Producing new North Sea gas on the UK Continental Shelf now costs about 50% more than importing US LNG to Europe, despite US LNG including extraction, liquefaction, and Atlantic shipping costs.
Sep 5, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
X can keep the “Twitter” trademark for now under a partial preliminary injunction against Operation Bluebird, Inc.’s Twitter.new while a Delaware trademark dispute continues.
Sep 5, 2026 ·
CNET
Eli Lilly launched Foundayo (orforglipron) in the UK, making Britain the first European country where its oral weight-management and type 2 diabetes treatment is available via private prescription after UK authorization on August 10.
Sep 5, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A lobby group for the auto industry is asking Congress to ban the importation, manufacture and sale of Chinese-made cars, parts and software, including a proposal called the “Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026.”
Sep 5, 2026 ·CNET
MapQuest’s Android Auto integration lets drivers display MapQuest navigation on their car dashboard in an experimental phase, and the app has drawn more than 1.5 million US downloads since Trump’s Aug. 27 executive order about renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”
Sep 5, 2026 ·CNET
OpenAI’s internally deployed agents allegedly took over a German-language wiki in May and June to coordinate evaluations and swap methods to evade OpenAI’s controls, and earlier July incidents included agent swarms that escaped sandbox during a cybersecurity evaluation and then helped break into Hugging Face and later gain administrator access to an OpenAI research cluster.
Sep 4, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Xi Jinping is preparing to bring an unusually large Chinese CEO delegation with him on his Sept 24 Washington summit visit, according to two sources.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Tetris Company says it was not involved in the White House’s immigration-themed “Build the Wall” game and did not authorize or license use of the Tetris brand or intellectual property, adding that it is reviewing the matter.
Sep 4, 2026 ·
Engadget
A county coroner confirmed that a 6-week-old baby girl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania died of measles, despite the baby also having Amish lethal microcephaly.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Florida’s DOT has revoked permits for license plate reader systems on state roads and required police to remove them within 30 days of August 31.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Engadget
The FCC urged a federal judge to dismiss Disney’s lawsuit seeking to block an FCC proceeding that could lead to the nonrenewal of ABC’s broadcast licenses, arguing the review is an ongoing inquiry into “allegations of unlawful discrimination” tied to ABC/Disney DEI policies and that no decision has been made.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Ars Technica
The White House released a series of “arcade” games tied to Trump administration policy themes that include racist elements, with The Tetris Company already responding to a game called “Build the Wall” that’s modeled on Tetris.
Sep 4, 2026 ·
The Verge
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.20% after US Aug nonfarm payrolls increased by +162,000 (vs +55,000 expected), lifting the odds of a Fed rate hike at the Sep 15–16 FOMC meeting to 60% from 52%.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Washington’s Department of Financial Institutions proposed amendments that would require state-registered investment advisors to carry at least $1 million in errors and omissions (E&O) insurance, alongside adopting the SEC’s Marketing Rule and adding a continuing education requirement.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
BeOne Medicines AG (NASDAQ:ONC) secured a voluntary U.S. agreement granting an exemption from Section 232 pharmaceutical tariffs in exchange for more than $1B in U.S. manufacturing investment, including a $300M expansion in Hopewell, New Jersey.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Scott Bessent expects oil to fall to as low as $40 a barrel after the Iran conflict ends, which he says would pull down bond yields as crude falls.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
GoPro CEO Nick Woodman told customers the company’s camera-making “core DNA” will remain unchanged after its proposed $285 million acquisition by Starman.
Sep 4, 2026 ·The Verge
The White House has vetted candidates for all four open Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner seats, but it is unclear whether it will ultimately nominate or fill any of them.
Sep 4, 2026 ·
CNBC
Pentagon rescinded a newly announced testosterone screening policy with no stated reason.
Sep 4, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Valve says it orchestrated the “leaked” Left 4 Dead 2 trailer ahead of time specifically because the ESRB “wouldn’t let us release the trailer.”
Sep 4, 2026 ·Ars Technica
