In a lengthy CBS 60 Minutes interview, President Trump said he does not intend to escalate military action against Iran for now, while arguing prior strikes weakened Iran’s conventional forces and delayed its nuclear program. He acknowledged the Iran war and higher fuel prices hurt GOP support. Trump said he will issue a large number of pardons before leaving office, including for some January 6 participants. He flagged imminent White House and cabinet personnel changes and possible firings, exp

CITIC Securities in its 2027 telecom strategy report says large-model commercialization expands rapidly in 2026; as of end‑September 2026 OpenAI and Anthropic had combined ARR of about $124 bln. North America’s four major cloud service providers reported combined capex of roughly $208.7 bln in Q3 2026, up 84.2% YoY, signalling continued high-intensity AI infrastructure investment. The report warns recursive self-improvement (RSI) could drive step-changes in model capability. AI demand is broadening: AI-assisted programming shows a clearer commercialization path, while design, modeling/simulation, AI4Science and robotics expand longer-term compute demand. CITIC Securities remains optimistic and keeps a long-term preference for North American compute exposure and the domestic Chinese AI compute supply chain.

Eisenkot, leader of Israel's Integrity Party, said he is confident it is fully possible to rapidly form a new government that would hold an absolute majority in the Knesset.