In BIG PICTURE NEWS, US inflation numbers point to a rate rise, Hegseth's impeachment is blocked, Trump gets defensive, oil weakens, Italy's banks lash out at Meloni's tax raid and UK ministers reject a solar farm. In TECH NEWS, Anthropic hype rises, OpenAI continues to suffer heavy losses, the Huang scandal prompts more debate, SoftBank suffers, Nscale's bumpy ride continues and we see that Europe might benefit from the Democrats' win. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Oura goes shopping, Weil's partners agree to shut down, Qantas cuts jobs, UK food and grocery prices rise and UK universities are warned to take anti-AI measures. AND FINALLY, I bring you cat heaven...