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Nasdaq futures extended gains to 1%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.9%, and Dow futures gained 1.1%.

Alphabet's Google is launching two new tensor processing unit variants, TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max, to accelerate its challenge to NVIDIA in a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars. TPU 8tx targets government and regulated-sector clients requiring secure, confidential computing and is designed to run alongside AMD chips as part of a collaboration. TPU 8i Max is aimed at AI applications needing extended context windows. The releases mark an acceleration in Google's chip cadence — the unit previously introduced a new AI processor roughly every two years — and additional variants will be unveiled on Monday. Google chip chief Amin Vahdat said the four TPU models will be optimized for different needs and that specialization remains a material competitive advantage.

Google (GOOG.O) shares rose 2.3% in pre-market trading, while Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares fell nearly 6% in pre-market trading.

Market news: Google (GOOG.O) will launch two new versions of its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) system, challenging Nvidia. Google's new TPU 8TX and TPU 8I Max will be designed to handle more specialized tasks.

French General Confederation of Labour (CGT) leader, Binet, stated that French unions are calling for another strike on November 17th.

According to the statement, Canada's latest round of sanctions against Russia targets an additional 38 entities and 24 individuals, including those involved in ballistic missile technology development and cyber activities.

According to a related statement, Canada announced additional sanctions to weaken Russia's missile capabilities.

German Chancellor Merz has formally nominated Ylse Aigner to be the next president of Germany.

Meta Platforms (META.O) plans to roll out its AI age-estimation technology globally across Facebook and Threads this year.

Meta Platforms (META.O): Plans to expand its AI age estimation technology to Facebook and Threads platforms globally this year.

Meta Platforms (META.O): In Australia, we are using the age range signal provided by Apple as an alternative method to determine a user's age.

UBS Global Research 2027 Outlook: UBS expects the Stoxx Europe 600 index to reach 750 points by the end of the year.

UBS Global Research 2027 Outlook: UBS expects the S&P 500 to reach 8,900 points by the end of the year.

According to the Belgian news agency Belga, Belgian Prime Minister Defoe will be absent from the EU leaders' meeting in Dublin.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: The Abu Dhabi talks will focus on discussing and agreeing on relevant principles that will be approved at the conclusion of negotiations on a comprehensive solution to the Ukraine crisis.

According to reports, the European Commission stated regarding the proposal put forward by Trump's senior advisor Jared Kushner that any European security framework should be determined by the EU itself, as this falls within the EU's purview and concerns its own security. Therefore, the EU must participate in such discussions.

According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A.N, BRK.B.N) will issue three series of yen-denominated senior notes.

According to Sky News, DE Shaw is in talks with UK digital bank Monzo, considering providing it with investment support.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: The main topic of the Abu Dhabi talks was security.

French Labor Minister: The government will raise the minimum wage by 1.6% to €1,502. The minimum wage increase will be implemented on December 1st.