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Saudi Arabia strikes strategic oil depots near Yemen capital

Patrick Wintour / The Guardian /

Also: Al-Monitor Missile hits headquarters of Saudi Aramco, source says, as Houthi conflict escalates, Bloomberg Aramco Headquarters Hit During Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

In other languages: Valor Econômico Arábia Saudita ataca capital do Iêmen, e houthis prometem retaliar (pt)

  1. Bank of America fined $1.2bn over money laundering failures

    Financial Times /

    Also: The National Bank of America fined $1.2bn over claimed sanctions breaches, Bloomberg Bank of America Fined More Than $1.2 Billion for Money-Laundering, The New York Times Bank of America Pays $1.8 Billion Fine for Lax Money-Laundering Oversight

    In other languages: Expansión (México) Sanciona Departamento del Tesoro a Bank of America con 1,210 mdd por permitir lavado de dinero de China (es), Expansión Bank of America, multado con 1.210 millones de dólares por violar las leyes de blanqueo y sanciones (es), Der Spiegel Bank of America: Finanzministerium ahndet laxe Geldwäschekontrollen mit Milliardenstrafe (de), Handelsblatt US-Großbank: Über 1,2 Milliarden Dollar Strafe für Bank of Amerika (de), Estadão EUA aplicam multa de US$ 1,2 bi ao Bank of America e alegam falha em combate à lavagem de dinheiro (pt), Jornal de Negócios Reguladores dos EUA multam Bank of America em 1,2 mil milhões de dólares (pt), Dagens industri Bank of America bötfälls för penningtvätt (sv) · see all

  2. IMF warns higher borrowing costs are straining public finances worldwide

    Tim Yuen Lingk / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Semafor Asia is world's largest producer of ‘zombie' firms, IMF warns

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 아시아 기업부채 21.4%가 좀비기업에…IMF 금융위험 경고 (ko)

  3. U.K. Spy Agency Confronts Escalating Hybrid War With Russia and Iran

    Max Colchester / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: The New York Times MI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K., Semafor MI5 chief warns of escalating hybrid threats from Russia, Iran, Al-Monitor Iran and Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says, The Guardian Far-right and Iran add to mix of terror threats UK faces – not to mention AI · see all

  4. Televisa, Fintech Holdings to Buy AT&T Mexico for $2 Billion

    Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Expansión (México) Televisa acuerda comprar AT&T México por 2,000 millones de dólares (es), Expansión Televisa y Fintech acuerdan comprar AT&T México por 2.000 millones de dólares (es)

  5. Enlargement: EU opens accession negotiations with Ukraine on internal market, competitiveness and inclusive growth

    Council of the EU /

    Also: Le Monde After Danfoss, hackers strike other refrigeration systems used in France, OCCRP Hackers Turn French Supermarket Refrigerators Into Furnaces

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Autoridades procuram hackers que assumiram controle de refrigeradores do Carrefour e Intermarché na França (pt)

  6. Russia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged Espionage

    Valerie Hopkins and Ivan Nechepurenko / The New York Times /

    Also: Financial Times Russia arrests Japanese journalist on espionage charges, The Guardian Russia detains Japanese journalist, accusing him of alleged spying

  7. Saudi Aramco’s New China Refinery Venture Gets First Crude Cargo

    Bloomberg /

  8. Nvidia to announce $2B in European investments

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    In other languages: Le Figaro « L’IA est une formidable nouvelle pour l’Europe parce qu’elle remet les compteurs à zéro » : le message optimiste du PDG de Nvidia Jensen Huang à Paris (fr)

  9. Legacy carmakers risk losing mass market to Chinese rivals

    The Japan Times /

  10. How HSBC Is Pivoting to Indian Growth Opportunities

    Bloomberg /

  11. SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son’s all-in AI bet

    The Japan Times /

  12. FTC, States Ask Federal Court to Hold Martin Shkreli in Contempt for Allegedly Violating Lifetime Ban from Pharmaceutical Industry

    US FTC /

    Also: Sky News Ex-OpenAI and Anthropic staff face MPs' questions, Financial Times FTC says ‘pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli repeatedly violated industry ban, The Guardian AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices, Bloomberg Anthropic Asks Appeals Court to Rehear Fight Over Security Risk, POLITICO Europe OpenAI employee arrested and charged over hidden recording, Semafor Anthropic issues warning on self-replicating AI, Al-Monitor Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office, BBC Saudi national charged with secretly planting recording device in OpenAI office · see all

    In other languages: Le Figaro Vers informatiques, «moisissure numérique», auto-amélioration : vers des modèles d’IA capables de se répliquer sur nos objets connectés ? (fr), Handelsblatt Brisanter Fund: Wanze in OpenAI-Konferenzraum - Mitarbeiter festgenommen (de), Valor Econômico FT: EUA prendem funcionário saudita da OpenAI por supostamente instalar escutas (pt), La Nación OpenAI descubrió un dispositivo espía en sus oficinas, usó su IA para identificar al responsable y el FBI lo detuvo (es), Expansión (México) OpenAI descubre dispositivo de ‘espionaje’ en sus oficinas y denuncia a empleado ante el FBI (es), Frankfurter Allgemeine Künstliche Intelligenz: Spionagefall erschüttert OpenAI (de), Svenska Dagbladet Anthropic varnar för AI-maskar (sv) · see all

  13. FERC rejected PJM’s data center curtailment plan. What’s next for BYOC?

    Maeve Allsup / Latitude Media /

  14. What will it take for AI-powered purchases to become the norm?

    South China Morning Post /

  15. Trump revives effort to halt construction of Ørsted’s offshore wind farm

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Dagens Næringsliv Trump presser på for ny vurdering av Ørsted-tillatelse (no)

  16. Taiwanese industrial groups adopt oxyfuel tech as gas supplier courts hydrogen truck fleets

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  17. The Houthis Are Building an Advanced Missile With Chinese Parts

    Benoit Faucon / The Wall Street Journal /

  18. Corruption could become harder to catch under new EU budget, watchdog warns

    Agnes Rønberg / POLITICO Europe /

  19. Regulator 'will resign' if any political interference in Man City case

    Al-Monitor /

  20. The Morning Risk Report: Trump’s Diesel Deal With Russia Faces Questions From Lawmakers on Legality

    Max Fillion / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: POLITICO Europe US senators tell Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal, Semafor Trump’s Russian energy strategy could backfire, Bloomberg Trump Says US Still Sharing Intelligence With Ukraine, Sky News Ukrainians are angry with Trump’s Russian diesel deal. This Is Why · see all

  21. Financing the AI boom: Winners and losers in corporate bond markets

    Marco Albori and Andrea Zaghini / CEPR /

  22. Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

    Al-Monitor /

  23. MUFG mulling path to majority control of India’s Shriram Finance

    The Japan Times /

  24. Emergency order by US to 'prevent blackouts' could affect data centres

    Cody Combs / The National /

Earlier today

  1. Apple unveils new smart home devices that showcase upgraded Siri AI

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

  2. Ray Dalio Warns Slump in Treasuries Market Has ‘Long Way to Go’

    Ye Xie / Bloomberg /

  3. Asia’s Coal Appetite Endures as Winter Looms and Supply Tightens

    Bloomberg /

  4. Why U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine Boom

    Juan Forero / The Wall Street Journal /

  5. Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack everyday devices

    Financial Times /