In case you missed it: Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority to push ahead with talks to join the EU on.ft.com/40er9oQ

Overall government debt went down €4 billion to €220 billion last year. The government maintained a budget surplus of 1.75% cso.ie/en/releasesand…

TikTok executives' (unredacted) chats about TikTok's deceptive design and damage to kids revealed by US investigation. Why did the Data Protection Commission's 2021-2023 investigation miss all of this? What we are doing is not working. Clip below from RTÉ Prime Time

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Elon Musk is facing mounting criticism for potentially violating election rules. Federal law in the US stipulates that it is illegal to offer financial incentives to either compel someone to vote or to reward them for doing so on.ft.com/3C4nU96

Media watchdog finalises new online safety code: Here’s what’s changing businesspost.ie/news/media-wat… via Business Post

BBC finds evidence of Russian meddling in Moldova bbc.in/3Aa8tf7

ALERT: "Central Park 5" file defamation suit against Donald Trump They allege Trump engaged in defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress w/ statements at Sept 10 Presidential debate in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania governor says law enforcement should investigate Elon Musk’s $1m voter ploy dlvr.it/TFZDZh

SCOOP: Remember the baseless conspiracy being pushed on here last week about Tim Walz abusing a former student? Turns out, it came from Russia... wired.com/story/russian-…

#ComingUp from 6am on NewstalkFM: Shane Beatty 🎙️ takes the nation’s 1st look at the papers on #BreakfastBriefing 13-year-olds are more likely to have a disability than a decade ago Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) & from 6:30am Joe Lynam has the latest #BreakfastBusiness news #NTBK

I will have an exclusive interview with the boss of EIOPA 🇪🇺 at 0630 on NewstalkFM

Mark Carney says he plans to enter elected politics as Liberals begin to organize leadership bids #cdnpoli trib.al/QYGSFnz

The three party leaders have agreed the general election will take place in 2024, according to a Government spokesperson They also agreed the passage of the Finance Bill is the priority, with the Bill going to Committee on November 5

They all also thought that Brexit would be great for the economy. Judgement is everything.

former energy russian energy exec mikhail rogachev found dead after.. you guessed it, falling out of a window

Blade Runner 2049 maker sues Musk over robotaxi images bbc.in/3UlOLnI

BREAKING: “UN Secretary-General António Guterres declined Ukraine's invitation to the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. He did, however, accept the invitation to BRICS from war criminal Putin (…) It only damages the UN's reputation.” - Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Rudy Giuliani must turn over control of his Manhattan penthouse apartment and luxury items to Georgia election workers whom he defamed, judge rules cnn.it/3BQzW5Y

"The new valuation from Fidelity implies that it believes X is now worth just $9.4 billion — a far cry from the $44 billion that Musk paid" cnn.com/2024/10/02/bus…