A new wave of apparent hoax bomb threats disrupted flights across Europe and forced evacuations at newsrooms in Ireland, according to the BBC, Al Jazeera and France 24. Officials had not established a link between threats against airlines and media organisations, although the incidents followed several days of diversions and security alerts.
Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory around mid-2027, according to Elon Musk and reports from four technology outlets. The company intends to use the capacity to increase production of its Cybercab robotaxi. The pickup gained a niche following but did not reach mass-market sales and underwent several recalls.
The yield on CoreWeave bonds rose above 16%, CNBC reported, signalling that investors are demanding much higher returns to finance artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The increase reflects concern about a possible slowdown in data-centre construction and the rising cost of debt used to fund the industry’s rapid expansion.
Rory McIlroy made 11 birdies in a nine-under-par 63 during the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship, leaving him one shot off the lead. The round followed a two-shot penalty in his opener for improving his lie. Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta shared the 36-hole lead.
Denmark’s Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents from “non-Western” backgrounds under its parallel-societies housing law amounts to racial discrimination. Evicted families challenged the policy after removals from a housing complex in Helsingør. The government says the decisions were not based on ethnicity.
Fox completed its $22 billion acquisition of streaming-platform maker Roku earlier than expected, according to three technology reports. Roku founder Anthony Wood joined Fox’s board and will co-chair a new unit combining Roku with the Tubi and Fox One streaming businesses. Roku’s platform reaches more than 100 million US households.
Renewable-energy companies including Ørsted gained after the US midterm result gave investors greater clarity about the political backdrop, the Financial Times reported. The sector had faced two years of hostility from the Trump administration, and the election outcome prompted markets to reassess the policy risk surrounding clean-energy investment.
Amateur cricketer Brian Devine was banned from all cricket for two years over the “Clicky Ponting” cheating scandal that spread widely online during the English summer. His club, Saltburn second XI, was relegated, fined and given a 60-point deduction for the coming season, according to four sports outlets.
A Kenyan court sentenced doomsday sect leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and one adult, the Guardian and Al Jazeera reported. Prosecutors said followers had been ordered to starve themselves and their families. Accomplices were also convicted in the mass-death case.
The US Justice Department launched a Super Intelligence Task Force to protect the country’s artificial-intelligence ambitions from manipulation by domestic or foreign actors, according to two technology reports. Public descriptions were broad, saying the unit would counter bad actors seeking to disrupt US AI leadership, with few operational details provided.