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China's recently launched K visa program hopes to attract foreign STEM graduates, but faces online backlash over fears of companies favoring overseas applicants (Anniek Bao/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/cnbcs-the-

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.

Landmark conviction exposes Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted illegal elephant trade Landmark conviction exposes Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted illegal elephant trade https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/landmark-conviction-exposes-sri-lankas-deep-rooted-il…

Landmark conviction exposes Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted illegal elephant trade
COLOMBO — In a landmark ruling hailed as a major victory for Sri Lanka’s wildlife conservation, the Colombo High Court in September convicted a person for the illegal possession of a wild-caught elephant and sentenced him to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of 20.6 million rupees (nearly US$70,000). A three-member bench […]

"Chimpanzees revise their beliefs if they encounter new information, a hallmark of rationality that was once assumed to be unique to humans"
(Original title: Chimps Are Capable of Human-Like Rational Thought, Breakthrough Study Finds)
https://www.404med…

Chimps Are Capable of Human-Like Rational Thought, Breakthrough Study Finds
In a series of experiments, chimpanzees revised their beliefs based on new evidence, shedding light on the evolutionary origins of rational thought.

Nepfoto's in de politieke campagne: 'Een vorm van kiezersbedrog' - @…
https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/474267

For the #ttrpg crowd in Canada/the UK: Compose Dream Games is running their annual sale over the next week. If you're in the market for an indie game or module, check them out.
https://composedreamgames.com/marketpl

A primal-dual splitting algorithm with convex combination and larger step sizes for composite monotone inclusion problems
Xiaokai Chang, Junfeng Yang, Jianchao Bai, Jianxiong Cao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00437

A primal-dual splitting algorithm with convex combination and larger step sizes for composite monotone inclusion problems
The primal-dual splitting algorithm (PDSA) by Chambolle and Pock is efficient for solving structured convex optimization problems. It adopts an extrapolation step and achieves convergence under certain step size condition. Chang and Yang recently proposed a modified PDSA for bilinear saddle point problems, integrating a convex combination step to enable convergence with extended step sizes. In this paper, we focus on composite monotone inclusion problems (CMIPs), a generalization of convex opti…

Amazon partners with FanDuel to allow viewers to track their NBA wagers in real time during NBA games on Prime Video (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/amazon-prime-fanduel-real-time-nba-betting-updates.html

Amazon Prime Video teams up with FanDuel for real-time betting updates during NBA games
Bettors will be able to link their FanDuel accounts to their Prime Video profiles and see how their wagers are playing out in real time.

Microsoft launches a $19.99 per month Microsoft 365 Premium subscription, bundling Copilot Pro and Microsoft 365 Family subscriptions along with cloud storage (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/microsoft-365-premium-bundle-ai-copilot.html

Microsoft launches AI and productivity software bundle for consumers
The software company introduced Copilot Pro at $20 per month in early 2024.

Alibaba's shares jumped 19% in Hong Kong on Monday, following strong quarterly results from its cloud computing unit and reports of its new AI chip on Friday (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/01/alibaba-shares-hong-kong-today.html

Alibaba shares jump 19% on cloud unit acceleration, report of new AI chip
Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares jumped 19% on strong results at its cloud computing division driven by its AI investments.

An interview with Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who returned to the company in April, on why he "backs the blue", how Ring is fighting crime, Amazon, and more (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/ring-founder-ai-amazon-doorbell-police.html

Ring founder 'backs the blue,' says AI is helping Amazon-owned doorbell unit fight crime
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff returned to the company he founded in April to lead the business, which is part of Amazon's devices division.