On Oct. 25, Zhang Xue, founder of Zhang Xue Motorcycles, will drive a modified MX450 in Xiaopo Village, Guogongping Town, Mayang Miao Autonomous County, Huaihua, Hunan, attempting a Guinness World Record for farthest distance by a modified motorcycle on open water, targeting a proposed 40 km.

Egypt's prime minister said Egypt plans to raise the wheat purchase price next season to 2,650 Egyptian pounds (EGP) per ardeb from 2,500 EGP per ardeb, about $47.96.

Axios, citing sources, reports bipartisan U.S. lawmakers, congressional staff and Washington political figures view leading AI founders and executives as a growing political liability and are urging them to adopt a lower public profile, focus on product development and ensure safety. Officials say industry rhetoric about digital consciousness and global catastrophe has pushed the regulatory debate toward near moral panic; executives have not effectively promoted AI's benefits or prospects for broad-based prosperity and instead repeatedly warn of existential risk. Lawmakers and regulators say messaging that swings between boom and doomsday—sometimes within the same public event—heightens political friction and is intensifying public backlash against the AI industry.