[Overnight global news you need to know on Wednesday: SpaceX and Tesla have established a committee to discuss merger matters; negotiators said reports that "Iran and the United States are about to reach an agreement" are wrong; Anthropic may spend another $750 billion to purchase computing power in the next few years] 1. According to US officials, the US presidential envoy Witkov will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 21st, and Trump’s son-in-law Kushner will participate via video. 2. Iranian President Pezhechiyan said that Iran was and is willing to talk, but the United States must first lift threats and sanctions before dialogue can occur. 3. Qatar’s Prime Minister’s Advisor and Foreign Ministry Spokesperson stated that despite the continued escalation of tensions in the Middle East, negotiations between the United States and Iran on the Iranian nuclear issue are continuing, and both sides maintain diplomatic contact. 4. Diplomats involved in the Iran-US negotiations commented on the negotiations. Reports that "Iran and the United States are about to reach an agreement" are incorrect. Affected by this news, crude oil fell sharply during the session and then narrowed its losses. 5. According to the draft prospectus, Anthropic may spend another US$750 billion to purchase computing power in the next few years. The net loss in the first half of the fiscal year was US$80.7 billion, which was much larger than the US$13 billion net loss in the same period last year. Nearly $9 billion was spent on computing power and infrastructure in the first half, compared with $2.3 billion in the same period in 2025. 6. SpaceX’s third-quarter revenue was US$14.58 billion, a year-on-year increase of 161%. Analysts expected US$12.8 billion. Third-quarter net profit was US$4.4 billion, which was US$1.88 billion expected. 7. Musk said that there are many advantages to the merger of Tesla and SpaceX. SpaceX and Tesla have established a committee to discuss the merger. 8. Musk said that SpaceX is confident that 10 gigawatts of computing power will be online in 2027, with the opportunity to reach 20 gigawatts; SpaceX’s annual recurring revenue is expected to reach 500 billion to 1 trillion US dollars by the end of 2027. 9. AMD’s first fiscal quarter net sales are initially estimated at US$18.5 billion to US$19.5 billion, and the market estimate is US$14.99 billion. The company's stock price rose more than 10% after hours. 10. OpenAI has completed the acquisition of Orchestra Bio, a biomedical R&D collaboration platform, and will deeply integrate it with its existing life science AI R&D platform Rosalind. 11. Apple announced on October 20 the establishment or expansion of partnerships with a number of US companies, which will provide key materials and components for iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro. 12. The French Paris Police Headquarters announced that some neighborhoods in Paris will implement a curfew again from 23:00 on the 20th and end at 6:00 am on the 21st. 13. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed with mixed gains. The Dow rose 1.02%, the Nasdaq fell 0.02%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.29%. Most large technology stocks fell, and biopharmaceuticals and weight loss drugs rose. 14. The settlement price of WTI crude oil futures was US$101.79 per barrel, down US$1.87, or 1.80%. Brent crude oil futures settled at $108.79 per barrel, down $0.76, or 0.69%. 15. COMEX gold futures closed down 0.42% at US$4,142.5 per ounce; COMEX silver futures rose by 1.51% at US$58.14 per ounce.