Alibaba's Qwen said the Qwen3.8-Max-0902 upgrade is complete. The model was further trained on Coding & Cowork and delivers improved performance on complex enterprise tasks, scientific research and long-horizon workflows. Pricing: $2 input / $6 output per MLN tokens.

The IRGC Aerospace Force released footage showing Iran launch ballistic missiles toward Jordan, saying the strikes were part of tonight's retaliatory action against US bases. Reported primary targets were Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and Titin camp.

BOJ board member Takata said the bank should flexibly raise interest rates after assessing domestic financial conditions and overseas developments. He urged shifting away from the current stance that promotes higher potential inflation and said the BOJ should demonstrate determination to prevent inflation from deviating upward from expectations. Takata was the lone dissenter in July when the BOJ left the short-term rate at 1%; he had advocated raising it to 1.25% to counter inflation risk from external demand shocks.