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THE MOAT as it stood at 22 October 2026, 20:03 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs in A.I.-Driven Push to Lower Costs

James Paton / The New York Times /

Also: Bloomberg Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs as AI Starts to Create Efficiency, The Guardian Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances, BBC Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI, Financial Times Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank steps up AI adoption, Euronews Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as it turns to AI to improve efficiency · see all

In other languages: Le Figaro Avec l’adoption de l’IA, la banque britannique Barclays va supprimer environ 5000 emplois (fr), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Nach KI-Investitionen: Großbank Barclays streicht 5.000 Jobs (de), Le Temps La banque Barclays annonce supprimer environ 5000 emplois, qu’elle remplace par l’IA (fr), Dagens industri Barclays säger upp 5.000 anställda – ersätts med AI (sv), Expansión Barclays recortará 5.000 empleos por el uso de la IA y otras tecnologías (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - Just Eat stellt Geschäftsmodell um und baut Stellen ab +++ Grossbank Barclays streicht nach KI-Investitionen 5000 Stellen (de) · see all

  1. From mountain fighters to 'regional power': the rise of Yemen's Houthis

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Sky News Who is behind the powerful Houthi dynasty?

    In other languages: Le Temps Des montagnes du Yémen à la scène régionale, l'ascension des houthis avec l'appui de l'Iran (fr)

  2. China's AI leader DeepSeek raises $15B

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg DeepSeek Raises $15 Billion in Challenge to Leading US Labs

    In other languages: Valor Econômico DeepSeek conclui captação de US$ 15 bilhões para impulsionar corrida da IA, dizem fontes (pt), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Deepseek sammelt wohl 15 Milliarden Dollar ein (de)

  3. Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France

    The Guardian /

    Also: POLITICO Europe First known human case of Shamonda virus confirmed in France

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Patient gestorben: Frankreich meldet ersten Shamonda-Virus-Fall beim Menschen (de)

  4. Vance: Starlink Use in the War Comes Down to US Policy Toward Kyiv, Moscow – Not Musk

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Financial Times Starlink saga shows why Europe must catch up in space

  5. Qatar Agrees to Buy US LNG to 2054 as War Upends Supply

    Ruth Liao / Bloomberg /

    Also: Al-Monitor Qatar locks in US LNG through 2054 as it looks beyond Hormuz

  6. Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world

    Robert Booth and Aisha Down / The Guardian /

    Also: BBC Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued, Bloomberg Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime, Financial Times Websites taken offline in race to patch PHP security flaw, Sky News The PHP internet crisis shows how powerful AI has become, Daily Maverick Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble, The New York Times PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Cybersecurity: Sicherheitslücke in Programmiersprache: 70 Prozent aller Websites betroffen (de), Jornal de Negócios Falha de cibersegurança na linguagem PHP obriga a desligar sites em todo o mundo (pt), La Nación Empresas y gobiernos del mundo se apuran a corregir una vulnerabilidad que los expone a millones de intentos de ataque (es), Diario Financiero Los sitios web de todo el mundo corren para corregir una falla de seguridad en PHP (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Kantone, Spitäler, KMU: In der Schweiz waren Tausende Websites von der gefährlichen Sicherheitslücke betroffen (de), NRC Kwetsbaarheden in PHP lijken met een update te zijn opgelost, maar tech-experts denken nieuwe risico’s te zien (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Podcast: „Auf den Punkt“: Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke – und was KI damit zu tun hat (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Internetseiten offline: Was hinter den PHP-Schwachstellen steckt und was nun jeder tun muss (de), Svenska Dagbladet Varnar efter säkerhetshålen i PHP (sv) · see all

  7. Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

    Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg US Orders Some Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Rise More Than 2% as Attacks on Saudi Arabia, U.S.-Iran Risks Persist, Al-Monitor US orders diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes, Financial Times US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks · see all

    In other languages: Aftenposten Houthiene har angrepet flere mål i Saudi-Arabia (no), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Nach Alarm: Ölkonzern Saudi Aramco evakuiert seine Zentrale (de)

  8. Bosch to Separate Auto-Parts Unit as Chinese Rivals Gain Ground

    William Wilkes / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Umbau wegen Autokrise: Bosch gliedert das Autogeschäft aus (de), Handelsblatt Stiftungskonzern: „Ich will Bosch radikal vereinfachen“: Neuer Chef gliedert den größten Konzernbereich aus (de)

  9. Tokenized Stocks, ETF Onchain Trading Surged to $37 Billion Last Quarter: Dune

    Teresa Xie / Bloomberg /

  10. Germany arrests Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Russia

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Germany Arrests Ukrainian Suspected of Spying for Russia

  11. Shell and Exxon’s $8bn UK chemicals unit put up for sale

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Shell and Exxon Put $8 Billion Chemical Unit on Block, FT Says

  12. Brazil's energy course may hold after election, but Amazon at risk

    Eugenia Perozo / Semafor /

    Also: The Guardian Blockades, checkpoints and court action: fending off Brazil’s biofuel giants in the Amazon

  13. EU responds to Trump diesel deal with new Russia energy sanctions

    Chris Powers / The Kyiv Independent /

  14. What Russians are told — and not told — about Ukrainian strikes

    Andrii Sukharyna / The Kyiv Independent /

  15. Google is purchasing a gigawatt of distributed capacity in PJM

    Maeve Allsup / Latitude Media /

    Also: Canary Media Google plans big virtual power plant in energy-strapped PJM grid

  16. Rwanda: Paul Barril, the French ‘secret agent’ at the heart of the Tutsi genocide

    Mathieu Olivier / The Africa Report /

  17. Damaged nuclear fuel assembly retrieved but criticism of Palisades restart plan escalates

    Cody Combs / The National /

  18. ‘AI is on trial’: Bond yields sink below 5% as investors look for safety

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

  19. US and Israel develop plans to attack Iran after the midterms

    Macarena Vidal Liy / El País /

    Also: The Telegraph US and Israel draw up plans to target Iranian nuclear sites

  20. Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger

    Ryan Mac and Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

    Also: Semafor SpaceX and Tesla mega-merger under discussion, Bloomberg Tesla-SpaceX Merger Is Elon Musk’s Biggest AI Bet Yet, Euronews Tesla's profit drops as it explores a possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX, Financial Times What Elon Musk stands to gain from a Tesla-SpaceX merger, The Guardian Tesla and SpaceX explore merger as Elon Musk gives backing, BBC Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?, France 24 Musk talks up potential merger of SpaceX and Tesla · see all

    In other languages: Cinco Días Las claves: el cerebro de SpaceX, el cuerpo de Tesla y el control de Musk (es), Le Figaro Tesla-SpaceX : pourquoi Elon Musk s’agite pour faire avancer le projet de fusion des deux géants de son empire (fr), Valor Econômico Fusão de SpaceX e Tesla, a nova aposta de Musk (pt), Het Financieele Dagblad Elon Musk wil grootste fusie ooit met SpaceX en Tesla (nl) · see all

  21. US to fund speculative fusion venture backed by investors with ties to Trump

    Financial Times /

  22. Peter Apps: Targeting undersea cables will take out the Gulf's entire energy supply

    The Telegraph /

  23. A Competitive Europe Must Be Climate-Resilient

    Ambroise Fayolle / Project Syndicate /

  24. Senegal’s general strike enters second day as government seeks approval for $2.2bn IMF programme

    bne IntelliNews /

Earlier today

  1. Meta to Pay Historic $25 Billion in New Mexico Deception Case

    Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg /

  2. Oil tops $110 as Houthi drone strike near Saudi Shaybah field rattles markets

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

  3. US orders departure of diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes

    Al-Monitor /

  4. Meta tops Big Tech lobbying as AI labs talk antitrust

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

  5. French government 10-year bond yield tops 5% for first time since 2002

    Euronews /