<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Pulse News Update — Markets</title><link>https://pulsenewsupdate.com/</link><description>Pulse News Update: high-velocity reporting on tech &amp; AI, markets, climate, culture and the world. Launch edition — stories are illustrative.</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Northern Battery Gigafactory Reaches Closed-Loop Recycling</title><link>https://pulsenewsupdate.com/stories/battery-gigafactory-closed-loop-recycling.html</link><guid>https://pulsenewsupdate.com/stories/battery-gigafactory-closed-loop-recycling.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:13:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Markets</category><description>A large battery plant in the north says it now feeds most of the nickel and lithium it recovers from scrap and used cells straight back into its own production lines. Here is why closed loops matter for supply chains.</description></item><item><title>Universal Basic Compute: The New Macroeconomic Thesis</title><link>https://pulsenewsupdate.com/stories/universal-basic-compute-macroeconomic-thesis.html</link><guid>https://pulsenewsupdate.com/stories/universal-basic-compute-macroeconomic-thesis.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:45:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Markets</category><description>Should access to frontier AI computing be treated like a public utility? An explainer on the idea of universal basic compute, the people who back it, and the sceptics who think it misreads the problem.</description></item><item><title>How to Read a Market Radar Without Getting Swept Up in the Ticker</title><link>https://pulsenewsupdate.com/stories/how-to-read-a-market-radar.html</link><guid>https://pulsenewsupdate.com/stories/how-to-read-a-market-radar.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:44:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Markets</category><description>Index moves, sparklines and green and red percentage badges look urgent. A plain-language guide to what market dashboards actually tell you, and what they don’t. Educational only; not investment advice.</description></item></channel></rss>