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Italy's trucker protests halt buffalo mozzarella production, cost producers €3 million
22 October 2026Italy's diesel-price protest halts buffalo mozzarella production, with producers estimating €3 million in losses in just 24 hours as milk fails to reach dairies and finished cheeses cannot reach... -
Combatting online scams in the age of AI
22 October 2026One in four Europeans has fallen victim to an online scam, from identity fraud to fake romances. The rise of artificial intelligence is ushering in new risks. Minh Nguyen, Chief Product Officer at... -
Meta's Zuckerberg pitches AI successes to investors with 26% rise in quarterly revenue
22 October 2026Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted the company's progress on artificial intelligence during an earnings call on Wednesday and called for more investment. The tech giant's Muse AI agent has... -
French bond yields hit 24-year high after unrest
21 October 2026French bond yields have topped 5 percent, their highest level since 2002, after widespread protests and violence over the weekend. It's a sign that investors are losing confidence in France's... -
Musk talks up potential merger of SpaceX and Tesla
21 October 2026As SpaceX reports blockbuster quarterly earnings, CEO Elon Musk floats the possibility of merging the rocketry and AI firm with his electric car company Tesla. Also in this edition: OpenAI reveals... -
US regulators certify Boeing 737 MAX 10 after years of delay
20 October 2026The US Federal Aviation Administration has given final approval for the 737-10, the largest model in Boeing's best-selling MAX family. The certification comes more than five years after the... -
French retailers begin filing insurance claims after weekend of looting
20 October 2026Shop owners in France are counting the cost of the weekend's riots as the government works on new measures to help them recover from widespread looting. Also in this edition: Germany welcomes new... -
France tells online marketplaces to crack down on resale of looted items
19 October 2026As thousands of French shop owners are reeling from the weekend's violence and looting, listings of apparently stolen items have been popping up online. The government has asked major second-hand... -
French retailers reel after weekend of riots, looting
19 October 2026Representatives of the French business community gather for a crisis meeting with the government following widespread looting during the weekend's protests. Meanwhile, the country's tourism sector... -
Who capped Starlink in Ukraine? Musk, Trump and Rubio give three different answers
18 October 2026Ukraine says speed limits on Starlink are still hampering military efforts to fight off Russian drones, days after a surprise network slowdown that Kyiv called deliberate and Washington denied...