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The Tagesschau reports on a worldwide disruption of Microsoft services, attributed to an internal problem, as well as on the agreed federal budget for 2027, expanded powers for federal intelligence services, and other current issues. #MicrosoftStörung #Bundeshaushalt2027 #Pressefreiheit (translated)

Actu Foot reported, citing James Ducker of the Telegraph, that Michael Carrick had struggled with his dismissal from Manchester United. According to this information, the English coach was hurt by the way his departure was handled and felt resentment towards the club. Actu Foot added that Manchester United understood his frustration and that some within the club regretted how events unfolded, while internal sources claimed to have sought to act with transparency and to respect procedures. #ManchesterUnited #MichaelCarrick #Football (translated)

One week before the highly anticipated release of GTA 6, employees of Rockstar Games are being called to vote for the recognition of their union, a move that follows several internal scandals and aims to improve their working conditions. #GTA6 #RockstarGames #Syndicat (translated)

🇪🇺 ANALYSIS IN 5 PARTS – PART 1/5 THE WEF, DAVOS, AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: WHO REALLY INFLUENCES DECISIONS? An EU-Watchdog investigation | Alex Hoffmann — ⁉️⁉️ CENTRAL QUESTION OF THE SERIES ⁉️⁉️ Are institutional, financial, and political actors pursuing converging agendas that affect the cohesion of our societies? We track documents, dates, and figures, including when they contradict the initial hypothesis. Each part follows the same structure: established facts, disputed points, institutional responses, what is not proven, open questions. — 1. WHAT IS ESTABLISHED • The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss non-profit foundation, founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, based in Cologny (Geneva). It presents itself as an independent platform for public-private cooperation. • Funding: primarily from member and partner companies (about a thousand, usually very large groups). Historical order of magnitude: a budget of about 200 million Swiss francs and for the higher tiers, contributions of 100,000 to 200,000 euros (2013-2014 report, relayed by Financial Afrik). The 2024-2025 accounts were approved by the board on August 19, 2025, and are published by the WEF. • Davos 2026 (January 19-23, 56th edition): nearly 3,000 participants from over 130 countries. The WEF announces 400 political leaders, including nearly 65 heads of state or government. Donald Trump spoke there on January 21. • June 13, 2019: the UN and WEF sign a "framework for strategic partnership" to accelerate the 2030 Agenda. In September 2019, more than 400 civil society organizations and 40 networks demanded its cancellation. • June 2020: launch of the "Great Reset" (Schwab's article from June 3). July 2020: book "COVID-19: The Great Reset" by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret. • The "Young Global Leaders" (since 2004, following the "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" program from 1993 to 2003) form profiles under 40. In 2017, during an exchange at the Harvard Kennedy School, Schwab boasted about "infiltrating cabinets," citing the Canadian government. • A governance in crisis, 2025-2026: – April 20-21, 2025: the board opens an independent investigation after a whistleblower's letter; Schwab resigns with immediate effect. – July 2025: preliminary findings (Homburger law firm) leak in the Swiss press: about 900,000 CHF in expenses deemed insufficiently related to the WEF and suspicions of manipulation of a competitiveness report. Schwab contests everything. – August 15, 2025: the board announces it has found no material fault. – February 26, 2026: CEO Børge Brende resigns after the publication of documents from the U.S. Department of Justice: three business dinners with Jeffrey Epstein and message exchanges in 2018-2019. An independent review finds "no additional concerns" compared to what was previously known. Alois Zwinggi takes over. — 2. WHAT IS DISPUTED • The fundamental criticism (NGOs like TNI, lawyers, former UN officials): the WEF would set up a "multi-partnership" where large companies access global governance without a democratic mandate. The 2019 agreement is described by its opponents as a "capture" of the UN by the private sector. • Access to European institutions: according to swissinfo, 10 of the 27 European commissioners attended Davos during a recent edition (2025 article). Transparency International EU further notes that the WEF is among the organizations that call themselves "NGOs" in the Commission's meeting agendas, while it is funded by multinationals. • The figure of "Davos Man" (Samuel Huntington): a self-selected elite that co-opts itself. — 3. WHAT THE WEF AND ITS DEFENDERS SAY • The WEF describes itself as a neutral dialogue platform, without decision-making power. It highlights Davos's ability to bring together actors who do not talk elsewhere (in January 2026, for example, it hosted a U.S. ceremony on Gaza). • On the Great Reset: the WEF presents it as a program of economic and social reforms. Several fact-checks (PolitiFact, Full Fact, Reuters, Logically Facts) conclude that narratives about depopulation, "you will own nothing," or "climate lockdowns" are false or taken out of context. • On the Young Global Leaders: the program is public, and its cohorts are published. An American politician even got his name removed from the list, showing that these lists are imperfect. • Regarding the events of 2025-2026: the board claims to have reacted with independent investigations, and the WEF says it is pursuing internal reforms. — 4. WHAT IS NOT PROVEN • No primary document shows a coordinated plan by the WEF to "destroy" society or establish a world government. The most shared viral quotes ("organized epidemics," "political revolution against the Great Reset") have been verified and deemed false. • Counting former Young Global Leaders in a cabinet does not prove a mandate or control. It would be necessary to show specific, documented decisions where the WEF acted as a vector for a policy. • The accusations against Schwab: the preliminary findings are disputed, and the board found no material fault. To our knowledge, the full text of the report has not been published. • What the facts clearly show, however: influence of companies on public agendas, unequal levels of transparency, and fragile internal governance. — 5. ⁉️ OPEN QUESTIONS (TO ASK THE WEF, TO THE UN, TO THE COMMISSION) • What percentage of WEF revenue comes from member contributions, and what percentage from public grants? • Can the complete list of members and partners, by level of contribution, be published annually? • Is the WEF registered in the EU transparency register? With what declared lobbying expenses and what meetings with the Commission? (to check on LobbyFacts and the official register) • Is there a public assessment of the implementation of the 2019 UN-WEF agreement? • Will the investigative report on Schwab be made public? — NEXT PART: digital transformation, surveillance, and population control (European digital identity, digital euro, "chat control"). The sources of this analysis (original documents, reports, verifications) can be provided upon request: write to us in the comments or in private message. #EUWatchdog #WEF #Davos #Europe #Transparency #EUWatchdog #WEF #Davos #Europe #Transparence (translated)

Frenchie wrote that Jensen Huang admitted to infidelity on Sunday, which the press linked to Alice Huang of Megaspeed, suspected by U.S. intelligence, according to his message, of working for Beijing. He added that the *New York Times* reported a second relationship, with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president in charge of health and Huang's direct subordinate, relying on five internal sources. According to Frenchie, Huang hung up during a call with these sources and Nvidia did not comment on the matter. Citing the *Wall Street Journal*, Frenchie indicated that the board was preparing for Huang's departure and had met in an emergency, without announcing a decision the following morning. He also reported, citing Bloomberg, that Nvidia was working with an external firm to find a successor. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress reportedly had the support of some board members to serve as interim; Ian Buck, Rene Haas from Arm, and Johny Srouji from Apple were among the names mentioned, without official announcement. Frenchie added that Polymarket assessed the probability of a departure before the end of the year at over 80%, while some tech figures argued for Huang to stay, invoking Steve Jobs. In the markets, Frenchie reported an 8% drop in Nvidia after-hours and estimated that around $600 billion in market capitalization had vanished during the week. He wrote that Bernstein had maintained its earnings per share forecasts but lowered the multiple from 25 to 12.7 times and the price target from $400 to $200. Oppenheimer had downgraded to "Perform," Baird to "Neutral," and Morgan Stanley had removed the stock from its favorites, according to his message. He also mentioned Nvidia's earnings report expected on November 17 and the threat from Republican lawmakers to subpoena Huang. Frenchie noted that AMD had gained 4.3% and Broadcom 2.4% in after-hours, while TSMC fell by 2% and Micron by 2.8%. He attributed TSMC's decline to a rumor, which he called misinformation, that Nvidia would cut its orders by 30%. He also cited CoreWeave and Nebius among the losers, describing them as cloud companies specializing in Nvidia-funded ventures. Finally, he compared the situation to Apple after Steve Jobs' departure in 1985: according to his account, the stock lost more than 80% between 1992 and 1997, before his return preceded a rise of about 150 times over 18 years. He also recalled that Howard Schultz took over the leadership of Starbucks in January 2008, after the stock had nearly halved in a year, and that the stock rose 8% on the day of the announcement. Frenchie believed that Nvidia should retain Huang, while writing that the situation could prompt shareholders to be more cautious of celebrity executives. #Nvidia #JensenHuang #TechNews (translated)

Georges-Louis Bouchez (MR) proposes a modification of the party's statutes to allow a temporary accumulation of the positions of president and minister, sparking internal debates about the concentration of power within the liberal movement in view of the 2029 elections. #MR #GeorgesLouisBouchez #PolitiqueBelge (translated)

Jon De Lorraine wrote, citing CGTV, that Sonia Mabrouk allegedly requested a public sanction against Igor Sahiri, a reporter for BFMTV, after his appearance on "Quotidien" on TMC. According to him, Sahiri mentioned the protests and internal tensions at BFMTV, comments that Mabrouk found disloyal. She allegedly refused to speak to him and warned the management that she would ask the channel to choose between them if no public sanction was announced. #BFMTV #journalisme #polémique (translated)

Impact indicated that the RN deputy from Aisne, José Beaurain, was under investigation for misappropriation of public funds. According to the report, he was suspected of having asked his parliamentary assistants to hand over half of their bonuses to him in cash, of having made personal purchases with his parliamentary budget, and of having paid his brother under the cover of a frontman. Impact also reported that the RN had invested him in the legislative elections of 2024 and the municipal elections of 2026 despite several internal alerts, some of which reportedly reached Marine Le Pen. The report cited Radio France and Le Canard enchaîné. #politique #corruption #France (translated)

Deputy RN José Beaurain is under investigation for embezzlement of public funds, suspected of having demanded the reimbursement of part of his assistants' salaries and having used his parliamentary funds for personal expenses, despite internal alerts within his party. #JoséBeaurain #detournementdefonds #RassemblementNational (translated)

The author wrote that the AfD informed members of parliament about a hacker attack and a data leak. Citing an internal letter from the federal office, he announced that he would publish the email. According to the report, the AfD had informed members and supporters that email inboxes had been compromised a few weeks ago. #AfD #Hackerangriff #Datenleck #DE (translated)