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• It reached an annual rate of 3.7% in September 

Consumer prices in the United States continued to rise in September, posting a 3.7% increase compared to the same month last year-driven primarily by energy costs-according to official data released yesterday, AFP reports.

Banking supervisors in the United States and Europe are intensifying their scrutiny of the use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, amid concerns that the rapid development of the technology could amplify cyber risks and cause major disruptions in international financial markets, according to Reuters, citing six people familiar with the discussions.

US chipmaker Nvidia announced on Wednesday that it will provide researchers in the United Kingdom with computing resources worth $250 million over the next five years to support projects dedicated to the safety and security of agentic artificial intelligence, according to Reuters.

Europeans continue to read, yet publishers and writers are concerned for a variety of reasons. The European book market generated revenues of approximately euro24.9 billion in 2024 - a 2.2% increase over the previous year - though this rise in value does not reflect a corresponding increase in the number of volumes sold.

The Croatian Seismological Service has unveiled the Crossnet project-a euro13 million investment funded by the European Union-aimed at modernizing earthquake monitoring infrastructure.

• Irineu Darău, the Minister of Economy, Digitalization, Tourism, and Entrepreneurship, stated yesterday that certain state institutions should hold accountable those who blocked operations at the Damen Mangalia Shipyard • The shipyard, which had gone bankrupt, was recently acquired by Rheinmetall for euro138 million • When asked if it was merely a coincidence that the purchase price represents 15% of the contract value for the four military vessels-15% being the advance payment granted under the SAFE agreement-Irineu Darău replied: "There is one thing that is not a coincidence: the fact that the Romanian state wanted and ensured that these ships be built in Romania; that is no coincidence-it was a condition imposed by the Romanian state”