Iran war sparks heating crisis in US north-east as winter approaches [Wed, 21 Oct 06:00]Record heating oil prices are forcing the region to rethink prior opposition to natural gas pipelines
Nscale boss seeks to reassure staff amid AI market fears [Wed, 21 Oct 01:47]Founder Josh Payne says demand remains ‘insatiable’ for the services of Nvidia-backed data centre group
Foreign diplomats queue for handshake with EU leaders [Wed, 21 Oct 01:00]Also in this newsletter: Canada pushes for more co-operation on AI
World headed for warming of 2.8C as fossil fuel emissions keep rising, UN warns [Wed, 21 Oct 01:00]Global energy-related greenhouse gases remain at record levels
Netflix’s $300bn problem: lack of hits piles pressure on streaming giant [Wed, 21 Oct 00:00]Co-chief Ted Sarandos faces questions over content strategy as slowing viewer engagement threatens growth
Crypto exchanges race to offer prediction markets to US customers [Wed, 21 Oct 00:00]Digital asset groups seek new ways of making money in face of prolonged downturn in token prices
Irish ex-EU commissioner seeks Trump’s help to restore grain corridor [Wed, 21 Oct 00:00]Phil Hogan is bidding to lead UN food agency and increase its involvement in talks with Russia and Ukraine about securing Black Sea shipping
SpaceX and Tesla boards explore potential merger [Tue, 20 Oct 21:49]Elon Musk says combining his two public companies would be a ‘good idea’ as the world approaches an AI singularity
Finnish president hails progress in talks about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine [Tue, 20 Oct 17:30]Volodymyr Zelenskyy participates in discussions in Oslo that also involve Donald Trump’s envoy
Joel Kaplan to step down as Meta global affairs chief [Tue, 20 Oct 17:30]Republican political operative is a key adviser to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Can the Democrats win the Senate? [Tue, 20 Oct 17:14]The races, the money and the issues that will determine the final half of Trump’s second term
Boeing wins approval for Max 10 jet in boost for turnaround efforts [Tue, 20 Oct 16:43]Long-awaited certification will help US group compete with Airbus as airlines seek larger and more efficient aircraft