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Google has carved out an exception to its long-standing promise not to use Gmail, Drive, and Google Photos content for advertising, quietly revising its <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US&client_theme=dark" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>privacy policy</a> so that data from those apps can help personalize ads when users connect it to the company’s AI features. The change, which took effect Oct. 16 and was first spotted by <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-3727111/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>Android Authority</a>, adds a conditional clause to a pledge Google has made for years. The updated policy now reads that Google doesn’t show personalized ads based on content from Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos “unless you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads.” The catch hinges on Personal Intelligence, Google’s push to make its AI tools more useful by letting features like AI Mode in Search and Gemini draw on a user’s own data. Connecting Gmail, Drive or Photos to those tools delivers more tailored answers, such as surfacing a hotel reservation buried in an inbox. But under the revised wording, that same connected data can now also inform which ads a person sees. Google stressed the limits. Content from the three services still isn’t used for ad targeting by default, advertisers don’t get access to the contents of anyone’s Gmail, Drive or Photos, and the company says it won’t share personally identifying details without permission. In practice, that means Google isn’t scanning private emails and photos wholesale to sell ads, but users who opt into its AI conveniences may be trading some ad privacy for them. Users can opt out by disconnecting the apps under Connected Content apps in their Google Account’s Data & privacy settings, or by turning off personalized recommendations, though Android Authority noted that previously collected data may linger in a user’s Search history even after disconnecting. The quiet rollout echoes recent Google privacy posturing around its AI ambitions. As <i>Decrypt</i> reported in May, Google’s Chrome browser began <a href="https://decrypt.co/367060/chrome-quietly-installing-4gb-ai-model-computer" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>silently installing</a> a multi-gigabyte on-device AI model on users’ computers, and separately removed a privacy claim tied to its <a href="https://decrypt.co/367193/chrome-removes-privacy-claim-gemini-nano-google" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 dJryYS">>Gemini Nano model</a>, both moves that drew scrutiny over how the company handles user data as it races to embed AI across its products. <span class="md:block">Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more. </span>
The long-short account ratio for ETH contracts is 3.26.
CoinWorld data: The ETHUSDT 4-hour long-short account ratio is 3.26, with more net long accounts than net short accounts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 0.1059; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it is up 0.1351.
Cailian Press, October 26 — Yemen's Houthi armed group announced that it had launched attacks on multiple targets inside Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh Airport, the air base in Khamis Mushait, and the naval base in Jazan.
CoinWorld news, according to a report by Cailian Press on October 26, the Houthi armed forces in Yemen announced that they had launched attacks on multiple targets within Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh Airport, the air base in Khamis Mushait, and the naval base in Jazan.
Houthi armed forces: fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia, carried out three military operations
Houthi forces issued a statement: "In response to the Saudi attacks on Yemen and its people, and in retaliation for the attacks Saudi Arabia carried out yesterday in the capital Sanaa and other provinces controlled by the Houthis, which caused dozens of deaths and injuries, most of them women and children, the Yemeni armed forces used dozens of ballistic missiles to carry out three special military operations. The first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, and the Houthis said the operation successfully achieved its set objectives. The second operation targeted King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, with targets including aircraft hangars, ammunition depots, drone control centers, and several important facilities. The Houthis claimed that the missiles accurately hit their targets. The third operation targeted the southern naval base of the border guard forces in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia. The Houthis claimed that the attack accurately hit its targets, causing casualties among Saudi military officers and soldiers. "
Trump: The United States will not attack Iran today.
CoinWorld news, President Trump said the United States will not launch an attack on Iran today. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, he said: "There will be no strike today." Tensions remain high ahead of Israel's October 27 election, and Iranian officials told The New York Times that Tehran is preparing attacks on American diplomats and personnel. Meanwhile, Brent crude oil prices remained below $110 per barrel, as concerns about further conflict and oil supply disruptions persist. Trump did not rule out the possibility of future strikes.
USDC minted 250 million coins, worth approximately 250 million USD.
CoinWorld data: According to Whale Alert monitoring, the USDC Treasury has just minted 250,000,000 USDC, worth approximately $250,083,625 at real-time prices.
Michael Burry: The market may repeat the 2000 bear market.
Coin World news: Famous investor Michael Burry is preparing for the next bear market. He pointed out that among the 982 record closes of the S&P 500 since 1980, the situations on October 6, 2026 and March 2000 are the most similar. In March 2000, only 18% of S&P 500 stocks were within 10% of their 10-year highs, and 71% of stocks had already entered a bear market, with declines exceeding 20%. At that time, only 15 stocks hit new highs. Over the following year, the stocks near their highs lost about one-third of their value, while the beaten-down stocks rose. The S&P 500 fell 49% by October 2002. On October 6, 2026, only 19% of stocks were within 10% of their 10-year highs, 55% had entered a bear market, and 15 stocks were still hitting new highs. Burry believes the market may fail by lifting up the beaten-down stocks, and he noted increased investment by large tech companies in AI buildout, along with signs of tension in private equity and private credit. If this really is a repeat of 2000, Burry believes today's beaten-down stocks could become a safe haven.
US economic data calendar for this week
CoinWorld news: The United States will release several economic data points this week, including: durable goods orders, consumer confidence, and new home sales on Tuesday; the Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday; third-quarter GDP and core PCE inflation on Thursday; and unemployment benefit claims and the employment cost index on Friday.
SoftBank plans to invest $50 billion in Malaysia to develop artificial intelligence.
CoinWorld news: SoftBank plans to invest $50 billion in Malaysia to develop artificial intelligence.
Houthi armed forces: The Saudi-led coalition struck Hajjah, Yemen.
Houthi forces: Over the past 24 hours, the Saudi-led coalition launched 56 airstrikes and missile attacks on civilian targets in the Yemeni provinces of Hajjah, Lahj, Amran, Saada, Al-Jawf, Taiz, and Ibb.