Brazil’s presidential election will go to a second round on 25 October after neither incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor Senator Flávio Bolsonaro won a majority. Bolsonaro finished ahead after outperforming expectations, while right-wing candidates gained ground more broadly. Multiple outlets reported the result, with final percentages not included in every RSS summary.
President Donald Trump announced a federal artificial-intelligence task force called the “Super Intelligence Force” and named national intelligence chief Jay Clayton to lead it. The White House initiative will coordinate government engagement with AI, according to BBC, Engadget and TechCrunch reports, as debate over the technology’s safety and governance continues.
The euro slid to its weakest level against the dollar in 17 months, the Financial Times reported. High energy prices and renewed concern about France’s public finances added pressure on the single currency. The RSS report did not give the exchange rate or quantify the day’s move, leaving the scale of trading volatility unclear.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in Game 2 to level their National League Division Series. Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic’s wild pitch in the fifth inning. Atlanta won without starting Chris Sale, instead using another bullpen game, according to ESPN and CBS Sports.
France ordered lessons to be fully or partly suspended at up to 500 high schools on Monday after several days of student protests. Demonstrators cited teacher shortages, long school days, overcrowding and deteriorating facilities, while some protests led to clashes with riot police. Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced the closures, with further protests expected.
Apple’s expected MacBook Pro redesign will be significantly lighter than current models, according to reports citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The high-end laptops are also expected to introduce touchscreen Tandem OLED displays and could debut within a month. Apple has reportedly reworked the interior, miniaturising and rearranging components to reduce weight.
BT agreed to buy broadband rival TalkTalk out of administration in a rescue deal, the Financial Times reported. The transaction is expected to cost BT about £400 million in cash and wipe out TalkTalk’s debts. Regulatory approval is still required, but the agreement would offer greater certainty to TalkTalk’s millions of customers.
Wales manager Craig Bellamy said the new four-match international window had counted against his team after Sunday’s Nations League defeat by Denmark. BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports carried the same assessment. The RSS summaries did not provide the score, explain Bellamy’s specific concerns or include a response from tournament organisers.
Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik declared victory for his party in Bosnia’s elections, Al Jazeera and the Guardian reported. Dodik did not appear on the ballot but dominated a campaign shaped by economic pressure, Bosnia’s political divisions and its European prospects. The RSS reports did not provide official final results or turnout figures.
The Internet Watch Foundation said the volume of AI-generated child sexual abuse material it assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total. The monitoring group said illegal synthetic imagery is proliferating online, with the amount investigated in 2026 already exceeding all of 2025, according to the Guardian.