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US Senators Threaten Nomination Block Over Ukraine Starlink Curbs

Kyiv Post /

Also: Financial Times Ukraine military says Starlink service restrictions have been removed, The New York Times Speed of Starshield Satellite Network Is Improving, Ukraine Says, POLITICO Europe Starlink still restricted for Ukraine despite Trump saying Musk lifted speed limits

In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Europa är Elon Musks gisslan (sv), Valor Econômico Ucrânia diz que rede da Starlink voltou ao normal após restrições de velocidade (pt), Dagens industri Efter flera störningar – stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv)

  1. Global Oil Price Hits $116 a Barrel, Highest Since April

    Joe Rennison / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Oil Markets Brace for Renewed Iran Fighting, The Guardian Oil price rises above $117 a barrel amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 美 중간선거 후 이란 공습설에…유가 117달러 뚫었다 (ko)

  2. Moody’s Keeps France’s Credit Rating Unchanged

    Don Nico Forbes / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times France avoids downgrade from Moody’s in boost for Macron’s government, Bloomberg France Avoids Moody’s Downgrade in Reprieve After Week of Crisis, The New York Times France’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning, Le Monde Moody's holds France's credit rating steady despite budget and political uncertainty · see all

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung INTERVIEW - Frankreich wird zu einer Gefahr für die Finanzmärkte: «Es macht den Anschein, als habe die Regierung teilweise die Kontrolle über das Land verloren» (de), El País Moody’s mantiene la calificación de la deuda soberana de Francia en medio de la crisis política y el malestar social (es), Handelsblatt Staatsfinanzen: Frankreichs Schuldenkrise verschärft sich – Moody’s hält Kreditrating trotzdem stabil (de), Jornal de Negócios Apesar da instabilidade social e política, Moody's segura rating de França (pt), Le Figaro Pourquoi Moody’s a maintenu la note française malgré le dérapage budgétaire ? (fr), Le Temps Moody’s offre un sursis à la France, les marchés financiers, eux, n’attendent pas (fr) · see all

  3. Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Coffins and Canoes From Canada Get 50% Tariff Under New Trump Order, BBC White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods as midterm elections loom, The Guardian Trump drops some Canada tariffs in bid to boost embattled Susan Collins in Maine · see all

    In other languages: Børsen USA fjerner toldsatser på flere canadiske varer (da), Aftenposten Trump endrer tollsatsene på kryssfinerplater fra Canada for å hjelpe senator fra Maine (no), Handelsblatt +++ US-Zollpolitik +++: USA heben offenbar Zölle auf bestimmte kanadische Waren auf (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung DIE NEUESTEN ENTWICKLUNGEN - Handelsstreit: USA passen einige Kanada-Zölle nach Druck aus grenznahen Gliedstaaten an (de), Svenska Dagbladet USA lättar på Kanada-tullar – höjning på kanoter (sv), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 가성비 전기차의 반란…후발주자 리프모터의 역습 (ko), Asahi Shimbun 対カナダ50%関税、一部撤廃 トランプ氏、中間選挙で候補者後押し (ja), Dagens industri Uppgifter: USA slopar vissa tullar (sv) · see all

  4. Trilateral peace talks with Russia, US negotiators to begin in November, Zelensky says

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Al-Monitor Zelenskiy says Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators to meet in early November in Abu Dhabi

    In other languages: Dagens industri Ukraina har stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv)

  5. Moonshot curbs hacking ability in new Kimi model as fears grow over AI-powered cyberattacks

    The Business Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt KI: Moonshot bremst Hacking-Fähigkeiten des neuesten Modells (de)

  6. Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say

    Edward Wong / The New York Times /

    Also: Financial Times Intelligence memo warns Iran plotting to kill Americans in Middle East

  7. Gulf Nation AI Ambitions Face Risks at Home and Abroad: New Economy

    Ziad Daoud / Bloomberg /

  8. India, Russia aim for $100 billion trade by 2030 as Modi, Putin push cooperation

    The Economic Times /

  9. Aboard USS George Washington as It Rearms for Possible Iran Strikes

    Eve Hartley / The Wall Street Journal /

  10. Gershkovich Says Putin Seeks His Terms, Not a Deal

    Bloomberg /

  11. Drones Hit Tolyatti Plant, Missiles Strike Oryol Defense Site

    Tymur Dubovyk / Kyiv Post /

  12. Zelensky Ready to Freeze Front Line to Halt War, Rejects Land Cession

    Kyiv Post /

  13. The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle

    Tom Wall. Photographs: Joel Redman / The Guardian /

  14. Japan’s GMO Internet Requests Government Cyber Defense Measures

    Taiga Uranaka / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times GMO asks government to take active cyber defense measures

  15. Russia's central bank holds key rate at 14%, raises inflation forecast

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  16. French government and corporate bond yields are converging

    Financial Times /

  17. Ukraine's Sine Engineering launches joint defense tech initiative with Finland

    Dominic Culverwell / The Kyiv Independent /

  18. 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Trump’s Waivers for Polluters

    Maxine Joselow and Eric Lipton / The New York Times /

  19. OpenAI resumes frontier AI training after security overhaul, discloses flaw in widely used software

    The Business Times /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Inside the cyber flaw scramble that brought the AI threat to life

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Nach Hacks: OpenAI will Spitzen-KI ohne Internet trainieren (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Nach Hacks: Open AI will Spitzen-KI ohne Internet trainieren (de)

  20. ‘Non-answers’ aren’t working. This is what investors really need from the Fed.

    Greg Robb / MarketWatch /

  21. General Staff: Russia has lost 1,576,600 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The Kyiv Independent /

  22. Do machines have feelings? AI has philosophers and tech leaders rethinking consciousness.

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

  23. Kim Jong-un crosses over newly opened bridge into China

    Raphael Rashid / The Guardian /

  24. Instacart in talks with DoorDash and Uber for sale: report

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Instacart Considers a Potential Sale, Sparking Share Rally

Earlier today

  1. Russian Diesel Tanker Heads to New York After Trump-Putin Deal

    Kyiv Post /

  2. UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab

    BBC /

  3. ‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

  4. Mass blackouts reported across occupied Crimea

    Rebecka Pieder / The Kyiv Independent /

  5. SpaceX-Tesla merger could face antitrust scrutiny

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /