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Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

Also: Sky News Who is behind the powerful Houthi dynasty?, Al-Monitor From mountain fighters to 'regional power': the rise of Yemen's Houthis, Bloomberg Tech Stocks Lead Asia Rout, Houthi Attacks Prompt US Diplomat Departures, Financial Times US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks · see all

In other languages: Le Temps Des montagnes du Yémen à la scène régionale, l'ascension des houthis avec l'appui de l'Iran (fr), Aftenposten Houthiene har angrepet flere mål i Saudi-Arabia (no), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Nach Alarm: Ölkonzern Saudi Aramco evakuiert seine Zentrale (de)

  1. Meta Credit Risk Gauge Surges to Record on AI Spending Plans

    Caleb Mutua / Bloomberg /

    Also: Daily Maverick Meta strikes deal to keep Zuckerberg in California after wealth tax concerns, Financial Times FirstFT: Meta rekindles AI spending fears, Semafor Meta plans nonvoting shares, eyeing more stock sales to fund its AI dreams

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Em NY, Nasdaq despenca em meio aos receios sobre gastos de empresas de IA (pt)

  2. Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime

    Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg /

    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, Sky News The PHP internet crisis could just be the beginning, 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?, POLITICO Europe Hackers launch ‘millions’ of attempts to exploit global PHP cyber flaw, The Guardian Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw, The New York Times PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving 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), La Nación Empresas y gobiernos del mundo se apuran a corregir una vulnerabilidad que los expone a millones de intentos de ataque (es), Diario Financiero Los sitios web de todo el mundo corren para corregir una falla de seguridad en PHP (es), NRC Kwetsbaarheden in PHP lijken met een update te zijn opgelost, maar tech-experts denken nieuwe risico’s te zien (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Podcast: „Auf den Punkt“: Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke – und was KI damit zu tun hat (de), Svenska Dagbladet Varnar efter säkerhetshålen i PHP (sv), Frankfurter Allgemeine Programmiersprache PHP: Die alte IT wird zur Gefahr (de) · see all

  3. Oil prices approach Iran-war highs as soaring tanker rates trigger a second energy squeeze

    Myra P. Saefong / MarketWatch /

    Also: The Guardian Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply

  4. Vance: Starlink Use Depends on US Policy Toward Kyiv, Moscow – Not Musk

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Musk hat Starlink-Zugang für Ukraine laut Trump wiederhergestellt (de)

  5. 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 in AI Push, 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, 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), Estadão Barclays prevê demitir 5 mil funcionários e cita ganhos de produtividade com IA (pt), 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) · see all

  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

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Shell y Exxon evalúan la venta de su unidad química británica por US$ 8.000 millones (es)

  7. AI is reshaping high-stakes elections around the world

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  8. UK to relax post-2008 rules that hold City bosses accountable for wrongdoing

    The Guardian /

    Also: Financial Times UK waters down ‘fit and proper’ rules set up to hold bankers to account

  9. U.A.E. Diplomat Jolts Deadlocked U.N. Leadership Race

    James T. Areddy / The Wall Street Journal /

  10. Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump

    The Guardian /

  11. Crypto capture of foreign aid

    Sumit Agarwal / CEPR /

  12. Ukraine Expands Satellite Cooperation With Finland as Starlink Doubts Linger

    Kyiv Post /

  13. China medtech exports surge, challenging global incumbents

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  14. Xenophobia’s high price — why ConCourt’s defence of refugees matters for us all

    Professor Balthazar / Daily Maverick /

  15. Why IBM Walked Out of India

    Asianometry /

  16. Macron bans non-union protests amid France unrest

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

    Also: The Guardian Macron bans ‘illegitimate’ protests in France as he tries to get a grip on unrest

  17. Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger

    Ryan Mac and Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Tesla-SpaceX Merger Is Elon Musk’s Biggest AI Bet Yet, Euronews Tesla's profit drops as it explores a possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX, Financial Times What Elon Musk stands to gain from a Tesla-SpaceX merger, The Guardian Tesla and SpaceX explore merger as Elon Musk gives backing, BBC Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?, France 24 Musk talks up potential merger of SpaceX and Tesla · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico União de Tesla e SpaceX criaria empresa com valor de US$ 3,6 tri (pt), Le Figaro Tesla-SpaceX : pourquoi Elon Musk s’agite pour faire avancer le projet de fusion des deux géants de son empire (fr), Jornal de Negócios Tesla e SpaceX reforçam ainda mais M&A tecnológico. Mercados recompensam alvos (pt)

  18. ‘AI is on trial’: Bond yields sink below 5% as investors look for safety

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

  19. ECLAC cuts Latin America’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.0%

    bne IntelliNews /

  20. Black Sea Petroleum says Georgia refinery running on non-Russian crude, seeks removal from EU sanctions list

    bne IntelliNews /

  21. Ukraine conducting covert operations 15km behind Russian lines

    Ukraine: The Latest /

  22. UK government calls on households to be ready for an emergency

    Sky News /

  23. The returns to viral media

    Johannes Böken / CEPR /

  24. Qatar locks in US LNG through 2054 as it looks beyond Hormuz

    Samuel Wendel / Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Qatar Agrees to Buy US LNG to 2054 as War Upends Supply

Earlier today

  1. SpaceX in Talks to Access 80,000 Cell Sites for New Network

    Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg /

  2. EU Sanctions Envoy Pushes for Action Against Rusal’s Irish Alumina Refinery

    OCCRP /

  3. Singapore goes after companies over toxic haze

    Financial Times /

  4. Rosneft admits losses from Ukraine's refinery strikes becoming unsustainable, Bloomberg reports

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /