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Gundlach Warns of S&P 500 Weakness — Daily Tech Trends Digest

Jeffrey Gundlach reveals hidden dangers beneath S&P 500 record highs. Also: Apple Homeview impressions, Raspberry Pi shortages, and DIY tech projects.

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DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach warns that record S&P 500 highs mask underlying weakness across hundreds of stocks. The digest also covers skeptical Apple Homeview impressions, ongoing Raspberry Pi supply issues, and various DIY tech and repair tips.

France Struggles to Contain Fallout From Nationwide Protests
Source: BloombergOctober 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Nationwide protests in France against the high cost of living and scenes of looting and burning on the sidelines deepened a schism between extremes in the country’s political spectrum and drew a reaction from US Vice President JD Vance.”

Modi Has No Easy Fix to End Resurgent India Cockroach Protests
Source: BloombergOctober 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Back in July, the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s education minister swiftly ended India’s first major round of student “Cockroach” protests just as they were gaining momentum. This time, he has no easy way out.”

Israeli Arabs Mobilize to Oust Netanyahu in Tightly Fought Vote
Source: BloombergOctober 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Israeli Arabs say the last four years under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government have become so intolerable that they are looking to turn out in record numbers to unseat him.”

Saudi Helicopter Crashes Near Yemeni Border as Houthi War Rages
Source: BloombergOctober 18, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Two people died when a Saudi Arabian reconnaissance helicopter crashed near the border with war-torn Yemen, the first fatalities of their kind reported by the kingdom since the latest flare-up in its battle against Houthi rebels.”

China Condemns Japan’s ‘Negative Moves’ Over Yasukuni Shrine
Source: BloombergOctober 18, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “China strongly condemned what it called Japan’s “negative moves” concerning the Yasukuni Shrine, saying the actions were a provocation against the postwar international order, according to a Saturday statement from the Chinese Embassy in Japan.”

PBOC Deputy Urges Private Role in Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “China’s deputy central bank governor Xuan Changneng called for greater private-sector participation in sovereign debt restructuring as rising borrowing costs add to developing countries’ debt-servicing burdens.”

Woodside Pauses Scarborough Pre-Commissioning Due to Protest
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Woodside Energy Group Ltd. said that pre-commissioning work at its Scarborough project off the coast of Western Australia was paused after Greenpeace protesters climbed aboard the gas platform.”

China’s Anti-Graft Body Investigates Ex-Guangxi Official Huang
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “China is investigating Huang Ribuo, former vice chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, for suspected “serious violations” of official duties, according to the nation’s anti-graft agency.”

China Rail Logs Record 3.71 Billion Trips in First Nine Months
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “China’s railway network carried 3.71 billion passenger trips in the first three quarters, up 4.8% from a year earlier and marking a record for the period, China State Railway Group Co. said on Sunday.”

Guyana to Block Vape Product Imports Amid Youth Health Concerns
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Guyana will ban imports of vaping products, tightening restrictions on electronic cigarettes as concern rises about their growing use and health risks, President Irfaan Ali said Saturday.”

Two India ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Set to Be Freed as Protests Spread
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026finance

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Two jailed leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party are expected to be released Sunday, according to its legal head, as police barricades and a heavy security presence underscore continuing tensions in New Delhi over a contentious voter-roll revision.”

AI Trade Reversal Pierces Asia’s Star Picks-and-Shovels Stocks
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “A deepening selloff in US technology stocks is exposing a new vulnerability in Asia’s artificial intelligence trade: mounting financing costs could choke off the spending needed to sustain the boom, threatening earnings across a supply chain that has powered the region’s…”

Albanian Leader Defends Response as Violent Protests Rage On
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026politics

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama defended his government’s response to nearly a week of violent protests, after fresh clashes in the capital injured 59 as demonstrators continued to demand his resignation.”

DeepSeek Pushes Out Updated AI Model It Says Is Faster, Leaner
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “DeepSeek released an update of its AI model this weekend that it says is faster and leaner, ramping up the Chinese company’s challenge to Silicon Valley rivals Anthropic PBC and OpenAI as well as domestic competitors like Moonshot Kimi and Z.ai”

AI Selloff Tests Investor Confidence
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Ritholtz Wealth Management Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Barry Ritholtz tells Bloomberg This Weekend that AI remains a transformational technology, but investors face a difficult task determining which companies will ultimately emerge as winners and losers. Speaking with…”

Zelenskyy Says Starlink Speed Restrictions Look Deliberate
Source: BloombergOctober 17, 2026tech

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Restrictions on Ukraine’s military use of SpaceX’s Starlink system appear to be deliberate and not the result of any technical problems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while denouncing a US decision to waive sanctions against Russia.”

MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “The job search that runs on your machine. AI job application framework built on Claude Code: evaluate postings, tailor CVs, write cover letters, prep interviews. Fork it and own it.”

affaan-m/ECC
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.”

HKUDS/CLI-Anything
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “"CLI-Anything: Making ALL Software Agent-Native" -- CLI-Hub:https://clianything.cc/”

K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “Turn any AI agent into an AI Scientist. The #1 Agent Skills library for science, used by 250,000+ scientists worldwide. 177 ready-to-use validated skills plus 100+ scientific databases covering biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery. Compatible with Cursor, Claude…”

akitaonrails/ai-memory
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors”

stablyai/orca
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “Orca is the place for working with a fleet of agents (e.g. Grok Bot, Claude Code). Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.”

anthropics/claude-code
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows - all through natural language commands.”

debpalash/VoiceStudio
Source: GitHubdeveloper

Excerpt from GitHub: “VoiceStudio is the open-source, fully-local ElevenLabs alternative — voice cloning, voice design, video dubbing, dictation, transcription & audiobook creation in 646 languages.”

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