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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18h
‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack
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‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack
Smit Machchhar says in video call with Indian PM that he realised if he did not get up then ‘passengers would lose their lives’ The Indian pilot who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight has described how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent. Capt Smit Machchhar, who is recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital, told the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, in a video call broadcast live on television news channels that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save the passengers onboard the aircraft. Continue reading...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/10/2026
Questions remain about how a pilot managed to sneak a weapon aboard a plane and stab his fellow pilot before it plunged thousands of feet in mere seconds. This is what we know about the incident and how close it came to resulting in tragedy.
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What we know about the cockpit stabbing on Israel-bound flight
Here’s what we know about the Flydubai flight, and how close it came to resulting in tragedy.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 02/10/2026
Authorities are investigating what led the co-pilot on a Flydubai plane to stab the pilot. The flight was saved with the help of passengers and crew.
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How a bleeding pilot, plumber and spare crew averted a plane crash
Authorities are investigating what led the co-pilot on a Flydubai plane to stab the pilot. The flight was saved with the help of passengers and crew.
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Rep. Gregory Meeks @meeks.house.gov · 02/10/2026
Capt. Smit Machchhar and those who helped him are heroes. Their bravery in fending off the attacker and safely landing FlyDubai Flight 1073 in Saudi Arabia saved nearly 200 lives and prevented a devastating tragedy. A thorough investigation is needed to ensure this never happens again.
nytimes.com
Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar, the Pilot Hailed as a Hero After FlyDubai Cockpit Stabbing?
Capt. Smit Machchhar suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said.
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Trueharmony @trueharmony.bsky.social · 15h
What else do we not know.
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OpsMatters @opsmatters.com · 01/10/2026
The latest update for #ControlPlane includes "How to Cut #Cloud Compute Costs Without Rewriting Your Apps" and "#PlatformEngineering Without a Platform Team: How Growth-Stage #SaaS Companies Get Production-Grade Infrastructure". #devops #kubernetes #cloudcomputing opsmtrs.com/3wMb24U
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Control Plane
Run compute anywhere, combine cloud services, boost developer productivity, and slash costs.
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but sadly no one believed it www.normalisland.co.uk/p/israels-la...
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Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but no one believed it
You’ve gotta admire Bibi Netanyahu.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 01/10/2026
As Britain builds more renewable energy, it will need to get better at encouraging people to use electricity when it’s plentiful.
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How the new Great British Grid could help households benefit from abundant and cheap renewable power
As Britain builds more renewable energy, it will need to get better at encouraging people to use electricity when it’s plentiful.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
If New York's voluntary intoxication loophole strikes you as victim-blaming, you’re not alone.
motherjones.com
The loophole that likely doomed the Cornell rape case before it even started
Accusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as "victim-blaming."
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/10/2026
“Right now, the public backlash is so strong against Flock, and the public is not as well aware of the concerns with Axon and some of the other surveillance companies,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @thorbenson.bsky.social for @prospect.org.
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License Plate and Switch - The American Prospect
Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Navy enlisted 45,112 new sailors and surpassed its 45,000 recruitment goal for fiscal year 2026, which ended Wednesday.
stripes.com
Navy exceeds recruiting goal for third consecutive year
The Navy enlisted 45,112 new sailors for fiscal year 2026 and has set its recruiting goal again at 45,000 in fiscal year 2027.
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Paul 🏳️‍🌈 @paulcolam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Imagine what can be done with our society if the rich actually paid their way. #taxTheRich
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 30/09/2026
A plane carrying passengers from the FlyDubai flight that a pilot apparently tried to crash has landed in Israel. Follow live updates.
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Live updates: A pilot stabbed another on UAE flight to Israel in apparent attempt to crash, Netanyahu says
A flydubai flight headed to Tel Aviv, Israel, was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a fight between pilots, raising concerns about a possible hijacking.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026
Breaking News: Passengers on a Tel Aviv flight intervened after a pilot “apparently attempted to crash” a FlyDubai jet, Benjamin Netanyahu said. Follow updates.
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Live Updates: FlyDubai Pilot May Have Attempted to Crash Flight to Israel, Netanyahu Says
Passengers intervened and “prevented a disaster” after one pilot stabbed another during a flight from Dubai, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia. The motive for the attack was not clear.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Between this flight losing its pilots (due to fighting) and the fighter jets that got scrambled to shoot it down... these passengers are extremely lucky to be alive. Plane was reportedly landed by a Ukrainian and a Russian, pilots flying as passengers, who took over and landed the flight safely.|
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A fight between pilots forces a flight to Tel Aviv to land in Saudi Arabia, officials say
A FlyDubai plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble ...
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Clive D 🔳 (OSDE) @osde8info.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
londondevopsai london meetup @korbobimp.bsky.social #ai #devops
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Clive D 🔳 (OSDE) @osde8info.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
londondevopsai london meetup @ @autogenai swamp agent #ai #devops #devsecops
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Clive D 🔳 (OSDE) @osde8info.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
londondevopsai meetup #ai #devops #devsecops
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johannes (linux era) 🎨 💖💜💙 @yc99.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
my latest revision to the alternate software guide added more search engines too, and replaced mullvad with floorp
JOHANNES'S GUIDE TO DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY (UPDATED)

search engines: duckduckgo, ecosia, searXNG, qwant, startpage, mojeek

browsers: librewolf, waterfox, tor, zen, ungoogled chromium, brave, duckduckgo, vivaldi, GNU icecat, floorp

office suites: libreoffice, collabora online, onlyoffice

videos: peertube (independent host), freetube, newpipe, pipepipe, tubular, libretube

email: tuta, proton, kolabnow, mailbox, posteo, runbox

streaming: piracy, physical media

music: soundcloud, newgrounds, bandcamp, qobuz, physical media

messaging: signal, threema

app stores: f-droid, aurora, or sandboxed google play for grapheneOS users

storage: nextcloud, proton drive, mega, tresorit, tuta drive, or physical storage

mobile OS: grapheneOS, /e/OS, crDroid, lineageOS, calyxOS, iodeOS

desktop OS: debian, linux mint, tails OS, zorinOS, puppy linux, fedora OS, gentoo, arch linux, cachyOS, steamOS
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johannes (linux era) 🎨 💖💜💙 @yc99.eurosky.social · 21/07/2026
openSUSIE
a logo of openSUSE edited to look like susie deltarune
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Phoronix @phoronix-poster.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC Released With New Immutable Mode - www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap…
phoronix.com
openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC Released With New Immutable Mode
The release candidate phase has begun for the upcoming openSUSE Leap 16.1 in-step with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1. Most notable with the openSUSE Leap 16.1 is the introduction of its new immutable mode...
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Clive D 🔳 (OSDE) @osde8info.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
londondevopsai meetup @ @autogenai #devops #devsecops
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L❁ @laurettepaquerette.bsky.social · 30/03/2015
Air Dubai - Warning (feat. Patricia Lynn) (Lyric Video) :✌😊 youtu.be/bmYTgPi5lUg
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Air Dubai - Warning (feat. Patricia Lynn) (Lyric Video)
Lyric video for Air Dubai song "Warning (feat. Patricia Lynn)" - out now on Hopeless Records! Air Dubai's full-length record 'Be Calm' is out now on Hopeless Records! ►Get it on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/becalm ►Air Dubai Merch: http://smarturl.it/airdubaimerch — Subscribe for more great videos: http://hopel.es/HRYouTube Follow Hopeless Records on Twitter: @HopelessRecords Follow Air Dubai on Twitter: @AirDubai Follow Air Dubai on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airdubai http://www.airdubaimusic.com http://hopelessrecords.com
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Clive D 🔳 (OSDE) @osde8info.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ai for the rest of us london meetup @ @autogenai #ai @survivingthegap
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Knut Jägersberg @knut-jagersberg.wsocial.eu · 21/09/2026
Desktop Linux marketshare has risen to 17% in the USA
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Tunde Ogunniyi @tunde.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026
Cool event last Thursday. Spot the @wsocial.eu logo at the 4 second mark? Excellent presentations from Mehmet who runs the Omarchy security team, Gavin building the first coherent creative suite for Linux and Tristan who deployed Omarchy on his Gameboy
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Nichovski @nichovski.com · 28/09/2026
The Omarchy marketplace is getting busy. Last 9 plugins: an offline RPG in your bar, live UK train times, AppSignal incidents, Google + 365 calendars... and 2 from me: Spotify Mini Player and Loudness Boost. not bad, not bad 😀
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chipgibson.bsky.social @chipgibson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
theguardian.com
Ben Jennings on the suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford – cartoon
The five men arrested near the base in Gloucestershire are all British nationals in their 20s from London, counter-terrorism police have said
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WorkingTrucker @workingtrucker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.defensenews.com/news/your-mi...
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Terror suspects wanted to do ‘big damage’ to air base used by US, Trump says
British police on Sunday arrested five men on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offenses near an air base that hosts U.S. Air Force personnel.
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KillBait UK 🇬🇧 @killbait-uk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump expresses surprise over release of suspects in RAF Fairford terror plot investigation 🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅ 👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅ #terrorplot #bail #raffairford 👇👇👇
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Trump expresses surprise over release of suspects in RAF Fairford terror plot investigation
US President Donald Trump has expressed surprise that five suspects were released on bail in connection with a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which is used by the US Air Force. The five British nationals were arrested on Sunday following the discovery of three suspicious vans near the RAF Fairford base. Police later found no viable explosives at the site and released the men on bail on Monday, though detectives emphasized that the investigation remains ongoing and the suspects remain under strict conditions. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump stated he would not have released the suspects on bail, suggesting he would have imposed cashless bail instead. He also indicated the plot might be linked to Iran, though he declined to provide specific details when pressed on the matter. UK Counter Terrorism Policing Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor confirmed the suspects were released on police bail with stringent conditions, stressing that the investigation is far from over. Iran's London embassy has categorically rejected any suggestion of Iranian involvement, calling the speculation 'unfounded and malicious'. The incident has prompted police to consider all possible angles, including the possibility of a hostile state using proxies. Trump's comments reflect ongoing tensions regarding security measures and international relations, particularly concerning potential foreign involvement in domestic security threats. The case remains under active investigation with multiple lines of inquiry being pursued by authorities.
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Project Push @project-push.tk.gg · 28/09/2026
'GREAT BRITISH GRID' Andy Burnham to announce plan to lower energy bills for Brits via The Mirror
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'GREAT BRITISH GRID'
Andy Burnham to announce plan to lower energy bills for Brits
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He doesn’t care if he loses the election because he plans to steal it if he can. He can’t! We won’t let him.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks.
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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 26/09/2026
Millions of people are under weather warnings or alerts as a powerful nor'easter makes its way up the coast of New England this weekend. The storm has already caused severe flooding, tens of thousands of power outages and led to event and flight cancellations.
cbsn.ws
Nor'easter brings powerful winds, severe flooding to the East Coast
Tens of millions of people are in the path of the storm, which has canceled flights, concerts and sporting events.
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subtype @subtype.space · 24/06/2026
Just released a brand new look for our Flight Tracker plugin, free, for all @trmnl.com users!
Image of a flight tracker showing flight progress. DL560, ALT 32,925ft, SPD 578 mph, HDG 139 degrees SE, ETA 00:51
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Henrique Dias @hacdias.com · 23/07/2026
Is this overkill? Now I have a full departure board from my current station 😂 Plug-in submitted to @trmnl.com so you might be able to get it easily soon. It’s also on GitHub.
TRMNL with NS departure board
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fstender.bsky.social @fstender.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Been running the TRMNL OG on my desk for a few weeks now. The e-ink refresh rates and contrast are solid, and the battery life is holding up great. Really enjoying the open architecture—super clean integration via API/webhooks and dead easy to build custom plugins for. @trmnl.com
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Tom Williams, tech journo 👨‍💻 @its-tom-williams.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New: Apple raised prices across its new and existing iPhone models on Thursday, while unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo. The company's highly anticipated iPhone Duo will start at $3,499 for 256GB of storage in Australia.
ia.acs.org.au
Apple unveils foldable iPhone Duo, hikes prices across lineup
New flagship smartphone starts at $3,499 in Australia.
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Tom Williams, tech journo 👨‍💻 @its-tom-williams.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New: Australia "cannot meet" its needs for technology workers and skills without supporting skilled migration, science and technology industry bodies told a parliamentary inquiry on Friday. Read their comments here: ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...
ia.acs.org.au
Australia 'cannot meet' tech demand without skilled migration
Industry bodies issue warnings to parliamentary inquiry.
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Information Age @information-age.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The federal government is considering allowing AI companies to use copyrighted Australian material for training by default as it works to attract investment from American tech giants, according to confidential documents tabled in parliament this week. Read more: ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...
ia.acs.org.au
Government's secret AI copyright proposals exposed
Labor considers allowing training on local content.
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Tom Williams, tech journo 👨‍💻 @its-tom-williams.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Got to try the iPhone Duo today. The engineering on the hinge and display is impressive, and it has a satisfying *clap* when you close it. But starting from $3,499 in Australia (in this economy?!), it’ll be interesting to see how many people actually part with their cash when it’s out in October.
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Tom Williams, tech journo 👨‍💻 @its-tom-williams.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Australia's federal and state governments should enact moratoriums on data centre development until Canberra implements its planned national standards for such digital infrastructure, Sydney and Melbourne councils have told a parliamentary inquiry while citing "significant concerns" for residents.
ia.acs.org.au
Councils push for data centre pause amid 'significant concerns'
Governments urged to halt developments ahead of national standards.
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Tom Williams, tech journo 👨‍💻 @its-tom-williams.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New from me: Google detailed its first Googlebook laptops on Tuesday, confirming the cheapest of the five models being manufactured by prominent computer brands will not be available in Australia. Details here: ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...
ia.acs.org.au
Australia won't get Google's cheapest Googlebook laptop
Lineup's local pricing and availability confirmed.
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David Harrison @trawg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@opensource.google: the RSS feed for the Google Open Source blog is 404ing - any chance of a fix? There are several links in the page but they are all dead at the moment. Thanks!
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David Coletto @davidcoletto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m speaking at the Ontario Bike Summit in Toronto today about a new poll we did on cycling, road safety and who should make decisions about local bike lanes. 64% of Ontarians say municipalities, not Queen’s Park, should decide. sharetheroad.ca/news/64-of-...
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64% of Ontarians Say Municipalities, Not Queen’s Park, Should Decide on Local Bike Lanes - Share the Road Cycling Coalition
64% of Ontarians Say Municipalities, Not Queen's Park, Should Decide on Local Bike Lanes New provincial poll finds support for local decision-making in every region of Ontario,while support for safer road infrastructure for everyone who uses them remains strong TORONTO, September 23, 2026 – A new Abacus Data survey commissioned by the Share the RoadCycling
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Jazzman A.H. @jazzmanah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will Meta's camera-free version change their image?
Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
Global bond sell-off piles new pressure on UK borrowing costs before budget
theguardian.com
Global bond sell-off piles new pressure on UK borrowing costs before budget
Rising cost of 10-year gilt to near 19-year high hikes upfront cost of government investment and limits chancellor’s room for manoeuvre * Business live – latest updates * International bodies warn of rising debt and borrowing risks * Burnham stands by claim UK is ‘in hock’ to bond markets A global sell-off in government bonds has put fresh upward pressure on UK borrowing costs, before a tough budget for John Healey next month. The yield – effectively the interest rate – on 10-year UK bonds, known as gilts, had risen to 5.38% by mid-morning on Thursday, approaching the 19-year high set last week. Continue reading...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 24/09/2026
The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said. bloom.bg/3Vad1MJ 📷️: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg
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Clive D 🔳 (OSDE) @osde8info.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
aigdataldn bigdataldn swag #ai #bigdata #cloud #devsecops @datadoghq.com
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