President Donald Trump announced Katie Zacharia as the new White House press secretary, effective Columbus Day. Zacharia, a lawyer and conservative commentator affiliated with Trump Media and the activist group Fix California, succeeds Karoline Leavitt, who left for maternity leave. Zacharia has experience as a senior communications advisor for Trump Media and briefly worked as a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security. She is expected to hold an introductory news conference soon, marking a key communications role in the Trump administration.
The appointment of Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary provides context for media sector activity. For readers following media stocks, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Oct 12, 2026 05:31 WIB: out of 51 priced US media stocks, 23 rose and 28 fell. Notable moves include Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) down 10.14% at USD 41.65, Snap Inc (SNAP) up 6.31% at USD 6.24, and Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) down 5.74% at USD 103.38.
Acoramidis, a drug for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), was linked to an 18% lower risk of death, hospitalization, and disease progression compared to tafamidis in a large U.S. electronic health record study of 2,684 patients. The stud...
Adam Back, a key Bitcoin cryptographer, criticized Ethereum's account-based model as flawed compared to Bitcoin's UTXO system, which he says better handles decentralized network issues. This comes as Back's company, Blockstream, suffered a $319 milli...
HoodPork (PORKU) led gains with a 223.5% rise over seven days, while Starknet (STRK) increased about 14% from Oct. 2 to Oct. 7. In contrast, Mina Protocol (MINA) fell sharply by 46.3% during early October. Starknet, a Layer 2 Ethereum network, has a ...
Crypto markets experienced volatility due to geopolitical and economic uncertainties, with Bitcoin and major altcoins facing selling pressure. Starknet (STRK) led gains with an 88% rally nearing previous highs, followed by Bitway (BTW) and Aerodrome ...
Internet Computer (ICP) token saw a notable price increase from $3.23 to $3.47 within four hours on October 11, marking a 7.26% gain on Binance's spot ICP/USDT market. Over the past day, ICP's price rose by 10.37%, reflecting growing investor interes...
