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December 11, 2025AXA Warns on Data Center ‘Gambles’ as Private Credit Risks Rise
French insurer AXA SA said it’s exercising greater caution on the artificial intelligence build-out when backing financing for the sector, amid growing awareness of emerging risks in private markets. “We are convinced of the medium-term trend, but we …

December 11, 2025Enterprise Risk Associates Gets $150M From Macquarie to Fund Agency Acquisitions
Enterprise Risk Associates (ERA), an insurance brokerage platform focused on mergers and acquisitions of independent insurance agencies, announced it has received an investment from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance that will provide up to $150 mil …

December 11, 2025Coupang CEO Resigns After Online Retailer Hit by Massive Data Breach
South Korea’s biggest online retailer Coupang said on Wednesday that CEO Park Dae-jun has resigned, taking responsibility for a huge data breach at the company that has triggered a growing backlash in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Coupang “deeply ap …

December 11, 2025Over 30 Sanctioned Ships in Venezuela at Risk After US Tanker Seizure
More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized a supertanker carrying Venezuelan crude for export, according to shipping data. The seizure, announced by President …

December 11, 2025US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela, Trump Says
The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas. “We’ve just seized a tanker on …

December 11, 2025DOJ Stops Monitoring Houston Illegal Dumping in Retreat From Environmental Justice
The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with the city of Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods, part of the Trump administration’s broad dismantling of environmental justice initiatives. Federal authori …

December 11, 2025OpenAI Warns New Models Pose ‘High’ Cybersecurity Risk
OpenAI on Wednesday warned that its upcoming artificial intelligence models could pose a “high” cybersecurity risk, as their capabilities advance rapidly. The AI models might either develop working zero-day remote exploits against well-defended syste …

December 11, 2025Driverless Taxis Are Heading to UK, but Who’s Liable When Something Goes Wrong?
Driverless taxis are a bit like buses. You wait ages for one, and then a fleet arrives all at once. The US firms Waymo and Uber have both said their vehicles will be on the streets of London in 2026. …

December 11, 2025Crypto Traders Seek Out Extra Security as Kidnappings Rise
To maintain an edge in the volatile, non-stop world of cryptocurrency trading, it helps to be chronically online. Telegram, Discord and Reddit forums are full of investors swapping tips, memes and — when they get lucky — posting screenshots of … …

December 11, 2025Viewpoint: Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026
Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business conditions to remain mostly unchanged, compared to those in 2025. Core credit drivers trend in different directions b …