Houthi attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha killed three people and wounded 36, Saudi authorities said, according to the BBC, Al Jazeera and France 24. The Houthis claimed responsibility. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed the ballistic-missile launch platform used in the Riyadh attack, marking a further escalation in the conflict.
Microsoft opened preorders for its Surface Laptop Ultra, a new premium computer built around Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip, eight technology outlets reported. The base model starts at $2,599 with 24GB of memory and 512GB of storage, while higher-capacity versions cost considerably more. Microsoft also highlighted new artificial-intelligence features for Windows.
Elon Musk accused unnamed Indian “oligarchs” of blocking Starlink’s launch in the country, Investing.com and Seeking Alpha reported. The RSS items described his claim but supplied no supporting detail, response from the accused parties or independent confirmation. Starlink is SpaceX’s satellite-internet service, and the allegation concerns its access to a major market.
The NFL and players’ union clarified that celebrations imitating drinking a beverage would no longer count as violations or lead to discipline, ESPN and CBS Sports reported. Fines against Kyle Juszczyk and Jake Ferguson were rescinded. The sides also clarified which forms of celebration remain prohibited, though the RSS reports did not list them.
South Korea said it would take legal action if an investigation found that fuel shipments from its ports to Russia violated domestic law, the Guardian and France 24 reported. The inquiry followed reporting that thousands of tonnes had been transported. The RSS material did not name the companies involved or state when findings were expected.
OpenAI introduced an interface that can turn ChatGPT answers into interactive visual displays, five technology outlets reported. The company said the feature is powered by its new GPT-6 models and is beginning to reach free users. RSS coverage described charts and interfaces designed to make complicated questions easier to understand and explore.
Samsung’s quarterly profit rose ninefold to a record $80 billion as demand for artificial-intelligence chips strengthened, the Financial Times reported. The RSS item described Samsung as the world’s largest memory-chip maker and said the result covered the three months through September. It did not provide revenue, margins or a comparison with analyst forecasts.
Second-ranked Georgia will be without running back Chauncey Bowens for Saturday’s game at sixth-ranked Alabama, ESPN and CBS Sports reported. Bowens leads the Bulldogs with six rushing touchdowns in five games. Nate Frazier was expected to return after missing most of the previous two games, while Hurricane Isaias raised separate scheduling concerns.
Japan’s competition authority raided Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo over suspicions that they colluded to set beverage prices, the Guardian and BBC reported. The four companies together control more than 90% of Japan’s beer market and confirmed their premises were searched. The RSS reports did not describe any formal charges.
Google made its SynthID Detector website broadly available in English, four technology outlets reported. The tool can flag content generated by systems from Google, OpenAI, Apple and other companies, according to the RSS reports. It had previously been available to selected media organisations and is now being offered to users worldwide.