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Google loses appeal against record €4.1bn EU fine over Android
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Google loses appeal against record €4.1bn EU fine over Android

A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."

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Google loses appeal against record €4.1bn EU fine over Android
A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open.".
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Moody’s Germany fined EUR 2,145,000 for misreporting to ESMA
Moody’s Germany fined EUR 2,145,000 for misreporting to ESMA 02 July 2026 Press Releases Securities Financing Transactions Supervision Trade.
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Louisiana attorney general indicted over alleged threats; governor pledges swift pardon
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) was indicted by a grand jury in connection with an investigation over alleged threats she made ag.
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Treasury says Trump Account investment options will include State Street, BlackRock and Vanguard ETFs
The Treasury Department said the investment lineup for Trump ‌Accounts includes ETFs from State Street, BlackRock and Vanguard..
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Marketsrates & central banks · IPO & M&A filings · sovereign debt · FX & liquidity ALL 89 FILES ›
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Judge Rules JPMorgan Still Has to Pay for Charlie Javice’s Legal Defense

Charlie Javice, founder of Frank, was convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase. Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty Images JPMorgan must continue covering convicted fraudster Charlie Javice's legal fees, a judge ruled. Javice, convicted of defrauding JPMorgan, faces seven years in prison. Another judge this week denied a request to remove her ankle m

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Reopening Federal Bond Issue — Auction Result
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Reopening Federal Bond Issue — Auction Result

The Deutsche Bundesbank published the auction result for a reopened Federal bond issue on July 1 via its federal-securities press release page. The result figures were issued as an accompanying PDF notice; the feed carried no yield or allotment detail.

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CyberCVEs & zero-days · ransomware & threat groups · state actors · cyber policy ALL 83 FILES ›
Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider” Arrested in Fi
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Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider” Arrested in Finland and Extradited to the United States

Alleged Scattered Spider member Peter Stokes, 19, was extradited from Finland to the U.S. over hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Peter Stokes, 19, an alleged Scattered Spider member known online as “Bouquet,” has been extradited from Finland to the U.S. to face hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Prosecutors say he took part in mu

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Cisco Publishes July 1, 2026 Security Advisories: Catalyst Center File Read and ClamAV Flaws

Cisco PSIRT published its July 1 advisory bundle covering CVE-2026-20191, a Catalyst Center arbitrary file read vulnerability rated High with a CVSS base score of 7.5, and a set of ClamAV vulnerabilities affecting Cisco products (CVE-2026-20216, CVE-2026-20213, CVE-2026-20214, CVE-2026-20215, CVE-2026-20217, CVE-2026-20243 and CVE-2026-20

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CVE-2025-36372: IBM Db2 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM)

Per the NVD entry published June 30, CVE-2025-36372 affects IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.4 for Linux, UNIX and Windows, including Db2 Connect Server. The flaw could disclose sensitive information to an authenticated user from the monitoring and event tables and is rated CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM.

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Moody’s Germany fined EUR 2,145,000 for misreporting to ESMA
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Moody’s Germany fined EUR 2,145,000 for misreporting to ESMA

Moody’s Germany fined EUR 2,145,000 for misreporting to ESMA 02 July 2026 Press Releases Securities Financing Transactions Supervision Trade Repositories The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has fined Moody’s Deutschland GmbH (Moody’s Germany) a total of EUR 2,145,000,

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Louisiana attorney general indicted over alleged threats; governor pledges swift
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Louisiana attorney general indicted over alleged threats; governor pledges swift pardon

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) was indicted by a grand jury in connection with an investigation over alleged threats she made against New Orleans officials, former Judge Laurie White confirmed Thursday. “The grand jury has returned an indictment, it is now a criminal matter,” White, who was appointed as a special prosecutor in

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Justice Department Sues California Over Glock Ban, Handgun Roster

Justice Department Sues California Over Glock Ban, Handgun Roster Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times , The Justice Department (DOJ) on July 1 sued California over its ban on "machinegun convertible pistols" and its "handgun roster." A Glock handgun and two magazines in a file photograph. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo The law ban

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Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Sues Trump, Admin Officials Over Allegedly Vindictive Investigations

Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Sues Trump, Admin Officials Over Allegedly Vindictive Investigations Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times , Former CIA Director John Brennan is seeking a court order requiring the Trump administration to retain records related to allegedly vindictive investigations into him and his involvement in probing

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Palantir's Karp bashes OpenAI, Anthropic token model: 'Something has g
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Palantir's Karp bashes OpenAI, Anthropic token model: 'Something has gone completely wrong'

'Something Has Gone Completely Wrong': Palantir's Alex Karp Goes Ballistic On OpenAI, Anthropic On Wednesday, Palantir CEO Alex Karp delivered a blistering critique of frontier AI labs, accusing them of having an "effing insane" business model that leaves enterprises paying escalating token costs for limited value while risking their prop

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Anthropic Says US Lifts Export Ban on Its Advanced AI Models

BBC News reported on July 1 that Anthropic says the US has lifted the export ban on its advanced AI tools, after Fable and Mythos were abruptly suspended in June over concerns they could be used by hackers. CNBC's coverage states the Trump administration lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, and the Wall Street Journal re

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OpenAI and Anthropic Backer MGX Closes $49 Billion AI Fund, One of the Biggest Ever

CNBC reported on July 1 that MGX closed one of the biggest AI funds ever at $49 billion. Per CNBC, MGX is a backer of major AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, and also backed Elon Musk's xAI prior to its merger with SpaceX. The close adds a substantial new pool of capital behind the frontier labs MGX already holds.

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Moody’s Germany fined EUR 2,145,000 for misreporting to ESMA
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Justice Department Sues California Over Glock Ban, Handgun Roster
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Reopening Federal Bond Issue — Auction Result
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