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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: The Guardian Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk focuses on robotics and AI, MarketWatch Is it the end of the Cybertruck? Elon Musk announces factory will shift Tesla production., BBC Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck

    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: 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: The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia, Kyiv Post Russia’s Major Oil Refinery Reportedly Targeted as 142 Drones Downed, 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. Data-Center Pullback May Shield Real Economy From AI Bubble

    Cecile Daurat / Bloomberg /

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

    Financial Times /

    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)

  9. 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)

  10. Nasdaq sees worst day in 19 months as investors bet on AI slowdown after Democrats’ election triumph

    Graeme Wearden / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Nvidia Plunges 9% as AI Selloff Wipes Out $2.3 Trillion | Closing Bell, 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, Euronews European stocks join global rout after worst US chip sell-off since 2020, 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 The sell-off gets deep, 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, South China Morning Post HKEX posts first quarterly profit decline in over 2 years as Hong Kong market cools, 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), 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), Jornal de Negócios Tecnológicas vivem pesadelo em Wall Street. Nasdaq perde quase 6% (pt), 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: Hoofdfondsen buigen het hoofd, behalve chipfondsen en ArcelorMittal (nl) · see all

  11. Turkey Arrests Former Minister Over Stock Market Fraud Scandal

    Hamdi Firat Buyuk / Balkan Insight (BIRN) /

  12. Oil’s Plunge Below $100 Doesn’t Mean Markets Are Out of Jeopardy

    Alex Longley / Bloomberg /

  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. Taiwan Activates Market-Stabilization Measures to Stem AI Bleeding

    Fabiana Negrin Ochoa / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Euronews /

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

    Mark DeCambre / MarketWatch /

  19. 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, 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

  20. ATP Is Said to Weigh Stake Sale in €2 billion Spanish Gas Firm

    Andrés González / Bloomberg /

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

    Jason French / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    The Guardian /

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 /