Financial Times:
South Korea's Kospi index is down 20%+ from its record high in June, falling 5%+ on Wednesday; Samsung and SK Hynix fall 5%+ amid long-term chip deal concerns  —  Kospi retreats more than 20% from June peak as sentiment starts to turn on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced feels outdated compared to Ubisoft's more recent stealth games

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
France's competition watchdog orders Meta to negotiate in good faith with news organizations over copyright payments, after two groups filed complaints in 2025  —  Meta Platforms Inc. was ordered by the French competition watchdog to hold talks with news organizations over copyright payments …

Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
China's CNVD says it found “security backdoor vulnerabilities” in Claude Code that “send sensitive information” like “location and identity to remote servers”  —  It advised users to uninstall the software or update to its latest version

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU General Court dismisses Apple's legal challenges against its designation as a DMA “gatekeeper” for its App Store and iOS; Apple filed the case in 2024  —  Apple (AAPL.O) lost its challenge on Wednesday against landmark EU rules that designate its app stores and operating system iOS …