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US Senator Blumenthal opens probe into Ukraine Starshield restrictions

Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

Also: Kyiv Post ‘Starshield Still Limited’ – Zelensky Says Restrictions Continue to Hamper Ukraine’s Drone Defenses, The Wall Street Journal Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions

In other languages: Dagens industri Trump: Starlinks militära variant tillbaka i Ukraina (sv), Rzeczpospolita Nowe informacje z Kijowa. Starlink nie odzyskał sprawności. Ukraina czeka na decyzję USA (pl), Handelsblatt Satelliteninternet: Trump: Musk hat Starlink-Drosselung für Ukraine aufgehoben (de), Aftenposten Trump har ringt Musk og bedt ham oppheve Starlink-begrensning, ifølge WSJs kilder (no) · see all

  1. SpaceX-Tesla merger could face antitrust scrutiny

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg A Tesla-SpaceX Merger Doesn’t Add Up

    In other languages: Cinco Días SpaceX hará a Tesla una oferta difícil de rechazar (es)

  2. Treasuries’ AI Link Shows Sharp Shift as Haven Trade Returns

    Ruth Carson and Masaki Kondo / Bloomberg /

    Also: MarketWatch Treasury yields log biggest drop since the 2023 banking crisis. Here’s what’s going on., Financial Times US Treasury proposes tighter rules on investing in sensitive Chinese tech, Semafor US Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses AI bubble fears

  3. First tanker with Russian diesel under Trump deal heads to US, Reuters reports

    Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Bloomberg Ship With Russian Diesel Signals US Port After Trump-Putin Deal

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Donald Trump: Erster Tanker mit russischem Diesel offenbar auf dem Weg in die USA (de)

  4. France is getting its credit rating reviewed by Moody’s. What to expect as French debt turmoil spills overseas.

    Nora Redmond / MarketWatch /

    In other languages: Le Figaro Du «spread» à l’«effet boule de neige», ces cinq rouages derrière la très dangereuse spirale de la dette française (fr)

  5. This summer’s heat was Europe’s deadliest on record, scientists say

    Zia Weise / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The New York Times Heat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely Record

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Folgen des Klimawandels: Schätzung: Hitzesommer 2026 war in Europa tödlichster bisher (de)

  6. Volvo Cars shares plunge as much as 30% after it swings to loss

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Aftenposten Volvo nedbemanner – 2000 mister jobben i Sverige (no), Svenska Dagbladet Storspar på Volvo Cars – tusentals tvingas sluta (sv), Dagens industri Miljardförluster för Volvo Cars – 2.500 får gå (sv)

  7. Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: Sky News The PHP internet crisis could just be the beginning, The Guardian Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw

    In other languages: 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), Handelsblatt Sicherheitslücke: Staatssekretär: PHP-Lücke kann jeden Einzelnen betreffen (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die PHP-Lücke zeigt: Das Internet ist nicht sicher genug für das KI-Zeitalter (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine PHP-Schwachstellen: Viele Seiten wieder online – Fachleute warnen, dass die Updates nicht ausreichen (de) · see all

  8. Nippon Steel to invest $3 billion in new U.S. Steel hot-strip mill

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Nippon Steel Raises US Mill Upgrade to $3 Billion as Costs Climb

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Nippon Steel investirá US$ 3 bi para modernizar unidade da U.S. Steel de 90 anos (pt)

  9. Russia Pounds Kyiv’s Energy Infrastructure: How Are Residents Preparing for Winter?

    Sergii Kostezh / Kyiv Post /

  10. Eight Charts That Show the Depth of France’s Financial Crunch

    Tom Fairless / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times How nervous are bond markets about France?

    In other languages: Le Figaro Dette : pourquoi Moody’s a toutes les raisons de dégrader la note de la France ce vendredi (fr)

  11. Africa at risk of continent-wide Ebola crisis, health chief warns

    Ruben Nyanguila / Semafor /

  12. BOJ Is Said to Keep Rate Hikes on Fast Track, December in Focus

    Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 日銀、物価上昇率「2%到達」と判断の公算大 追加利上げは見送りも (ja)

  13. ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – September 2026

    European Central Bank /

    Also: Bloomberg ECB Says Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Edge Up in September

  14. Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

    Nat Lash / ProPublica /

  15. Fearing Mass A.I. Layoffs, Some in Congress Eye Ways to Aid Workers

    Tony Romm / The New York Times /

  16. Indonesian Corporate Bond Risk Gauge Rises to Six-Year High

    Harry Suhartono and Dipika Lalwani / Bloomberg /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Southeast Asian neighbours fume as Indonesia’s fire crisis chokes millions

  17. France slips into contraction as Europe’s growth slows: How bad could it get?

    Euronews /

  18. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI

    BBC /

  19. Cambodia Cracked Down on Banks Allegedly Linked to Cyber-Scams. The IMF Says the Problem Persists.

    OCCRP /

  20. Anthropic strikes deal to launch European consultancy

    Financial Times /

  21. As US grid batteries surge, risk of fires plummets

    Julian Spector / Canary Media /

  22. The Agentic Information Economy

    Shuwei Fang / Project Syndicate /

  23. SA’s R13bn social grant cuts are arbitrary, cruel and economically short-sighted

    Kelle Howson / Daily Maverick /

  24. China party meeting, stocks slump, HSBC leads earnings

    Raymond Ma and Neil Denslow / South China Morning Post /

Earlier today

  1. Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime

    Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg /

  2. Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

    Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

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

    Caleb Mutua / Bloomberg /

  4. China AI Model Stocks’ $150 Billion Drop Shows No Sign of Easing

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

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

    Myra P. Saefong / MarketWatch /