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Sweden election 'very close' as left bloc claims tight lead

The left-wing opposition is narrowly ahead, but it will be "very close," Social Democrat leader Andersson said.

  • Former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson leads left-wing opposition coalition
  • Ulf Kristersson, incumbent, leads right-wing alliance including Sweden Democrats
  • Social Democrats projected to win 28% of vote, worst performance in over a century

Finance & Markets

StanChart Warns Oil Is Now Built for Sharper, More Frequent Spikes

Oil prices hit nearly $110 per barrel on Thursday for the first time since July, with no end in sight for the Middle East conflict. The IRGC announced on Wednesday that it had attacked and heavily damaged eight oil tankers and two U.S. Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation after the U.S.

  • Oil prices hit near $110 per barrel, highest since July
  • Iran-US conflict causes frequent oil price spikes
  • StanChart predicts volatility through Q3 2027

Business

Juanjo Cano (KPMG): Everyone will have to adapt to AI or they will leave, starting with the partners.

The president of KPMG in Spain, who sees AI as an opportunity to gain efficiency and generate value, states that the firm will grow more in revenue than in hires over the next five years.

  • KPMG CEO Juanjo Cano urges all staff, including partners, to adapt to AI
  • AI integration expected to cost 80% more, with technology expenses rising
  • Firm projects $1 billion AI investment globally over three years

AI

NASA and IBM Open Source Lunar Mapping Tools

NASA and IBM have released an open-source AI model trained on a large collection of lunar observations to help scientists analyze the Moon at scale.

  • NASA and IBM release open-source AI model for lunar mapping
  • Model integrates diverse lunar data for pattern discovery
  • Goals include finding lunar ice, analyzing volcanic features

Tech

Revolut Reveals Customer Data Leaked in Email Scam

An email-based scam has reportedly led to the leak of Revolut customer data. The British FinTech says sensitive information from a “limited number” of customers was exposed in a scam in which an unauthorized third party used a legitimate government email domain, Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Sept. 12).

AI

OpenAI Pauses IPO Plans Amid AI Safety Worries

OpenAI has reportedly postponed plans to go public amid corporate concerns about artificial intelligence safety. The AI startup’s initial public offering (IPO) will not take place in 2026, CEO Sam Altman said in an interview with Fortune on Friday (Sept. 11), saying that OpenAI has long insisted it is in no rush to list.

AI

Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic

Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his…

  • Devin Parekh, Insight Partners co-founder, leads firm's diversification strategy amid AI focus.
  • Firm manages $90 billion in assets with no fixed investment stage allocation.
  • Despite stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic, no internal conflict reported.

Science

Astronomers unmask a supernova impostor

A distant star has captured astronomers' attention over the past decade, teasing them with indications that it will soon explode as a supernova. But new research shows that something else entirely is behind the star's outbursts.

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