
NanoDaily Geomagnetic field explains east-west bias in muon telescope thunderstorm detections Researchers Achieve Continuous Frequency Tuning of X-ray Light Using Modified Laser Technique Taiwan chip industry sees revenue soaring 40% in 2026 despite headwinds
DarwinDaily Judge pauses construction of border project in Texas national park US Supreme Court to hear high-stakes climate case Latin America campaigners unveil model 'ecocide' law
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RoboDaily HIGHTECH Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI says three staffers fired for mishandling 'sensitive' info

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involve...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Artificial intelligence agents developed by OpenAI tried to erase traces of their activity after gaining unauthorized access to government websites, according to a report published...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

The UK government is facing mounting pressure to end a £330-million contract between the National Health Service and AI giant Palantir, as doctors, lawmakers and campaigners warn ...

RoboDaily UAV NEWS Sep 30, 2026 (SPX)
UAH fields low-cost autonomous drones in final NATO disaster response contest

When disaster strikes and GPS, communications and human access are compromised, autonomous drones could one day help find survivors and deliver lifesaving supplies. Researchers and...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Houthis say struck oil facility near Riyadh, as Saudis hit Sanaa

Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on an oil facility near the Saudi capital on Saturday, where an AFP journalist saw flames and smoke, and accused the Gulf kingdom of striking Sana...

BatteryDaily MILITARY Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
AI needs safety layers like nuclear plants: ex-OpenAI engineer

Another former OpenAI employee has added his voice to a chorus of frantic calls to make AI safe, saying the industry must mimic the aviation or nuclear power sectors with their lay...

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Network Domain Collections
Space & Science
Methane-producing microbe grows in lab simulation of Enceladus ocean floor
SaturnDaily
Four lunar orbiters could stop BeiDou constellation drift during autonomous navigation
SkyNightly
Austria sees record number of heat-related deaths in June and July
NanoDaily
PLD Space signs CNES agreement to study second MIURA launch pad in French Guiana
BeyondLEO
Slow freezing in Enceladus vents explains chemically varied ice grains seen by Cassini
SaturnDaily
Earth & Energy
Drone strikes on dormitory, shelter kill 10 in Sudan's El-Obeid
AfricaDaily
Petrobras discovers more oil off Brazil's Amazon coast
DarwinDaily
Most equities rise after oil price plunge, US data in focus
OilGasDaily
Balloon-borne Sunrise-III finds thread-like magnetic structures above the quiet Sun
SolarCell
World's tallest wind turbine in Germany reaches full height
WindDaily
Tech & Industry
Iraq says gets US exemption for Iranian flights to and from holy city
FiscalDaily
China widens military footprint with Laos air base
SinoDaily
Varda flies W-8 and W-9 capsules on a single rideshare launch
BioTechDaily
ICEYE and Nokia to build nationally owned LEO broadband systems for governments
RadarDaily
Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns
RoboDaily
Wire Feed
PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fires ballistic missile after Seoul's apology demand

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul's military said Saturday, days after demanding an apology for a b...

PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Oil tankers attacked in Hormuz strait: UK maritime agency

Two oil tankers have been struck by "unidentified projectiles" in the Strait of Hormuz region, a British marit...

PolicyDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort t...

PolicyDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Battle in Yemen's Taiz kills scores of combatants: sources to AFP

Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area near a waterway crucial to global energy flows, ki...