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UNEP: Opportunity has ‘been lost’ to meet 1.5C warming limit without ‘overshoot’

Carbon Brief /

Also: Al-Monitor UN sees higher global warming, even in best-case scenario

In other languages: Børsen FN-rapport: Global opvarmning vil uundgåeligt overskride 1,5 grader (da), Handelsblatt Klimawandel: Neue UN-Schätzung – Erde steuert auf 2,8 Grad Erwärmung zu (de), Svenska Dagbladet FN: USA försämrar världens chanser att nå klimatmål (sv), Der Standard Welt steuert auf Erhitzung um 2,8 Grad zu – UN fordert Kehrtwende (de) · see all

  1. 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 explore potential merger, Euronews Elon Musk backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit, Bloomberg SpaceX 3Q Earnings Beat, SpaceX and Tesla Discuss Potential Merger, BBC Why does Elon Musk want to merge Tesla and SpaceX? · see all

    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), Børsen Space X og Tesla diskuterer fusion (da), Der Standard Musk bestätigt: Tesla und SpaceX prüfen Zusammenschluss (de), 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), Der Spiegel SpaceX verdoppelt Umsatz und prüft laut Elon Musk Zusammenschluss mit Tesla (de), Handelsblatt Raumfahrtkonzern: SpaceX meldet Milliardengewinn – Tesla-Übernahme rückt näher (de), Asahi Shimbun スペースXとテスラが統合協議、委員会設置 マスク氏「多くの利点」 (ja), Valor Econômico SpaceX reverte prejuízo e lucra US$ 4,4 bilhões no 3º trimestre (pt), Rzeczpospolita Musk może stracić SpaceX. W USA wrócił pomysł przejęcia jego imperium (pl), Diario Financiero Elon Musk prepara su mayor apuesta: fusionar Tesla y SpaceX en un gigante de la IA (es), Frankfurter Allgemeine Musk-Imperium: SpaceX und Tesla prüfen Fusion (de), Dagens industri Skrällrapport från Space X – men Wall Street tvekar (sv), Süddeutsche Zeitung Autobauer und Weltraumfirma: Musk bestätigt: Tesla und Space-X prüfen Zusammenschluss (de) · see all

  2. 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, Daily Maverick Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military, WSJ reports

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Medienbericht: Musk ordnete offenbar Drosselung von Starlink für Ukraine an (de), Svenska Dagbladet Uppgifter: Musk beordrade strypning av Starlink (sv), Cinco Días Las claves: frente común de las telecos europeas ante Starlink (es), Jornal de Negócios Elon Musk é o responsável pelas limitações da rede de satélites do Starshield, avança WSJ (pt), Dagens industri Uppgifter: Musk beordrade strypning av Starlink (sv), Expansión Elon Musk podría haber ordenado limitar el servicio de Starlink en Ucrania (es) · see all

  3. 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 US-Flugzeugbauer: Boeing bekommt Zulassung für größte 737-Max-Variante (de), Valor Econômico Após anos de atrasos, Boeing obtém aprovação de regulador para o jato 737 Max 10 (pt)

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

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt KI: Anthropic macht im ersten Halbjahr offenbar 80 Milliarden Dollar Verlust (de), Expansión Anthropic perdió 72.000 millones entre enero y junio (es), El País Anthropic registra unas pérdidas históricas de 80.000 millones de dólares antes de su salida a Bolsa (es)

  5. Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

    The Guardian /

    Also: Daily Maverick Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

    In other languages: Le Temps Le Nigeria annonce un premier cas d’Ebola sur son territoire (fr)

  6. Russian drones kill 2 in Kharkiv Oblast, strike university building in Kremenchuk

    Tamara Nowakowsky / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Sleepless Nights, Drone Attacks and Blackouts – How Kyiv Families Survive Russia’s Relentless Strikes

    In other languages: Aftenposten To drept i droneangrep i Ukraina (no)

  7. Cyberattack Hits India’s Largest Bank, Exposes Customer Records

    Siddhi Nayak / Bloomberg /

  8. DeepSeek seeks ‘total victory’ over closed-source AI with new open-source tool

    Chong Ming Lee / South China Morning Post /

  9. 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, 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 · see all

  10. Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks

    The Guardian /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships

  11. Philip R. Lane: Euro liquidity lines and the international monetary system

    European Central Bank /

  12. Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

    Euronews /

    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)

  13. Climate plans found to lower companies’ borrowing costs

    Financial Times /

  14. The $15bn ‘viral’ AI start-up changing how American doctors treat patients

    Financial Times /

  15. Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Israeli Foreign Minister says

    Al-Monitor /

  16. World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says

    The Guardian /

  17. Can Europe and Canada build a tech alliance to rival the US?

    Sifted /

  18. BOJ Likely to Keep Hiking Rates Every Quarter, Ex-Official Says

    Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito / Bloomberg /

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

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /

    Also: Sky News To drill or not to drill: How North Sea oil and gas fields have divided politicians, Financial Times UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea, BBC UK government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field · see all

  20. An AI slowdown could be exactly what businesses need

    Michael Wade / The National /

  21. Brussels goes looking for billions to fund Ukraine

    Zoya Sheftalovich / POLITICO Europe /

  22. World falling 'dangerously short' on climate action: UN chief

    Al-Monitor /

  23. Jio’s Record $3.2 Billion IPO Puts India’s Market Muscle to the Test

    Rajesh Mascarenhas and Pratigya Vajpayee / Bloomberg /

  24. Zelensky Warns of Russia-Iran Nexus as Washington Pursues Moscow Talks

    Kyiv Post /

Earlier today

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

    Weilun Soon / Bloomberg /

  2. OpenAI Says Its Agents Weakened System That Flags AI Misbehavior

    Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg /

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

    Kyiv Post /

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

    Agence France-Presse / The Guardian /

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

    MercoPress /