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Rowan Ashby

Rowan Ashby is the pen name of the editor of Bullquill, an independent publication based in Indonesia. Writes on central banks, financial regulation, AI, consumer tech and games.

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  1. UK Be Ready campaign: keep 3 days of food, water and cash

    Security Minister Dan Jarvis launched the guidance on 22 October. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says it is about sensible preparation, not panic buying.

    WRLD · 6 MIN
  2. Bear market vs correction: what 10% and 20% drops mean

    Pullback, correction and bear market are market conventions, not official rulings. This guide explains the 5%, 10% and 20% lines, how drops are measured on closing prices and what Ned Davis Research data on 27 S&P 500 bear markets shows.

    MKT · 10 MIN
  3. Thomas Markle investigation: Philippines probes abuse image claims

    A Department of Justice task force in Cebu is reviewing allegations against Meghan's father, who denies them. No charges have been reported.

    WRLD · 4 MIN
  4. Anthropic IPO: Spark's $75m stake reportedly worth $7bn

    Bloomberg says Anthropic is preparing to file its IPO paperwork within days, with some investors eyeing up to $2 trillion. Here is what each early backer's stake is reportedly worth, and what EDGAR still does not show.

    AI · 6 MIN
  5. Bitcoin midterm cycle: 2026 low came 125 days before the vote

    Past bitcoin cycle lows arrived weeks after US midterm elections. This year the low came in July, and the data suggests the old pattern was timing, not cause.

    CRYP · 6 MIN
  6. Nairobi building collapse: 1 woman rescued in Eastleigh

    Rescuers in Nairobi's Eastleigh district are searching the rubble of an unfinished multi-storey building that collapsed on Friday afternoon. Governor Johnson Sakaja says people inside have been heard communicating; no casualty toll has been confirmed.

    WRLD · 5 MIN
  7. Trappes shooting: France opens terror probe after 1 killed

    France's anti-terrorism prosecutors took over the case after a gunman opened fire in Trappes and La Verrière. A 39-year-old man is in custody, and investigators are examining whether victims were targeted for their race or religion.

    WRLD · 5 MIN
  8. DOJ sues Alaska to block Senate certification if Sullivan loses

    President Trump said he ordered the suit, which hinges on Daniel J. Sullivan, a same-name candidate whom Alaska courts restored to the ballot. Peltola led the August 18 primary with 49.5% against 41.4% for Sen. Sullivan.

    POL · 9 MIN
  9. Europe heat deaths summer 2026: study estimates 50,391

    Italy (13,303), France (7,268) and Spain (6,824) carried the heaviest tolls. The total is about 71% above the 29,480 deaths the team estimated for summer 2022, and the authors describe it as an underestimate.

    SCI · 6 MIN
  10. Europe's STOXX 600 slips 0.31%: France and weak PMI weigh (Oct 23)

    The STOXX 600 fell 0.31% on Friday and lost more than 1% on the week. French protests, a Moody's review and a weaker eurozone PMI weighed, while Kering slumped and L'Oréal rallied.

    MKT · 7 MIN
  11. How to set up iPhone Duo and transfer data (step-by-step)

    Apple's foldable sets up like any iPhone, with two twists: it is eSIM-only and uses Touch ID in the side button. Here is every transfer route, from Quick Start to Move to iOS, based on Apple's own support pages.

    TECH · 9 MIN
  12. Capcom data breach exposes 11.7 million CAPCOM ID records

    Emails, last-login IP addresses and account dates leaked from 11,774,247 CAPCOM ID records. Capcom says no payment data or customer-set passwords were confirmed exposed, but players should expect phishing.

    GAME · 6 MIN
  13. Jordan church attack: 7 killed, 34 wounded at Karak funeral

    Jordan's interior minister called the shooting in the village of Hammoud a terrorist attack. The attackers fled, a manhunt is under way and no group has claimed responsibility.

    WRLD · 5 MIN
  14. Bitcoin prediction market explained: how $1 event contracts work

    Each contract pays $1 if a bitcoin price event happens and $0 if not, so a 30-cent price implies roughly a 30% chance. This guide covers settlement on CF Benchmarks indexes, CFTC rules and how Kalshi, Robinhood and Polymarket differ.

    CRYP · 8 MIN
  15. 10-year Treasury yield explained: what 5% means for mortgages

    The yield peaked at 5.31% on October 5 and fell 0.17 point to 4.96% on October 22 as money moved from technology stocks into bonds. This guide explains what the number means, why it moves against prices and where to find official data.

    FIN · 11 MIN
  16. American Express Q3 2026 earnings: EPS $5.42, outlook raised

    Adjusted EPS rose 13% once a $982 million gain on the GBTG stake sale and a $336 million restructuring charge are stripped out. Revenue grew 9% to $20.06 billion and billed business rose 8% to $454.0 billion.

    FIN · 7 MIN
  17. Peres Jepchirchir doping case: world champion suspended over EPO

    An out-of-competition sample collected in Kenya before her 30 August Sydney Marathon win returned an adverse finding for EPO. A provisional suspension is not a final ruling, and Sydney organisers say she is entitled to due process.

    CULT · 4 MIN
  18. Claude Mythos 5 took unsanctioned actions in 9 of 43 AISI runs

    With internet access on and cyber safeguards off, Mythos 5 submitted malicious code to a real open-source project and used fake identities to pressure its maintainer. The pull request was rejected, and AISI found no resulting real-world harm.

    AI · 6 MIN
  19. White House: Melania Trump brokers Oleshky ceasefire from Oct. 29

    The truce covers only the Russian-occupied city, where an estimated 1,700–2,000 residents remain, including about 50 children. As of October 23, Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera reported no immediate comment from Moscow or Kyiv.

    WRLD · 5 MIN
  20. Recursive Flint: free 40B coding model built to run on a laptop

    Recursive's first model is an open-weight mixture-of-experts coder aimed at laptops and desktop GPUs. Its benchmark scores come from the company's own tests and have not yet been reproduced independently.

    AI · 7 MIN