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Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

Euronews /

Also: Bloomberg Google Cloud Outage Impacts Revolut, Other Online Services, The Guardian Power outage at Google datacentre in London causes widespread disruption, Sky News BREAKING: Google Cloud outage as dozens of websites and apps hit by service issues · see all

In other languages: Handelsblatt Cloud-Dienste gestört: Großausfall bei Google führt zu Störungen bei Banken (de), Expansión (México) Una falla eléctrica en Google Cloud afecta a miles de clientes de bancos como HSBC y Revolut (es), Expansión Una caída de Google Cloud interrumpe servicios de Revolut y otros bancos europeos (es), Rzeczpospolita Wielka awaria chmury Google. Revolut, DPD i banki mają problemy (pl) · see all

  1. Britain says it will carry out defensive air missions over Saudi Arabia

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Guardian UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, The New York Times UK to Send Fighter Jets to Help Defend Saudi Arabia From Houthi Attacks, POLITICO Europe UK to deploy fighter jets to help Saudis against Houthi attacks, Bloomberg Saudi Arabia Postpones FII Summit After Houthi Attacks, Sky News UK to send jets to Saudi Arabia to fly defensive missions | Michael Clarke analysis, The National Saudi Arabia postpones FII conference in Riyadh after Houthi attacks · see all

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [밤 사이 해외뉴스] 사우디 '사막의 다보스' 결국 연기… 후티 공항 습격에 중동 정세 격랑 (ko), Valor Econômico Reino Unido mobilizará caças para defender Arábia Saudita de ataques dos houthis (pt), Aftenposten Britene varsler kampflystøtte til Saudi-Arabia som forsvar mot houthiene (no)

  2. Amazon Pledges €16 Billion in Germany on Data Centers, Prime

    Mark Bergen / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Investitionsgipfel: „Ich will euer Geld“: Bundesregierung buhlt um Investoren – Amazon sagt 16 Milliarden Euro zu (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Cloud und Satelliten: Amazon will 2027 16 Milliarden Euro in Deutschland investieren (de), Der Spiegel Amazon: Versandhändler will rund 16 Milliarden Euro in Deutschland investieren (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Opsteker voor Berlijn: Amazon komt met nieuwe miljardeninvestering (nl), Le Figaro IA : Amazon annonce 16 milliards d’euros d’investissements en Allemagne en 2027 (fr) · see all

  3. France Protests Show Europe’s Shift Away From Centrist Politics

    Steven Erlanger / The New York Times /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 프랑스 시위 격화에 국채시장 흔들…마크롱 리더십 시험대 (ko), Jornal de Negócios Juros da dívida francesa voltam a acelerar. "Spread" face à Alemanha ultrapassa os 150 pontos (pt), Valor Econômico Protestos violentos levam França a decretar toque de recolher parcial (pt)

  4. Iran Strikes More Ship Engine Rooms in Ramp-Up of Hormuz Attacks

    Weilun Soon / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Iran: Två oljetankfartyg har träffats av minor i Hormuzsundet (sv), Le Figaro Guerre au Moyen-Orient : deux nouveaux pétroliers heurtent des mines dans le détroit d’Ormuz (fr), Rzeczpospolita Cieśnina Ormuz to nie tylko ropa, ale też globlany internet. Iran sugeruje atak (pl)

  5. US bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agencies

    Agence France-Presse / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg US to Bar China’s DeepSeek From Federal Agency Systems, BBC US bans China's DeepSeek from government in race for AI dominance, Semafor Washington bans DeepSeek from government agencies

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios EUA proíbem a utilização da DeepSeek nas agências governamentais civis (pt)

  6. Hungary Blocks Ukraine’s Next EU Step Despite Reset – Report

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Hungary blocks next step in EU membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova, no explanation given

  7. It’s not just California’s billionaire tax. Wealth is on the ballot in the midterm elections.

    Andrew Keshner / MarketWatch /

  8. AI Neoclouds Lose Their Shine, Stalling IPOs and Sinking Stocks

    Vlad Savov / Bloomberg /

  9. A Russian satellite shadows a US one for days in an unprecedented manoeuvre

    MercoPress /

  10. EU to bolster tracking of Russian shadow fleet and hybrid attacks with new Arctic Strategy

    Chris Powers / The Kyiv Independent /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Öl: Russland nimmt die Schattenflotte unter die eigene Flagge – das steckt hinter der neuen Strategie (de)

  11. UN demands aid access to besieged Yemen city Taiz

    Al-Monitor /

  12. Macron secures Gulf diesel supplies as France grapples with fuel costs, unrest

    Jack Dutton / Al-Monitor /

  13. Anthropic and Nscale in talks for second multibillion-dollar deal

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Nscale, Anthropic in Talks for $45 Billion AI Computing Deal

    In other languages: Dagens Næringsliv Bloomberg: Nscale i dialog med Anthropic om avtale på 45 mrd. dollar (no), Valor Econômico Nscale e Anthropic negociam novo contrato de US$ 45 bi para infraestrutura de IA, diz fonte (pt), Jornal de Negócios Anthropic negoceia investimento de 45 mil milhões de dólares em centros de dados da Nscale (pt), Expansión Anthropic y Nscale mantienen conversaciones para cerrar un segundo acuerdo multimillonario (es), Handelsblatt KI: Nscale verhandelt mit Anthropic über 45-Milliarden-Dollar-Deal (de), Børsen Medie: Google-koryfæ ejer 1 pct. af Anthropic – afkast på 130 mia. kr. (da) · see all

  14. From Iran to AI: the six key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections

    Robert Tait / The Guardian /

  15. To drill or not to drill: How North Sea oil and gas fields have divided politicians

    Sky News /

  16. Nidec founder shut down call for accounting probe in 2017, report finds

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun ニデック旧役員9人に賠償責任、損害276億円 不正会計で調査委 (ja)

  17. SK tech firm's IPO flop signals investor concerns over AI

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

  18. Russia's Black Sea strikes in Romanian waters test Nato's response - Carnegie Europe

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  19. Trump Envoy Tells Nervous Gulf Allies U.S. Can’t Guarantee Security Forever

    Feliz Solomon / The Wall Street Journal /

  20. Mines, telecoms, factories: Will African manufacturers succeed without diesel?

    Thibaud Vadjoux / The Africa Report /

  21. Albertans Vote to Stay in Canada in Historic Referendum

    Amanda Coletta / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: MercoPress Alberta overwhelmingly rejects starting the path to an independence referendum from Canada, The Guardian Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject plan to leave Canada in referendum

    In other languages: Le Temps Au Canada, l’Alberta refuse nettement son indépendance, à hauteur de 76% (fr)

  22. Russia's own tariff rise pushes inflation through 7% driving borrowing costs higher

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  23. Russia Strikes Dnipropetrovsk Region Over 70 Times, Killing 2, Wounding 7

    Kyiv Post /

  24. Zelensky Accuses US of Delaying Patriot Missiles as Tensions With Trump Grow

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Bloomberg Zelenskyy Heads to US Talks as Tensions Mount With Trump

Earlier today

  1. Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund

    Financial Times /

  2. Anthropic commits 5% stake to 'public benefit fund' amid growing AI backlash

    The National /

  3. DOJ Calls for Detaining OpenAI Engineer, Citing Saudi Ties

    Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

  4. US prosecutors allege Saudi royal links in OpenAI bugging case

    Financial Times /

  5. India’s RBI Steps Up Overseas Investment Checks as Rupee Slides

    Akriti Sharma / Bloomberg /