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Bank of England Raises Bank Rate to 4%
The MPC’s November forecast put CPI inflation near 5% by mid-2027, then declining as energy-price effects diminish.
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Study Links Very Strong El Niño to Higher Heat Mortality
According to the study, medium-HDI countries had the largest estimated increase, at 61,863 additional heat-related deaths per year.
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Tencent Launches Full Version of Hy4 AI Model
Tencent says Hy4’s model weights and system cards are expected to become available in the coming days.
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IEA Forecasts Ukraine Winter Power Shortages
The IEA says the Ukraine-Moldova electricity import ceiling of 2,450 megawatts would not cover the projected shortfall on its own.
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Sky’s Proposed ITV Deal Gets Public-Interest Review
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Energy Independence Bill Proposes Bill and Grid Changes
The department said the bill would abolish daily household gas standing charges; the government estimates about 23 million households could gain cost control.
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Zyxel Patches GS1900 Flaw Linked to Reported Attacks
The flaw affects 10 GS1900 models; Zyxel says unauthenticated attackers on the local network could send a crafted HTTP request.
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OpenAI Reports 948 Linux Privilege-Escalation Exploits
OpenAI says 61 vulnerabilities had upstream patches by the end of its 10-day effort; another 43 had patches in staging.
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OpenAI Plans Pierre Acquisition to Expand Codex Tools
OpenAI says Code Storage’s Git-based service will join Codex only if the acquisition closes, subject to regulatory approvals.
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Rhythm and LG Chem Amend Bivamelagon License Terms
Rhythm says the portfolio royalty will be 1% of worldwide net sales from January 2029, or earlier if bivamelagon launches commercially.