Sunday 8 November 2026

Andy Burnham has opened the conversation about the UK rejoining the EU, and government insiders are already warning it won’t be a smooth ride. The detail on what he has actually proposed is thin so far, but the direction of travel is now explicit from Downing Street.

In the US, the Democrats’ midterm sweep is still working through. Most of the new Democratic members are moderates, not the ‘radical left’ that dominates the headlines, which matters for how much of a hard-left agenda reaches the floor. The more immediate pressure point is the crypto industry. Democrats have vowed to investigate the president’s family after the win, and the industry is bracing for scrutiny of its Trump ties. On the Republican side, Oklahoma’s governor Kevin Stitt said the party got ‘worse than a butt whipping’ and pinned it partly on Trump’s lack of civility. Stephen Miller’s elevation to chief of staff has deepened fears that there will be no party-wide reckoning. TechCrunch’s read is that the result also makes things look rockier for Elon Musk and for data centres, though the detail is sparse.

Staying with crypto, Binance’s chief financial officer is leaving to ‘pursue a new venture’, barely more than a week after hackers took $6.3bn of customers’ crypto from the exchange.

Elsewhere in tech, new disclosures show Apple saved $2.7bn in tax by booking profits in Singapore, which has overtaken Ireland as its biggest tax shelter. Separately, a US intelligence memo reportedly claims China’s Ministry of State Security recruited a Megaspeed executive to spy on Nvidia’s chief executive. That is a reported claim, not a confirmed one.

In Poland, a 25-year-old Polish citizen opened fire with an automatic weapon in Kraków’s main square at about 3pm on Saturday. At least six people were killed and 16 wounded, and a Briton is among the dead. Poland’s interior minister says the suspect held ‘ultra-nationalistic’ views, and the defence minister called it an act of terror. The reports differ on the toll. The BBC says six were killed, while the Guardian says six died in the square and three more victims were found at the suspect’s home.

In Israel, President Isaac Herzog has given opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government. He has 28 days to put a coalition together.

Sources

• Crypto industry braces for reckoning over Trump ties — FT
• ‘Radical left’ get the headlines but centrists dominate new US Congress — FT
• Apple saves $2.7bn in taxes by booking profits in Singapore — FT
• Briton among six killed in ‘far-right’ shooting in Krakow — BBC News
• After the midterms, things are looking rocky for Elon Musk and data centers — TechCrunch
• Six dead after gunman opens fire in Kraków market square, with three more victims found at suspect’s home — Guardian
• Megaspeed exec was recruited to spy on Nvidia CEO, according to US intelligence memo — TechCrunch
• Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming a government — FT
• Andy Burnham wants to get closer to the EU - but he shouldn’t expect a smooth ride — BBC News
• Binance CFO is leaving to ‘pursue a new venture’ after $6.3 billion hack — TechCrunch
• Why this GOP governor thinks his party got ‘worse than a butt whipping’ on Tuesday — Politico
• Inside the early GOP reckoning after historic defeat — Politico

FT, BBC News, TechCrunch, Guardian, Politico — 2026-11-08