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Mideast oil exports are recovering. Fresh attacks in Saudi Arabia show risks remain.

Mark DeCambre / MarketWatch /

Also: Al-Monitor Aramco evacuates staff as Saudi Arabia braces for potential Houthi escalation: What to know, Bloomberg US Orders Some Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Rise More Than 2% as Attacks on Saudi Arabia, U.S.-Iran Risks Persist

In other languages: Aftenposten Houthiene har angrepet flere mål i Saudi-Arabia (no), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Nach Alarm: Ölkonzern Saudi Aramco evakuiert seine Zentrale (de)

  1. Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs in A.I.-Driven Push to Lower Costs

    James Paton / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs as AI Starts to Create Efficiency, The Guardian Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances, 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, Euronews Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as it turns to AI to improve efficiency · see all

    In other languages: Le Figaro Avec l’adoption de l’IA, la banque britannique Barclays va supprimer environ 5000 emplois (fr), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Nach KI-Investitionen: Großbank Barclays streicht 5.000 Jobs (de), 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), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - Just Eat stellt Geschäftsmodell um und baut Stellen ab +++ Grossbank Barclays streicht nach KI-Investitionen 5000 Stellen (de) · see all

  2. China's AI leader DeepSeek raises $15B

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg DeepSeek Raises $15 Billion in Challenge to Leading US Labs

    In other languages: Valor Econômico DeepSeek conclui captação de US$ 15 bilhões para impulsionar corrida da IA, dizem fontes (pt), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Deepseek sammelt wohl 15 Milliarden Dollar ein (de)

  3. Bosch to Separate Auto-Parts Unit as Chinese Rivals Gain Ground

    William Wilkes / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Umbau wegen Autokrise: Bosch gliedert das Autogeschäft aus (de), Handelsblatt Stiftungskonzern: „Ich will Bosch radikal vereinfachen“: Neuer Chef gliedert den größten Konzernbereich aus (de)

  4. Google is purchasing 1 GW of distributed capacity in PJM

    Maeve Allsup / Latitude Media /

    Also: Canary Media Google plans big virtual power plant in energy-strapped PJM grid

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

    Robert Booth and Aisha Down / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime, 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?, Sky News Why websites across Europe went dark and what happens next?, The New York Times Global Rush to Fix PHP Security Flaw Leaves Some Websites Offline · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Cybersecurity: Sicherheitslücke in Programmiersprache: 70 Prozent aller Websites betroffen (de), Jornal de Negócios Falha de cibersegurança na linguagem PHP obriga a desligar sites em todo o mundo (pt), Diario Financiero Los sitios web de todo el mundo corren para corregir una falla de seguridad en PHP (es), Rzeczpospolita Miliony stron internetowych zagrożone, rządy wyłączają serwisy. Luki pomogła wykryć AI (pl), NRC Kwetsbaarheden in PHP lijken met een update te zijn opgelost, maar tech-experts denken nieuwe risico’s te zien (nl), Expansión Qué es PHP y por qué un fallo descubierto por IA ha disparado las alarmas en Internet (es), Frankfurter Allgemeine Internetseiten offline: Was hinter den PHP-Schwachstellen steckt und was nun jeder tun muss (de) · see all

  6. 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 $25 mrd in New Mexico (nl), Jornal de Negócios Meta condenada a pagar multa de 25 mil milhões de dólares no Novo México (pt), Valor Econômico ‘Big tech’ de Zuckerberg é condenada a pagar US$ 25 bi (pt), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Gericht verurteilt Meta in New Mexico zu Milliardenstrafe (de), 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) · see all

  7. Kashagan Arbitration Court Invalidates $12 Billion of Cost Claim

    Nariman Gizitdinov / Bloomberg /

    Also: ProPublica Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.

  8. Turkey cuts interest rates despite $18bn investment funds scandal

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Turkey Delivers Cautious Rate Cut, Leaves Room for Another

  9. Ukraine to gain access to NATO procurement system for weapons, ammunition, Financial Times says

    Polina Moroziuk / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post NATO to Open Centralized Arms Purchases for Ukraine

  10. TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives to thwart China’s rare earths grip, sources say

    The Japan Times /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) "중국 희토류 없이 반도체 만든다"…TSMC,희토류없는 모터 찾기 (ko)

  11. Germany arrests Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Russia

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

  12. Interpol Cybercrime Crackdown Nets 1,400 Arrests and $105M

    OCCRP /

  13. Inside the institution where Ukraine races to counter Russia's evolving drones

    Jakub Laichter / The Kyiv Independent /

  14. First known human case of Shamonda virus confirmed in France

    Claudia Chiappa / POLITICO Europe /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Patient gestorben: Frankreich meldet ersten Shamonda-Virus-Fall beim Menschen (de)

  15. Von der Leyen’s coalition fractures over need for AI liability rules

    Pieter Haeck / POLITICO Europe /

  16. Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

  17. Abu Dhabi lures Eli Lilly, Oura, and Whoop in healthcare push

    Kelsey Warner / Semafor /

  18. Gulf attracts finance firms controlling $5.8 trillion since war

    Matthew Martin / Semafor /

  19. Saudi Arabia's Humain expands Nvidia deal with 84MW AI computing plan

    The National /

  20. Argentina’s Economic Chainsaw Massacre

    Jeremy Adelman / Project Syndicate /

  21. Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say

    Graham Readfearn Environment / The Guardian /

  22. Markets are pricing in long-term AI winners. This veteran investor says history proves customers win more than innovators.

    Barbara Kollmeyer / MarketWatch /

  23. Missile War Monitor: Russian ballistic missiles kill one in Kyiv, damage ambulance station, South Bridge metro

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  24. 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

Earlier today

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

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

  2. SpaceX and Tesla mega-merger under discussion

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

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

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

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

    Euronews /