Business Editor of @newstalkFM. I’m still heard on @BBCworldservice. Headline Money & Wincott Prize winner. https://xitter.cf/t.co/J02hkNu8dG

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This is chilling. He really hates democracy
Elon Musk threatens Democrats who want to investigate alleged corruption and his role in the US government if they win control of Congress next month. "Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them” tinyurl.com/yjfn3u3k
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JD Vance: Where's your outrage at this? The EU fines have been tiny compared to this
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Bipartisan lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Elon Musk after The Wall Street Journal reported that the SpaceX chief restricted Ukraine’s access to the company’s satellite-based Starlink network. on.wsj.com/4skr1jw
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Four days after being arrested, some of the Young rioters have already been sent to jail and some for more than a year. It took Ireland at least a year before the Dublin rioters from 2023 ended up before a judge. Ireland surely has the slowest justice system in the world.
🔴 À Paris, quatre salles sont mobilisées pour juger les personnes poursuivies après les événements de samedi. Derrière les images de pillages, des parcours très différents apparaissent. Pour l'heure, près de 150 individus ont été incarcérés. #JT20h
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BREAKING: Governments in Europe are shutting down their websites because of critical flaws in PHP, the language behind millions of websites. Finland, the Netherlands and France have taken government websites offline, including the Dutch cybersecurity agency's own site.
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🚨DEFCON 1🚨 In a few hours, a critical vulnerability that affects ~70% of web sites will be disclosed. It allows an attacker to upload and execute arbitrary code. It's probably best if you stop browsing the internet for the rest of the week. xitter.cf/ThePHPF/status/2112633…
The PHP security team is giving advance notice: Upcoming security release Wed, Oct 21st 2026, 14:00UTC, two critical vulnerabilities, both rated CVSSv4 9.2. PHP users are encouraged to prepare to update. Earlier release if details become public or active exploit evidence.
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🚨 A MASSIVE internet security emergency is unfolding right now. 🚨 Two CRITICAL vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP, potentially putting millions of websites at risk. → NEARLY 70% of websites with a known server-side language run PHP. The potential scale is ENORMOUS. → TWO CRITICAL security flaws have been confirmed, each scoring 9.2/10 in severity. → Attackers could potentially take control of vulnerable servers remotely, without authentication. → Reports suggest PHP versions dating back to 2004 could be affected. The exact scope is still unconfirmed. → EMERGENCY PATCHES are scheduled for TOMORROW at 10 AM ET. Website owners are being urged to prepare immediately. → Europe's CERT-EU is warning organizations to patch ASAP or consider TAKING EXPOSED APPLICATIONS OFFLINE if they cannot be secured. → WordPress, Magento, Laravel and potentially millions of other PHP-powered websites could be at risk. → Once patches go public, hackers could reverse-engineer them and race to attack servers that haven't updated. The vulnerabilities are CONFIRMED. The full technical details remain secret. Tomorrow, the race between hackers and defenders begins. This could get ugly. FAST.
The PHP security team is giving advance notice: Upcoming security release Wed, Oct 21st 2026, 14:00UTC, two critical vulnerabilities, both rated CVSSv4 9.2. PHP users are encouraged to prepare to update. Earlier release if details become public or active exploit evidence.
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Orange rainfall warnings issued now for #StormAusten for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow. More updates later.
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This is awful. Europeans won’t forget this from the Americans
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"A ship of fools in the EU Parliament is redesigning regulations that increase the cost of air travel when consumers want lower fares." Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, on #EuropeToday.
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"Ursula von der Leyen is afraid to do anything except talk. She's useless." @Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary tells #EuropeToday the EU Commission president is doing "nothing" to make Europe more competitive.
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So it'll be cheaper to buy wealthy US companies than Irish listed companies in these new IIAs. Crazy Tax-efficient investment accounts still face 1% stamp duty charge on large Irish companies irishtimes.com/business/2026…
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Incredible scoop by my @WSJ colleagues: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration. wsj.com/world/ukraine-starli…
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SoftBank CDS... That's almost a 30% default probability. Pretty amazing....
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