Nvidia becomes first company to pass $5 trillion market capitalisation Nvidia's value is now greater than the GDP of India, Japan and the United Kingdom, according to the International Monetary Fund. Euronews · Oct 29, 2025
Toyota denies promising to invest $10bn in US after Trump announcement The US president claimed he had been told the carmaker was going to be setting up factories ‘all over’ the US The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2025
Nvidia becomes world’s first $5tn company amid stock market and AI boom Silicon Valley chipmaker hits $5tn valuation just three months after it was first to break through the $4tn barrier The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2025
Trump Admin Reportedly Believes Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats Are So Popular That They Won't Need Approval From Congress The Trump administration is so confident that its military campaign in the Caribbean, which includes strikes against alleged drug boats, is so popular that it doesn't need approval from Congress, according to a new report. Latin Times · Oct 29, 2025
GOP senators told JD Vance that Trump’s beef deal was an ‘insult’ to farmers, new report says Vice president ‘bombarded’ with questions from Republicans about agreement to ramp up meat imports from Argentina, which they fear could adversely impact American ranchers The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Stock Indexes Soar to Record Highs as Global Trade Tensions Ease The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.47%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are up +0.30%, and December... Barchart · Oct 29, 2025
At least 100 Palestinians dead in Israeli strikes, say rescuers - as Trump insists ceasefire not at risk Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he was ‘deeply concerned’ by the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Everything we know about Putin’s new nuclear-armed underwater drone Poseidon after ‘successful’ test Putin has brandished Russia’s nuclear might repeatedly since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022 The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Even Mr. Feeny is against Trump’s East Wing demolition: ‘We mustn’t take this lightly’ William Daniels recalled performing in the White House East Wing in 1970 The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
White House weighs in on Halo’s Master Chief — because apparently we’ve solved everything else Apparently, only one leader is fully committed to giving power to the players. Windows Central · Oct 29, 2025
The Gaza Split Plus: Venezuelan perspectives on unseating Maduro, Zohran's free-lunch promising, stand-your-ground laws, and more... Reason · Oct 29, 2025
Press Israel to release Marwan Barghouti, former world leaders urge Trump Elders group set up by Mandela and chaired by Colombia’s former president says Palestinian leader would play ‘unifying’ role The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Trump who said he is not a king and denounced the No Kings protests is gifted a gold crown while in Korea The U.S. president was gifted a crown just weeks after posting an AI-generated videos showing himself wearing a crown to mock nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica STORM OF THE CENTURY: Thousands of tourists remain stranded, with airports closed after the storm battered the Caribbean island before heading to Cuba, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Trump honoured with golden crown by South Korea: ‘I could wear it right now’ Donald Trump has been awarded South Korea’s highest honour, the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, for his contribution "to the national security of Korea."
Benzinga · Oct 29, 2025 Vinod Khosla Calls For US To Take 10% Stake In Every Public Firm For 'Sharing The Wealth Of AI' Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has suggested that the U.S. government should acquire a 10% stake in all public corporations and distribute the wealth to the general public.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 First Thing: Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and heads for Cuba Parish of St Elizabeth ‘under water’ after Jamaica’s ‘storm of the century’. Plus, Trump and Xi to meet for first time since 2019
Axios · Oct 29, 2025 "I guess I'm not allowed to run": Trump concedes third term won't happen Trump said it's "too bad" he can't run again.
The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025 Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization “I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela.
The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025 US leaders view China as a ‘pacing threat’ − has Washington enough stamina to last the race? When Donald Trump meets with Xi Jinping on Oct. 30, 2025, he won’t just be chatting with any run-of-the-mill leader of a rival nation. Rather, he will be sitting down the with the chief representative of the United States’ “pacing threat.”
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ by strikes on Gaza and UK ‘in close touch’ with US The Israeli military said on Wednesday that the ceasefire is back in effect after dozens of people were killed overnight.
The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025 CDC’s ability to prevent injuries like drowning, traumatic brain injury and falls is severely compromised by Trump cuts Much has been written about the unprecedented impact that the second Trump administration has had on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from massive job cuts and entire programs being wiped out to leadership shake-ups and the undermining of science. But behind every headline, countless stories have gone untold…
The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2025 Trump fires federal arts board in charge of reviewing White House ballroom and ‘Arc de Trump’ White House says it will appoint new Commission of Fine Arts members ‘more aligned with … America First Policies’
We Got This Covered · Oct 29, 2025 ‘Committing a war crime’: Of all the statues to honor, the Trump admin just restored a Confederate general who ‘resigned in disgrace’ It shows who the administration actually wants to honor.
PC Gamer · Oct 29, 2025 Microsoft might be silent, but Halo's co-creator and Halo 2's design lead have called the US government's 'Destroy the Flood' analogy comparing immigrants to parasites 'absolutely abhorrent' "It really makes me sick seeing Halo co-opted like this."