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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-10-01-pm/
- Published: 2026-10-01T23:19:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T23:19:54.000Z
- Description: The bond market crashed the afternoon: US 10-year yields hit their highest since 2002 and the selling spilled straight into Europe. The Pentagon spent the day building a new command for drones and AI, and a $9 billion beauty retail deal inched toward the finish line.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

The bond market crashed the afternoon: US 10-year yields hit their highest since 2002 and the selling spilled straight into Europe. The Pentagon spent the day building a new command for drones and AI, and a $9 billion beauty retail deal inched toward the finish line.

> **$9B** — The reported price of Sycamore's nearing deal to sell Boots to the Canadian arm of a buyer. *(The Business of Fashion)*

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#### [Eurozone borrowing costs surge in global bond rout](https://www.ft.com/content/e485a228-1efe-426b-addc-26069ba48bf3?syn-25a6b1a6=1&ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

US 10-year yields at a 24-year high are now Europe's problem too. *(Financial Times)*

#### [Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI](https://thenextweb.com/news/pentagon-autonomous-warfare-command-autowarcom?ref=adjacent.media)

One command to field drones, robots, and autonomous systems across every branch. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Ken Griffin's $3 billion gift exemplifies Florida's new mindset: from attracting innovation to creating it](https://fortune.com/2026/10/01/ken-griffin-3-billion-gift-carnegie-mellon-miami-florida-mindset/?ref=adjacent.media)

The largest individual gift in the history of higher education, headed to Carnegie Mellon's Miami ambitions. *(Fortune)*

#### [Singapore's government creates a dating app](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/10/01/singapores-government-creates-a-dating-app/5300353?ref=adjacent.media)

GovTech is piloting matchmaking, proving no agency is safe from a roadmap meeting that got out of hand. *(The Register)*