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Pi 1.0 (Earendil) is a terminal-based AI representative harness launched by Earendil on October 1, 2026. It works as a very little, extensible platform through which users can run AI representatives that integrate thinking, tool invocation, and design changing. Its function is to assist company experts automate workflows, carry out code or scripts, procedure files, create images, and chain jobs– all through a combined user interface that enables personalization and combination with several LLM suppliers. Pi 1.0 targets those who desire agentic, programmable AI workflows with fine-grained control over tooling and habits.

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  • Representative Harness & & Codemode: Pi 1.0 provides a representative harness that supports codemode– a mode in which the AI design composes JavaScript code to conjure up tools from a sandbox environment instead of running in a simple prompt-reply loop. The codemode execution is leaner in variation 1.0, lowering timely size for particular jobs. It likewise supports image generation through the models.generateImages() API.

  • Deferred Tool Loading & & Virtual Models: New in Pi 1.0 is assistance for delayed loading of tools (tools are just packed when required), and virtual design extensions which permit users to make up or cover several designs or habits into customized “virtual designs.”

  • Cache Warming & & Mid-Conversation Changes: To enhance efficiency, Pi 1.0 includes cache warming for specific designs( for instance, those from Anthropic ), along with assistance for customizing system guidelines or tool sets mid-conversation– permitting representatives to adjust their policies or tool abilities gradually.

  • Minimalism & & Extensibility: Pi is open-source under the MIT license. It is developed to be light-weight, flexible, and personalized. Designers can construct extensions, specify representatives with profiles, specify tools, handle service providers, set thinking levels, and incorporate lots of design backends. Pi likewise consists of a buddy speculative plan called “Pi Durable” for long-running agentic applications with long lasting state and multi-surface interaction.

Prices

Pi itself is open-source under an MIT license, implying the core representative harness is complimentary to utilize and can be extended or released commercially without paying simply for the MIT-licensed software application. Token use and expenses emerge from the design service providers you link: OpenAI, Claude, Radius, DeepSeek, and so on. Various designs have various prices per input token, output token, cache read, and cache compose. The Radius service provider’s “Balanced” design is priced at roughly 3 USD per million input tokens, 15 USD per million output tokens, 0.30 USD per million cache-read tokens, and absolutely no for cache composes. There are no set month-to-month membership tiers released for Pi 1.0 itself; rather, expenses are use based, based on which design supplier and design you utilize, the number of tokens you take in, and just how much tool or classifier invocation takes place. If you utilize Pi with regional designs, or your own hardware, service provider expenses might be very little or restricted to facilities.

Who is it for?

Pi 1.0 is well matched for designers, engineers, information groups, and technical decision-makers who wish to automate workflows or embed smart representatives into organization procedures. It is specifically suitable when:

  • You require custom-made tooling or scripting– for instance, immediately producing reports, changing information, or carrying out code based upon file contents.

  • You have multi-step agentic workflows needing numerous design service providers, selective tool use, or vibrant design changing (e.g. preparation in one design, execution in another).

  • You choose open-source, self-hosted or extendable systems instead of closed, SaaS-only representatives, and desire control over what tools, service providers, or designs are utilized.

  • Your work includes bursty use or project-based use where token-based billing (pay-as-you-go) is more versatile than repaired memberships.

Pi 1.0 may be less ideal for users who choose low-latency, turn-key AI assistants without setup, or those who are less comfy handling tool meanings, design qualifications, or extensions.

Last ideas

Pi 1.0 marks a considerable maturity turning point for Earendil’s representative harness innovation: steady, solidified, and developed with a user-first method to extensibility and efficiency. It strikes a balance in between power and very little intricacy, specifically for organizations that require programmable representatives instead of nontransparent assistants. For any company with designer capability and a requirement for versatile AI representatives, Pi 1.0 provides strong worth. The reward is greatest when you thoroughly select your design suppliers, enhance tool use, and handle token expenses, because prices is usage-based instead of membership based.

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Australia Cup final as it happened: South Melbourne claims Australia Cup on record-breaking night

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Vince Rugari

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South Melbourne have become the first non A-League team to win the Australia Cup after beating Melbourne Victory on penalties in an emotion-charged blockbuster final.

In one of the greatest nights in Australian domestic soccer history, former NSL powerhouses South first took Victory to extra time then fought back from 1-0 down to level it at 1-1 at the death before winning 4-3 on penalties in front of a pumping sellout crowd of 29,911 fans at AAMI Park.

South Melbourne, who have long craved an A-League licence, only strengthened their bid for that with a win that capped off an extraordinary evening.

South Melbourne Hellas is in delirium.Getty Images

Denis Genreau scored an athletic, improvised half-volley in the 95th minute to put Victory in front, before Max Mikkola forced home an equaliser in the 117th minute to send the game to penalties and the crowd into ecstasy.

In the penalty shootout, South goalkeeper Javier Lopez was the hero, denying former South captain Harrison Sawyer, before Victory skipper Jason Davidson hit his must-score penalty over the bar.

In becoming the first NPL team to win the Australia Cup, Sinisa Cohadzic’s South succeed where Heidelberg last year and Sydney United 58 in 2022 could not.

With the win, South also technically claim a berth in next season’s Asian Champions League 2 competition.

The defeat also extends Victory’s silverware drought, with the club’s most recent trophy the 2021 Australia Cup.

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An emotional South Melbourne Hellas co-president Bill Papastergiadis has urged the A-Leagues to give his club the chance to return to Australia’s top league following their Australia Cup win tonight.

Hellas beat A-League power Melbourne Victory on penalties after scoring a stunning late equaliser in front of an AAMI Park record crowd of 29,911.

South Melbourne celebrate a goal in extra time.Getty Images

Amid wild celebrations, Papastergiadis said the former NSL power club was ready for more and tonight’s crowd showed it.

“It’s about football, it’s not about South. We are the Trojan Horse for opening up football around the country and may I say how sweet it is.”

That’s for the best player on the field, for those of you playing at home.

And it’s hard to argue: six saves, including one in the shootout. An incredible showing from the 35-year-old Spaniard.

Javier Lopez.Getty Images

South Melbourne have become the first non A-League team to win the Australia Cup after beating Melbourne Victory on penalties in an emotion-charged blockbuster final.

In one of the greatest nights in Australian domestic soccer history, former NSL powerhouses South first took Victory to extra time then fought back from 1-0 down to level it at 1-1 at the death before winning 4-3 on penalties in front of a pumping sellout crowd of 29,911 fans at AAMI Park.

South Melbourne, who have long craved an A-League licence, only strengthened their bid for that with a win that capped off an extraordinary evening.

South Melbourne Hellas is in delirium.Getty Images

Denis Genreau scored an athletic, improvised half-volley in the 95th minute to put Victory in front, before Max Mikkola forced home an equaliser in the 117th minute to send the game to penalties and the crowd into ecstasy.

The nearly 30,000 people here tonight will remember this forever. What a win, what an occasion.

South Melbourne becomes the first team from outside the A-League to win the Australia Cup, coming back from 1-0 down – it should have been 2-0, when Javier Lopez saved that shot on Santos – to equalise just three minutes before the end of extra time. And then they go and win the shootout 4-3, with the son of their former star Alan Davidson spooning his shot over the crossbar.

The south end of AAMI Park is going off.

Denis Genreau converts his penalty for Melbourne Victory. Pressure now back on South Melbourne and their next taker, Andrew Mesourouni… it’s IN.

All on Jason Davidson now… he has to score to keep Melbourne Victory in this. Against the team his old man used to play for… this is incredible theatre.

HE PUTS IT OVER THE BAR! SOUTH MELBOURNE HAVE WON THE AUSTRALIA CUP!

VICTORY: XOXXO
SOUTH: XXXX

Jordan Swibel up next for South Melbourne, and he sneaks it under Jack Duncan. They are 2-1 up now in this shootout.

Over to you, Michael Ghossaini… it’s also saved, but it bounces over Lopez and goes in.

Back to South Melbourne, and to the lively substitute James Lackey. Great pen, hits the back of the net.

VICTORY: XOX
SOUTH: XXX

Whoa! The former South Melbourne man, who now plays for Victory, has his penalty saved by Javier Lopez! That’s huge for Hellas!

No, wait … it’s being retaken. Lopez clearly came off his line. That’s fair enough. Can Sawyer make up for it?

NO, IT’S SAVED AGAIN! ADVANTAGE SOUTH!

VICTORY: XO
SOUTH: X

OK, so here we go… after 120 minutes, with scores locked at 1-1, it’ll be decided from the penalty spot.

First up it’s Guillermo May for Melbourne Victory.

He scores.

For Victory, it’s captain Marco Jankovic in response, and he scores in almost the exact same spot. 1-1.

VICTORY: X
SOUTH: X

Travel chaos hits London Euston as major disruption leaves football fans stranded

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Significant disturbance has actually struck trains from London Euston with football fans amongst those captured up in the mayhem.

Damage to the overhead wires in between Stafford and Birmingham New Street obstructed lines from the significant London terminus today.

They have actually considering that resumed however National Rail is cautioning of significant interruption up until a minimum of 4pm.

Trains are dealing with cancellations and hold-ups of as much as an hour.

Avanti West Coast services in between Glasgow Central and Birmingham New Street and London Euston, and likewise in between Edinburgh and London Euston are amongst those impacted.

CrossCountry trains in between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Southampton Central, Bournemouth and Paignton are likewise impacted.

London Northwestern Railway in between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street are likewise captured up in the disturbance.

Millwall football fans taking a trip to their group’s video game versus Preston are amongst those captured up in the hold-ups, with lots of fearing they would miss out on the video game as an outcome.

One fan composed: “Now the 10:14 train has actually been postponed, loads of #Millwall Stranded at Euston with no concept if we’re getting up to Preston …”

He included: “None of the Avanti personnel at Euston have a hint either, on a wing of a prayer to make it up there now. No #Millwall for 3 weeks and the very first week back we’ve been robbed off it. Embarassment.”

Network Rail composed on its site: “Lines have actually resumed following damage to the overhead wires in between Stafford and Birmingham New Street. Trains running in between these stations might be still be cancelled, majorly postponed by as much as 60 minutes or modified. Significant disturbance is anticipated till 16:00.”

StarOil backs Rugby League’s Friday Night Footy

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Mr Amewuda( left)providing the fuel coupons to Mr Okyne-Tetteh while authorities from both sides search

The Rugby League Federation Ghana(RLFG)has actually gotten GH cents 10,000 worth of fuel assistance from StarOil as its contribution towards the 2nd edition of the flagship Friday Night Footy occasion, set up for November 6 at the University of Ghana Rugby Stadium.
The fuel assistance is anticipated to assist with the arena lighting for the night, occasion logistics, and transport for trainees and young rugby league individuals taking a trip to the occasion.

Mr Amewuda (left) providing the fuel coupons to Mr Okyne-Tetteh while authorities from both sides search

The Friday Night Footy occasion will reduce the drapes on the 2026 domestic season, with the Men’s 13s Championship finals and the Diva Series last happening under the lights.
Providing the fuel coupons at the workplaces of StarOil, Marketing Officer, Mr Bernard Eyram Amewuda, stated the business’s assistance shows its dedication to youth advancement through sport.
“We at StarOil see the collaboration with the RLFG as one that is progressively crucial. It will assist broaden the sport of rugby league, its competitors, and involvement throughout the nation.”
Getting the assistance on behalf of the RLFG and the Greater Accra Rugby League Association, RLFG General Manager, Mr Jafaru Awudu Mustapha, thanked StarOil for the gesture, keeping in mind that the assistance had actually raised a considerable problem off the shoulders of the league organisers.

“For us, this assistance is substantial. It is more than simply getting groups and devices to the arena. It will assist young gamers and trainees experience a significant rugby league occasion and belong to a growing competitors path.”
The RLFG delegation likewise consisted of Communications Lead Hilaria Wuaku, Greater Accra Rugby League Chairman Mr Emmanuel Okyne-Tetteh, and his Vice-Chairperson, Madam Paulina Buabeng.
The 2nd edition of Friday Night Footy is anticipated to supply a fitting ending to a hectic season for rugby league in Ghana, with 2 champs set to be crowned under the lights.

Safeguarding champs of the Men’s 13s Championship, Bulls RLFC waits for the winner of the championship game in between Dragons and Accra Panthers on October 18 while Old Guard/Pioneers, La PRESEC, Next Gen and Accra Girls SHS will fight each other in the Diva Series finals.

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    Australia’s AI dependence leaves us exposed to geopolitical storms. We need alternatives, and fast

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    The possibilities of Australia ending up being technically self-dependent are beside none. Handling our reliance on far larger stars is important.

    OpenAI chief of financial policy Adam Cohen and primary technique officer Jason Kwon throughout the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (Image: AAP/Sarah Wilson)

    Executives from 3 of Silicon Valley’s biggest AI business have today fronted a parliamentary hearing to address concerns about their growing impact over Australia’s economy, facilities and public life.

    The hearings come weeks after OpenAI exposed among its representatives had actually hacked Medicarea high– profile presentation of how the failures of sophisticated AI systems can spill throughout nationwide borders and into our own organizations.

    OpenAI concerned Tuesday’s hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Sydney with its tail in between its legs, mea culpa and all. Chief technique officer Jason Kwon struck a contrite tone in his opening remarks, admitting: “I wish to start with an apology. Throughout internal training and examination, our designs accessed Australian federal government sites in methods they were not directed to. That ought to not have actually occurred. We likewise need to have managed our action much better.”

    Medicare will definitely not be the last of Australia’s public organizations to be subjected to the choices of abroad AI design designers.

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    recipes Canberra is ‘drinking the Kool-Aid’ on AI. Where will it take us?

    Considering that the barnstorming release of ChatGPT in late 2022, Australia has actually ended up being based on a handful of tech business based in San Francisco and Beijing. Their innovation progressively supports our financial and political systems, released throughout healthcare facilitiesfederal government departments and other public organizations to accelerate administrative work and cut operating expense. This footprint is just most likely to grow in the coming years.

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    The committee has actually invested much of this week penetrating the dangers this reliance brings. Any response to that concern will be insufficient if it boundaries its analysis to Australia alone. Australia’s access to the most capable AI systems is eventually formed by choices made in Washington, Beijing and the conference rooms of the business developing them.

    Pulling out of this reliance by declining to embrace brand-new innovations at scale would bring its own expenses. As frontier designs end up being progressively capable, business will count on them more to enhance workflows, with an eye to taking on rivals doing so in your home and abroad. Restricting Australian companies’ access to those systems would send out financial development overseas, compromising a lot of the efficiency gains Canberra hopes AI will provide.

    For Australia, dependable gain access to is a clear tactical top priority. United States export control policy has actually shown unpredictable under the Trump administration, which quickly disallowed foreign users from accessing Anthropic’s leading design in June in an indication of how rapidly gain access to can be rejected to even apparently blue-ribbon allies. Real estate tactically crucial computing resources might be one method to provide Australia more utilize over those choices, offering a bargaining chip to assist protect continuous gain access to as competitors over leading systems heightens.

    And Chinese designs offer only partial insurance coverage versus this reliance. Designers like Baidu and Moonshot AI have actually assisted construct a thriving open-model environment in China, which offers users in the West access to extremely capable systems free of charge. This openness shows a tactical option by Beijing and the companies in its orbit.

    By driving the simple adoption of its systems– from start-ups in Malaysia to even a United States federal firm — China exports technological impact abroad. Beijing likewise manages just around 15% of the world’s high-performance AI computing power, compared to about 75% in the United States. This suggests it has far less capability to serve its designs to consumers at scale and record the earnings that doing so would supply.

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    As China’s systems end up being more capable– and their outputs more important– Beijing and its leading tech business will have more powerful rewards to restrict how their finest systems distribute abroad. The prepared accessibility of Chinese open designs might show a short-term function of the present bout of AI competitors and not a pillar on which Australia can dependably depend.

    The job for Australia is to handle the reliances that AI will bring. The objective must not be to remove them totally: establishing really sovereign frontier systems in your home will be extremely costly and is not likely to produce any resilient tactical benefitThe much better method is to make our reliance more difficult to make use of by guaranteeing Australia has enough options and bargaining power to prevent being made use of when the geopolitical winds alter.

    The committee’s report should come to grips with the geopolitical structures that identify who gets access to the leading AI systems– and who is most exposed to their dangersAustralia is not likely to end up being highly self-dependent therefore should accept a severe degree of reliance. How this reliance is handled will figure out whether Australia can dependably access the innovations forming financial and tactical power

    Inside agency OK Future’s AI ‘pressure cooker’ experiment with Goodwipes

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    By Kimeko McCoy – October 8, 2026 –

    When previous MullenLowe U.S. CEO Frank Cartagena set out to introduce his own imaginative store, okay Future, he wished to check just how much generative AI would enable his little company of 4 individuals to punch above its weight.

    That response came quick with the freshly introduced firm’s very first little bit of work for Goodwipes– “Meet Asstra,”Goodwipes’satire of OpenAI’s business for its AI design Astra. With generative AI tools, the social networks area went from principle to execution in simply 4 days and suppressed the predicted $700,000 production expenses.

    The individual health brand name’s post drove more than 750,000 views on Reddit. The social project was evidence of principle for future customers, however the low and high of an AI-powered project entered into focus.

    “I actually would not advise that this be the standard of a job. It’s simply an unsustainable speed,” Cartagena informed Digiday, later on including, “It’s an overall pressure cooker.”

    Inside the pressure cooker

    Cartagena originates from an imaginative background with stints at DDB New York, Deutsch and 360i before entering the function of CEO at MullenLowe U.S. Goodwipes’ Asstra area was the previous CEO’s very first time doing an AI-produced area from start to complete.

    While Goodwipes and okay Future managed the script, character structure, storyboarding and modifies, generative AI tools were utilized to imagine the characters, voice them and produce the place and other visual components of the area. The company is platform agnostic, as Cartagena puts it, utilizing a mix of programs like ArtCraft, Seedance and OpenAI’s Astra AI design for the work.

    Generally, a minute-long produced commercial can take about 6 weeks, he stated. The tight turn-around was to keep within the window of OpenAI’s own Astra advertisement area, keeping the cultural importance of Goodwipes’ satire.

    To get the area done, OK Future operated in shifts all the time on little sleep, Cartagena stated. It’s uncertain if staff member were paid overtime. The group likewise questioned what the end product would appear like– AI had problem with modifying text, he stated, and he was uncertain if the job would complete on time and be favored.

    “It was sort of like a pressure cooker due to the fact that you take what is generally the feelings of a month and a half shoot, and compress them into 4 days,” he stated. At one point, somebody from the group threatened to stop the job at 2 a.m. just to rejoin when stress smoothed over at 7 a.m., Cartagena informed Digiday.

    ‘The worst thing that might take place …’

    Cartagena brought the concept to Goodwipes’ svp of marketing, Meredith Diehn, who he has actually dealt with and off with for the previous 20 years with Diehn turning over the previous MullenLowe officer to direct Goodwipes’ AI efforts.

    “It’s not almost speed. It’s about trust, and I have a great deal of rely on Frank,” Diehn stated.

    The business is simply beginning to try out AI-powered innovative, counting on okay Future along with its internal imaginative group for assistance. They’re still resolving checkpoints like legal group approvals and convenience with AI use amongst internal stakeholders.

    Goodwipes hasn’t determined precisely just how much cash they conserved utilizing AI to produce the satire, however Diehn approximates that it’s less than what they would have spent for a place scout, production group, director and post production modifying.

    The area ran naturally on social, consisting of Reddit, and Goodwipes’ Instagram and YouTube page. In its very first 48 hours of its publishing last month, “Asstra” drove more than 750,000 views on Reddit. It has actually considering that reached practically 1.5 million views throughout subreddits, together with more than 800 shares, according to a business representative.

    Considering that the satire was published on Reddit and Instagram last month, Meet Asstra has actually satisfied little review for its AI usage. Even if the area had actually bombed in regards to views, it’s worth the threat as far as Meredith Diehn is worried so the group might establish an advertisement with AI.

    AI criticisms

    Generative AI has actually dealt with criticism from the general public. Criticisms, nevertheless, have not stopped brand names from screening generative AI in imagination.

    Marketers are utilizing AI to suppress expenses, produce work much faster and more affordable. A minimum of 73% of online marketers presently utilize generative AI for visual, image or video production, according to a May study from WARC and TikTok, and reported by eMarketer.

    The dollars follow a comparable pattern. Gartner anticipated that costs on AI software application will increase from $143 billion in 2024 to $981 billion in 2029.

    “We are laying the structure for where AI driven innovative production isn’t simply an enhancement any longer,” stated Nicole Greene, vp expert at Gartner. She included, “It’s truly a core tactical ability.”

    The paradox of being a profession innovative utilizing AI to power okay Future innovative store isn’t lost on Cartagena. Creatives have actually complained the development of AI, stressed over task security and the increase of so-called AI slop. Cartagena, nevertheless, is positive about just how much weight AI will toss behind okay Future’s efforts to brighten.

    “First and primary, we are a concepts company, and after that the foundation of that procedure will be: AI will assist us get to those concepts quicker,” he stated.

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    Heineken serves up outcomes with mixed attention and brand awareness approach

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    By Sam Bradley – October 8, 2026 –

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    As social platforms take in a growing number of advertisement invest, online marketers wishing to utilize other channels require to understand they can offer the ideal results if they’re to create a bulletproof media strategy.

    Heineken has actually been checking a mix of brand name lift and attention measurement in order to fix that issue for its Birra Moretti and Old Mout brand names. The maker is dealing with GumGum to track how screen properties are carrying out in market utilizing “Attentive Lift”, a technique of overlaying brand name lift research study results with attention metrics.

    “It’s crucial for us to be able to narrate to our brand name group and unlock more spending plan,” stated Sabrina Court, digital media expert at The Heineken Group.

    Heineken’s marketing invest is substantial: marketing and sales financial investments represent 10.1% of its EUR14.84 billion ($16.61 billion) net profits, according to its half-year outcomes. As in the U.S., European marketers are increasing their costs on social video, retail media and paid search, while development in non-walled garden stock is slowing. The IAB approximated European costs on social video increased 25.7% in 2025.

    That implies when brand names do invest in digital display screen choices, it assists to have as much evidence as possible that they can offer a return.

    The Birra Moretti test exposed an 8% boost in unaided awareness, and a 4% boost in familiarity with the Italian brand name, amongst participants that invested more than 2.2 seconds taking a look at their advertisements, which ran in mobile and desktop “skin” systems versus martial arts, boxing, tennis, video gaming material, in addition to other publishers. Desktop skin systems normally held users’ attention for 4.5 seconds, triple the IAB standard.

    GumGum initially matched uplifts in brand name awareness from information offered by brand name lift research study company On Device, with a matching attention time throughout a test panel of countless customers, offering it a “standard” attention rating. Due to the fact that various beverages in the Heineken portfolio have various brand names and brand name worths, each marque needed a customized analysis to get the ball rolling.

    “We’re aiming to determine a maximum limit for that particular brand name versus their efficiency results for things like brand name awareness, familiarity and recall,” stated Matt Goodwin, GumGum’s group digital director.

    “It assists marketers see precisely just how much attention their advertisements create, and where that attention causes more powerful brand name outcomes,” he included. Goodwin stated GumGum was likewise dealing with Cint and Disqo on brand name lift research studies for other customers.

    Once it’s developed, Heineken’s internal media group can utilize that standard to direct media choices, understanding that if they can accomplish a minimum of the recognized standard, their paid activity needs to add to greater brand name awareness.

    “Our primary objective was simply to ensure that we’re enhancing towards attention,” Court stated. “It simply permits us to move more detailed to comprehending quality of direct exposure instead of just volume of direct exposure.”

    While her group is presently utilizing it as a post-campaign reporting tool, mindful lift might be utilized to notify mid-flight media financial investment modifications, Goodwin kept in mind.

    Some specialists alert that relying exclusively on attention metrics, particularly those based upon eye-tracking panels, can run the risk of leading online marketers astray.

    Marc Guldimann, creator of attention measurement company Adelaide, informed Digiday CMOs need to guarantee they’re utilizing a number of sources of fact to notify media preparation choices.

    “When you enhance media to the longest period of attention on an impression, you wind up developing bad innovative rewards,” stated Guldimann. The most eye-catching innovative (or media positioning) may not in fact be the very best automobile for a brand name message, he argued.

    GumGum and Heineken’s method minimizes that threat rather, by blending brand name lift and attention information to leaven together.

    The business is now embracing the “Attentive Lift” method throughout its display screen activity in the U.K., consisting of projects supporting its Old Mout cider brand name.

    Heineken has actually released contextual services and attention measurement in the past for its display screen activity, and it’s doing so with the Birra Moretti and Old Mout projects running today, too.

    Placements that offer high attention scores associate with both brand name awareness and conversion enhancements. According to Adelaide figures, high attention online video (OLV) positionings outshining low-attention areas for conversions by 62% for one college customer.

    Such mixes of attention and brand name awareness metrics are progressively being used by online marketers in other classifications, as they look for to make the case for display screen costs on the open web bulletproof.

    Speaking at Advertising Week New York previously today, Tom Murray, CMO of Mattress Firm, stated the Tempur-Sealy owner had actually reconfigured its marketing efforts around attention, message recall and awareness together, utilizing imaginative efficiency information stemmed from television measurement company iSpot.

    Its current imaginative projects are direct attract sleepers dogged by snoring partners– perfect bed mattress consumers, according to the company’s research study– and were created to strike all 3 of those objectives all at once.

    “This project is never ever going to win an imaginative award,” he joked. The project scored high for likeability, info recall and attention, he included. “We made our attention rating instead of taking a faster way.”

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    Apple’s Safari ad tech blocklist sends publishers back to IAB Tech Lab’s Trusted Server

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    What publishers as soon as submitted under one day now has a due date, and Apple set it.

    With its newest software application upgrade, the tech company began obstructing business that track individuals who search the web to target them with advertisements, cutting them off inside its Safari web browser without caution. Far it impacts the biggest gamers however there’s issue that it might cover the gut of advertisement tech. Publishers are not surprisingly stressed. They depend on a minimum of a few of those business to make their audiences important to marketers. When one quits working in Safari, quotes on their traffic drop. Some are currently seeing those dips struck income. Numerous are still exercising how bad it is.

    That leaves publishers looking once again at a repair they ‘d long delay: running their own advertisement facilities through IAB Tech Lab’s Trusted Server. Now, when somebody opens a news website in the Safari web browser on an iPhone or iPad, the gadget does not simply pack the post. It likewise contacts lots of advertisement tech business straight, sharing information about the reader and asking marketers to bid on the advertisement area. Safari can see those contacts and it obstructs any business on Apple’s list. Relied on Server takes the gadget out of that loop by moving the advertisement procedure off the reader’s phone or tablet and onto servers the publisher controls. Apple can’t stop what it can’t see. Its only choice would be to obstruct the news website itself, which would break the website for each Safari user.

    “Certainly, in this week, we’ve seen a huge increase of publishers connecting to get a much better understanding of Trusted Server and or devoting to releasing it to check,” stated Rowena Lam, senior director of personal privacy and information at IAB Tech Lab, who is likewise the item lead for Trusted Server.

    She decreased to put a number on it however stated Tech Lab is preparing to go deal with its very first publisher, with outcomes to share quickly. Interest had actually been developing for about a year amongst more forward-thinking publishers, Lam stated, and what’s taken place over the previous week has actually sent it up dramatically.

    Take Paradium, which owns Men’s Journal and Parade. It depends on Permutive, among the business on Apple’s blocklist, to arrange its readers into groups marketers wish to reach. That quit working on Safari after Apple obstructed particular advertisement tech suppliers. In reaction, Paradium’s group upgraded the Permutive code on the publisher’s pages to go through Trusted Server and is now checking the setup, viewing to see whether audience information begins streaming once again.

    Unlike other publishers, Paradium had a head start, having actually been an early adopter of Trusted Server and assisted establish it over the previous year. That duration of screening has actually left it with a clear view of the compromises.

    “In practice, that need to assist some signals far more than others, such as ID durability, ad-block strength, and tidy auction information. Viewability, confirmation, and getting purchasers to accept our numbers are where the majority of the work stays,” stated Stephanie Mazzamaro, head of income and information at Paradium.AI, which rebranded from Arena Media Group in August.

    Others are even more behind, though Apple’s block has them taking note.

    “We are conscious of the Trusted Server effort however have not truly dug deep into it. Possibly we ought to begin doing that,” stated the advertisement tech lead at a publisher, who asked to stay confidential so as not to draw the ire of Apple.

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    Relied on Server is one path however it isn’t the only one. Aditude, which assists publishers offer their advertisement area, provides its own Prebid Server, which vp Justin Wohl stated can process advertisement demands outside the internet browser and link by means of APIs to identity suppliers such as ID5, UID2 and LiveRamp. The goal is to enhance addressability when browser-based scripts or domains are obstructed. Still, Trusted Server is the one publishers keep returning to considering that its open source, owned by no single business and puts them in charge of who gets the information.

    That they’re even considering everything states plenty. They’ve learnt about Trusted Server given that IAB Tech Lab revealed it in March 2025, and couple of did anything about it. Tech Lab pitched it as a method for publishers to take more control of their marketing and make their pages pack much faster considering that a phone that just needs to speak with the news website, while Trusted Server deals with the advertisement tech business behind the scenes, is quicker than one talking with lots of them simultaneously.

    Both were difficult advantages to put a rate on, while the expense was simple to see. Publishers would require engineers to run servers their advertisement sales groups had actually never ever needed to handle. The software application was still close to a model. Plenty of publishers had actually currently attempted running their advertisement auctions on their own servers rather of in readers’ internet browsers. When they did, they made less since marketers lost access to the cookies they utilized to acknowledge readers and bid lower without them. The majority of weren’t in a rush to attempt once again.

    Apple altered that. Safari, while no place near the size of Chrome, is the default internet browser on every iPhone and iPad. That makes it the primary method a huge share of readers throughout the Atlantic get news on their gadgets. They likewise tend to be the readers marketers pay most to reach, so losing the capability to track them in the Safari internet browser strikes publishers’ most important traffic. The larger concern is what follows. As soon as Apple can upgrade its list whenever it likes, every supplier a publisher depends on is one modification from going dark.

    “The issue for me is that we observed a market effect coming not from a web browser modification however an os modification,” stated Wohl, who is likewise a specialist for news publisher Salon. “It’s a specifying minute and a minute of numeration; those in control of the os have fantastic control and terrific possible to vertically incorporate for their own benefit and revenue. The very same might occur with Google x Android at any point.”

    Whatever they do next, publishers have actually been advised by occasions over the recently that Apple’s position on personal privacy is a guard and a sword for marketing. It guards its gadget owners from the business that follow them around the web and it cuts those very same business down simply as Apple’s own advertisement organization begins to grow. Apple rebranded Search Ads as Apple Ads in 2015, loaded more advertisement slots into App Store search engine result this spring and has actually begun offering advertisements in Maps. Not to discuss its wider Services department, which houses its marketing company, reached an all-time record of $30.7 billion in earnings for the June quarter. Every supplier that goes dark on an Apple gadget leaves a little bit more space for the one business that manages the list.

    “Our worry about the iOS 27 modification is less about any single supplier and more about how it was done,” stated Mazzamaro. “Safari now obstructs specific business outright based upon a list Apple hasn’t released, without any notification to business impacted and no clear method to appeal. The market learnt more about it from broken advertisement shipment after launch, not from Apple,” she stated.

    To put it simply, it’s a market power problem.

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    Meta Muse for Small Business Automates Operations

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    Meta Muse for Small Business is Meta’s freshly released growth of its individual AI representative, created to help small company owners in automating functional jobs, examining organization information, and enhancing material and project workflows. Revealed on September 29, 2026, this offering includes business-oriented abilities and combinations to the existing Muse representative, intending to assist experts who deal with time restrictions throughout marketing, financing, and administration functions. Muse for Small Business links to tools like Instagram, Shopify, QuickBooks, and Slack, and assists users set objectives and handle work while keeping complete approval control over what the AI releases, sends out, or invests.

    Secret Features

    • Connectors for company tools: Muse for Small Business incorporates with Facebook Pages, Instagram expert accounts, Meta advertisement accounts, and over a lots third-party tools consisting of Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe, Canva, Klaviyo, Slack, Notion, Asana, Box, Dropbox, Figma, Zoom, Granola, and HighLevel. This makes it possible for pulling information from sales, accounting, analytics, and interactions platforms.

    • Goal-oriented job automation: Users can appoint organization objectives to Muse– such as “run my company” or “discover brand-new clients”– and the representative will proactively act upon multi-step jobs, recommend concepts, evaluate efficiency, and flag abnormalities in financial resources or operations, providing updates as it advances.

    • Approval and security controls: Nothing in Muse for Small Business is released, sent out, or invested without user approval. All vital actions need specific consents, and there is an audit path of representative activity. Personal privacy and security have actually been highlighted, consisting of seclusion of user information in Muse’s Secure VM.

    • Background work and insight appearing: Muse not just reacts to direct commands however likewise keeps an eye on e-mail, calendar, and company efficiency to surface area e-mails requiring action, uncommon expenditures, or possible development chances. There’s an Ideas tab to motivate material, project methods, or procedure enhancements.

    Rates

    Meta provides Muse under 3 membership tiers, which now consist of the brand-new service abilities and ports as part of each strategy. The tiers are Free (usage-limited), Power, and Maximum. Power is priced at USD $20 monthly; Maximum is priced at USD $100 monthly. The use limitations (determined in weekly “tokens”) are greater in the paid strategies: Power uses about 500 million weekly tokens and Maximum supplies about 3 billion. Accessibility of paid membership functions might differ by area or account, as business growth remains in restricted screening. Meta does not note a different rate particularly for Muse for Small Business; business abilities are bundled into the basic Muse strategies.

    Who is it for?

    Muse for Small Business is finest matched to solo business owners, micro-teams, or small companies in the United States and Canada wanting to improve operations and maximize owner time. Organizations with regular material production, digital marketing, or e-commerce operations benefit most– those utilizing sales platforms like Shopify, monetary tools like QuickBooks, and social or advertisement platforms through Meta. Decision-makers who deal with lots of functions– marketing, financing, client interactions– stand to get from unloading regular work. It is less matched for organizations with intricate regulative commitments: Muse does not change accounting professionals, can not close books, deal with payroll, or file taxes. It likewise does not have a shared group license structure– each user in a small company normally requires a private membership to access its complete abilities.

    Last ideas

    Muse for Small Business fills a growing space for little operations that require smart automation without embracing complete business systems. Its strengths depend on incorporating with tools lots of small companies currently utilize, providing proactive help, and implementing user oversight. While rates is clear for specific strategies, constraints around group licensing and high-stakes monetary or regulative jobs indicate it’s a supplement instead of a replacement of core service systems. For companies ready to begin little– linking 2- or three-read-only tools, keeping approvals tight– and scale as trust develops, it provides appealing energy.

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    GTA denies visa sale allegations over 2026 World Cup tourism plan

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    The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has actually rejected claims that it gathered cash from candidates in exchange for visas under its tourist promo program for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

    In a declaration, the Authority stated it has actually born in mind of public commentary worrying visa application plans connected to the competition and looked for to clarify its function which of its CEO, Maame Efua Houadjeto.

    According to the GTA, the 2026 World Cup was determined as a significant chance to promote Ghana’s tourist, culture, music, style, crafts and innovative markets to a global audience. The effort, it stated, existed to and authorized by the Board.

    Individuals were to consist of cultural performers, artists, exhibitors, media professionals, tourist market agents, personnel of the Authority and heads of associated firms.

    The GTA stated it engaged the United States Embassy and the Canadian High Commission just to look for assistance on visa application requirements and treatments for the individuals.

    Its function, the Authority worried, was restricted to determining appropriate groups, assisting in institutional intros and offering assistance on the procedure.

    “At no point did GTA have the authority to release visas, warranty visa approvals or identify the results of private applications. These choices rested solely with the particular diplomatic and migration authorities,” the declaration kept in mind.

    On payments, the Authority discussed that it at first checked out private-sector sponsorship to support individuals, however the monetary requirements showed unwise. As an outcome, individuals were notified they would be accountable for their own visa charges, travel and lodging costs, and separately engaged travel representatives for plans.

    “The Ghana Tourism Authority unquestionably rejects gathering cash from any candidate in return for visas or visa chances. I likewise unconditionally reject that I obtained, got, or licensed payments for the function of protecting visas,” CEO Maame Efua Houadjeto specified.

    The Authority likewise clarified its addition of non-traditional media, keeping in mind that contemporary tourist promo extends beyond traditional reporters to blog writers, influencers, material developers, professional photographers and videographers.

    “The expert significance of individuals need to be examined versus their desired functions and advertising obligations instead of solely versus standard journalism categories,” it stated.

    The CEO included that her participation remained in discharge of her main tasks and in furtherance of the Authority’s required, rejecting any individual participation in visa sales.

    The GTA stated it stays dedicated to openness, accountable administration and safeguarding public self-confidence while advancing Ghana’s tourist and innovative markets.

    By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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      ‘Investment tourism’ could be GIFT City’s next big growth driver

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      Present City is seeing growing interest from Indian financiers aiming to gain access to worldwide markets, however India INX thinks the larger chance might be to make the monetary center a two-way entrance for capital. Vijay Krishnamurthy, MD and CEO of India INX, which runs Global Access (a platform that allows financiers in India to gain access to international securities through GIFT City) stated regulative clearness is starting to provide the company momentum. The opposite of that formula is bring in worldwide financiers to India. Tony (Anthony) Petrilli, Chairman and CEO of US-headquartered ViewTrade Holding Corporation, which offers the innovation and market facilities for cross-border investing, calls this emerging chance “financial investment tourist”. The executives not just see a big untapped market ahead, however likewise anticipate higher clearness on KYC, equity listings and double listings over the next 3-6 months. Modified excerpts:

      Is the chance for GIFT City now as much about bringing worldwide financiers into India as it has to do with taking Indian financiers overseas?

      Tony: Our customers outside India are really thinking about India too. Present City is a really fascinating method to bring those financiers into the Indian market. This is going to be a two-way circulation– cash returning to India too. India is a vibrant market. Rather honestly, the next 20 years are India’s and individuals acknowledge that. Present City represents a prospective chance to bring those financiers to the Indian market. A lot is going on all over the world, and financiers wish to take part where wealth and excellent concepts are being developed. India is one hell of a fantastic story when it concerns that. I actually like the word “financial investment tourist”.

      Vijay: The goal from the start has actually been to see how GIFT IFSC can end up being a real global jurisdiction where both incoming and outgoing financial investment occur. Today the world has actually ended up being smooth. You are being in the convenience of your home and, with innovation and the payment systems that have actually been constructed, you can access markets all over the world. The concept now is to establish a real worldwide centre where both-way streams occur similarly. There is a great deal of interest in worldwide markets to take part in India, while Indians are likewise taking a look at chances worldwide.

      Does not higher access to worldwide markets imply more Indian cash moving overseas?

      Vijay: There is a misunderstanding that cash is going from the Indian securities market to the international securities market. Indians, like any other financial investment neighborhood, wish to diversify. Take overseas education. Indians generally aim for their kids to study abroad, especially in the United States. Somebody might begin building up possessions in a foreign currency to develop that corpus. In doing so, they are likewise hedging versus currency variations. Over the last 2 years, Indian equities have actually not carried out as highly as some international markets. There is a chance to diversify possibly 1-3 per cent of a portfolio overseas, depending on one’s threat cravings. I would state diversity is great. You are not simply diversifying throughout property classes, however throughout securities, jurisdictions and nations.

      We highly think in India’s development story. Indians will continue to buy Indian securities. This is not about keeping your cash far from India; it has to do with not keeping all your eggs in one basket.

      What is various about the GIFT City design for an Indian financier?

      Tony: Opening the accounts of Indian locals outside India is not the ideal thing to do. We invested 5 years dealing with regulators and exchanges to comprehend what it implies to provide cross-border organization from India. We are a broker from a licence viewpoint, however we like to consider ourselves as an option company. We are a technology-first business and work just on a B2B basis with banks. The design we brought here did not exist previously. The essential distinction is that an Indian homeowner can open an account here in India under Indian and IFSCA guidelines.

      If you are an Indian resident opening an account in the United States, do you have access to the United States legal system? Most likely not. Bringing that whole procedure to India alters the formula. You have an Indian-based account topic to Indian laws and guidelines, and you can trade international stocks in nearly the exact same method as you sell regional markets. That is a video game changer.

      There are hundreds and countless accounts opening each month and it is proliferating. It is simply the start. The core objective is to make it smooth, smooth and as simple as possible for anyone to have access to the world markets. It seems like an easy objective, however we do all the effort with the exchanges, regulators, banks and the whole community needed to provide what, to the end client, appears like the push of a button.

      Vijay: Previously, these chances were readily available to Indians, however there was restricted awareness and there was likewise a trust concern– your cash was going someplace and your securities were lying someplace. Today, through the GIFT environment, it comes through a credible environment. You have actually a controlled entity with a tradition behind it. We are likewise developing our own capability to support financiers as the scale boosts.

      What still requires to be repaired before this ends up being a much bigger market?

      Vijay: KYC is among the essential things that requires to be fixed. There has actually been development with video KYC for specific jurisdictions and classifications of financiers, however a great deal of procedures still require to be alleviated. There is likewise a lot taking place around equity listings and double listings. Optimistically, in the next 3-6 months, we ought to see higher clearness on these policy problems. When that occurs, the doors will open a lot more. We are currently speaking to start-ups, unlisted business and merchant lenders. Compared to the domestic structure, there are locations where the requirements are lighter.

      And where does GIFT City go from here?

      Tony: We have actually established 70-80 individuals in GIFT City and are continuing to grow. Everybody aiding with these accounts, trading those accounts and moving cash through those accounts is operating in GIFT City. Individuals you require to talk with are here. Those who are responsible are here. It is really less economical for me as ViewTrade since I have actually constructed a brand-new facilities, organisation and innovation stack here rather of merely utilizing the scale we currently have in other places. It is worth it. From completion client’s viewpoint, our financial investment makes the procedure a lot more effective.

      Vijay: I would state we are more of a start-up where something is being established right from the policy. Over the next 3-5 years, the scale is going to be far bigger. The focus is to produce an environment where incoming and outgoing financial investments occur perfectly and to bring brand-new items for both sets of financiers.

      Tony: Eventually, this is not simply a story about providing individuals gain access to. It has to do with assisting them find what is occurring around the globe, providing details and innovation so they can make educated choices and take part in worldwide wealth production. That is the larger chance for GIFT City.

      The Vikings Announce the Key News Ahead of Week 5

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      All eyes were on Justin Jefferson. Such holds true when a gamer is amongst the video game’s elite skills.

      The Vikings revealed that the WR1 will attempt to roll for the Week 5 video game down in New Orleans. Or, a minimum of, that he’s doubtful entering into the video game, suggesting that Jefferson is highly likely going to press to play: “Final #Vikings Week 5 injury report: OUT: Christian Darrisaw and Chuck Demmings. DOUBTFUL: Jordan Addison, Justin Jefferson, Michael Jurgens *, Brian O’Neill and Ben Yurosek *.”

      Keep in mind that Jurgens and Yurosek require to get triggered off the IR to be qualified to play. Minnesota has yet to formally make the call however will require to do so this weekend.

      The Vikings Announce the Justin Jefferson News

      The problem is that Darrisaw isn’t going to have the ability to go, however that was the expectation.

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      As an outcome, the Vikings’ offending line will start (from delegated right) with Ryan Van Demark, Joe Huber, Blake Brandel, Will Fries, and Brian O’Neill. A few of the crucial depth pieces are Caleb Tiernan, Trevor Keegan, and Henry Byrd (though he’s on the practice team).

      Sep 27, 2026; Tampa, Florida, USA; Minnesota Vikings pass receiver Justin Jefferson(18) carries on versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throughout the very first quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Compulsory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images — Credit: IMAGN IMAGES by means of Reuters Connect

      As it associates with Justin Jefferson, the expectation needs to be that he’ll most likely play.

      Kevin O’Connell stated in his Friday presser that Jefferson advanced through the week and looked excellent in practice. The sense the skipper provided is that Minnesota wishes to make sure there are no problems and/or problems that occur after getting some great in practice. Supplied things work out, then Jefferson must be out there.

      The receiver’s statistics have actually been modest, sitting at 13 catches for 179 backyards and 2 goals. Taking a look around the NFL suggests seeing Jefferson’s catches in a tie for 76th, Jefferson’s lawns in a tie for 61st, and Jefferson’s goals in a tie for 17th.

      Basically, no place near to sufficient.

      Undoubtedly, there’s sufficient context surrounding those modest statistics that require to be thought about. Minnesota has actually been associated with simply 4 video games in general, among which was available in a wild rainstorm. And after that there have actually been the quarterback injuries together with to injury to Justin Jefferson himself. Integrate these aspects and air backyards have actually been difficult to come by.

      Sep 13, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings pass receiver Justin Jefferson (18) commemorates after a goal throughout the very first half versus the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Obligatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images — Credit: IMAGN IMAGES by means of Reuters Connect

      The Vikings will clearly be wanting to manage the win in Week 5 despite the WR1’s status. Doing so will indicate climbing to 5-0 as the gamers get to spend some time off throughout the bye.

      What stays to be seen is if the other NFC groups work together. Put in a different way, if the Seahawks can conquer the 49ers, then Minnesota will stand alone as the last staying unbeaten group in the conference. Not too shoddy.

      Justin Jefferson, 27, is working from within his seventh NFL season.


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      Craig Melvin reveals emotional reaction to major news away from Today Show as fans support

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      On October 7, Craig Melvin returned home to Columbia, South Carolina, for an unique honour. The Today Show host was granted the inaugural Ripples of Impact Medal from Mayor Daniel Rickenmann for his services to the neighborhood.

      The NBC star required to Instagram on Friday to pen a genuine message to his fans following the homage. Together with a picture of him positioning with his partner, Lindsay Czarniak, and Mayor Daniel, Craig composed: “I’ve always been proud to call Columbia home, and this week was a reminder of just how much this community means to me. On Wednesday, I had the honor of receiving the inaugural Ripples of Impact Medal from Mayor Daniel Rickenmann in my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina.”

      He continued: “Being back with so many of the folks who helped shape me, encouraged me, and continue to support me made the recognition that much more meaningful. I’m incredibly grateful for this honor, but even more grateful for the people and the community that helped make me who I am today.”

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      Craig Melvin was granted the inaugural Ripples of Impact Medal from Mayor Daniel Rickenmann in Columbia, South Carolina

      Craig looked suave in a dove-gray fit customized for the event, using his blue medal around his neck with pride. Lindsay looked elegant in a navy-blue dress that included an uneven neck line with a subtle knee-high slit.The NBC host was flooded with assistance by his fans in the remarks area. “Congratulations Craig! This is so well deserved,” penned one social networks user. “You are the best Craig! So proud to know you and always cheering you on!” included another fan. “You are amazing Craig! I have watched you since i was a child and now love watching you every morning still as an adult. Congrats! Keep shining bright and keeping the glass half full,” composed a 3rd fan.

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      Craig Melvin penned a genuine message to his fans

      Craig Melvin’s domesticity

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      Craig Melvin changed Hoda Kotb on the program

      Craig signed up with as a routine host on the NBC program following Hoda Kotb’s departure in January 2025. Far from the program, Craig is a married man. The host and his spouse, Lindsay, satisfied while both operating at NBC Washington, with Craig employed as a news anchor in 2008 and Lindsay protecting the title of sports anchor. The set got married in 2011 with a wedding event in Washington D.C.– the city where they fulfilled– at the Church of the Holy City. They later on invited their kid, Delano, in 2014, and their child, Sybil, in 2016.

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      Craig’s charming household joined him on Today

      According to Realtor.comthe household’s home in Connecticut deserves an approximated $ 6.2 million– it boasts 6 bed rooms and an entire host of facilities. While Craig is from Columbia, SC, he moved to Westport, CT, from Washington, DC, nearly a years back when he signed up with Today

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      Hope Spring Reduces Water-Collection Burden for Angwan Kyauta Community

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      Hereford, UK– October, 2026– Hope Spring Water finishes borehole in Nasarawa neighborhood, providing more than 500 individuals enhanced access to water and decreasing prolonged water-collection journeys for schoolchildren.

      The task is anticipated to make an especially crucial distinction to kids in the neighborhood, a few of whom formerly needed to stroll fars away to gather water before going to school.

      Homeowners had actually depended on streams and other water sources outside the neighborhood for home needs.The recently finished borehole brings water much better to citizens and minimizes the requirement for kids and other member of the family to make those prolonged journeys.

      Among the Mothers in the neighborhood stated:

      “I am extremely delighted that we now have water near us. Before, my kids needed to stroll a long method to bring water, and in some cases it made them late for school. Now they can get water here and go to school on time.”

      The borehole was formally turned over to the neighborhood on 8th of October 2026 and is anticipated to serve more than 500 individuals in Angwan Kyauta.

      From Water Needs Assessment to Completed Borehole

      The job follows a Hope Spring Water requires evaluation performed in Angwan Kyauta in July 2026.

      Throughout that evaluation, Hope Spring recorded the problems homeowners dealt with accessing water. The neighborhood did not have a trustworthy, quickly available water source within the town, implying citizens often took a trip somewhere else to gather water.

      The evaluation likewise highlighted the effect of water collection on females and kids, consisting of the quantity of time kids might invest bring water rather of getting ready for or going to school.

      The earlier Angwan Kyauta Water Project requires evaluation assisted Hope Spring comprehend the neighborhood’s situations and assess the requirement for a regional water service.

      Less than 3 months later on, the job has actually advanced from recognizing the issue to supplying a working borehole within the neighborhood.

      Neighborhood Welcomes New Water Source

      The conclusion of the borehole was invited by households throughout Angwan Kyauta.

      Moms in the neighborhood revealed specific enjoyment about having access to cleaner water for cooking and daily home usage instead of relying mostly on stream water.

      For households, having a water source within the neighborhood can suggest less hours invested gathering water and more time readily available for school, farming, work and household duties.

      The neighborhood leader stated:

      “This borehole indicates a lot to our neighborhood. For a long period of time, our individuals needed to take a trip to discover water, and kids typically needed to bring water before going to school. We are extremely grateful that water is now much closer to our homes. It will make life much easier for our kids, moms and the entire neighborhood.”

      The job likewise represents a crucial modification from the conditions taped throughout Hope Spring’s July requires evaluation.

      At the time, neighborhood agents explained the significant troubles locals dealt with when taking a trip for water, consisting of the requirement to cross a hectic highway to reach readily available sources.

      Hope Spring eCards Donations Fund the Project

      Financing for the Angwan Kyauta borehole originated from contributions created through Hope Spring eCardsthe charity’s online greeting-card platform.

      The service permits individuals to send out eCards for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries and other celebrations while making an optional charitable contribution.

      Those contributions assist support Hope Spring Water’s work to take on water hardship.

      In Angwan Kyauta, contributions made through eCards have actually now been developed into physical facilities that more than 500 individuals can utilize.

      Boluwatife Olorunfemi, Project Manager at Hope Spring Water, stated:

      “What makes this job particularly significant is seeing the distinction that access to water can make to a kid’s day. Something as fundamental as gathering water was taking some time far from kids before school. Bringing a borehole better to their homes indicates they can invest less time looking for water and more time where they must be discovering.”

      Supporting the Next Community

      Hope Spring Water is motivating fans to assist fund comparable tasks in neighborhoods where households continue to deal with problems accessing water.

      Peter Hamidu, Hope Spring Water volunteer stated:

      “Clean water jobs have to do with a lot more than setting up pumps. They are linked to education, health, self-respect and chance. Seeing kids thrilled due to the fact that they think they can now get to school on time is an effective suggestion of why this work matters.”

      Individuals can support the charity straight through contributions or by utilizing Hope Spring eCards, where contributions made together with online greetings contribute towards Hope Spring’s clean-water work.

      The charity hopes the Angwan Kyauta task will show how reasonably easy water facilities can have an effect extending far beyond the borehole itself.

      For the kids of Angwan Kyauta, that effect might start each early morning with less time invested bring water and more time offered to get to school.

      News release dispersed by Pressat on behalf of Hope Spring Water, on Friday 9 October, 2026. To find out more subscribe and follow https://pressat.co.uk/

      Police College renews collaboration with three post-secondary education institutions to co-organise “DAE

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      Authorities College restores cooperation with 3 post-secondary education organizations to co-organise “DAE – Police Cadet Training” Program (with images)

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      The Hong Kong Police College today (October 9) signed a second-phase Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Caritas Institute of Community Education (CICE), the Hong Kong College of Technology (HKCT) and the Hong Kong Institute of Technology (HKIT) to collectively arrange the full-time “Diploma of Applied Education (DAE) – Police Cadet Training” Program for the 3 scholastic years from 2027/28 to 2029/2030, with a view to offering useful understanding and preparatory training for individuals thinking about signing up with the Force. Trainees who effectively finish the program and pass the Police Constable choice procedure might start structure training at the Police College upon graduation.

      Experienced by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Personnel), Dr Law Yuet-wing; the Director of the Hong Kong Police College, Ms Cheng Lai-ki, and the Secretary-General and Acting Head of the Diploma of Applied Education of the Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education, Dr Ma Chee-keung, the Senior Superintendent of Police, School of Foundation Training, Ms Tsang Chiu-tong, signed the second-phase MOU with the Principal of the CICE, Dr Wong Man-wai, the Vice President of the HKCT, Ms Li Wai-chi, and the President of the HKIT, Dr Shi Mei-chun.

      The “Diploma of Applied Education (DAE) – Police Cadet Training” Program lasts one year with an overall of 600 contact hours. The 3 education organizations will be accountable for 420 contact hours, including 300 contact hours of core courses (Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics) and 2 60-hour complementary courses. The Hong Kong Police College will be accountable for the 180-hour “Police Cadet Training” optional cluster, which makes up 3 courses, specifically “Police Studies” “Police Recruit Preparatory Training” and “Physical and Mindset Development”

      Trainees who effectively finish the DAE program would acquire credentials considered equivalent to the achievement of Level 2 requirement in 5 topics consisting of Chinese and English Languages in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, which fulfills the scholastic entry requirements for Police Constable. The Hong Kong Police Force will carry out the Police Constable choice procedure throughout the program to help with admission of chosen prospects, who might begin Recruit Police Constable structure training upon graduation.

      Candidates of the program need to be i) Secondary 6 school leavers or ii) aged 21 or above, who have an interest in signing up with the Force. To sign up with the Hong Kong Police Force, one should likewise be an irreversible local of Hong Kong. The preliminary of application will open in December 2026. To use, please make online registration at the program site (www.dae.edu.hk/daepublic/dae_enrollmentguide.aspx.

      Ends/Friday, October 9, 2026

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      Hello Kitty Island Adventure gives you your own island house in Welcome Home update

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      • Hey There Kitty Island Adventure is broadening its gamer real estate choices with its newest upgrade
      • Develop whatever from a modest cabin to a vast estate in Welcome Home
      • And invite the fall season with the brand-new Days of Plenty occasion

      Blending together cosy life sim enjoyable, and the recognisable Sanrio cast of mascot characters, it needs to be not a surprise that Hello Kitty Island Adventure has actually currently grown rather the dedicated fanbase. Now, if you wish to delve into the hit video game for yourself, readily available on mobile solely through Apple Arcade, then now’s the time with Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s Welcome Home upgrade.

      As you may anticipate, upgrade 3.0 Welcome Home is all gamer real estate. You can now produce and embellish your own home, preparing the design and advancing from an easy cosy cabin to a vast estate with numerous floorings to check out. You can pick your own floorplan, develop cabins particularly for your preferred Sanrio mascots, and even prepare your own dream home in Creative mode, conserving the style for when you have the required elements.

      Here cat, cat …

      Naturally, the upgrade likewise presents another brand-new Sanrio mascot to the lineup, with the arrival of Marroncream. This trendy, elegant bunny comes from the residential areas of Paris and comes flush with pointers for style and turning your home into a genuine trendy location.

      And upgrade 3.0 likewise sees the arrival of the Days of Plenty occasion for Fall. Work together with My Melody, My Sweet Piano and Lala to finish their DIY jobs, and get rewarded with all way of cosy cosmetics and other benefits to assist get in the fall spirit.

      While we’re a while away from a prospective mobile port to routine iOS and Android stores, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a wonderful addition to the Apple Arcade lineup, and upgrade 3.0 is the best time to leap in.

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      Iwan Morris

      Iwan Morris

      Iwan is a Cardiff-based freelance author, who signed up with the Pocket Gamer Biz website fresh-faced from University before transferring to the Pocketgamer.com editorial group in November of 2023.

      King Copper Selects Drill Contractor for Inaugural Drill Program at Colquemayo

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      King Copper Discovery Corp. (TSX-V: KCP, OTCQB: TBXXF, FSE: 3RI0) (“King Copper” or the “Company”) announces that its Peruvian operating company, Aurora Copper Peru S.A.C., has selected Kluane Drilling Perú S.A.C. (“Kluane”) as its drilling contractor for the Company’s initial phase of drilling at the Colquemayo Copper Project (“Colquemayo” or the “Project”) in southern Peru.

      King Copper’s inaugural drill program is fully funded, consists of over 36,000 metres and marks a major new phase of exploration at Colquemayo. Drilling will focus on testing five, initially identified, highly prospective porphyry targets across Colquemayo, testing the deeper porphyry copper potential and unlocking the multi-discovery potential of this extensive mineralized system. The initial contract comprises 15,000 meters of diamond drilling.

      Jonathan Richards, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “The high-grade potential of the Colquemayo mineralized system is illustrated by prior drilling that returned up to 15.15 metres of 27 percent copper, within a broader intercept of 237.3 metres of 2.4 percent copper, starting at a downhole depth of 306.25 metres in hole COQ-10-36.Our technical work at Colquemayo has now defined a robust pipeline of five initial priority porphyry targets that we plan to systematically test through diamond drilling. The scale of the mineralized system, together with the significant copper intercepts from shallower historical drilling, highlights compelling discovery potential across Colquemayo.”

      Initial Drill Program Highlights

      The Colquemayo Project hosts a series of high-priority exploration targets defined by multiple geological, mineralogical and hydrothermal indicators consistent with porphyry–epithermal systems. These include high-grade copper mineralization, B-type quartz veins, phreatic breccias containing porphyry-related clasts, porphyritic domes, and white-mica crystallinity signatures indicative of increasing hydrothermal temperatures at depth. Together, these features support the potential for deeper, copper-gold porphyry mineralization and provide compelling targets for the Company’s ongoing exploration program. The following targets are distributed across the broader (12 km x 4 km) Colquemayo mineralized system (see Figure 1):

      • Amata – Deep exploration targeting high-grade copper mineralization associated with an epithermal system, hosted within phreatic breccias containing clasts indicative of a porphyry system at depth.
      • Cairani – Targeting the porphyry–epithermal transition, characterized by high-grade copper mineralization, including covellite and bornite, together with the presence of B-type quartz veins.
      • Coripuquio – Target characterized by a Maricunga-style vein system associated with phreatic breccias containing clasts of B-type quartz veins, supporting the potential for a porphyry system at depth.
      • Palcamayo – Extensive diatreme system representing a compelling target for deeper exploration and investigation of potential mineralization at depth.
      • Yanarico – Porphyritic domes within a diatreme setting, associated with a high white-mica crystallinity index, providing evidence for a potentially mineralized hydrothermal system at depth.

      Kluane Drilling

      Kluane Drilling Perú S.A.C. is part of Kluane Drilling Ltd., a private Canadian company with more than 35 years of experience dedicated to providing high-quality drilling services internationally based on technical innovation and human talent. Kluane’s modular drilling equipment is well suited to the terrain and logistical requirements at Colquemayo. Kluane has significant drilling experience in Peru and maintains an operational base in Arequipa, approximately 120 km by road from Colquemayo, providing regional logistical and operational support as King Copper advances the remaining requirements toward drilling.

      DIA Approval and Next Steps

      King Copper Discovery Corp. received approval of its Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (“DIA”) for the Colquemayo project, located in southern Peru. The approved DIA authorizes:

      • Over 36,000 metres of diamond drilling
      • Up to 59 drill holes from 40 drill platforms
      • Exploration activities across multiple priority target areas identified through the company’s geological reinterpretation and targeting work
      • Supporting infrastructure required to execute the planned exploration program

      With the selection of the drill contract now complete, King Copper is advancing remaining pre-mobilization requirements necessary to commence drilling. Further details regarding drill mobilization and the commencement of the drill program will be provided as these activities advance.

      Figure 1: Colquemayo Project – High-priority drill targets do be tested in the initial drilling phase.

      Figure 2: Interpreted alteration at level 4,050m amsl and planned drillhole A1 for testing downdip potential of hole COQ10-36 intersections and potential deeper Cu porphyry target.

      Figure 2A: Copper values in historic drilling and interpreted geology at level 4,250m amsl.

      Figure 3: Gold values in historic drilling, interpreted alteration at level 4,100 amsl and planned drill holes C1 and C11, to test potential Cu porphyry target at depth, indicating by transition to pyrophyllite alteration and presence of B-type veinlets.

      Figure 3A: Copper values in historic drilling and interpreted geology at level 4,300 amsl.

      On Behalf of the Company,
      Jonathan Richards, Chief Executive Officer and Director.

      Contact Information:

      Harp Gosal | Director of Capital Markets & Communications
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      Website: www.kingcopperdiscovery.com

      Address: #1212-1030 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC V6E 3M5

      For Investor Relations enquiries, please contact +1 604 218 1142

      Statements

      About King Copper Discovery Corp and Our Projects: King Copper is a TSXV-listed exploration company focused on the Colquemayo copper-gold project in South America. The Company is led by a team responsible for multiple copper-gold-silver discoveries.

      Forward Looking Statement: This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements, including the expected closing date of the Financing, the investor’s expected ownership interest in King Copper and the expected use of proceeds from the Financing. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the receipt of regulatory approvals, market prices, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions, as well as legal, social, and economic conditions in Argentina and Peru, where the Company’s mineral exploration properties are located. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

      Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release or has in any way approved or disapproved of the contents of this press release.

      Qualified Person: The scientific and technical information contained in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Douglas Kirwin, M.Sc., FGS, FAusIMM (CP), FSEG, a technical advisor to the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).


      Resource World Magazine Inc. has prepared this editorial for general information purposes only and should not be considered a solicitation to buy or sell securities in the companies discussed herein. The information provided has been derived from sources believed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. This editorial does not take into account the readers investment criteria, investment expertise, financial condition, or financial goals of individual recipients and other concerns such as jurisdictional and/or legal restrictions that may exist for certain persons. Recipients should rely on their own due diligence and seek their own professional advice before investing.

      Ronit Roy leases Andheri west office space for Rs 1.39 crores over five years

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      Actor Ronit Roy has leased a commercial office space in Mumbai’s Andheri West for a total rent of approximately Rs 1.39 crores over a five-year period. The transaction adds to the actor’s reported real estate holdings in the city, where he also owns a residential apartment in Versova.

      entrepreneurship Ronit Roy leases Andheri west office space for Rs 1.39 crores over five yearsiRonit Roy leases Andheri west office space for Rs 1.39 crores over five years

      According to a Business Standard report citing property registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix, the office measures 950 square feet and is situated on the fourth floor of Vastu Prestige, near City Mall in Andheri West.

      The leave-and-licence agreement was registered on June 12, with the lease commencing on July 10. The agreement will remain valid until July 9, 2031, covering a total tenure of 60 months.

      As per the report, the commercial premises have been leased to Kerawi Care (OPC) Private Limited, represented by its director, Vandana Verma. Roy is listed as the licensor in the agreement, while the company is the licensee.

      The office space carries a monthly rent of Rs 2.1 lakhs, while the security deposit has been set at Rs 6.5 lakhs. The total rent payable over the five-year period amounts to Rs 1,39,24,584. The agreement also provides for an annual rent escalation of 5%, along with a lock-in period of 36 months for both parties.

      The terms further specify the division of property-related expenses between the parties. Roy, as the licensor, will be responsible for property taxes, maintenance charges and non-occupancy charges. Meanwhile, the tenant will pay electricity bills according to actual consumption. The report also noted that the agreement does not mention any designated car parking space for the office.

      This is not the actor’s first reported real estate transaction in Mumbai. According to a Hindustan Times report citing property registration documents accessed by IndexTap.com, Roy purchased a 4,258-square-foot apartment in the Lodha Versova project in 2024 for Rs 18.94 crores. The property reportedly came with four car parking spaces.

      A separate Economic Times report published in September 2026 stated that Roy and his family reside in Versova, where they expanded their home over the years by acquiring adjoining apartments.

      Apart from his acting career, Roy is known for his roles as Mihir Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Rishabh Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. He also owns Ace Security and Protection, a security agency that has reportedly served several prominent Bollywood personalities, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. The agency also provided protection to Saif Ali Khan following the attack on the actor.

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      ‘Ghosts Are Not Spirits of Dead Humans’: Author Reports Bible Points Toward ‘Deceiving Evil Spirits’

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      Christian author and filmmaker Derrick Warfel argues that ghosts are not the spirits of deceased people but deceptive supernatural beings. In an interview with The Christian Post, he described ghosts as ‘deceiving evil spirits or demons’, explaining his interpretation of biblical teachings about death and the afterlife.

      Warfel’s position forms part of a broader argument in his book, UFOs and God: Revealing Deception and Truth Behind the Supernatural, Invisible War. He contends that UFO encounters involve fallen supernatural powers rather than extraterrestrial beings. The book connects this argument to Ephesians 6:12, a biblical passage concerning spiritual forces.

      His claims address two subjects that continue to attract public interest: alleged encounters with ghosts and questions about unidentified flying objects. However, his explanation is a theological interpretation, not an independently established account of either phenomenon.

      For Christians, the question also raises a distinction between what Scripture explicitly states and how different traditions interpret particular passages. Warfel maintains that the dead do not remain on Earth waiting to move into an afterlife. He argues that apparent encounters with deceased people can instead be understood as spiritual deception.

      The details of Warfel’s position were reported by The Christian Post on Friday, 9 October 2026, in an interview by reporter Ian M. Giatti. The report also examined Warfel’s interpretation of the biblical account of King Saul and the medium at Endor, alongside polling on American beliefs about paranormal phenomena.

      Why Derrick Warfel Says Ghosts Are Demons in Disguise

      Warfel argues that biblical teaching does not support the idea that deceased people wander among the living. He told The Christian Post that ghosts are ‘deceiving evil spirits or demons’, rather than human spirits unable to reach Heaven or Hell.

      He refers to Luke 16 when explaining his understanding of the afterlife. In his interpretation, the passage supports a distinction between the destinations of the righteous and unrighteous dead. He also refers to Revelation 20 when discussing judgement and the lake of fire.

      Warfel believes that alleged ghost encounters involve evil spirits impersonating deceased people to mislead the living. He connects this interpretation to biblical prohibitions against consulting mediums and attempting to communicate with the dead.

      His argument also draws on 1 Samuel 28, which recounts King Saul’s encounter with a medium at Endor. Facing the Philistines and receiving no answer from God, Saul seeks the help of a medium to summon the prophet Samuel.

      The biblical account describes a figure identified as Samuel appearing and delivering a warning to Saul. The message predicts defeat and the deaths of Saul and his sons, with the subsequent battle described in 1 Samuel 31.

      Warfel interprets the encounter as an exceptional event in which God allowed Saul to speak with the real Samuel. He believes the medium’s reaction indicates that the appearance was unexpected, rather than the result she anticipated from her usual spiritual practices.

      Christians interpret this passage in different ways, including disagreements about the identity of the figure who appeared. The account therefore provides context for Warfel’s argument but does not establish a universally accepted Christian interpretation of ghosts.

      Warfel’s broader message is that people should seek God rather than attempt to contact the dead. His conclusions reflect his understanding of Scripture, while other believers may reach different conclusions about the passage and its implications.

      What Gallup Found About American Beliefs in Ghosts

      The debate takes place against a backdrop of varied American attitudes towards paranormal phenomena. A Gallup report published on 23 July 2025 found that 39% of US adults believed in ghosts, while 42% said they did not. The remaining 19% were unsure.

      Gallup conducted the survey from 1–18 May 2025. Its broader analysis classified 34% of Americans as generally open to paranormal concepts and 66% as generally sceptical. These categories covered several beliefs, rather than ghosts alone.

      The poll also identified differences according to religious attendance. People who attended religious services once a month or less were more likely to be generally open to paranormal beliefs than weekly attendees. The respective figures were 40% and 22%.

      These findings describe patterns in public opinion, not proof for or against supernatural explanations. They also do not establish that church attendance determines an individual’s views about ghosts.

      Warfel’s position differs from that of people who interpret alleged encounters as contact with deceased relatives. Rather than denying that people report such experiences, he offers a different spiritual explanation for them.

      His argument ultimately rests on how he reads biblical passages about death, judgement and communication with the dead. For readers interested in Christian perspectives on the paranormal, that distinction is central to understanding his position.

      Filmmaker Levi Hazen explores Oct. 7, antisemitism in ‘Shadows of October’ documentary

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      A new documentary by filmmaker Levi Hazen examines the global resurgence of antisemitism and competing narratives surrounding the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel through conversations with survivors, soldiers, Arab Israelis, pastors and others in Israel and on American university campuses.

      For Hazen, the documentary is both an examination of those competing narratives and an expression of Christian solidarity with the Jewish people. The film explores the search for truth amid conflicting accounts of Oct. 7 and its aftermath while also confronting the question of where God is amid suffering.

      Hazen believes the struggle over Israel extends beyond the battlefield, describing the contest over public opinion as another front in the conflict – one in which he believes Christians have an important responsibility.

      “There’s an eighth front,” he explains. “That eighth front is the battle over the narrative and the hearts and minds of the nations. And that is a front that the IDF or Mossad or no matter what the intelligence services of Israel, cannot win. It is a front that is going to have to be won, in my opinion, by the church at large.”

      Hazen also views the persistence of antisemitism through a distinctly biblical lens. While acknowledging political and sociological factors, he argues that hatred directed toward Israel ultimately points to a deeper spiritual conflict.

      “Antisemitism cannot simply be explained by using sociological or political arguments. Those are certainly important contributing lenses, but ultimately it just doesn’t. The thing that does explain it is the Bible.”

      Hazen’s commitment to Israel is deeply personal, despite not being Jewish himself. Years of visiting and living in Israel have shaped his perspective and strengthened his concern for the Jewish people.

      “I’m about as Gentile as they come,” he says. “Born in the cornfields of Indiana. And yet God has placed on my heart a great love for the Jewish people.”

      Yet the documentary is not simply an account of tragedy. Hazen also points to what he sees as hope in the biblical promises concerning Israel’s future and hopes the film will encourage both Christians and Jews to consider those promises more deeply.

      “The Bible tells us that one day Israel’s going to be restored not only to her land, but she’s going to be regenerated to her God. And so there is hope for Israel.”

      “Shadows of October: Israel Under Siege” offers viewers Hazen’s broader reflections on antisemitism, Israel, Christian responsibility, biblical prophecy and the search for truth amid a deeply contested narrative.




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