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China's official manufacturing PMI rose to 50.1 in September from 49.8 in August, moving just above the line that separates expansion from contraction. A private RatingDog survey reported a stronger 52.1 reading, while official sub-indices showed faster production but still-soft factory employment.
Synthetic-graphite producer Vianode has hired J.P. Morgan to find a partner for its next expansion phase and says it is open to outcomes ranging from a strategic investment to a full takeover. The search comes as the company builds a large Ontario plant and seeks fresh capital in a tougher battery-materials funding market.
Petrobras agreed to buy about 0.8 million tonnes of LNG a year from Cheniere Marketing for 22 years on a free-on-board basis. The companies disclosed the volume and term but not the exact start year, LNG price formula or a single loading terminal assigned to the deal.
DeepSeek says it is working with Huawei on programming tools for Ascend AI chips and is open-sourcing infrastructure that includes TileLang plus compute and communication libraries. TileLang and its Ascend adapters already existed publicly, so the new development is the partnership and broader tooling push—not proof that Nvidia CUDA has already been replaced.
Sochaux and Rennes production will pause in late October as long-range EV battery supply trails fleet demand, affecting Peugeot 3008/5008 and Citroën C5 Aircross output; reports differ on Rennes’ exact end date.
Boston stayed scoreless for more than 56 minutes, then Fraser Minten, JJ Peterka and Mark Kastelic struck in a 75-second span late in the third period. Jeremy Swayman stopped all 24 Rangers shots as the Bruins matched the NHL record with an 11th straight home-opening win.
Alaska Air Group plans a major premium-travel overhaul beginning in 2028: lie-flat Aurora and Leihōkū suites, a new Premium Reserve premium-economy cabin and larger lounges in Seattle and Honolulu. The 737-10 part of the plan still depends on aircraft certification and delivery.
Visa says future cyberattacks could adapt faster than human-led defenses can respond, and it is pushing more AI into vulnerability discovery, remediation and validation. Its open-source VVAH system automates much of that loop, but Visa says people still review findings, severity and remediation decisions before changes advance.
Ultium Cells will retool its Tennessee factory for lithium-manganese-rich prismatic cells; GM says the chemistry targets 33% more energy density than LFP at comparable cost, with upgrades due to finish in 2028.
Asia-Pacific companies have raised $327.1 billion through equity deals in 2026, up 53% from a year earlier, Reuters reported from LSEG data. High-tech firms account for $125.8 billion, while the region still needs $230.6 billion in the fourth quarter to beat the $557.6 billion full-year record set in 2021.
Accelevation and selling shareholders priced 30 million shares at $18 each, below the marketed $20-$24 range. The company is issuing 10 million shares while Olympus Partners-affiliated holders are selling 20 million, so the $540 million headline deal size is not all new cash for Accelevation.
OpenAI’s new Dots can keep projects moving across connected apps and cloud computers, but consequential actions still depend on user-approved rules, permissions or explicit consent.
TSA says officers who check passenger IDs at U.S. airport checkpoints must now remain standing as chairs are removed from document-check positions. The agency says the change supports alertness and hospitality; the union representing screeners objects on ergonomic and worker-safety grounds.
CBS said Baltimore’s 34-31 win over Dallas at Maracanã Stadium averaged 24.9 million U.S. viewers, the biggest audience on record for an NFL international game.
OpenAI's DevDay update lets Codex users prepare a cloud development environment once and reuse that setup for new tasks across supported devices. Each task still runs in its own isolated workspace, and the new controls are rolling out gradually with plan and workspace restrictions.
Netlist filed a new ITC complaint alleging that Micron HBM3E, HBM4 and HBM4E infringe two Netlist patents and seeking exclusion and cease-and-desist orders against Micron plus downstream products from Nvidia, Broadcom and Google. The filing is a request, not an ITC infringement finding or an import ban.
The Conference Board’s September index dropped 6.7 points to 81.9, its lowest level since 2014, as views of business conditions, jobs and household finances weakened.
The investigation is closed, but recall 26V363 remains active for affected 2021-2025 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles. Owners should still complete the free remedy and follow NHTSA's park-outside guidance until repaired.
Thai Airways says about 5,000 bags remain at Suvarnabhumi and expects to clear them within 72 hours, while flood-related flight cuts and recovery work continue.
Megaport says three new Latitude.sh contracts cover GPU and CPU compute, networking and storage for AI workloads. The agreements carry A$978.6 million in total contract value, are expected to add A$232.4 million in annual recurring revenue at full deployment, and prompted higher FY27 revenue and EBITDA-margin guidance.
AAR will take a controlling stake in aircraft-maintenance provider MRO Holdings, subject to regulatory approval. The initial 65% interest carries about $1.8 billion of equity value, while AAR says the transaction implies a $4.0 billion enterprise value and includes separate debt repayment.
UPS says participating TikTok Shop sellers can offer eligible U.S. shoppers no-box, no-label returns through Happy Returns. Items can be dropped at nearly 10,000 Return Bars, where staff scan, bag, label and consolidate them for shipment.
SAC says Catania-Fontanarossa is fully operational again and prior restrictions are canceled after Mount Etna’s aviation alert was lowered. Travelers should still check airlines for residual schedule changes.
Cerebras plans to supply Gimlet Labs with CS-4 AI systems at roughly 100 megawatts of capacity over one to two years. Gimlet says the first Cerebras-powered datacenter is expected later in 2026, with broader cloud availability planned for 2027.