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Monday (Lundi) October (Octobre) 19, 2026 · ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

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It's Monday (Lundi) October (Octobre) 19, 2026. It's Monday, so it's Major Curated Content Day. Enjoy the latest! I hope you had a great weekend and are eager to attack the new week.

There will, of course, be a brand-new episode of my weekly VLOG "Coffee with Zack" in English later this week. Stay tuned on youtube.com/@iamzaki!

PS. 🏙️ Since I don't have any disposable income, I won't be able to attend #SacTechWeek. If you'd like to stay in touch with me, connect with me on LinkedIn!

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La French Tech San Francisco

I want to join La French Tech San Francisco! As a native French speaker and bilingual EN/FR founder here in Northern California, the French Tech community in the Bay Area feels like home.

I am very excited about the La French Tech NOVA program, the national programme dedicated to accelerating start-ups led by entrepreneurs from under-represented backgrounds — minority entrepreneurs such as myself. Très enthousiaste à l'idée de French Tech Nova ! 🇫🇷

🇫🇷 #FrenchTech2030 · LinkedIn There are 80 of them, they are French, and you will hear about them: here are the winning start-ups of the French Tech 2030. "I am very proud of this third class, whose innovations are already changing the daily lives of the French: they make it possible to reconstruct the breast after cancer, to fight fires without exposing firefighters, or to diagnose a rare disease by analyzing patients' DNA." "In a world where mastering critical technologies has become a question of power, they are also building our sovereignty: the chips, materials, energy and cybersecurity on which we depend, these companies design and manufacture them in France, where they employ nearly 4,000 people." "Among them are the future French technology champions, and the path is mapped out: Mistral AI, Alice & Bob and AQEMIA have gone through the French Tech 2030 before joining the Next40/120. Since June 2025, the La French Tech teams have carried out more than 3,500 support actions with our 200 winners." "Congratulations to the founders of all these companies, and welcome to those who join us: you can count on us. A huge thank you to Anne Le Hénanff, always present alongside our deeptech start-ups, to Sopra Steria and Rajesh Murthy who sponsor this promotion, and to Nicolas Desruelles and Clara Devouassoux who bring this program to life with passion." Read on LinkedIn →

Content-Curated Stories · Sélection du jour

All stories content curated by Zaki Qayoumi aka "Zack". Click any headline to read the full story.

🇫🇷 France · Affaires Françaises

• Macron calls for 'calm and order' after riots across FranceBBC
• Expect violent protests to erupt in France againThe Economist
• 'Catch Me If You Can': The wild chase of a young French/Israeli con artistOn September 11, French authorities charged and jailed a 25-year-old man for fraud and aggravated money laundering. Operating from Israel, the Paris native had set up a scheme combining social engineering and cybercrime to siphon funds from notaries' offices and companies.Le Monde
• L'Événement | France — À la DGSI, de nouveaux patrons du contre-espionnage et du contre-terrorismeIntelligence Online
• La TotaleLe Monde diplomatique

🌍 World Affairs & Diplomacy · Affaires Étrangères

• Iran war live: Tehran says Netanyahu seeks more war; Yemen fighting flaresAl Jazeera
• How Far Should the U.S. Go to Defend Saudi Arabia?Former senior CIA official Norm Roule examines how Washington can strengthen Saudi Arabia's defenses against Houthi attacks without risking another open-ended conflict.The Cipher Brief
• The Nuclear Deal That Could Save NATO — How Europe Can Take More Responsibility—Without Starting an Arms RaceForeign Affairs
• An Underwater Shadow War Is RagingForeign Policy
• Afghan Migration To and Through Italy: No place to call homeAfghanistan Analysts Network
• UN Reports 1,415 Child Casualties in Afghanistan Over Three YearsTOLOnews

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• Cambodia's NGO Sector Is Collapsing. Does It Matter?The Diplomat
• Beijing's population expected to become super-aged by 2035Reuters
• Canadian Army Base Fire Kills Four Soldiers, Injures DozensBloomberg

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics & Midterms 2026

• 'Vote Early': No Kings rallies seek to activate midterm voter turnoutMS NOW
• Trump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edgeThe Washington Post
• On the Campaign Trail, Trump Tries to Outrun a Bad Week in WashingtonThe New York Times
• Jeffries likes Democrats' chances in race for the House as he campaigns in OhioABC News Politics
• The radical Democratic plan to change the government for goodThe party is finally mounting an aggressive response to Trump's slash-and-burn second term. Could their ideas for a rebooted, reimagined Washington actually work?Vox
• Party TimeMembers of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they're running for office—and winning. Benjamin Wallace-Wells reports on the group's newfound political tactics.The New Yorker
• Obama condemns comments by 'border czar' that Ilhan Omar could 'of course' be denaturalizedThe Guardian
• Trump Endorses Netanyahu, Stunt At Navy Football Game Goes Horribly Wrong: Latest UpdatesHuffPost
• America Is Now an Ally of RussiaDonald Trump has abandoned the Western order.The Atlantic
• President ApocalypseWhile Trump campaigns for a Nobel Peace Prize, his war on humanity's only home continues unabated.The Intercept
• How America Is Committing "Superpower Suicide" ft. Timothy Snyder | Shane Smith Has QuestionsVICE · #MustWatch
• Why new limits on bachelor's degrees worry some California community collegesCapRadio News

☕ The Economist Weekend

• Climate change | The six-hour trek for a bucket of water1843 Magazine
• The Weekend Intelligence — The town that Disney builtCan a nostalgic throwback be a bold urban planning experiment?The Economist Podcasts
• An interview with Alice WeidelThe Insider · The Economist

🛡️ Defense & Security

• Airman dies in rappelling demonstration at Navy football gameTask & Purpose
• USS Theodore Roosevelt makes rare Yokosuka visit ahead of major US-Japan exerciseStars and Stripes
• Air Force Veteran's Apple Watch Warned Him of a Health Problem He Didn't Know He HadMilitary.com
• What It Took to Deliver a Legendary F-117A Stealth Aircraft to the SmithsonianAir & Space Forces Magazine
• 95 arrested in operation targeting distribution of child sexual abuse materialINTERPOL

💻 AI, Tech & Business

• He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark ArtQuanta Magazine
• Quantum won't protect critical telecom networks from massive attacks. Good old maintenance mightBulletin of the Atomic Scientists
• Cities want to put the boot on robotaxisThe Verge
• No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark's partners on investing in a frenzied marketTechCrunch
• Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That's not a problem we need to solve.MIT Technology Review
• Tesla unveils new Roadster and yes, it can actually flyMashable
• I'm a firefighter who turned to Uber as a temporary gig. It's been a tough way to make moneyBusiness Insider
• Make the Most of Your Vacation When You Can't Fully UnplugHarvard Business Review

🔭 Science & Space

• What's going on at CERN?As of mid-2026, CERN's accelerator complex and experiment facilities are undergoing major maintenance and upgrade work. This phase, known as Long Shutdown 3, involves thousands of experts from many different disciplines. The work centres on transforming the LHC into a high-luminosity machine, the HiLumi LHC. Most of the other accelerators and experimental facilities are being upgraded as well.CERN
• Week in images: 12-16 October 2026ESA
• MissionsNASA
• It Took 20,000 Shots to Capture This Extraordinary Moment in Nature 🦋After two decades following monarch butterflies across North America, Nat Geo photographer Jaime Rojo shares the remarkable stories behind his images—and the fleeting moments he spent years trying to capture.National Geographic

♟️ Culture, Cars & Games

• 'From socialite to shopgirl': American Girl Samantha gets a new storyNPR
• 2027 MotorTrend Car of the Year: These Are the Contenders and FinalistsMotorTrend
• 15.4" Magnetic Wooden Chess Set — Handcrafted Portable Travel Foldable Chess Board with Pieces, 2 Extra Queens ♟️Amazon · Affiliate Link
• 19x19 Folding Go Game Set Board with Bamboo Bowls and Imitation Jade Go Pieces ⚪⚫Amazon · Affiliate Link

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