The Parti Québécois won Quebec’s provincial election but fell short of a majority, Al Jazeera, the BBC and France 24 reported. The separatist party returned to power promising a third referendum on independence from Canada. The result creates a new test for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity amid pressure from the United States.
OpenAI began adding invisible, machine-readable watermarks to text produced by ChatGPT and Codex for users in the European Union, according to five technology outlets. The change was designed to meet EU AI Act requirements. OpenAI also offered global API customers an opt-in watermarking setting, while acknowledging editing could weaken detection.
BT agreed to buy struggling broadband provider TalkTalk, but most of TalkTalk’s creditors were expected to recover nothing, the Financial Times reported. The transaction also put Britain’s competition regulator in a difficult position because it normally scrutinises reduced telecoms competition closely, while the report said it was taking a less active role this time.
The Tampa Bay Rays won the second game of their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees after the Yankees committed four errors, ESPN, CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports reported. Three of the mistakes came in the first inning. The victory gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 series lead and pushed New York close to elimination.
President Donald Trump approved execution by military firing squad for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, the BBC, Guardian and France 24 reported. It would be the first US military execution since 1961 and the first conducted by firing squad since the Second World War.
Apple began accepting apps optimised for the foldable iPhone Duo ahead of the device’s October 23 launch, MacRumors and 9to5Mac reported. Developers can build Duo-ready apps and games with Xcode 27.1 and the iOS 27.1 software kit. Existing App Store apps will still run automatically on the device.
West Midlands Labour mayor Richard Parker urged the chancellor to relax Britain’s electric-vehicle sales mandate, the Financial Times reported. The policy requires 80% of new vehicles sold by the end of the decade to be fully electric. Parker said the target would harm carmakers and suppliers in a region heavily exposed to automotive manufacturing.
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore returned to practice two weeks after suffering a concussion against USC, ESPN and CBS Sports reported. Coach Dan Lanning said Moore took part on Monday, but his availability for the Ducks’ ranked matchup with UCLA remained undecided. Oregon had a bye week before the coming Saturday’s game.
New York declared a statewide disaster emergency as measles spread through under-immunised rural communities, Al Jazeera and France 24 reported. The state recorded 108 cases and expanded the range of people permitted to administer MMR vaccines. Neighbouring Pennsylvania had reported more than 1,000 infections during a wider US resurgence.
SpaceX shares closed 7.6% higher and reached their highest level since mid-June after Morgan Stanley described the stock as cheap, CNBC reported. The company’s shares had recovered almost 60% from an early-August low, helped by its artificial-intelligence business and Starship progress. The rise returned Elon Musk’s fortune above one trillion dollars.