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Meta to Pay Historic $25 Billion in New Mexico Deception Case

Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg /

Also: The Guardian Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case, BBC Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy

In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Meta döms – ska betala nära 250 miljarder (sv), Handelsblatt Datenschutz: US-Richter verurteilt Facebook-Mutter Meta zu 25 Mrd Dollar Strafe (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine US-Gericht: Facebook-Mutter Meta zu 25 Milliarden Dollar Strafe verurteilt (de), El País Multa histórica para Meta: pagará 25.000 millones de dólares en Nuevo México por las malas prácticas de Facebook (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Gericht verurteilt Meta in New Mexico zu Milliardenstrafe (de), Valor Econômico Meta é condenada a pagar US$ 25 bi em processo relacionado à Cambridge Analytica (pt), Süddeutsche Zeitung Urteil: Meta soll Milliarden wegen Cambridge Analytica zahlen (de), Expansión EEUU impone una multa histórica de 25.000 millones de dólares a Meta (es), Aftenposten Meta dømt til å betale bot på 25 milliarder dollar (no) · see all

  1. Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world

    Robert Booth and Aisha Down / The Guardian /

    In other languages: Expansión La IA detecta un fallo que pone en riesgo hasta el 70% de las páginas web del mundo (es), NRC De problemen rond programmeertaal PHP worden het ernstigste cyberlek in jaren genoemd. Wie loopt nu gevaar? (nl), Le Temps Alerte sur le Web: des millions de sites sont débranchés en urgence à cause de failles majeures au cœur de PHP (fr), Het Financieele Dagblad Hoe een zwakke plek in PHP het internet ontregelde (nl), Diario Financiero Sitios gubernamentales en Europa quedan fuera de servicio tras detectar vulnerabilidades en el lenguaje de programación más usando en el mundo (es), Süddeutsche Zeitung Cybersicherheits-Notfall: Gravierende Sicherheitslücke bedroht weltweit Webseiten (de), Handelsblatt Cyberkriminalität: Gravierende Sicherheitslücke bedroht weltweit Webseiten – Experte: „Wir sehen erste Angriffe“ (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Sicherheitslücken in Programmiersprache bedrohen zahlreiche Internetseiten (de) · see all

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

    Euronews /

    Also: Bloomberg French Yields Hit 5%, Highest Since 2002, as Risk Gauge Climbs, 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

    In other languages: Expansión El coste de la deuda en Francia alcanza el 5% por primera vez desde 2002 (es), Jornal de Negócios Juro da dívida de França ultrapassa barreira de 5% pela primeira vez desde 2002 (pt), Cinco Días La rentabilidad del bono francés supera el 5% por primera vez desde 2002 (es), Handelsblatt Staatsanleihen: Erstmals seit 2002: Frankreichs Zehn-Jahres-Rendite erreicht fünf Prozent (de), Der Spiegel Frankreich: Rendite französischer Staatsanleihen steigt auf über fünf Prozent (de), Diario Financiero La rentabilidad de los bonos franceses a 10 años alcanza el 5% mientras el país se prepara para nuevas protestas el sábado (es), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) "그리스 사태보다 더 심각할 수도"…5% 넘은 프랑스 국채 폭락에 경고 (ko) · see all

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

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Financial Times Trump envoy floats Ukraine talks and summit with Putin and Xi, The Kyiv Independent Zelensky supports resuming trilateral peace talks with US, Russia after Putin claims Kremlin readiness, POLITICO Europe Russia ready for 3-way talks on Ukraine war, Kremlin says · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Putin aceita retomar negociações trilaterais com Kiev e Washington (pt), Rzeczpospolita Putin zgodził się na wznowienie rozmów pokojowych z Ukrainą i USA. Kreml wskazał możliwy termin (pl), Aftenposten Kreml: Russland åpner for nye samtaler med Ukraina (no), Handelsblatt Russland: Putin zu neuen Ukraine-Gesprächen bereit (de) · see all

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

    European Commission /

    Also: The Guardian Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams

    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), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - Die EU ermittelt gegen die Reiseplattform Booking (de), Handelsblatt Verbraucherschutz: EU ermittelt gegen Booking.com wegen Betrugsfällen (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung Verbraucherschutz: EU ermittelt gegen Booking.com wegen Betrugsfällen (de) · see all

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

    Ryan Mac and Kate Conger / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg SpaceX, Tesla Boards Study Possible $3.5 Trillion Merger, Semafor SpaceX and Tesla mega-merger under discussion, Financial Times SpaceX and Tesla boards explore potential merger, Euronews Elon Musk backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit, The National What a merger of SpaceX and Tesla would mean · see all

    In other languages: Der Standard Musk bestätigt: Tesla und SpaceX prüfen Zusammenschluss (de), Dagens industri Världens största fusion på gång: ”Ett minfält” (sv), Le Temps SpaceX dégage son premier bénéfice et Elon Musk évoque une fusion avec Tesla (fr), Handelsblatt Podcast: SpaceX und Tesla prüfen Fusion – Big Tech mit „Schattenschulden“ (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Samensmelting Tesla en SpaceX kan het Elon-imperium compleet maken (nl), Valor Econômico SpaceX reverte prejuízo e lucra US$ 4,4 bilhões no terceiro trimestre (pt), Expansión SpaceX y Tesla estudian una posible fusión (es) · see all

  6. Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, October 5 to 7, 2026

    Reserve Bank of India /

    Also: Bloomberg RBI Turns Away All Bids at Treasury Bill Sale Amid Bond Selloff, The Economic Times Extent of rate hike cycle to depend on growth-inflation outlook: RBI Governor

  7. OpenAI agents disabled internal misbehavior monitoring system

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero OpenAI afirma que sus agentes de IA debilitaron el sistema de supervisión interno (es), Valor Econômico Agentes de IA da OpenAI desativaram sistemas de monitoramento e tentaram enganar funcionários da empresa (pt), Jornal de Negócios Agente da OpenAI apagou mecanismo de vigilância e negou tê-lo feito (pt)

  8. Middle East oil exports climb back to prewar levels

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Middle East Oil Flows Near Prewar Levels Defy Hormuz Attacks, The National Non-Iran Middle East oil exports recover to prewar levels with Hormuz alternatives, Al-Monitor Gulf oil exports surpass prewar levels despite escalating tanker attacks

    In other languages: Valor Econômico FT: Exportações de petróleo do Oriente Médio voltam aos níveis pré-guerra no Irã (pt)

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Carbon Brief UNEP: Opportunity has ‘been lost’ to meet 1.5C warming limit without ‘overshoot’, 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: 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)

  10. How bad is Jackdaw gasfield approval for the climate? - The Latest

    The Guardian /

  11. Ebola spreads to west Africa

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa, Semafor Aid groups told to account for $700M of Ebola funding

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

  12. New North Sea drilling isn’t enough. This is why

    Sky News /

  13. Argentina’s Bond Selloff Blindsides Bulls as Election Fears Grow

    David Feliba / Bloomberg /

  14. Meta plans nonvoting shares, eyeing more stock sales to fund its AI dreams

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

  15. Canada to Provide Steel, Auto Sectors With Billions to Ease Trade Crunch

    Paul Vieira / The Wall Street Journal /

  16. Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted

    Melody Schreiber / The Guardian /

  17. Bundeswehr Raises Threat Level, Warns of Potential Russian Attacks

    Kyiv Post /

  18. 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, Kyiv Post Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Disrupted Ukrainian Drone Operations – WSJ, Daily Maverick Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military, WSJ reports · see all

    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)

  19. US imposes sanctions on Greek, Panama law firm for helping Iran shipping

    Al-Monitor /

  20. Anthropic, Nscale IPOs Await Amid AI Volatility

    Bloomberg /

  21. Government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field on Wednesday

    Nicholas Earl / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The National UK approves long-awaited Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea, Sky News Government approves Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, The Guardian UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea, The Wall Street Journal Jackdaw Gas Field Gets Green Light from U.K. Government, The New York Times U.K. Approves Long-Stalled Jackdaw Gas Drilling Project in the North Sea, BBC UK government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field · see all

  22. U.S. to Tap Heating Oil Reserves Ahead of Midterm Elections

    Aruni Soni / The New York Times /

  23. Anthropic plans $750 billion compute spend

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Anthropic podría gastar US$ 750 mil millones en capacidad de cómputo y registra millonarias pérdidas (es), Jornal de Negócios Anthropic vai gastar 750 mil milhões em poder computacional. Receitas aceleram (pt)

  24. GM Aims to Bring ‘Eyes-Off’ Driving to AI-Powered Cars Within 2 Years

    Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

Earlier today

  1. US regulators certify Boeing 737 MAX 10 after years of delay

    Yuka Royer / France 24 /

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

    Al-Monitor /

  3. Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks

    Euronews /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /