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  • 2h ago

    Google lets anyone publish private AI-built Android apps on Play, free of charge

    People 18 and older with a Google account can now list privately built Android apps on Google Play at no cost, starting in the United States on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. The apps stay out of Play search and recommendations.

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Seoul's chip stocks drop 7.4%

Wars widen as markets question AI debt and governments unwind old taboos in Europe

The day brought a familiar mix of hard power and brittle systems. Missiles tested ceasefire claims, markets tested the AI boom, and governments from Budapest to Jakarta found that old choices still send today's bill.

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  • EU opens accession talks for Ukraine

    EU opens negotiation clusters on internal market and competitiveness for Ukraine in Luxembourg after Hungary lifts veto.

  • French student protests escalate

    Reported dozens of injuries and arrests following violent clashes between police and protesters across France during the fifth round of student demonstrations.

  • Japanese journalist arrested in Russia

    Russian security services detain a Japanese journalist in Sakhalin on espionage charges and transfer him to Moscow.

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World · Updated 13m ago

The US under Trump: second term

Reactions to the diesel arrangement and ICC sanctions deepen existing tensions, but no new discrete US policy decision occurred.

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