Serbia snap elections, Apple regains crown, OpenAI valuation trimmed

Brief'd · Oct 25, 2026 · 6m

Voters in Serbia head to the polls in snap parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on years of student protests, with an opposition movement facing off against an entrenched political machine. Apple reclaimed the title of the world's most valuable public company as its shares edged out Nvidia, riding a market rotation back toward consumer hardware. OpenAI trimmed its valuation target from 1.4 trillion to 1.25 billion after investor pushback during its latest funding round.