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Oil tops $110 as Houthi drone strike near Saudi Shaybah field rattles markets

Jennifer Gnana / The National /

Also: The Guardian Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks, 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), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Huthi greifen erneut Saudi-Arabien an – USA ziehen Diplomaten aus dem Land ab (de)

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

    Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty to New Mexico in 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), Het Financieele Dagblad Meta krijgt boete van $25 mrd in New Mexico (nl), Jornal de Negócios Meta condenada a pagar multa de 25 mil milhões de dólares no Novo México (pt), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Gericht verurteilt Meta in New Mexico zu Milliardenstrafe (de), Valor Econômico Meta é condenada a pagar US$ 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), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 美 경제학자 75% "연말 국채금리 5% 이상"…고금리 장기화 경고 (ko), Rzeczpospolita Afera Cambridge Analytica wraca. Meta ma zapłacić 25 mld dolarów kary (pl) · see all

  2. SpaceX and Tesla mega-merger under discussion

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg A SpaceX-Tesla Merger? Why Elon Musk Thinks It’s a Good Idea, Financial Times What Elon Musk stands to gain from a Tesla-SpaceX merger, The Japan Times Tesla’s spending on AI and robotics trails expectations, clouding outlook, BBC Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?, The National What a merger of SpaceX and Tesla would mean · see all

    In other languages: La Nación Oro del Banco Central: la fiscalía pidió informes para investigar las operaciones que habrían generado pérdidas por US$1023 millones (es), Valor Econômico FT: Foguetes, robôs e risco: a aposta de US$ 3,6 trilhões de Musk para unir Tesla e SpaceX (pt), Cinco Días Las claves: el cerebro de SpaceX, el cuerpo de Tesla y el control de Musk (es), 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

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

    Robert Booth and Aisha Down / The Guardian /

    Also: Financial Times Websites taken offline in race to patch PHP security flaw, MercoPress Global alert over two critical PHP flaws forces government websites offline, Daily Maverick Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble, BBC What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble? · see all

    In other languages: 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), Handelsblatt Cyberkriminalität: „Rennen gegen die Zeit“: Gravierende Sicherheitslücke bedroht weltweit Webseiten (de), 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), Rzeczpospolita Miliony stron internetowych zagrożone, rządy wyłączają serwisy. Luki pomogła wykryć AI (pl) · see all

  4. Meta tops Big Tech lobbying as AI labs talk antitrust

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta Boosts Bet on AI With Spending Outlook, New Stock Class

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Meta investiert mindestens 135 Milliarden Dollar in KI (de), Valor Econômico Meta cria nova classe de ações sem direito a voto para financiar inteligência artificial (pt)

  5. Buyer and Supplier: How China Sustains Russia’s War

    Andrew Thompson / Kyiv Post /

  6. Canada unveils $6.2bn plan to shield manufacturers as Trump trade tariffs bite

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Le Temps Face aux tarifs douaniers de Trump, le Canada mise sur l’Asie pour devenir une superpuissance énergétique (fr)

  7. BOE Interest Rates Beyond November Clouded by Energy Uncertainty

    Sam Unsted / Bloomberg /

  8. Africa must own its digital future or risk exploitation, says Luminate CEO

    Noah Banjo / TechCabal /

  9. Europe Should Accept Reliance on US Tech, Palantir’s Mosley Says

    Andrea Palasciano and Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg /

  10. Hyperscalers and how to rate them

    Financial Times /

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

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Talking to Putin: Europe seeks a negotiator-in-chief for Ukraine, bne IntelliNews Witkoff takes Ukraine peace proposal to Putin after Oslo talks

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

  12. Inside Ukraine's secret counteroffensive in heavily fortified Donbas

    Asami Terajima / The Kyiv Independent /

  13. Banished: The Taliban's war on women

    Sky News /

  14. AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened

    Robert Booth / The Guardian /

  15. Malaysia's trade surges 27% amid tariffs, Hormuz closure

    IntelliNews - Surabaya Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

  16. EU scrambles for seat at the table in Ukraine talks

    Financial Times /

  17. Nigeria: Lagos built a night economy before it built a nighttime city

    Vincent Anani / The Africa Report /

  18. China moves to set global standards for brain-computer interface technology

    Tim Yuen Lingk / South China Morning Post /

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

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post ‘Red Line Crossed’: Germany Raises Russian Sabotage Threat to ‘Significant’ for First Time

  20. South Africa’s mid-term budget: Fiscal armour hardens, but can Pretoria drive regional growth?

    Leanne de Bassompierre / The Africa Report /

  21. AI and inflation: how worried should central bankers be?

    Financial Times /

  22. Nigeria rejects claims of 'missing' $12.4bn in World Bank external accounts report as opposition demands disclosure of oil-backed loans

    bne IntelliNews /

  23. AI power demand underestimated in current forecasts, 81% of energy executives say

    Salim A. Essaid / The National /

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

    Euronews /

    Also: Bloomberg French Bond Risk Hits 15-Year High as Risk Gauge Climbs, The Guardian French borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets

    In other languages: Expansión Alerta en el mercado europeo: el bono francés ya rinde más del 5% (es)

Earlier today

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

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

  2. SoftBank Market Value Poised to Halve From Peak as AI Fears Grow

    Momoka Yokoyama / Bloomberg /

  3. Boston Dynamics Founder On Physical AI Outlook

    Bloomberg /

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

    European Commission /

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

    Ryan Mac and Kate Conger / The New York Times /