Fedora Linux 45 released with Gnome 51 desktop environment and kernel updates

According to data for Monday, November 2, 2026, the GIFT Nifty index signaled a possible opening of the Nifty50 index with a decline, despite the fall in global technology stocks. Futures traded at 23,282 points, corresponding to a rise of 196 points or 0.86 percent.

Asian-Pacific markets showed an ambiguous picture as investors remained cautious at the start of the eventful week. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell by 0.38 percent, while KOSPI demonstrated a growth of 0.37 percent.

Last Friday, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices fell by 1.09 percent and 1.82 percent, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite closed down by 2.86 percent.

Brent crude lost almost 2 percent in the Asian session. This occurred against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump supporting diplomacy with Tehran ahead of the midterm elections. January futures traded on the Intercontinental Exchange at $111.23 per barrel, down by 1.97 percent.

Gold and silver futures rose by 0.49 percent and 1.45 percent, respectively, as traders rushed to acquire precious metals, noting the recent price drop.

Upcoming Second Quarter Earnings Reports

A number of companies, including Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, Arvind Fashions, Balaji Amines, Balmer Lawrie & Company, Borana Weaves, Bosch Home Comfort India, Capillary Technologies India, Carborundum Universal, Choice International, Container Corporation of India, Devyani International, DOMS Industries, Epack Prefab Technologies, Epigral, Escorts Kubota, Eureka Forbes, Fine Organic Industries, Flair Writing Industries, Fusion Finance, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals, Gopal Snacks, Granules India, Greenpanel Industries, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals, Happiest Minds Technologies, HLE Glascoat, Ideaforge Technology, Indogulf Cropsciences, ITC, JK Paper, JTL Industries, Kanohar Electricals, KEC International, Kewal Kiran Clothing, KRBL, Krsnaa Diagnostics, Lloyds Engineering Works, Marico, MOIL, Mold-Tek Packaging, National Aluminium Company (NALCO), NLC India, PCBL Chemical, Petronet LNG, Procter & Gamble Health, PSP Projects, PTC India, Puravankara, Rupa & Company, Sanghvi Movers, Sheela Foam, S H Kelkar & Company, Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company (SPARC), Tata Investment Corporation, TBO Tek, Thomas Cook (India), Trident, Triveni Engineering & Industries, United Foodbrands, UPL, Ventive Hospitality, Vesuvius India, VRL Logistics, Wockhardt, and Wonderla Holidays will publish their second quarter results for the fiscal year 27.

Initial Public Offering (IPO) Today

The Initial Public Offering of Vedant Poly Fabs will open for subscription on Monday. The company plans to raise 56.68 crore rupees from the primary market. Additionally, the IPOs of Johnsoncab Electricals, HGS (India), Vectras Enprocon, and Maxwell Engineering Solutions will enter the second day of subscription.

In another update, it was noted that US stock futures rose in the Asian session in anticipation of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, which could lead to a resolution. Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures traded higher by 0.40 percent and 0.45 percent, respectively. Iran and mediators from Qatar will hold the third day of talks with the US on Sunday.

The game Fortnite will introduce a new Battle Royale season starting November 1st, featuring a pirate and treasure hunter themed adventure. This update, titled Fortnite Treasure Hunters: The Biggest Adventure of All Time, will feature a significant partnership with ONE PIECE, alongside the participation of A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Hatsune Miku, and Kasane Teto.

During this season, players will be able to compete in matches on the Crossbones island, where up to 80 participants can explore never-before-seen scenarios, search for hidden rewards, and use abilities based on anime characters. The content will remain accessible until December 5, 2026, with weekly additions scheduled.

The central collaboration of the season is with ONE PIECE. Players will find not only locations inspired by the work but also equipment and powers linked to its characters. Among the confirmed features is the search for Captain X's megabaul content, which constitutes one of the main objectives of the new journey.

The start of the season marks the arrival of the Straw Hats and the A$AP Rocky team. The rapper may be confronted aboard the Rocky ship, and players who triumph in this duel will have the opportunity to conquer the Shock Rocket. In subsequent weeks, Lil Uzi Vert, Captain Hatsune Miku, and Kasane Teto will also appear on the island, accompanied by their respective companions.

Furthermore, there will be weekly events called Captain's Days, which will bring map modifications, including new weapons and Sprites. The integration with ONE PIECE will also include characters as available cosmetic items. Ace and Robin will be part of the Battle Pass, while Luffy, Nami, and Usopp will be released in the Item Shop right at the beginning of the season. A$AP Rocky will be available in the shop starting November 5th.

With this new phase, Fortnite expands its partnerships with musical artists and anime, using the pirate adventure theme to interconnect characters, challenges, and continuous updates in Battle Royale. The news was originally reported by the portal Olhar Digital.

Lenovo demonstrated the preliminary model of its AI Host P7 device at the CSDN's 2026 1024 Programmers' Day and AI Builders Conference on October 24. Additionally, an early access program was launched, inviting initial users to test the device in real coding and office tasks before its general release. Previously, the concept of this portable AI host was presented by Lenovo in May, and this preliminary version includes more detailed technical specifications and software features.

The device weighs about 300 grams and is built on two domestic chips. The first is the in-memory computing inference chip Houmo AI M50, which, according to Houmo, provides 160 TOPS performance while consuming 10 watts. The second chip is the agent SoC from CIX Technology P1, manufactured using a 6nm process and equipped with a 12-core Armv9.2 processor and a 30 TOPS NPU, enabling 45 TOPS in heterogeneous computing.

According to CIX, the P1 chip is responsible for system management, task execution, and planning, and it can interact with external accelerators to run a 122-billion parameter model with a 128K context at a speed of 50 tokens per second. Lenovo claims that the preliminary P7 version is capable of locally processing models with up to 125 billion parameters and a 256K context.

The device comes with a local model library that includes Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, Qwen3.8-27B, and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, as well as models for speech recognition, speech synthesis, document processing, and image design. Lenovo reports that its internal AI computing architecture, which uses mixed INT4 and INT8 quantization, achieves an average of 98.3% of the baseline BF16 with full precision across four benchmarks. It should be noted that these figures are company data and have not undergone independent testing.

Lenovo positions the P7 as a personal token hub. The token manager function allows users to direct coding tools and agent applications to local models via an API address, thereby saving routine model calls on the device instead of using paid cloud quotas. The task execution mode operates around the clock, and progress can be tracked from phones, tablets, and PCs. The built-in Tianxi AI has an Auto mode that distributes requests between local and cloud models depending on their complexity.

Sun Ke, Head of AI Hosts, emphasized that true productivity should not start with counting token costs. Lenovo has not yet disclosed the price or release date, only stating that the P7 will be available soon.