October 15 overnight news at a glance

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15/10/2026
1. The latest polling shows that as U.S. Election Day approaches, voters hold negative views on the economy and the president's performance, a situation that typically puts the ruling party at a disadvantage. 2. Apple's closing market value reached $5 trillion, becoming the second listed company to top a $5 trillion market capitalization. 3. OpenAI is being sued by eight states over ChatGPT child safety concerns. 4. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company will cut off chip supplies to customers that develop unsafe AI software. 5. Ukrainian President Zelensky is unhappy with SpaceX's network restrictions and said he feels betrayed by Trump. Musk posted on social media that any limits on Starshield's speed or use are decided by the U.S. military and ultimately by the president. 6. Federal Reserve Beige Book: Rising energy costs are feeding into supply chains, with half of the districts reporting intensifying price pressures. 7. Polls show Le Pen and Melenchon are expected to reach the second round of France's presidential election runoff. 8. Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software vulnerabilities exposed by Anthropic's Mythos. 9. Barclays: News of a Tesla-SpaceX merger could be announced before the annual shareholders meeting.