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Trump Waives Graham Act Duty Hikes on Goods From Russia and Top Importers
The order waives a 500% duty-rate increase on goods from Russia and a 100% increase on goods from major importers of Russian oil and gas.
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Technology
Modal Tests Nvidia Vera at Up to Twice Intel GNR Task Throughput Under Concurrent Load
Modal’s Sandboxes currently run on an x86 fleet. The company has not announced when customers could use Vera.
Technology
Circle and Proof Plan AI Agent Checkout With Identity Proof and USDC
The planned Money20/20 demonstration pairs a signed purchase approval with a merchant payment while limiting the buyer’s identity details shared at checkout.
Business
SharpLink Deploys $400 Million in Ether Across Ether.fi and Lido
Its August Lido plan involved $200 million in ETH, with wstETH held with Anchorage Digital.
Business
Mastercard Announces Stablecoin Risk Screening for Financial Firms
Stablecoin Security is slated to launch first in North America, with worldwide commercial availability expected in 2027.
Technology
Meta Removes WhatsApp AI Instructions From 80 Public Help Pages
The pages contained 102 hidden instruction blocks. Visitors could not see the text on the displayed pages.
Investing
OKX Liquidates $4.09 Million Bitcoin Long in Single Event
The liquidation price was $81,756, with the event recorded at 12:03 p.m. ET (16:03 UTC) on Oct. 19.
Investing
RBC Sees U.S. Stocks Holding Firm as Early Earnings Come in Soft
Third-quarter 2026 results have been modestly softer than many expected, while companies have largely emphasized resilience.
Business
GM and Capital One Profit Forecasts Climb Ahead of Earnings
GM’s per-share estimate has more than doubled over three and six months. Capital One’s forecast rose more than 65% in three months to $5.50.
Markets
InvestingOKX Liquidates $4.09 Million Bitcoin Long in Single Event
The liquidation price was $81,756, with the event recorded at 12:03 p.m. ET (16:03 UTC) on Oct. 19.
Regulation
RegulationUK Regulator Draws Hundreds of Applicants for Two Senior AI Roles
The FCA is developing AI tools to help oversee 60,000 firms expected to enter its remit in 2028 and transaction reporting by about 9,000 smaller firms.
Bitcoin
InvestingOKX Liquidates $4.09 Million Bitcoin Long in Single Event
The liquidation price was $81,756, with the event recorded at 12:03 p.m. ET (16:03 UTC) on Oct. 19.
Ethereum
BusinessSharpLink Deploys $400 Million in Ether Across Ether.fi and Lido
Its August Lido plan involved $200 million in ETH, with wstETH held with Anchorage Digital.
Stablecoins
TechnologyCircle and Proof Plan AI Agent Checkout With Identity Proof and USDC
The planned Money20/20 demonstration pairs a signed purchase approval with a merchant payment while limiting the buyer’s identity details shared at checkout.
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AI & Tech
TechnologyModal Tests Nvidia Vera at Up to Twice Intel GNR Task Throughput Under Concurrent Load
Modal’s Sandboxes currently run on an x86 fleet. The company has not announced when customers could use Vera.
TechnologyCircle and Proof Plan AI Agent Checkout With Identity Proof and USDC
TechnologyMeta Removes WhatsApp AI Instructions From 80 Public Help Pages
UK Regulator Draws Hundreds of Applicants for Two Senior AI Roles
Solana Schedules Alpenglow Upgrade for Oct. 21 With 150-Millisecond Target
RWA
InvestingDollar Weakens Against Euro and Pound in Week Ended Oct. 16
The broad dollar index fell to 121.4048 from 121.6023 a week earlier, while two-year and 10-year Treasury yields also declined.
