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The GuardianEconomy
Four takeaways from Anthropic’s potentially record-breaking stock market filing

Four takeaways from Anthropic’s potentially record-breaking stock market filing

The AI company’s first public financial disclosures reveal explosive growth, huge costs and risks ranging from cyber-attacks to the limits of safeguards Anthropic has filed to go public on the US stock market, revealing for the first time the AI research lab’s financials and all the risks – more than 90 pages of them – that might negatively impact its business. The company’s investor prospectus, released Monday, veers from hyperbolic predictions about AI’s “incredible potential” to existential risks of the technology to the reality of its current business: explosive but incredibly expensive growth. The filing to US financial regulators, known as an S-1, provides the public’s first look at an audited version of Anthropic’s finances.

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The TelegraphHealth AlertsAbuja
Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria as outbreak spreads through Africa

Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria as outbreak spreads through Africa

African ministers have been called to an urgent health summit after Nigeria confirmed its first case in the outbreak of the deadly Ebola fever tearing through eastern Congo. Confirmation of a case in Africa’s most populous nation came days after a cluster was detected in Kenya and has heightened questions about border screening checks designed to stop the virus spreading from its epicentre in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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The GuardianHealth AlertsAbuja
Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said. The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days later, where she was later diagnosed with Ebola. It is unclear when she arrived in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.

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The TelegraphElections
Miliband’s sanctions hand Netanyahu a lifeline

Miliband’s sanctions hand Netanyahu a lifeline

Ed Miliband’s sanctions on West Bank settlers have made Israelis more likely to vote for Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc in next week’s elections, polling shows. A survey conducted for the European Leadership Network (Elnet) found 28 per cent of Israelis were “more likely” to back political parties that “prioritise Israeli security” – typically considered to be parties on the Israeli Right – as a result of British sanctions.

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The GuardianHumanityWorld
Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action The world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the catastrophic consequences, according to a study by Oxfam. The global equality organisation has found that the richest 0.1% of the world’s population are heavily invested in disaster preparedness, recovery and reconstruction – a market that is projected to grow from $70bn to $92bn a year by 2029.

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The GuardianHumanityNew York City
Would you pay to have the ‘best baby’? Liberal eugenics and the troubling quest for human perfection

Would you pay to have the ‘best baby’? Liberal eugenics and the troubling quest for human perfection

For decades the idea of eugenics has been taboo. Now it is returning in a new commercial guise For a very long time, I dreamed of being cured. I was born in 1981. I learned to walk early enough, but I stumbled and fell more easily than other children. My parents began to worry that something was wrong, that my muscles were weaker than they should be. Eventually, at the age of three, I was diagnosed with a form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In the 1980s, the precise mechanics were not yet understood, but the condition was known to be hereditary, probably linked to a recessive gene. It was also known to be progressive. As I aged, my muscles would not keep pace. At eight, I began to use a wheelchair for longer distances. By the time I was 18, I rarely walked outdoors any more. It is hard to be young and to know that you are growing weaker rather than stronger. I had all the same aspirations that my nondisabled friends did, but I lived in fear of the future in a way they did not. I spent a lot of time thinking about what my life would have been like if I didn’t have SMA. The images in my head were of something like a double: myself, only rid of this one deficit, imprecisely defined, but encoded somewhere in my body.

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The GuardianHumanityDallas
John Oliver on extremism and bigotry among Republicans: ‘This party is at a crossroads’

John Oliver on extremism and bigotry among Republicans: ‘This party is at a crossroads’

Last Week Tonight host looked into the rise of bigotry and neo-nazism within the party before critical midterm races With just a week to go until the US midterm elections, John Oliver used the entirety of his latest Last Week Tonight episode to focus on a “worrying trend that’s been on the rise” within the Republican party, which has “found itself answering some uncomfortable questions about Nazi references”, from a New York congressional candidate posting a photo of his grandfather in his Nazi uniform to mega-donor Elon Musk’s infamous apparent Nazi salute at a Trump rally in 2025. “Everything about that screams, ‘Nazi!’” Oliver said of Musk’s gesture. “Well, almost everything. To be fair to the Nazis, unlike Elon, they at least looked sharp in their suits.”

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The GuardianScandalChina
Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders

Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders

The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of purges that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyalty When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he pledged to stamp out corruption all through the ranks of the Communist party. More than a decade later, the pace of investigations has not slowed. Last year, China’s disciplinary authorities opened investigations into more than 1 million people, including more than 100 officials at or above ministerial or provincial level. As Chinese Communist party (CCP) officials prepare for an important meeting this week discipline – and party loyalty – is high on the agenda. For those who try to read the tea leaves of elite Chinese politics, concern about the apparent lack of discipline is dominating CCP discussions.

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The GuardianScandal
Protests, tourists and the Kremlin: Georgia at a crossroads – photo essay

Protests, tourists and the Kremlin: Georgia at a crossroads – photo essay

Citizens want greater democracy, while tourists seek out Soviet-era nostalgia, but could Russia’s war on Ukraine be the ultimate decider of country’s fate? Europe live – latest updates In the heart of Tbilisi’s Armenian quarter, Avlabari Square is where crowds gather for the “Saturday March”. Every weekend, protesters head towards the Bridge of Love, reach Freedom Square and march towards parliament, chanting slogans against Irakli Kobakhidze’s government. Demonstrators in Tblisi take part in the Saturday March, when pro-European parties and movements march through the historic centre to protest against the policies of the ruling Georgian Dream party, which critics accuse of being pro-Russian.

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The GuardianHumanity
‘We want a full apology for slavery’: Commonwealth at a crossroads as king heads to the Caribbean

‘We want a full apology for slavery’: Commonwealth at a crossroads as king heads to the Caribbean

Campaigners say tour could hasten Charles’s removal as head of state unless he does more to confront monarchy’s historic role in slave trade King Charles’s upcoming Caribbean tour could accelerate moves to remove him as head of state in several countries unless he does more to confront the monarchy’s historic links to slavery, campaigners have warned. The king will embark on a nine-day tour on Tuesday, visiting the Bahamas and Guyana before travelling to Antigua and Barbuda, and will attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm).

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Valor EconômicoElectionsBrazil
Lula’s vote gains were more uniform than the drop in abstention

Lula’s vote gains were more uniform than the drop in abstention

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s comeback against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) in the presidential election’s runoff is all the more striking for its broad reach. Although relatively few local results flipped—Lula overtook Flávio in Minas Gerais and came first in 2,874 municipalities, compared with 2,663 in the first round—the president increased his vote share across all groups, even those most hostile to the Workers’ Party.

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G1ElectionsBrazil
More voters at the polls, fewer blank and invalid ballots, and a turnaround in more than 200 cities: the combination that led Lula to a historic victory

More voters at the polls, fewer blank and invalid ballots, and a turnaround in more than 200 cities: the combination that led Lula to a historic victory

The Workers’ Party candidate went from trailing Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) by 2.2 million votes in the first round to winning by 4.4 million in the runoff. The reelected president gained more votes than all the other candidates defeated in the first round combined, turned the tide in 211 cities, and received a record number of votes.

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The GuardianElectionsBelo Horizonte
‘We can’t let the far right take power again’: Lula voters in final push before Brazil runoff

‘We can’t let the far right take power again’: Lula voters in final push before Brazil runoff

In bellwether Minais Gerais, with polls about even, president’s supporters are striving to win over those who abstained or voted for Flavio Bolsonaro Naiara Boroni, Nikolas Domingues and Jodersson Diego live in the same city and do not know one another, but said they had done the same thing in recent days: persuaded at least one person who had not voted for the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round to choose him in this Sunday’s runoff. In Boroni’s case, it was her grandmother who had not turned out; in Domingues’s, a cousin who had chosen a candidate who finished fourth. But Diego achieved what to many sounds almost impossible in such a polarised country: he said he had persuaded a woman who voted for the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro to switch sides.

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The GuardianElectionsLondon
Serbia wakes up to new reality after student-led movement ousts Vučić – as it hapepned

Serbia wakes up to new reality after student-led movement ousts Vučić – as it hapepned

Hopes raised for a reset in relations with EU and other partners following the defeat of authoritarian president Serbian leader ousted by student movement in seismic election Back to Serbia, we are expecting to hear from two groups of election monitors in the coming hours: first, very shortly, from Serbia’s Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA), and then a bit later from a group of international observers, including from the OSCE, the ODIHR, and the European parliament. I will keep an eye on their findings and bring you the key lines.

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The GuardianElectionsBalkans
‘It’s the smell of freedom’: Belgrade cleans up after Student List triumph

‘It’s the smell of freedom’: Belgrade cleans up after Student List triumph

Binbag-wielding volunteers clear encampment used by thugs to intimidate opponents of deposed government Student List cleaned up at Serbia’s parliamentary elections. So it was only fitting that the morning after a night of raucous celebrations, the movement’s supporters were gathering, bin bags in hand, at Pioneers Park, opposite the national assembly building in Belgrade. For the previous 18 months, this small patch of greenery – with its established trees and playground – had been a no-go zone. A pro-government camp known as Ćaciland had taken over the space with convicted criminals living there in white tents, happy to attack journalists, or anyone else who came too close. Police stood by but did nothing to prevent the violence.

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The GuardianElectionsBalkans
As students we never sought power – here’s how we reclaimed Serbia | Novak Simin

As students we never sought power – here’s how we reclaimed Serbia | Novak Simin

After freedom, we want to give our people something radical: a normal, functioning state Two years ago, I harboured no political ambition whatsoever. I was a student at the faculty of technical sciences in Novi Sad, my home town, pursuing a PhD in human resources and simply living my life. That was until the canopy collapse at the newly renovated train station in Novi Sad in November 2024, which killed 16 people. I took part in street protests and rallies in response to this shocking event, and like many others, realised that it needed to be a turning point. This was not an unavoidable tragedy. Systemic corruption and a culture of entrenched impunity were obvious factors in the collapse. But instead of ordering a full and impartial investigation and coming clean on official failings, the authorities began pushing back against us for demanding justice. We were vilified and attacked in the streets but law enforcement did nothing. So we took refuge in our lecture halls and schools, barricading ourselves inside faculty buildings, ready for a long haul. Novak Simin is a member of Serbia’s Student List movement

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The GuardianElections
Serbia’s Student List preparing for talks on forming government despite no clear leader

Serbia’s Student List preparing for talks on forming government despite no clear leader

Non-hierarchical movement is seeking to ‘rebuild society’ in Balkan country after years of authoritarian rule Europe live – latest updates Serbia’s triumphant but untested Student List movement is preparing to start talks on forming a government capable of reversing 14 years of increasingly authoritarian nationalist rule, after a seismic weekend election win. Supporters of the movement, which has no experience of government, took to the streets in the west Balkan country on Monday after the strongman former president, Aleksandar Vučić, was defeated in a historic landslide.

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The GuardianElectionsLondon
My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard | Polly Toynbee

My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard | Polly Toynbee

Bankers have barely begun to repay the billions they cost the country after 2008. In this PM they may have met their match Vibes matter. We live by how we feel – an idea that orthodox economics gets wrong and Andy Burnham’s first budget looks set to get right. This walking good-vibes maestro is spreading a confetti of small good deeds. These may not shift the dial yet on 40 years of neoliberal economics, but they show the way he’s heading. Eyecatching everyday things – from capping bus fares to that small but resonant sum of £45 VAT on average off electricity bills – get people talking, alongside bigger plans for a national care service, electoral reform and a possible journey back to the EU. Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist

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The TelegraphElections
‘Boring Budget’ would pave way for early election, City fears

‘Boring Budget’ would pave way for early election, City fears

Andy Burnham risks triggering a spike in Britain’s borrowing costs if he calls an early election in the wake of this week’s “boring Budget”, City economists have warned. The City is increasingly expecting Mr Burnham to go to the polls next year, with some interpreting John Healey’s expected low-key maiden Budget on Wednesday as a sign the Prime Minister is laying the ground for a snap election.

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The GuardianPoliticiansEngland
Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’ Andy Burnham has promised that local leaders in England will no longer have to come “cap in hand to Westminster” ahead of a fresh drive to devolve spending power in next week’s budget. In his statement on Wednesday, the chancellor, John Healey, will include plans for a new £1.5bn borrowing facility, to be drawn up in collaboration with mayors over the next two years.

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