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Commission to investigate how Booking.com combats scams and fraud under the Digital Services Act

European Commission /

In other languages: Expansión Bruselas investiga a Booking por sospechas de riesgo sistémico de fraude (es), Valor Econômico União Europeia abre investigação contra Booking.com por risco de anúncios falsos e golpes virtuais (pt), Frankfurter Allgemeine Betrug im Internet: EU-Kommission leitet Verfahren gegen Booking ein (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Brussel start onderzoek naar Booking.com vanwege reisscams (nl), Estadão UE abre investigação sobre a Booking.com devido a riscos de fraude online (pt), Der Spiegel Booking.com: EU ermittelt wegen Betrugsfällen gegen Reiseportal (de), Handelsblatt Verbraucherschutz: EU ermittelt gegen Booking.com wegen Betrugsfällen (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung Verbraucherschutz: EU ermittelt gegen Booking.com wegen Betrugsfällen (de) · see all

  1. World headed for warming of 2.8C as fossil fuel emissions keep rising, UN warns

    Financial Times /

    Also: Semafor Breach of Paris Agreement global warming level ‘inevitable,’ UN says, Al-Monitor UN sees higher global warming, even in best-case scenario, The Guardian World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says · see all

    In other languages: Børsen FN-rapport: Global opvarmning vil uundgåeligt overskride 1,5 grader (da), Jornal de Negócios Limite de 1,5 graus de aquecimento global já foi ultrapassado (pt), Handelsblatt Klimawandel: Neue UN-Schätzung – Erde steuert auf 2,8 Grad Erwärmung zu (de), Svenska Dagbladet Slår fast: Kommer inte klara klimatmålen (sv), Der Standard Welt steuert auf katastrophale Erhitzung um 2,8 Grad zu – UN fordern Kehrtwende (de) · see all

  2. French government 10-year bond yield tops 5% for first time since 2002

    Euronews /

    Also: Le Monde France's 10-year bond yield has surpassed the 5% mark for the first time since 2002, Financial Times France’s borrowing costs hit 5% for first time since 2002, Bloomberg French Bond Risk Hits 15-Year High on $110 Crude, Budget Concern

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Rendite französischer Staatsanleihen steigt auf über fünf Prozent (de)

  3. Government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field on Wednesday

    Nicholas Earl / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: Sky News Government approves Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, The Wall Street Journal Jackdaw Gas Field Gets Green Light from U.K. Government, The New York Times Britain Is Said to Approve New Gas Drilling in the North Sea, The National UK approves long-awaited Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea, The Guardian What does the UK’s approval of the Jackdaw gasfield mean?, Financial Times UK approves development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea, BBC UK government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field · see all

  4. Witkoff Arrives in St. Petersburg for Putin Talks as US and Ukraine Agree on Peace Proposals

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Semafor US envoy Steve Witkoff holds talks with Putin

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Ukraine-Krieg: Trump-Gesandter Witkoff zu Ukraine-Gesprächen in Russland (de), Rzeczpospolita Steve Witkoff leci do Władimira Putina. Później wróci do Oslo z odpowiedzią Rosji (pl)

  5. Nigeria confirms Ebola case, as Congo outbreak spreads

    Claudia Chiappa / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The Guardian Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa, 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. SpaceX Swings to a Profit, as A.I. Business Grows

    Ryan Mac and Kate Conger / The New York Times /

    Also: Semafor SpaceX and Tesla mega-merger under discussion, Financial Times SpaceX and Tesla boards explore potential merger, Bloomberg SpaceX 3Q Earnings Beat, SpaceX and Tesla Discuss Potential Merger

    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), 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

  7. Elon Musk Backs Tesla-SpaceX Mega Merger

    Bloomberg /

    Also: Euronews Elon Musk backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit, BBC Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?

  8. What a merger of SpaceX and Tesla would mean

    The National /

    Also: Financial Times FirstFT: SpaceX and Tesla explore merger

  9. 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), Børsen Musk gav selv ordre til at begrænse Ukraines satellitforbindelser (da), Het Financieele Dagblad ‘Musk zat achter Starlink-vertraging op Oekraïens grondgebied’ (nl), 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), Expansión Elon Musk podría haber ordenado limitar el servicio de Starlink en Ucrania (es) · see all

  10. Anthropic plans $750 billion compute spend

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Anthropic vai gastar 750 mil milhões em poder computacional. Receitas aceleram (pt)

  11. U.K. Inflation Jumps Again, Strengthening Case for Rate Hike

    Don Nico Forbes / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Euronews UK inflation jumps more than expected fuelling rate hike expectations, Bloomberg UK Inflation at 11-Month High Pressures BOE to Hike

  12. 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), Der Spiegel Boeing kann neue Variante der 737 Max endlich ausliefern (de), Valor Econômico Após anos de atrasos, Boeing obtém aprovação de regulador para o jato 737 Max 10 (pt), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Boeing 737 MAX 10 erhält Zulassung (de) · see all

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

    Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times BOJ likely to keep hiking rates every quarter, ex-official says

  14. Asia’s Chip Exports Soar as AI Bubble Debate Rages

    Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

  15. James Robinson on What It Looks Like When a State is Failing

    Odd Lots /

    Also: Bloomberg James Robinson on What It Looks Like When a State is Failing

  16. Chinese AI Tool Linked to Hacks in Japan

    Junko Fukutome / The Wall Street Journal /

  17. Russian Ports Lose Up to 100% of Cargo, Seek Government Bailout After Drone Strikes

    Kyiv Post /

  18. UPDATE: Anti-corruption agency searches Ukraine's central bank chief, source says

    Oleg Sukhov / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Bloomberg Ukraine’s Anti-Graft Agencies Search Central Bank Building

  19. WHO issues alert as Ebola spreads to west Africa

    Financial Times /

  20. OpenAI agents disabled internal misbehavior monitoring system

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

  21. Drone Attacks on Cargo Ships in the Black Sea

    Kyiv Post /

  22. US extreme weather survivors are a growing group – now they want to be a political force

    Oliver Milman and Texas / The Guardian /

  23. Iraq closes Sheeb border crossing with Iran to check security, sources say

    Daily Maverick /

  24. Non-Iran Middle East oil exports recover to prewar levels with Hormuz alternatives

    Fareed Rahman / The National /

Earlier today

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

    Al-Monitor /

  2. Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

    Euronews /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Weilun Soon / Bloomberg /

  5. UK government borrowing rises to £24.5bn ahead of Budget

    Financial Times /