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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 Datenskandal: Meta soll 25 Milliarden Dollar Strafe zahlen (de), El País Multa histórica para Meta: pagará 25.000 millones de dólares en Nuevo México por las malas prácticas de Facebook (es), Jornal de Negócios Meta condenada a pagar multa de 25 mil milhões de dólares no Novo México (pt), 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), NRC Megaboete van 25 miljard dollar voor Meta om Cambridge Analytica-schandaal (nl), 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), Rzeczpospolita Afera Cambridge Analytica wraca. Meta ma zapłacić 25 mld dolarów kary (pl) · 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), Frankfurter Allgemeine Lücke in PHP-Code: Vorsorgliche Sperre von Webseiten trifft Internetnutzer (de), Diario Financiero Sitios gubernamentales en Europa quedan fuera de servicio tras detectar vulnerabilidades en el lenguaje de programación más usando en el mundo (es), Le Figaro Une partie de l’Internet mondial mise à l’arrêt après la découverte de failles «critiques» dans le langage informatique PHP (fr), Le Figaro Failles critiques dans le langage informatique PHP : une partie du Web mondial paralysée (fr), Handelsblatt Cyberkriminalität: Gravierende Sicherheitslücke bedroht weltweit Webseiten – Experte: „Wir sehen erste Angriffe“ (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, Bloomberg French Yields Hit 5%, Highest Since 2002, as Risk Gauge Climbs, France 24 French bond yields hit 24-year high after unrest, Financial Times France’s borrowing costs hit 5% for first time since 2002 · see all

    In other languages: 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), 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), 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 proposes 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, The Wall Street Journal Witkoff’s Praise of Putin as ‘Humanitarian’ Tracks With U.S. Approach to Russia · 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. US orders departure of diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg US Orders Some Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks

    In other languages: Dagens industri Källa: USA skickar hem diplomater i Saudiarabien (sv)

  5. 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

  6. 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, Euronews Elon Musk backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit, Financial Times What Elon Musk stands to gain from a Tesla-SpaceX merger, 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) · see all

  7. 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

  8. GM aims to leapfrog rivals with new generation of autonomous cars

    Financial Times /

    Also: The New York Times GM Aims to Bring ‘Eyes-Off’ Driving to AI-Powered Cars Within 2 Years

  9. 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)

  10. German military classifies threat of Russian sabotage as 'significant' for first time, German media reports

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  11. Oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf like before the Iran war. Why prices may still not come down anytime soon.

    Isabel Wang / MarketWatch /

  12. How Russia is spying on Britain's undersea cable network

    The Telegraph /

  13. Talking to Putin: Europe seeks a negotiator-in-chief for Ukraine

    Tim Ross / POLITICO Europe /

  14. EQT Nears €9.6 Billion Deal for Molecular Testing Firm Qiagen

    Eyk Henning / Bloomberg /

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

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

  16. Meta’s AI spending spree has investors taking a page from the financial-crisis playbook

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

    Also: Semafor Meta tops Big Tech lobbying as AI labs talk antitrust

  17. OpenAI agents disabled internal misbehavior monitoring system

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

    Also: Financial Times OpenAI ‘agents’ disabled their own monitoring systems

  18. Exclusive-Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race for UN chief

    Al-Monitor /

  19. Dealers of Hate: Kyiv Independent investigates anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in Europe

    Kyiv Independent /

  20. Untangling the accounting fight reshaping Google’s Arkansas power deal

    Maeve Allsup / Latitude Media /

  21. Student Protests Mushroom Across Europe, Exposing Bleak Views of the Future

    Jason Horowitz / The New York Times /

  22. How bad is Jackdaw gasfield approval for the climate? – The Latest

    The Guardian /

  23. The Two Cities Fighting for Asia’s Cash Crown

    Bloomberg /

  24. The Nuclear Company Unveils a Chinese-Style Reactor Megaproject in Kentucky

    Alexander C. Kaufman / Heatmap /

Earlier today

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Carbon Brief /

  3. US Urges Fix for Widely Used Software After Critical Alerts

    Ryan Gallagher and Patrick Van Oosterom / Bloomberg /

  4. Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

  5. Government expected to approve Jackdaw gas field on Wednesday

    Nicholas Earl / POLITICO Europe /