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THE MOAT as it stood at 13 October 2026, 18:02 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

U.K. Spy Agency Confronts Escalating Hybrid War With Russia and Iran

Max Colchester / The Wall Street Journal /

Also: The Guardian Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says, The New York Times MI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K., Al-Monitor Iran and Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

  1. Bulgaria suggests Russia behind ship attack that left 11 sailors missing

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Two ships hit by drones of unknown origin off Bulgarian coast – Europe live, The Wall Street Journal Drone Attacks on Ships Sailing Near NATO Waters Present Fresh Test for the Alliance

  2. How not to revive Europe’s auto industry

    Financial Times /

  3. Visa Approved to Prepare Domestic Payments Business in China

    Paige Smith / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Visa gets approval for China card business ahead of Trump-Xi summit

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 40년 만에 만리장성 넘은 비자…102억장 카드시장 열렸다 [차이나 워치] (ko), Jornal de Negócios China abre porta para americana Visa entrar no mercado de cartões bancários (pt), Estadão Visa obtém aprovação para atuar na China e disputar mercado de pagamentos do país (pt)

  4. AI is an inflation problem, Fed’s Goolsbee says

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Inflação ligada ao 'boom' de IA está 'saindo da linha', diz Goolsbee, do Fed (pt)

  5. Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack everyday devices

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Anthropic varnar: Snart kan AI föröka sig (sv), Valor Econômico Modelos de IA poderão em breve se ‘autorreplicar’ sem acesso a centros de dados, alerta Anthropic (pt)

  6. Cracks Grow Across the AI Trade as Memory-Chip Stocks Tumble

    Abhishek Vishnoi and Winnie Hsu / Bloomberg /

    Also: The New York Times Chip Stocks Tumble on A.I. Spending Fears and Rising Chinese Competition

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Investir na IA é como apostar num casino? CEO da Broadcom afunda fabricantes de "chips" (pt)

  7. After Danfoss, hackers strike other refrigeration systems used in France

    Le Monde /

  8. Debt: 'France is not Greece, and repeating the mistakes of the 2010s would be costly for everyone'

    Le Monde /

  9. CFTC Staff Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades

    Bloomberg /

  10. Russia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirms

    Dan Sabbagh Defence / The Guardian /

  11. Botswana reportedly nears deal for 25% De Beers stake as Anglo American sale advances

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Bloomberg Botswana Said to Near Agreement on Size of Its De Beers Stake

  12. Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue Win Conditional EU Approval for $40 Billion Tie-Up

    Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Após concessões, UE aprova aquisição da Kenvue pela Kimberly-Clark (pt)

  13. IMF sees Saudi Arabia, UAE and Gulf neighbours shrinking in 2026 as Hormuz stays shut

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Semafor The IMF cuts its 2026 growth forecasts across the Gulf, The National Manus on Markets: IMF warns of global economic risks as Gulf recovery hinges on Hormuz

  14. China's Deposit Insurance Fund is strikingly underfunded

    Tianlei Huang / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

  15. Ecobank partners with China’s CIPS to deepen yuan trade settlements across 34 African markets

    Leanne de Bassompierre / The Africa Report /

  16. A SpaceX launch shortage is fueling a $100 billion investing spree

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

  17. War Collides With Saudi Ambition at a Gathering of Oil Powers

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /

  18. Factbox-MI5 chief lists Iran, Russia, AI and terrorists among threats to UK

    Al-Monitor /

  19. This Kenyan founder built a tool to help startups find funding faster

    Kenn Abuya / TechCabal /

  20. Raising taxes on investments, estates and benefits could keep Social Security from running out of money. Here’s who could pay the most.

    Alessandra Malito / MarketWatch /

  21. Britons travelling to Europe told not to apply for delayed Etias visa waiver

    The Guardian /

  22. The WHO searches for a new leader as US funding dries up and trust in science wanes

    Patricia R. Blanco / El País /

  23. Nigerians used 90% of 2025’s internet data volume in eight months

    Progress Godfrey / TechCabal /

  24. Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back

    Taylor Telford / The Guardian /

Earlier today

  1. Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies

    Al-Monitor /

  2. Trump faces Russia diesel deal blowback

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  3. Houthi assault on Saudi airports strikes at MBS’s economic vision

    Financial Times /

  4. Orbital Data Centers Risk Becoming Military Targets in Space

    Gerry Doyle and Sana Pashankar / Bloomberg /

  5. European gas hits Iran wartime high

    Financial Times /