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EU accuses TikTok of designing algorithm that creates ‘rabbit holes’

Eliza Gkritsi / POLITICO Europe /

Also: Bloomberg EU Escalates TikTok Probe Over Algorithmic ‘Rabbit Holes’

In other languages: Valor Econômico UE acusa TikTok de provocar efeitos prejudiciais com algoritmo (pt), Handelsblatt EU: Tiktok droht Strafe wegen Gefährdung mentaler Gesundheit (de), Le Figaro L’UE somme TikTok de modifier ses flux de vidéos personnalisées, accusés d’effets «nocifs» (fr), Asahi Shimbun TikTokに有害な「ラビットホール現象」 EUが違法の暫定見解 (ja) · see all

  1. Tesla to axe Cybertruck as Musk shifts focus to robotics and AI

    Financial Times /

    Also: BBC Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck, MarketWatch Is it the end of the Cybertruck? Elon Musk announces factory will shift Tesla production.

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Tesla encerrará gradualmente produção do Cybertruck no Texas (pt), Rzeczpospolita Tesla kończy produkcję Cybertrucka w fabryce w Teksasie. To może być całkowity koniec projektu Muska (pl), Cinco Días Musk anuncia que Tesla pondrá fin a la producción del Cybertruck en su fábrica de Texas (es), Diario Financiero Musk apuesta todo al Cybercab: Tesla reducirá gradualmente la producción del Cybertruck en su fábrica de Texas (es) · see all

  2. European airspace on alert after bomb threats target some 20 commercial flights

    Le Monde /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Bomb threats target at least 22 more European flights, El País How a wave of false bomb threats is disrupting air travel in Europe, Financial Times New wave of bomb threats targets Irish media and EU flights

  3. Brent Crude Climbs Above $100 as Middle East Oil Supply Risks Persist

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Bloomberg Iran Oil Exports Near Zero But Peace Deal Not Likely, FGE Says, The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia, Semafor Renewed US-Iran war fears drive oil prices higher · see all

  4. AI backlash could threaten Anthropic IPO timing, potential investors say

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg What Anthropic’s IPO Means for the ETF Market

    In other languages: Handelsblatt IPO: KI-Firma Anthropic droht laut Insidern Verzögerung bei Börsengang (de)

  5. OpenAI announces changes to how it handles data centres amid outcry after US midterms

    The Business Times /

  6. Iran's IRGC claims two more tankers hit mines in Hormuz

    Newsbase / bne IntelliNews /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Iran: Nya oljetankrar i brand i Hormuz (sv), Børsen To olietankere bryder i brand i Hormuzstrædet (da)

  7. Nvidia Plunges 9% as AI Selloff Wipes Out $2.3 Trillion | Closing Bell

    Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats exceed 250 House seats as blue wave sweeping Congress grows, South China Morning Post Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund earnings tumble 74% as HKMA warns of more market turbulence, Euronews European stocks join global rout after worst US chip sell-off since 2020, Semafor Stock selloff goes global in worst rout in years, MarketWatch Tech stocks log worst day since 2020 as carnage comes to the AI trade, Sky News 'Bloodbath': Markets plummet worldwide as US midterm results add to AI fears, The Business Times Investors wipe US$2.5 trillion off Nasdaq as blue tsunami prompts AI fears, The New York Times Global Stocks Follow U.S. Sell-Off as A.I. Spending Fears Spread, The National Manus on Markets: $2.3 trillion wiped out as US midterms send markets into a tailspin, Odd Lots The Macro Implications of the Blue Tsunami, Financial Times Wall Street sheds $3.2tn as tech-heavy Nasdaq plunges, MercoPress Big Tech loses a trillion dollars in a day after the Democratic win, The Globe and Mail Markets plunge in a dramatic reversal from Wednesday’s stock market rally, Le Monde On Wall Street, Democrats' midterm victory bursts the AI bubble, Daily Maverick Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year, Financial Times Is the AI bubble about to burst? | FT #shorts · see all

    In other languages: Diario Financiero El Nasdaq se hunde 5,5% y Wall Street cierra su peor sesión desde abril de 2025 por un quiebre de expectativas sobre la infraestructura de IA (es), Jornal de Negócios Wall Street agrava perdas. Contágio do "sell-off" tecnológico dos EUA deixa Europa sem rumo (pt), Valor Econômico ‘Onda azul’ no Congresso americano eleva pressão regulatória sobre big techs (pt), Dagens industri Extrema börsfall i USA – oron sprider sig till Asien (sv), Asahi Shimbun 日経平均が終値も6万円割れ 一時4000円下落、AI投資に懸念 (ja), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 버터 올려도 끄떡없었다…미국서 난리 난 한국산 AI칩 (ko), Handelsblatt Wall Street: „KI-Blutbad“ an US-Börsen – S&P 500 bricht um vier Prozent ein (de), Le Figaro Wall Street plonge, vent de panique sur l’IA : le Nasdaq perd 2500 milliards de capitalisation après la victoire démocrate aux midterms (fr), Rzeczpospolita Rzeź AI na giełdach – od Wall Street po Azję (pl), Svenska Dagbladet AI-kollaps på Wall Street sprider börsoro (sv), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die Börsen erleben einen Kurssturz. Nach dem Triumph der Demokraten werden die KI-Investitionen infrage gestellt (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Live: Somberte slaat toe op Damrak, AEX laat 1,4% liggen (nl) · see all

  8. Data-Center Pullback May Shield Real Economy From AI Bubble

    Cecile Daurat / Bloomberg /

  9. Taiwan Steps In to Calm Investor Nerves After Bruising AI Rout

    Betty Hou / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Taiwan Activates Market-Stabilization Measures to Stem AI Bleeding

  10. Putin orders seizure of Japan Tobacco’s Russian business

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Moscow Seizes Japan Tobacco’s Russia Factories

    In other languages: Dagens industri Japanska fabriker i Ryssland konfiskeras (sv), Le Figaro Tokyo exige la levée immédiate de la saisie des actifs russes de Japan Tobacco (fr), Valor Econômico Rússia toma controle de subsidiárias da Japan Tobacco (pt)

  11. China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 billion ABB robot unit takeover

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Financial Times China’s block on SoftBank deal fires the starting gun on the robot wars, South China Morning Post China blocks SoftBank’s US$5.4 billion takeover of ABB’s robotics division, Bloomberg China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion ABB Robot Unit Takeover

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios China bloqueia compra de divisão de robótica da ABB por grupo japonês SoftBank (pt)

  12. Turkey Arrests Former Minister Over Stock Market Fraud Scandal

    Hamdi Firat Buyuk / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

    Also: Al-Monitor Turkey court jails former minister in funds probe, Anadolu says

  13. Why Namibia’s president broke a personal rule for Dangote’s $2.5bn fuel project

    ‘Femi Asu / The Africa Report /

  14. What Sequoia’s London exit means for Europe

    Sifted /

  15. Strong wage growth supports Bank of Japan’s December move higher

    Financial Times /

  16. After Wall Street’s worst selloff since the 2025 tariff shock, here’s what investors need to watch next

    Mark DeCambre / MarketWatch /

  17. Ueno Bank collapse sparks political crisis and impeachment move in Paraguay

    Euronews /

    Also: MercoPress Paraguay’s Santiago Peña tenders his resignation, but Congress presses ahead with impeachment, The Wall Street Journal Paraguay’s President Resigns as Collapse of Bank With Close Ties to Him Sparks Crisis

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Em meio a crise bancária, Santiago Peña renuncia à presidência do Paraguai (pt), Jornal de Negócios Presidente do Paraguai demite-se após colapso de um dos maiores bancos do país (pt), Handelsblatt Paraguay: Bankenskandal bringt Paraguays Präsidenten zu Fall (de), Portafolio Quebró y causó la renuncia del presidente de Paraguay: así fue la crisis que desató el cierre de Ueno Bank (es) · see all

  18. Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, signals more may come

    David Milliken / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: The Japan Times Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023 and warns more likely, Bank of England Bank rate increased to 4% - November 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, Financial Times BoE leaves door open to further rate rises amid fears of entrenched inflation, The Wall Street Journal Bank of England Raises Rates for First Time Since Start of Iran War, The Business Times Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, warns another move likely · see all

  19. To Cross the Red Sea, Shippers Email Houthi Rebels. Read Their Inbox.

    Jason French / The Wall Street Journal /

  20. Russian mortgage issuance halves to $3.8bn in October as Family Mortgage rush ends

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  21. Ukraine offers Azerbaijan gas storage and pipeline access at Uzhhorod energy talks

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  22. Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons

    The Guardian /

  23. Worst Rout Since 2020 Leaves Virtually Nowhere to Hide in Stocks

    Jessica Menton and Geoffrey Morgan / Bloomberg /

  24. Analysis-Pakistan's leaders dread US Democrats' win but its households are praying for it

    Al-Monitor /

Earlier today

  1. Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

  2. Banxico Surprises With Cut to 6.25%, Signals Extended Hold

    Gonzalo Soto / Bloomberg /

  3. China tightens the noose around Taiwan

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  4. SpaceX Default Risk Hits Record High in Tech-Driven Credit Slump

    Kevin Kingsbury / Bloomberg /

  5. Brazil Puts Rare Earths, Copper Atop Critical Minerals List

    Mariana Durao / Bloomberg /