White House sets hiring, foreign enrolment terms for colleges to get funding advantage: WSJ

An initial round of nine schools was asked to sign the wide-ranging accord, the newspaper reported.
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s K-visa plans spark worries of a talent flood

Despite signaling a greater openness to global talent, the policy does not represent a sweeping liberalization of China’s immigration stance.
SK Hynix shares hit multidecade highs, Samsung also surges as chipmakers partner with OpenAI

The partnership will “focus on increasing the supply of advanced memory chips essential for next-generation AI and expanding data center capacity in Korea.”
Asia markets set to open higher after Wall Street shrugs off U.S. government shutdown

Traders are betting that the shutdown could drag on for nearly two weeks.
Stock futures are little changed as investors look past government shutdown: Live updates

Major U.S. stock indexes closed in the green on Wednesday on hopes that the funding stoppage would be brief and limit any serious effects on the economy.
Santoli’s Wednesday market wrap-up: Mixed but resilient tape pushes stocks to new highs

The latest catalysts were persistent momentum in core AI plays, retail-trader favorites and opportunistic rotation into a laggard sector.
Trump administration cancels nearly $8 billion in climate funding to blue states: Vought

The announcement came on the first day of the federal government shutdown.
Bitcoin climbs after private payrolls saw biggest decline in more than two years : CNBC Crypto World

On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, major cryptocurrencies rise after private payrolls saw their biggest decline in more than two years during September, a further sign of labor market weakening that amplifies the data blackout accompanying the U.S. government shutdown. Plus, Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger discusses a letter the association sent to Congressional […]
Here are the stocks that doubled in the third quarter

A handful of under-the-radar AI computing companies made the “100% club” in the most recent quarter.
Google cuts more than 100 design-related roles in cloud unit

The latest layoffs come as Google accelerates cuts to focus spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.