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Today
Commission investigates possible collusion between Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq
Business • 7:47 PM
2 min
The EU antitrust enforcer is investigating a potential agreement between the two stock exchange groups for derivatives, arguing it may be in breach of European rules designed to spur competition in the EU market.
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Uzbekistan strengthens labour rights through union-led reforms
Business • 4:57 PM
9 min
Uzbekistan’s trade unions mark 120 years of operation, by taking the lead in labour reform, pushing for equal pay, safer workplaces, and stronger employee rights.
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Most safety precautions for AI tools can be bypassed within a few minutes, study finds
Business • 3:52 PM
3 min
AI systems ‘forget’ their safety measures the longer a user speaks to it, making the tools more likely to give out harmful or inappropriate information, a new report found.
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French competition authority slaps €4.6 million fine on telehealth app Doctolib for unfair practices
Business • 3:17 PM
2 min
France’s competition authority slapped a €4.6 million fine on telehealth firm Doctolib for what it said was anticompetitive behaviour.
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Germany fines JPMorgan €45 million for anti-money-laundering failings
Business • 2:26 PM
2 min
Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin has imposed a record fine on JPMorgan for systemic failings in its anti-money-laundering controls.
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Radiation therapy does not improve survival rates for some women with breast cancer, study finds
Business • 1:24 PM
3 min
A new international study found that radiation therapy did not affect 10-year survival rates for women with early-stage breast cancer who were considered “intermediate risk”.
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EU Tech Commissioner meets French ministers over Shein 'sex doll' uproar
Business • 1:17 PM
4 min
French ministers urge the European Commission to sanction e-commerce giant Shein for allowing illegal items to be sold on its website including a 'childlike sex doll' that sparked a national scandal.
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Chipmaker Nexperia said it halted China shipments on payment refusal
Business • 10:42 AM
3 min
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia said it stopped sending wafers to its Chinese unit because of a payment refusal — the latest twist in Europe’s semiconductor standoff with Beijing.
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'Vibe coding' named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary
Business • 9:45 AM
4 min
“Vibe coding”, an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using AI, has been named Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2025.
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How Denmark is trying to protect citizens from AI deepfakes
Business • 9:36 AM
7 min
Denmark is seeking to protect ordinary Danes, as well as performers and artists who might have their appearance or voice imitated and shared without their permission.
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Chinese-made buses in Norway can be halted remotely, spurring increased security
Business • 8:58 AM
5 min
Test results showed that the Chinese bus maker had access to the vehicles' control systems for software updates and diagnostics.
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Nvidia first to hit $5 trillion valuation but last in AI supply chain decarbonisation, study finds
Business • 6:00 AM
6 min
The rapid growth of the AI market comes with increasing environmental challenges. The massive energy demands are raising serious concerns. Leading AI companies, including Nvidia, have so far failed to address these issues according to Greenpeace.
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Heavy drinkers at higher risk of brain bleeds in old age, study finds
Business • 6:00 AM
3 min
Heavy drinkers were aged 64 on average when they had a stroke, compared to 75 among people who drank less alcohol.
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Yesterday
France suspends access to Shein as retailer opens first Paris store
Business • 3:18 PM
5 min
The ministry did not say whether its decision would impact the physical store or elaborate on the reasons for its decision.
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Cyberattack on Marks & Spencer slices profits by more than a half
Business • 2:48 PM
3 min
The hack cost M&S over £300 million in lost sales but the firm said it was able to recover around a third of this through an insurance payout.
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AI chatbots fail to grasp that people might believe false information, study finds
Business • 1:53 PM
3 min
AI chatbots struggle to recognise when users believe false information, the study found.
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French investigators open criminal probe into TikTok over impact on children’s mental health
Business • 9:47 AM
3 min
If the investigation leads to charges and convictions, those found guilty could face several years in prison and fines.
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Australia adds Reddit and Kick to world-leading social media ban for children under 16
Business • 8:39 AM
3 min
The ban takes force Dec. 10.
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Common antibiotic may lower schizophrenia risks, study finds
Business • 8:00 AM
3 min
The researchers said their findings were ‘tentative but exciting’.
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Anthropic to bring its AI to hundreds of teachers in Iceland to help them prepare lessons
Business • 7:02 AM
3 min
Icelandic teachers will soon be able to use AI to prepare lessons, classroom materials and administrative work.
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New Danish proposal for chat control: three fat problems remain
Business • 6:02 AM
3 min
Denmark’s update to the EU “chat control” plan shifts to “voluntary” scanning, but ex-MEP Patrick Breyer warns it still sidesteps Parliament’s court-order safeguard, would ban under-16s from messaging apps, and could effectively end anonymous communicatio
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Rate of drug-resistant bloodstream infections expected to climb in Europe in coming years
Business • 12:53 AM
3 min
The uptick in infections will have a bigger impact on older adults, the study found.
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Tuesday, november 4, 2025
AI chatbots are spewing Russian propaganda, study finds
Business • 3:58 PM
4 min
One in five AI chatbot answers uses Russian propaganda websites as sources, a new study shows.
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Maldives bans smoking for all young people including tourists. Here’s what travellers need to know
Business • 1:55 PM
4 min
The Maldives already has strict rules around bringing electronic cigarettes into the country.
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Deaths in pregnancy and childbirth have plummeted worldwide. What’s behind the decline?
Business • 11:04 AM
3 min
There were about 260,000 maternal deaths in 2023, down 41 per cent from the turn of the century.
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Here’s how many daily steps could help slow Alzheimer’s disease
Business • 10:16 AM
4 min
More physical activity was linked to slower cognitive decline, the study found.
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How toddlers’ gut microbiome could affect their mental health in childhood
Business • 9:38 AM
4 min
The findings are the latest to shed light on how gut health affects overall wellbeing.
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First clinical trial testing pig kidney transplants in people launches in US
Business • 9:37 AM
3 min
The small trial is the latest step in the quest for animal-to-human transplants.
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House sales in Europe: Which markets are growing, which are slowing?
Business • 6:34 AM
4 min
Euronews Business takes a closer look at European housing market trends, focusing on home sales and the factors driving them.
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OpenAI and Amazon sign $38 billion deal for AI computing power
Business • 6:05 AM
3 min
OpenAI and Amazon have signed a $38 billion agreement enabling the ChatGPT creator to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centres in the US.
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France treats cyber harassment differently to rest of EU. These are the other high-profile cases
Business • 6:02 AM
8 min
Brigitte Macron mounted a cyber harassment case against 10 people who claimed France’s first lady is transgender or was born a man. What other cases are there in France?
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Can at-home gut microbiome tests really tell you anything useful?
Business • 6:01 AM
6 min
Doctors warn that at-home gut microbiome tests are largely unregulated, often unreliable and offer little actionable value beyond curiosity.
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Here are the digital changes EU candidate countries are making to align with the bloc
Business • 6:01 AM
9 min
All nine EU candidate countries have to improve their technology and digital laws to meet the bloc’s requirements. How are they doing in these areas so far?
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Monday, november 3, 2025
European Commission wary of China’s export control plans over key tech components
Business • 3:39 PM
5 min
The EU executive was unable to confirm on Monday whether China had lifted all export controls on rare earths and Nexperia chips for European industries.
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France may block Shein for childlike sex dolls as it opens Paris store
Business • 2:29 PM
3 min
French authorities warned they may block access to Shein after it emerged that the online fast-fashion giant had been selling sex dolls with a childlike appearance.
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Nvidia’s most powerful chips will stay in the United States, Trump says
Business • 11:42 AM
4 min
Nvidia’s most powerful semiconductors will be reserved for American AI companies, says US President Donald Trump.
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How Qatar is seeking soft power by shaping city skylines worldwide
Business • 9:53 AM
5 min
With investments across continents and developments reshaping city skylines, Qatar is demonstrating its growing ambition to make a lasting mark on the world’s urban landscape.
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Neuroscientists are trying to find out what happens to our brains when we dream or have nightmares
Business • 6:02 AM
3 min
The research team will observe mice treated with mefloquine, a malaria drug no longer prescribed due to serious side effects, for two weeks and observe their brains and behaviour.
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This AI is combating money laundering and keeping out Russian oligarchs
Business • 6:02 AM
6 min
In a demonstration, Strise showed a company portfolio where warning signs flashed over a possible Russian oligarch ownership.
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Saturday, november 1, 2025
Polish to be the most effective language for prompting AI, new study reveals
Business • 7:38 PM
2 min
A group of researchers studied which language is best understood by artificial intelligence, with Polish in the lead and English only ranking at sixth place.
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Are self-driving tractors the key to tackling agriculture’s labour crisis
Business • 7:01 AM
3 min
At FIRA USA 2025 in California, the future of farming was on full display, with driverless tractors, drones and AI-powered machines navigating fields and tending crops.
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This new urine health scanner lets you analyse your pee at home - but it doesn’t come cheap
Business • 7:01 AM
2 min
A new device that sits inside the toilet bowl and analyses your urine for clues about hydration, nutrition and kidney health has been launched.
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Entrepreneurship in Europe: Where are firms thriving and barely surviving?
Business • 6:00 AM
4 min
Running a business is an occupation full of risks and rewards, and some European countries are riskier than others for entrepreneurs.
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Friday, october 31, 2025
What will AI never be able to do and what can it do? Tech executives in Spain weigh in
Business • 2:48 PM
7 min
AI is already a transformative reality in multiple sectors, but it poses challenges in cybersecurity and personal data protection. Experts from Microsoft, Carrefour and Iberdrola discuss the present and future of artificial intelligence.
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European carmakers warn of supply shocks as Nexperia halts chip exports to China
Business • 1:32 PM
3 min
Europe’s car industry is bracing for new supply shocks after Dutch chipmaker Nexperia halted wafer shipments from China amid management disputes, weeks after The Hague seized control of the company over security concerns.
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Apple delivers strong results despite global trade war and AI rivalry
Business • 9:34 AM
6 min
Strong demand for iPhones drove the company’s revenue higher in the three months to the end of September, closing its fiscal year with record profits.
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Here's how to use AI at work to avoid hallucinations and mistakes
Business • 8:42 AM
8 min
Don’t trust AI to make big decisions for you and think of it as an intern.
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Amazon shares surge 13% on strong AI-driven cloud growth
Business • 7:49 AM
4 min
Amazon reported higher sales and earnings for the third quarter, and it was boosted by its fast-growing web services business.
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What do Europeans have to say about the Digital Fairness Act?
Business • 6:02 AM
6 min
Record 4,325 Call for Evidence submissions (boosted by gamers) show a split. Most business groups opposed it, and many publicly funded NGOs supported it. The EU “champions” (Wolt, Ryanair, Vinted, Spotify) warned of over-regulation, urging focus on implem
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Eating cheese once a week may lower dementia risk, study suggests
Business • 6:02 AM
3 min
Researchers found that regular cheese eaters were 24 per cent less likely to develop the condition over three years compared with non-cheese eaters.
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Universal Music Group and AI music firm Udio settle lawsuit and announce new music platform
Business • 12:03 AM
4 min
A legal wrangle over alleged copyright infringement between Universal Music and AI firm Udio has ended with a settlement and a new partnership for a platform to make AI music more accessible to everyday users.
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Thursday, october 30, 2025
This humanoid robot will be your housekeeper. But would you let it into your home?
Business • 1:43 PM
3 min
An American company just launched what they say is the first humanoid robot that is able to do domestic chores.
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Albania’s AI minister is ‘pregnant’ with 83 digital assistants, prime minister says
Business • 11:14 AM
2 min
Diella, the country’s first AI system that is now a minister in Edi Rama’s cabinet, will have 83 “children,” who will become parliamentary assistants.
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Microsoft beats revenue expectations and invests a further €30bn in AI
Business • 10:05 AM
3 min
Microsoft beat earnings expectations and outlined a renewed push into AI and cloud computing. A €30bn spending splurge, along with an Azure outage, nonetheless overshadowed the strong quarter and sent share prices falling.
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Blood test to detect prostate cancer cuts risk of dying by 13%, study finds
Business • 9:01 AM
3 min
One life was saved for every 456 men invited for a prostate cancer screening, the study found.
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Character.AI bans under-18s from interacting with chatbots after teen suicide
Business • 8:52 AM
3 min
The company is facing a series of lawsuits including by a mother who claims an AI character persuaded her son to take his life.
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Meta projects higher expenses for 2026, sending shares plummeting
Business • 8:34 AM
3 min
Meta did not say what it expects 2026 expenses to be, but analysts are forecasting $97 billion (€83.51bn) — according to FactSet.
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Alphabet posts first-ever quarter with $100 billion in revenue
Business • 8:05 AM
5 min
Investors celebrated the third-quarter numbers by driving up Alphabet’s stock price more than 6% in Wednesday’s extended trading.
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Will AI create a gender trap for women in the workplace or level the employment field?
Business • 6:02 AM
7 min
Jobs with the highest exposure to AI are likely to be the most affected but it is still unclear what form this impact will take.
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Personal finance and AI: Should you trust ChatGPT’s investment advice?
Business • 6:01 AM
8 min
Retail investors keep flocking to publicly-available online AI tools such as ChatGPT to help with their financial decisions, despite clear warnings about risks. But how capable are simple AI models of providing reliable and trustworthy investment advice?
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