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SpaceX Swings to a Profit, as A.I. Business Grows

Ryan Mac and Kate Conger / The New York Times /

Also: Financial Times SpaceX and Tesla boards are exploring potential merger, The Japan Times Musk calls Tesla-SpaceX merger a ‘good idea’ as SpaceX posts first profit as a public company

In other languages: Expansión (México) La “Superinteligencia” ya es el negocio más grande de SpaceX; creció 830% y superó a Starlink y sus cohetes (es), Expansión SpaceX dispara un 161% su facturación y entra en beneficios en el trimestre (es), Dagens Næringsliv Space X og Tesla ser på muligheten for sammenslåing (no), Jornal de Negócios SpaceX surpreende com receitas e lucros acima das estimativas (pt), Diario Financiero Ingresos trimestrales de SpaceX crecen más del doble y superan las estimaciones por el negocio de IA (es), Handelsblatt Potenzieller Megadeal: Musk bestätigt: Tesla und SpaceX prüfen Zusammenschluss (de), Valor Econômico SpaceX reverte prejuízo e lucra US$ 4,4 bilhões no 3º trimestre (pt), Frankfurter Allgemeine Musk-Imperium: SpaceX und Tesla prüfen Fusion (de) · see all

  1. Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Bloomberg Musk Gave Order to Slow Down Ukraine’s Starlink, WSJ Reports, Semafor Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, WSJ reports

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Uppgifter: Musk beordrade strypning av Starlink (sv), Dagens industri Uppgifter: Musk beordrade strypning av Starlink (sv)

  2. US regulators certify Boeing 737 Max 10 after years of delay

    Yuka Royer / France 24 /

    Also: Financial Times Boeing wins approval for Max 10 jet in boost for turnaround efforts, The New York Times Boeing’s Large 737 Max Jet Secures U.S. Approval

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Flugzeugbauer: US-Luftfahrtbehörde erteilt Boeing 737 MAX 10 die Zulassung (de), Valor Econômico Após anos de atrasos, Boeing obtém aprovação de regulador para o jato 737 Max 10 (pt)

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

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Semafor UK fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi strikes, Financial Times UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia against 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: 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)

  4. Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

    Euronews /

    Also: Sky News BREAKING: Google Cloud outage as dozens of websites and apps hit by service issues

    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

  5. Britain Is Said to Approve New Gas Drilling in the North Sea

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field on Wednesday, The Guardian Andy Burnham faces climate revolt after approval of North Sea gas drilling, Financial Times UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea, BBC UK government to make Jackdaw gas field announcement · see all

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

    MercoPress /

    Also: Bloomberg Russian Satellite Raises Space Warfare Fears

  7. US Restores Intelligence to Ukraine as Witkoff Carries Peace Proposals to Putin

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Guardian US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Ukraine-Krieg: Neuer Ort, neue Hoffnung? Selenskyj trifft Witkoff in Oslo (de)

  8. 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

  9. Investment screening reshapes rather than shrinks foreign investment

    Feicheng Wang and Vera Eichenauer / CEPR /

  10. Zelensky confirms ballistic missile early warning systems operational after skipped alerts

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

  11. BEYOND THE GREEN BOOK: Inside South Africa’s revolutionary leap into the digital identity system

    Lindsey Schutters / Daily Maverick /

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

    Jack Dutton / Al-Monitor /

    Also: The New York Times France Protests Show Europe’s Shift Away From Centrist Politics

    In other languages: Expansión Las aseguradoras afrontan pérdidas a medida que los disturbios en Francia se equiparan ‘a las catástrofes naturales’ (es), Jornal de Negócios Juros da dívida francesa voltam a acelerar. "Spread" face à Alemanha ultrapassa os 150 pontos (pt)

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Anthropic in Talks for $45B Nscale Cloud Computing Deal

    In other languages: Expansión Anthropic perdió 72.000 millones entre enero y junio (es), Handelsblatt KI: Nscale verhandelt mit Anthropic über 45-Milliarden-Dollar-Deal (de), El País Anthropic registra unas pérdidas históricas de 80.000 millones de dólares antes de su salida a Bolsa (es)

  14. The Next Big AI Debt Wave Is Pushing Credit Swaps to New Highs

    Davide Barbuscia and Caleb Mutua / Bloomberg /

    Also: Heatmap Wall Street’s AI Rout Ends, But Debt Fears Remain

  15. Chinese tech firms purchase more than $35 billion of Nvidia chips: Reuters

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Technologie: Tech-Riesen ordern Nvidia-Chips für 35 Milliarden Dollar (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung Künstliche Intelligenz: China bestellt bei Nvidia KI-Chips für 35 Milliarden Dollar (de)

  16. Lower capital requirements are no shortcut to European competitiveness

    Suzanne Vissers and Henrik Zaunbrecher / CEPR /

  17. 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)

  18. 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, Semafor Washington bans DeepSeek from government agencies

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios EUA proíbem a utilização da DeepSeek nas agências governamentais civis (pt), Handelsblatt KI: China kritisiert US-Verbot der KI-App DeepSeek in Bundesbehörden (de)

  19. Commercial lenders shouldering heavier AI burden than central banks: ICBC president

    Daisy Wu / South China Morning Post /

  20. European fuel crisis energizes far-right parties

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  21. AI-powered personal assistants could reshape the digital economy

    The Economist /

  22. Trump Tariffs on Canada Spark Latest Lawsuit Over Trade Powers

    Tony Romm / The New York Times /

    Also: BBC Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge

  23. Wall Street researchers just used Claude to design a drug. The experiment has spawned a new investment thesis.

    Joseph Adinolfi / MarketWatch /

  24. Eastern Libya parliament approves maritime deal with Turkey, drawing Greek rejection

    Al-Monitor /

Earlier today

  1. Musk Says ASML and Others Are Expediting Chipmaking Gear for Terafab

    Ed Ludlow / Bloomberg /

  2. Navy Halts New Orders of Aevex Drone Boats on Performance Issues

    Katrina Manson / Bloomberg /

  3. Turkey unveils full text of Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

    Akin Nazli / bne IntelliNews /

  4. 'Dark fleet' under spotlight in latest US move to ease rising energy costs

    Kyle Fitzgerald / The National /

  5. Ukraine war latest: Drone strikes on Yandex data centers disrupt Russian court hearings, media reports

    Tania Myronyshena / The Kyiv Independent /