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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, Financial Times US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after 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. Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances

    The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs as AI Starts to Create Efficiency, BBC Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI, Financial Times Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank steps up AI adoption

    In other languages: Dagens industri Barclays säger upp 5.000 anställda – ersätts med AI (sv), Expansión Barclays recortará 5.000 empleos por el uso de la IA y otras tecnologías (es)

  2. 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: Handelsblatt Cyberkriminalität: „Rennen gegen die Zeit“: Gravierende Sicherheitslücke bedroht weltweit Webseiten (de), Jornal de Negócios Falha de cibersegurança na linguagem PHP obriga a desligar sites em todo o mundo (pt), Diario Financiero Sitios gubernamentales en Europa quedan fuera de servicio tras detectar vulnerabilidades en el lenguaje de programación más usando en el mundo (es), Rzeczpospolita Miliony stron internetowych zagrożone, rządy wyłączają serwisy. Luki pomogła wykryć AI (pl), Expansión Qué es PHP y por qué un fallo descubierto por IA ha disparado las alarmas en Internet (es), NRC Veel websites weer online na PHP-lek, cyberveiligheidscentrum ziet nog steeds geen ‘actief misbruik’ (nl), Frankfurter Allgemeine Internetseiten offline: Was hinter den PHP-Schwachstellen steckt und was nun jeder tun muss (de) · see all

  3. 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

  4. 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 New York Times Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a 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: Valor Econômico União de Tesla e SpaceX criaria empresa com valor de US$ 3,6 tri (pt), Cinco Días Las claves: el cerebro de SpaceX, el cuerpo de Tesla y el control de Musk (es), Jornal de Negócios Tesla e SpaceX reforçam ainda mais M&A tecnológico. Mercados recompensam alvos (pt), Handelsblatt Podcast: Tesla und SpaceX – Fusion mit Sprengkraft (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Elon Musk wil grootste fusie ooit met SpaceX en Tesla (nl) · see all

  5. Iran's IRGC says it hit four ships in the Gulf as three more strike mines

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Al-Monitor Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response

  6. SoftBank Market Value Halves From Peak as AI Fears Grow

    Momoka Yokoyama / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times SoftBank market value halves from peak as AI fears grow

  7. US and Israel develop plans to attack Iran after the midterms

    Macarena Vidal Liy / El País /

  8. Nigeria’s Dangote outlines African fuel distribution network under $50bn investment plan

    Brian Kenety / bne IntelliNews /

  9. Russian attacks kill at least 9, injure 57 across Ukraine as Kyiv hit by mass missile, drone attack

    Polina Moroziuk / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Russian Attacks Kill 4 Civilians, Injure at Least a Dozen Across Ukraine in Overnight Drone Strike

  10. Employers Shift Rising Health Care Costs Onto Millions of Workers

    Reed Abelson / The New York Times /

  11. Nestlé removes Russian business from accounts after Kremlin takeover

    Financial Times /

  12. Meta Touts AI Progress While Escalating Its Bet on the Market

    Riley Griffin / Bloomberg /

    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)

  13. For Clues About How A.I. Will Change Work, Look to the Past

    Ben Casselman / The New York Times /

  14. French borrowing costs overtake US amid budget turmoil

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

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

    Andrew Thompson / Kyiv Post /

  16. Energy Security Concerns Spur U.K. to Preserve Gas Pipelines to Europe

    Adam Whittaker / The Wall Street Journal /

  17. Why a global bank is slashing thousands of jobs — and what the Fed says about AI replacing workers

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  18. 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)

  19. Aldi and Lidl will be subject to same rules as major supermarkets

    Competition and Markets Authority /

  20. France’s borrowing costs reach 24-year high as riots deepen budget worries

    Xiaofei Xu / South China Morning Post /

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

    Noah Banjo / TechCabal /

  22. 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: 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)

  23. Liquidators of Chinese property giant pursue Harvard to recoup donation

    Financial Times /

  24. Hyperscalers and how to rate them

    Financial Times /

Earlier today

  1. US orders departure of diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

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

    Euronews /

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

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

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

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /