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Monday, October 26, 2026
Video Games
Microsoft says eligible T-Mobile customers in the US will be able to get Xbox Game Pass, choosing either the Ultimate or Premium tier, starting in November. It is the first time Game Pass has been offered through a US wireless plan, and subscribers can play on Xbox consoles, PCs and smart TVs they already own. Microsoft hasn't said which plans qualify or what it will cost; T-Mobile is expected to share those details.
Stock Market
The S&P 500 was up close to 1% in Monday morning trading as oil eased on hopes of calmer US-Iran relations. Range Resources jumped 16% after EQT agreed to buy it in an all-stock deal worth more than $50 billion, and Tesla gained 6% on a Barclays upgrade. Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon report earnings this week, and the Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and Wednesday, where it is expected to hold rates steady.
Technology
Anthropic, the maker of Claude, publicly filed for its IPO on Monday and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT. The filing shows revenue of $16.3 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $4.6 billion in all of 2025, along with $9 billion of AI infrastructure spending and a net loss of $80.7 billion that the company says is mostly accounting charges. It has committed more than $450 billion to future cloud computing deals with partners including Amazon and Google. The share price and size of the offering have not been set.
World News
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat Flávio Bolsonaro by nearly 4.4 million votes in Sunday's runoff, coming back after trailing 47% to 45% in the first round. It is the first time since 1985 that a first-round runner-up has won Brazil's presidency. Bolsonaro had not conceded, and his camp may challenge a court decision that kept polls open two extra hours. Lula's fourth, non-consecutive term begins January 5, 2027, and Brazilian stocks fell sharply on Monday.
Movies
Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has passed ₹710 crore (about $74 million) worldwide in 11 days, overtaking 2.0 as the biggest Tamil-language film of all time and becoming the first to cross ₹700 crore. In North America, DC Studios' Clayface held on to win the weekend with $24 million and opened to $43 million worldwide.