Economy

Microsoft introduced Microsoft-Decision-1 on October 9, 2026, a model designed to score predefined answer options rather than generate open-ended text.

Galaxy Research’s October snapshot found that about 11.1 million bitcoin, or 55% of the roughly 20.1 million coins mined, sits in addresses the firm cannot link to an exchange, fund, government or other known entity.

Anchorpoint, a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin venture led by Standard Chartered, is taking a cautious approach to retail users and has declined to confirm a launch date.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted about $301 million in net inflows last week, ending a two-week outflow streak.

Chery Fengyun New Energy announced on October 26 that the Fengyun A9 extended-range version has officially launched, offering two models: the 230km Max version and the 230km Max LiDAR version, with limited-time super trade-in prices starting at RMB 116,900 and RMB 126,900, respectively.