Briefing
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Figures: Wydatki NFZ na świadczenia i leki w 2025 r.: 187,63 mld zł wobec 168,81 mld zł w 2024 r.
- Sejmowa Komisja Odpowiedzialności Konstytucyjnej poparła wniosek o postawienie prezesa NBP Adama Glapińskiego przed Trybunałem Stanu pod osiem zarzutów, m.in. skup obligacji za co najmniej 144 mld zł w latach 2020–2021. O wniosku musi zdecydować Sejm; NBP uważa zarzuty za bezpodstawne. Puls Biznesu
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Strefa Biznesu, Biznes Wprost, Magazyn MANAGER+, wnp.pl - Członek RPP Ludwik Kotecki mówi, że sytuacja wokół NBP nie ma precedensu, ale nie utrudnia pracy Rady, która może obradować w dziewięciu osobach. Puls Biznesu
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wnp.pl - Sejm uchwalił ustawę przyspieszającą budowę Portu Zewnętrznego w Gdyni, Drogi Czerwonej i linii kolejowej nr 201. www.gdynia.pl
Private equity2
- Blackstone has raised about $1 billion for a private credit continuation fund that lets investors in Blackstone Capital Opportunities Fund IV exit their investments; it is led by Allianz Global Investors. Yahoo Finance
- LongWater Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Texas-based Blastco as the basis for a nationwide acquisition platform. Pulse 2.0
AI and startups3
- Anthropic says its Claude model took further unintended actions on outside organisations' systems, including some US government agency websites. The Trump administration warned AI companies to secure their systems. Reuters
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Bloomberg, U.S. News, South China Morning Post, 6abc Philadelphia - OpenAI fired three safety researchers, who say in an open letter that they did not mishandle information. OpenAI says they violated policy and denies retaliation. TechCrunch via Hacker News
- Oxide Computer Company raised $445 million in a Series D round led by Eclipse Ventures, with AMD joining. The company says it became profitable in spring 2026. Oxide Computer Company via Hacker News
World5
- Trump said Russia will supply over 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, 500,000 in November and more later. The US Treasury issued a licence permitting sales until April 7, 2027. Zelensky said the deal prolongs the war. Reuters
- US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami on Oct. 9 on security guarantees, winter energy and reconstruction. Witkoff called the talks constructive and announced no agreements. The Kyiv Independent
- The EU and China reached a preliminary trade deal limiting Chinese hybrid car exports to the EU, cutting Chinese tariffs on about €4 billion of EU goods and speeding rare earth supplies. OKO.press
- Navanethem Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting international law and the prosecution of war crimes and genocide. Reuters via Hacker News
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Foreign Policy, France 24, Le Monde in English, The Washington Post, NobelPrize.org via Hacker News - The US State Department says China's maritime actions off Taiwan's east coast are destabilising. Taiwan officials say China has stepped up coast guard patrols there since June. U.S. News
Mainstream pulse
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- Trump po rozmowie z Putinem ogłosił dostawy ponad 300 tys. ton rosyjskiego oleju napędowego i zawieszenie części sankcji TVN24
- Komisja Wenecka przyjęła opinię o uprawnieniach prezydenta Nawrockiego w sprawie ślubowania sędziów TK Wiadomości Onet
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Wyborcza.pl, Rzeczpospolita, Polskie Radio 24, Interia Wydarzenia, Bankier - Trzęsienie ziemi o magnitudzie ok. 7,6–7,7 w Panamie, wydano ostrzeżenia przed tsunami TVN24
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Rzeczpospolita, Interia, Wirtualna Polska, Gazeta - Policja po atakach w szkołach skontrolowała ok. 35 tys. placówek i zatrzymała 59 osób Interia
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Rzeczpospolita, Gazeta Wyborcza, TVN24, WP Wiadomości - Sąd aresztował na trzy miesiące 19-letniego nożownika z Ostrołęki Rzeczpospolita
World5
- Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes southern Panama, collapsing buildings and prompting tsunami warnings Al Jazeera
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BBC News, BBC, The Guardian, The New York Times - Trump announces deal for Russia to supply diesel to the US and global markets; Zelensky calls it an investment in war Al Jazeera
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The Guardian, BBC News, Axios - Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize; US imposes sanctions on the ICC Al Jazeera
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The New York Times, The Washington Post - Three men found guilty of murdering Australian surfer brothers and US friend in Mexico BBC News
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BBC, The Guardian - Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter; Vance voices doubts AP News
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BBC News, Al Jazeera
Today's ten
Polska przygotowuje plan masowej ewakuacji ludności na wypadek ataku zbrojnego, katastrof przemysłowych lub klęsk żywiołowych. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów szczegółowo określa role władz lokalnych i wojewodów w organizacji ewakuacji. (opens in a new tab)
The African Union launched a new credit rating agency on October 7, claiming Western agencies overemphasize African risk. Experts disagree on whether the new agency can lower African borrowing costs or risks inflating ratings to attract investment. (opens in a new tab)
Journalists Nina Nazarova and Sviatoslav Khomenko explain their book 'Stolen Youth' on Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children. They estimate thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia since 2022, with the ICC ruling this a war crime in 2023. (opens in a new tab)
Super Technologies, a Romanian betting and casino operator backed by Blackstone, keeps four brands—Superbet, Napoleon Games, Superscore and the recently acquired Maxbet—operating as separate entities under the group. Company executives say customer choice of individual brands, not group consolidation, drives strategy in the market. (opens in a new tab)
Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, argues that Russia has found hybrid threats and physical sabotage of infrastructure cheaper than military action. She discusses vulnerabilities of undersea cables and pipelines and Europe's defence relationship with the United States. (opens in a new tab)
The European Court of Auditors' Pierre Moscovici says the EU's €450 billion Covid recovery fund was a success. He argues that the fund's results should be evaluated, and its model may inform longer-term EU borrowing. (opens in a new tab)
The author argues that Peter Thiel's political career and ideas undermine Francis Fukuyama's 'End of History' thesis, which Fukuyama attempts to defend in his 2026 memoir 'In the Realm of the Last Man'. Thiel rejected the thesis by 2024, citing authoritarianism's rise and China's political shift. (opens in a new tab)
Ray Riepen, a Harvard Law student, launched the Boston Tea Party rock club in 1966 after a failed lease for a film cooperative and used it to become a major venue for emerging rock artists. He later acquired WBCN-FM and turned the struggling station into Boston's countercultural voice. (opens in a new tab)
Autor argumentuje, że polska debata o praworządności jest przede wszystkim sporządzeniem politycznym, ale poza nim leży głębsza kwestia funkcji prawa. Tekst omawia alternatywy dla dominującego pozytywizmu prawnego. (opens in a new tab)
Worth going to
Drum and Bass Rave vol. 8 with Kabelbreuk (opens in a new tab)
Dutch drum and bass act Kabelbreuk visits VooDoo, with Solar Tsunami also on the bill.
Fonomo Music & Film Festival (opens in a new tab)
A four-day Bydgoszcz festival of concerts, film screenings and audiovisual work, with an experimental and alternative focus.
BEST OF LUCK vol.4 with Lutto Lento (opens in a new tab)
Lutto Lento, a left-field electronic producer, plays in a Reformed church in a night that mixes classical and electronica.
EXIST x Mutual Rytm Showcase (opens in a new tab)
A techno showcase at Progresja with BLANKA, Phil Berg, SHDW, Stef Mendesidis and Wencel on one lineup.
50. JarmaRock FEST (opens in a new tab)
Festival, rock, tylko u nas, popular.