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THE MOAT as it stood at 23 October 2026, 04:17 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

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

Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

Also: Bloomberg Meta Doubles Down on AI Spending, Plans New Class C Shares, Financial Times FirstFT: Meta rekindles AI spending fears

In other languages: Expansión Los bonos de los hiperescaladores presionan la deuda pública de EEUU (es), Valor Econômico Em NY, Nasdaq despenca em meio aos receios sobre gastos de empresas de IA (pt)

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

    Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

    Also: Sky News Who is behind the powerful Houthi dynasty?, Al-Monitor From mountain fighters to 'regional power': the rise of Yemen's Houthis, Bloomberg US Orders Some Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks, Financial Times US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks · see all

    In other languages: Le Temps Des montagnes du Yémen à la scène régionale, l'ascension des houthis avec l'appui de l'Iran (fr), Aftenposten Houthiene har angrepet flere mål i Saudi-Arabia (no)

  2. Vance: Starlink Use Depends on US Policy Toward Kyiv, Moscow – Not Musk

    Kyiv Post /

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

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Satelliteninternet: Trump: Musk hat Starlink-Drosselung für Ukraine aufgehoben (de), Aftenposten Trump har ringt Musk og bedt ham oppheve Starlink-begrensning, ifølge WSJs kilder (no)

  3. Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw

    Robert Booth and Aisha Down / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg OpenAI Helped Find Potentially Catastrophic Cyber Flaw, Sky News The PHP internet crisis could just be the beginning, The New York Times PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Cybersecurity: Sicherheitslücke in Programmiersprache: 70 Prozent aller Websites betroffen (de), Diario Financiero Los sitios web de todo el mundo corren para corregir una falla de seguridad en PHP (es), Frankfurter Allgemeine Programmiersprache PHP: Die alte IT wird zur Gefahr (de), NRC ‘Vertrouw me maar, bro.’ Een uiterst vaag bericht op een forum voor techneuten luidde de PHP-onrust in (nl) · see all

  4. Serbia’s protesting students mount serious challenge to Vučić’s power

    Una Hajdari / POLITICO Europe /

  5. Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump

    The Guardian /

  6. Eight Charts That Show the Depth of France’s Financial Crunch

    Tom Fairless / The Wall Street Journal /

  7. US Proposes Curbs on Investment in Chinese Biotech Firms

    Madison Muller / Bloomberg /

  8. Oil prices approach Iran-war highs as soaring tanker rates trigger a second energy squeeze

    Myra P. Saefong / MarketWatch /

  9. SK Data Center Arm in Talks to Fund $350 Billion AI Buildout

    Yoolim Lee and Shery Ahn / Bloomberg /

  10. Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime

    Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: La Nación Empresas y gobiernos del mundo se apuran a corregir una vulnerabilidad que los expone a millones de intentos de ataque (es), Süddeutsche Zeitung Podcast: „Auf den Punkt“: Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke – und was KI damit zu tun hat (de), NRC Massale paniek over PHP-probleem verdient breder debat over digitale afhankelijkheid (nl), Svenska Dagbladet Varnar efter säkerhetshålen i PHP (sv) · see all

  11. 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 in AI Push, The Guardian Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances

    In other languages: Le Figaro Avec l’adoption de l’IA, la banque britannique Barclays va supprimer environ 5000 emplois (fr), Estadão Barclays prevê demitir 5 mil funcionários e cita ganhos de produtividade com IA (pt), Le Temps La banque Barclays annonce supprimer environ 5000 emplois, qu’elle remplace par l’IA (fr)

  12. Spain wins landmark victory in decades-long dispute over lost energy subsidies

    Rafael Méndez / POLITICO Europe /

  13. Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

  14. OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching higher price

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg OpenAI Shifts Value to $1.25 Trillion as Funding Talks Finalize

  15. Myanmar to import Russian LNG

    IntelliNews - Phnom Penh Bureau / bne IntelliNews /

  16. Even as Beijing boosts oversight, Chinese investors continue pivot to offshore assets

    Ralph Jennings / South China Morning Post /

  17. 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

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Shell y Exxon evalúan la venta de su unidad química británica por US$ 8.000 millones (es)

  18. Crypto capture of foreign aid

    Sumit Agarwal / CEPR /

  19. Can Europe save the world’s war crimes court from Trump?

    Sarah Wheaton / POLITICO Europe /

  20. China’s Most Controversial Region Has Become a Showcase for Its Commercial Ambitions

    Brian Spegele / The Wall Street Journal /

  21. AI is reshaping high-stakes elections around the world

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  22. UK waters down ‘fit and proper’ rules set up to hold bankers to account

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian UK to relax post-2008 rules that hold City bosses accountable for wrongdoing

  23. Black Sea Petroleum says Georgia refinery running on non-Russian crude, seeks removal from EU sanctions list

    bne IntelliNews /

  24. Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

Earlier today

  1. Hacker starten „Millionen“ von Angriffen, um eine weltweite PHP-Sicherheitslücke auszunutzen

    Sam Clark / POLITICO Europe (German) /

  2. SpaceX in Talks to Access 80,000 Cell Sites for New Network

    Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg /

  3. U.A.E. Diplomat Jolts Deadlocked U.N. Leadership Race

    James T. Areddy / The Wall Street Journal /

  4. China AI Model Stocks’ $150 Billion Drop Shows No Sign of Easing

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

  5. Macron bans non-union protests amid France unrest

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /