Some Australian investment chiefs are expressing caution over the impending blockbuster IPO of Anthropic, as the company brings a fresh artificial intelligence bet to the local market. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/anthropic-s-ipo-plans-draw-skepticism-from-australian-cios?taid=6ae2e340f64aaa000119ed17&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The US Justice Department criticized the judge who penalized President Donald Trump and his lawyers for “bad faith” conduct in his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and its controversial settlement, arguing that her ruling was “riddled” with errors. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/doj-faults-judge-who-bashed-trump-s-irs-lawsuit-settlement?taid=6ae2e21425edfb00017cf54e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Bitcoin Core discloses three AI-found bugs, including node-crash flaw
Bitcoin Core published details on Wednesday of three vulnerabilities discovered through an AI scan, including a fixed flaw that could crash nodes on Windows, macOS and BSD. Developers confirmed the crash vulnerability on October 23 and released fixes on October 27. Bitcoin Core changed disclosure rules on October 22 because large language models have made some vulnerabilities inexpensive to discover. Three more medium- and high-severity vulnerabilities, fixed in Bitcoin Core version 30.0, are expected to become public in two weeks.
Bitwise projects Bitcoin at $1.6 million by 2036, relying on gold-market gains
Bitwise forecasts a Bitcoin price of $1.6 million by 2036, about 19 times the model's starting price of $83,557. The base case assumes Bitcoin captures 25% of the combined gold and Bitcoin store-of-value market. That market contributes about $27.5 trillion, roughly 82% of Bitcoin's projected total value of $33.6 trillion. Bitwise's bear case produces a price of $130,686 in 2036 and an annual return of 4.6%.
A cyberattack on a listed unit of GMO Internet Group is spilling into Japan’s credit market, widening the company’s bond spread as investors grow more concerned about the potential blow to earnings. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/gmo-bond-spread-jumps-as-cyberattack-hits-credit-market?taid=6ae2e0ef08444f00015c9916&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The performance-enhancing drug is legal, safe—and may have benefits beyond sport https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/07/11/should-you-take-creatine?taid=6ae2e0f3f24b6b00016cfd09&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content&utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=twitter
Malaysia’s biggest pharmacy chain Big Caring Group is offering shares worth up to $565 million in an IPO that’s poised to be the country’s second largest listing this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/biggest-pharmacy-chain-in-malaysia-plans-565-million-share-sale?taid=6ae2dfbbf24b6b00016cfcf6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
From immigration measures and welfare reform to the future of UK-EU ties, the prime minister faces a series of challenging issues that could define his time in Downing Street. Can he shake off his reputation as a ‘people pleaser’? https://ft.trib.al/uiQrFHN
Hong Kong landlords investing in green office refurbishments stand to pocket significantly bigger rent premiums than their counterparts in other major cities, according to a fresh analysis by property broker Savills. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/hong-kong-landlords-pocket-23-premiums-after-greening-offices?taid=6ae2de90f24b6b00016cfcf4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
North Korea fires missile barrage days after rejecting South’s border talks https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3372537/north-korea-fires-missile-barrage-days-after-rejecting-souths-border-talks?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1793252875
Teku and Besu release fixes that remove trust in eMudhra certificates
Ethereum clients Teku and Besu have released versions 26.10.3 and 26.10.2, respectively, removing trust in eMudhra-related certificates from Docker images. Researchers found cryptographic flaws that could expose private keys belonging to eight eMudhra intermediate certificate authorities. Teku said an attacker between a validator and a connected service could impersonate the service and redirect block fees to the attacker's address. Teku said default mainnet nodes are unaffected and no exploitation has been reported so far.
US economic growth likely accelerated in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact of higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East https://reut.rs/48ifPdY
A South Korean court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by dozens of Tesla owners seeking refunds from the automaker for failing to deliver driver-assistance technology on time https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/tesla-wins-lawsuit-in-south-korea-over-fsd-feature-delays?taid=6ae2dd64f64aaa000119ecf6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter