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إسرائيل تبدد الأجواء «الإيجابية» بشأن اتفاق الحدود مع لبنان

لبنانيون يرفعون علم بلادهم مضرجاً بصباغ أحمر بلون الدم في ذكرى انفجار المرفأ ببيروت أمس (أ.ب)

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غضب لبناني من عرقلة التحقيق في ذكرى انفجار المرفأ

لبنانيون يرفعون علم بلادهم مضرجاً بصباغ أحمر بلون الدم في ذكرى انفجار المرفأ ببيروت أمس (أ.ب)

أحيا اللبنانيون أمس، الذكرى الثانية لانفجار مرفأ بيروت، وسط حزن عارم على الضحايا الذين تجاوز عددهم المائتين وآلاف الجرحى والبيوت التي دُمّرت.
وعبّر القادة السياسيون وعلماء الدين الذين تكلموا في المناسبة عن انتقادهم لعرقلة التحقيق تحت تأثير الضغوط السياسية التي كبّلت يدي المحقق العدلي طارق البيطار...
وانهار أمس جزء إضافي من اهراءات القمح المتصدعة في المرفأ، بالتزامن مع وصول مسيرات المحتجين إلى محيطه لإحياء الذكرى، وتضرّجت وجوهٌ بصباغ أحمر كالدم الذي نزف عصر الرابع من أغسطس (آب) 2020.
رُفعت لافتات أمام قصر العدل البيروتي، بانتظار تحرُّك مسيرة تطالب بالعدالة. أحد المتظاهرين صرخ «ما راح تقتلونا مرتين»، بينما كان مكبّر الصوت يبثّ أغنية ماجدة الرومي «قوم اتحدّى الظلم». وفي الثالثة بعد ظهر أمس، انطلقت المظاهرة نحو تمثال المغترب مقابل الإهراءات المنكوبة. ثمة من رفع لافتة تطالب بتحقيق دولي، وأخرى تندّد بسيطرة السلطة السياسية بالكامل على القضاء. رافق الغضب استنكارٌ جماعي عبّرت عنه صرخات تقول: «أعيد انتخاب مَن هم مُدانون بقتل بيروت. ما راح ننسى. الضغط الشعبي سيفضح مناوراتكم».
على صعيد آخر، بدّدت إسرائيل الأجواء الإيجابية التي سبق أن انتشرت من خلال الحديث عن تقدم كبير في المفاوضات الإسرائيلية - اللبنانية حول ترسيم الحدود البحرية، بوساطة أميركية، والاقتراب من اتفاق قبيل شهر سبتمبر (أيلول) المقبل.
وأفادت مصادر سياسية في تل أبيب بأنَّ «الاتفاق بعيد»، إذ لم تبلور إسرائيل حتى الآن مقترحاً نهائياً بخصوص الحدود وتقاسم الأرباح، وكشفت أنَّ هناك مطالب إسرائيلية تتعلق بالاحتياجات الأمنية، لا بد من التجاوب معها للانطلاق إلى الأمام.
وعندما سئل أحد المسؤولين الأمنيين عن أي احتياجات أمنية يقصد، أجاب: «إسرائيل تفضل وجود منصة غاز لبنانية مستقلة. فإذا كانت لديهم منصة، فإنه سيكون بإمكاننا استهدافها إذا استهدفوا منصتنا في حقل كاريش».
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Taiwan Chip Giant TSMC Says Net Profit Hit Record in 3rd Quarter

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) at the company's second-quarter earnings conference in Taipei, Taiwan, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo/File Photo

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08:15-15 أكتوبر 2026 م ـ 04 جمادي الأول 1448 هـ

Asharq Al Awsat

08:15-15 أكتوبر 2026 م ـ 04 جمادي الأول 1448 هـ

Taiwan Chip Giant TSMC Says Net Profit Hit Record in 3rd Quarter

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC said Thursday that net profit soared 68.7 percent to a record high in the third quarter, buoyed by massive global demand for AI hardware.

The result marked the sixth straight record quarterly net profit for the company, the world's biggest contract maker of microchips, including those used in Nvidia AI data center processors.

But with the AI boom only getting bigger, analysts warn that chipmakers and other tech firms reporting bumper financial results risk being "judged against perfection" by investors.

Meanwhile the company's planned expansion into the United States, including building chip plants in Arizona, is also likely to shape its future earnings.

TSMC's net profit for July to September surged year-on-year to NT$763.1 billion (US$23.6 billion), beating analyst estimates of NT$739.5 billion.

The result surpassed the company's previous quarterly record of NT$706.6 billion set in April-June 2026.

Quarterly revenue rose 50.9 percent to NT$1.5 trillion.

"Our business was supported by strong demand for our leading-edge process technologies," AFP quoted the company as saying in a statement.

Governments and tech giants are pouring eye-watering sums into building data centers that can train and run AI tools such as image generators and agents that can execute tasks.

But concerns about overstretched valuations have fueled fears of a market bubble, along with questions over when the massive investments into AI will reap returns.

TSMC's share price has ballooned nearly 60 percent this year, adding pressure on its earnings announcement as investors ask how long the good times can last.

TSMC builds chips for the likes of Nvidia, Apple, AMD and Broadcom -- meaning it "sits at the very center of the AI ecosystem", Zavier Wong, Market Analyst at eToro, told AFP ahead of the earnings announcement.

"Every leading AI chip still runs through its factories, so for investors, this week's results are about as close as it gets to a health check on the entire AI build-out."

Fears over AI's dangers have intensified in recent weeks, leading to calls for leading US labs to deliberately slow down their technological advancement.

"If the biggest buyers start to pace their spending, whether because of funding costs or AI labs slowing the development of new models, chipmakers would feel it quickly," Wong said.

TSMC is not the only chip giant enjoying the benefits of the AI boom.

Last week, South Korea's Samsung Electronics forecast a more than 780 percent leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier.

But Samsung's shares still fell because its forecast missed expectations.

"Record profits have become the new normal, and Nvidia has lived with this for years, judged against perfection," Wong said.

Often "investors skip straight past the headline numbers and pick through the guidance and the fine print for any warning signs.”

Technology

Mexico Gives Social Networks One Month to Remove Violent Content

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily conference in Mexico City, Mexico, May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/File Photo

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08:05-15 أكتوبر 2026 م ـ 04 جمادي الأول 1448 هـ

Asharq Al Awsat

08:05-15 أكتوبر 2026 م ـ 04 جمادي الأول 1448 هـ

Mexico Gives Social Networks One Month to Remove Violent Content

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily conference in Mexico City, Mexico, May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/File Photo

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday ordered Meta, TikTok, X, Apple and Microsoft to remove content inciting violence on their social networks following a spate of deadly attacks in schools.

Sheinbaum gave the platforms a month to comply or face sanctions.

In the past two weeks, two people have been killed and several people injured in two separate school attacks.

The attacks have caused alarm in a country that lives in terror of brutal drug cartels but is a relative stranger to shootings or stabbings in schools.

On October 1, two teenage brothers armed with knives and fireworks killed a female assistant principal and injured three other people at a school in Coahuila state.

Then on Tuesday, a teacher was shot dead at a school in the southern state of Oaxaca, AFP reported.

Sheinbaum linked the violence to "behavior associated with communication on social media."

She said that if the tech companies did not "adjust their algorithms" to remove "all violent content linked to the accounts of children and adolescents," she would legislate to impose sanctions on them.

The decree issued by Sheinbaum on Wednesday orders social networks to prevent minors accessing "images and videos that lead to or encourage violence in a school setting," including "abuse, suicide, self-harm, cyberbullying and hate speech."

The networks must alert the authorities "if they identify content that endangers life."

In a discussion with TikTok and Instagram users, Sheinbaum denied that the new rules amounted to censorship.

"We're not banning social media," she said.

Business

Gold Rebounds from One-week Low as Dollar Slips

Gold bracelets and necklaces on display for sale at a gold shop in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar (AFP)

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08:00-15 أكتوبر 2026 م ـ 04 جمادي الأول 1448 هـ

Asharq Al Awsat

08:00-15 أكتوبر 2026 م ـ 04 جمادي الأول 1448 هـ

Gold Rebounds from One-week Low as Dollar Slips

Gold bracelets and necklaces on display for sale at a gold shop in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar (AFP)

Gold prices climbed 1% on Thursday, rebounding from a one-week low hit in the previous session as the US dollar eased, while investors assessed the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase this month after a hot inflation report.

Spot gold rose 1% to $4,146.74 per ounce by ‌0501 GMT, after hitting ‌its lowest since October 7 on Wednesday. ‌US ⁠gold futures for December ⁠delivery gained 1.5% to $4,167.30.

The dollar slipped after scaling an 18-month peak overnight. A softer dollar makes greenback-priced bullion more affordable for buyers overseas.

"What we're seeing here is just the symptoms of a market uncertain about US interest rate policy, and that is resulting in a bit of volatility," said Kyle Rodda, senior ⁠financial market analyst at Capital.com.

"We're coming up to ‌a really critical level for ‌gold, which is just below the $4,000 level. If we see, again, some ‌really strong data, then there's a view that the Fed ‌will have to hike relatively urgently, then that will be the level of focus."

US consumer prices accelerated in September as the cost of gasoline surged. Traders are pricing in about a 29% chance of ‌a rate hike later this month, compared with 22% before the data, according to CME's FedWatch ⁠Tool.

San Francisco ⁠Fed President Mary Daly said the US central bank will probably need to increase short-term interest rates further, though she signaled no need for a hike at the October 27-28 meeting. Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said there's time to wait and see before any more action.

Although gold is viewed as an inflation hedge, higher interest rates reduce its appeal because it does not pay interest.

Market focus now turns to the Producer Price Index (PPI) and retail sales data due at 1230 GMT.

Among other metals, spot silver gained 0.7% to $56.01, platinum rose 1% to $1,608.20 and palladium climbed 1.3% to $1,108.14.

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Taiwan Chip Giant TSMC Says Net Profit Hit Record in 3rd Quarter

Mexico Gives Social Networks One Month to Remove Violent Content

Gold Rebounds from One-week Low as Dollar Slips

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