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• Russia accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine peace talksThe Jakarta Post
• BI to expand QRIS to Timor Leste, Hong KongThe Jakarta Post
• Manchester City chair rallies fans after reports club found guilty of 114 charge...The Jakarta Post
• Indonesia pledges US$1.2 million, reaffirms support for UNRWAThe Jakarta Post
• Trump rejects Iran proposal for deal to reopen HormuzThe Jakarta Post
• Indonesian wildfires threaten critically-endangered orangutan: IUCNThe Jakarta Post
• China, US agree to AI dialogue, tariff cuts on $30b in goods during Xi visitThe Jakarta Post

China And US Agree To Cut Tariffs

Xi Jinping's Washington visit yields a $30 billion tariff rollback and a new AI dialogue channel.

During Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington, China and the United States agreed to open a formal dialogue on artificial intelligence and to cut tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods. The cuts apply to US exports like agricultural products, wood and cosmetics, and to imports including small appliances and toys.

The concession followed a week of unusually warm optics between the two leaders, but it papered over real friction: at the UN, China's delegation publicly pushed back against Washington's positions on Iran and Cuba just days later. For a trade relationship that has spent years in a tariff standoff, even a partial rollback is news — though how durable it proves, with an AI dialogue that has yet to produce anything concrete, remains an open question. (first covered Sep 25)

• Bottega Veneta Spring 2027: Lightening UpWWD
• Marco Rambaldi Spring 2027: There’s No Place Like HomeWWD
• Act N.1 Spring 2027: Twist But Don’t ShoutWWD
• Meet Timisola Shasanya, the Winner of the Inaugural Sozzani AwardWWD
• Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2027: Sicilian ExtravaganceWWD
• MSGM Spring 2027: Stars, Stripes — and ZingWWD
• Ermanno Scervino Spring 2027: All That GlittersWWD

Retail Dive and Glossy returned nothing today, and WWD's items were all runway reviews rather than business news — a quiet day for the fashion industry beat.

• Ulysse Nardin Gives the Freak [ONE] Blue Enamel and Guilloché Dial FinishesHypebeast
• Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland in Sony Pictures’ Upcoming Fred Astaire BiopicHypebeast
• I Always Share Clothes With My Mum—9 Autumn Pieces From COS That Caught Both Our EyesWho What Wear
• Vacheron Constantin Introduces a Lighter Shade of Blue to the OverseasHypebeast
• Meet the New Dolce & Gabbana Woman: Eccentric and Drenched in HeirloomsWho What Wear
• Latex! Belts! Sequins! Maximilian Davis Sets the Tone for Spring 2027 With His Ferragamo CollectionWho What Wear
• Cool, Specific, and Already Bubbling Up: The 6 Micro-Trends That Will Define Fall 2026Who What Wear

Maximilian Davis Reimagines Ferragamo's 1940s Suit

Latex, sequins and sculptural heels headline his Spring 2027 collection for the Italian house.

For Ferragamo's Spring 2027 show, creative director Maximilian Davis took the 1940s skirt suit as his starting point and gave it latex panels, sequins and belts, alongside a run of east-west bags and sculptural heels. The result, as critics noted, prioritized feminine ease and fluidity over the stiffness usually associated with tailoring from that era.

It's Davis's clearest statement yet of what a Ferragamo built around him looks like — historical reference treated as raw material rather than nostalgia, with accessories doing as much work as the clothes. Expect the bags and heels, in particular, to show up fast on the street-style circuit once the collection reaches stores.

• Old-School Credit Card Scams Are Far From DeadWIRED
• Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?WIRED
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• A Gravitational Battle Within the Earth Is Changing the Length of DaysWIRED
• Quince Luggage Is Affordable but Doesn’t Feel Cheap (2026)WIRED
• Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of SandWIRED
• Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain RiskWIRED

Meta's Muse Looks Like A Kids' Toy

The adults-only AI companion has a cuddly, Labubu-like mascot — and a Tamagotchi-style device is coming.

Meta says its new AI companion app, Muse, is strictly for adults, but its mascot is a soft, cuddly character that looks a lot like the Labubu toys that have taken over pop culture. The company is also developing a follow-up hardware device styled after Tamagotchi, the pocket digital pet that defined a generation of kids' toys in the 1990s.

The mismatch matters because age gates on AI products are mostly aesthetic promises rather than enforced barriers — a friendly, toy-like design invites exactly the audience a company says it isn't building for. As tech companies race to make AI feel approachable, Muse is a reminder that cute and child-safe are not the same thing, and regulators are increasingly asking companies to prove the difference.