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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

In other languages: Aftenposten Houthiene har angrepet flere mål i Saudi-Arabia (no), Diario Financiero Sube la tensión en Medio Oriente con evacuaciones en Arabia Saudita y posibles nuevos ataques de EEUU e Israel contra Irán (es), 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), Le Temps La banque Barclays annonce supprimer environ 5000 emplois, qu’elle remplace par l’IA (fr), 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. From mountain fighters to 'regional power': the rise of Yemen's Houthis

    Al-Monitor /

    In other languages: Le Temps Des montagnes du Yémen à la scène régionale, l'ascension des houthis avec l'appui de l'Iran (fr)

  5. Germany arrests Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Russia

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Germany Arrests Ukrainian Suspected of Spying for Russia

  6. Shell and Exxon Put $8 Billion Chemical Unit on Block, FT Says

    Joe Ryan / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Shell and Exxon’s $8bn UK chemicals unit put up for sale

  7. Brazil's energy course may hold after election, but Amazon at risk

    Eugenia Perozo / Semafor /

    Also: The Guardian Blockades, checkpoints and court action: fending off Brazil’s biofuel giants in the Amazon

  8. Google is purchasing a gigawatt of distributed capacity in PJM

    Maeve Allsup / Latitude Media /

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

  9. 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, 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 PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline, Bloomberg PHP Cybersecurity Flaws: How AI Uncovered Software Vulnerabilities · 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

  10. Senegal’s general strike enters second day as government seeks approval for $2.2bn IMF programme

    bne IntelliNews /

  11. Turkey Delivers Cautious Rate Cut, Leaves Room for Another

    Beril Akman / Bloomberg /

  12. 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

  13. Russia strikes Kyiv hours after agreeing to US-brokered peace talks – video

    The Guardian /

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

    Lizz Giordano / ProPublica /

    Also: Bloomberg Kashagan Arbitration Court Invalidates $12 Billion of Cost Claim

  15. Smugglers Collected Up to $509M on Europe Routes in 2025

    OCCRP /

  16. Britain secures gas supply from Belgium before winter crunch

    Financial Times /

  17. ‘Know Your Agent’ will be the new rule of the AI age

    Financial Times /

  18. 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)

  19. Meta sell-off drags US tech stocks lower as AI spending fears flare up

    Financial Times /

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

    Graham Readfearn Environment / The Guardian /

    Also: Al-Monitor Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN

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

    OCCRP /

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

    Jakub Laichter / The Kyiv Independent /

  23. Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty to New Mexico in data privacy case

    The Japan Times /

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

    In other languages: 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), Het Financieele Dagblad Meta krijgt boete van $25 mrd in New Mexico (nl), 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) · see all

  24. Spend first, measure later: Inside African banking’s AI boom

    Emmanuel Nwosu / TechCabal /

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 /