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THE MOAT as it stood at 23 October 2026, 09:31 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

This summer’s heat was Europe’s deadliest on record, scientists say

Zia Weise / POLITICO Europe /

Also: The New York Times Heat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely Record

In other languages: Handelsblatt Folgen des Klimawandels: Schätzung: Hitzesommer 2026 war in Europa tödlichster bisher (de)

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

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Financial Times Starlink saga shows why Europe must catch up in space, The Wall Street Journal Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Satelliteninternet: Trump: Musk hat Starlink-Drosselung für Ukraine aufgehoben (de), Dagens industri Finländsk satellitteknik ska hjälpa Ukraina (sv), Aftenposten Trump har ringt Musk og bedt ham oppheve Starlink-begrensning, ifølge WSJs kilder (no), Rzeczpospolita Donald Trump: Elon Musk już nie ogranicza działania sieci Starlink na Ukrainie (pl) · see all

  2. Hacking attempts surge as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: Sky News The PHP internet crisis could just be the beginning, The Guardian Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw, The New York Times What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?

    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), Diario Financiero Los sitios web de todo el mundo corren para corregir una falla de seguridad en PHP (es), Handelsblatt Sicherheitslücke: Staatssekretär: PHP-Lücke kann jeden Einzelnen betreffen (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Die PHP-Lücke zeigt: Das Internet ist nicht sicher genug für das KI-Zeitalter (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Programmiersprache PHP: Die alte IT wird zur Gefahr (de) · see all

  3. Nippon Steel to invest $3 billion in new U.S. Steel hot-strip mill

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Nippon Steel Raises US Mill Upgrade to $3 Billion as Costs Climb

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Nippon Steel investirá US$ 3 bi para modernizar unidade da U.S. Steel de 90 anos (pt)

  4. US Treasury proposes tighter rules on investing in sensitive Chinese tech

    Financial Times /

    Also: Euronews Oil prices climb above $113 as AI sell-off rattles stocks and investors buy bonds, Semafor US Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses AI bubble fears

  5. Indonesian Corporate Bond Risk Gauge Rises to Six-Year High

    Harry Suhartono and Dipika Lalwani / Bloomberg /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Southeast Asian neighbours fume as Indonesia’s fire crisis chokes millions

  6. India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’

    Amrit Dhillon / The Guardian /

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

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

    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)

  8. Oil hits $114 for first time since May as global stocks hit by AI fears

    Financial Times /

  9. UAE's G42 signs pacts to explore AI infrastructure in Greece

    Aarti Nagraj / The National /

  10. UK Pushes for Carve-Out From New EU Tech Sovereignty Rules

    Gian Volpicelli and Alberto Nardelli / Bloomberg /

  11. The Chinese investors shaping Nigeria’s lithium-processing boom

    Oladimeji Ramon / The Africa Report /

  12. Russia Turns to a Disputed Region to Keep Wheat Exports Flowing

    Pyotr Kozlov / Bloomberg /

  13. Nigeria weighs listing state oil firm NNPCL and sole LNG exporter as Oyedele floats $160bn valuation

    bne IntelliNews /

  14. Chinese stocks bounce back from bear market on suspected state support

    Zhang Shidong / South China Morning Post /

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

    The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta Reports $825 Billion in Future Spending Commitments, Semafor Meta's new class of nonvoting stock lets Zuckerberg fund AI without losing control

  16. Beijing tightens rules on outbound capital to better shield Chinese assets

    Mia Nurmamat and Ji Siqi / South China Morning Post /

  17. Operating carbon capture capacity equals under 0.2% of global CO2 emissions

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  18. Analysis: Ukraine, Russia set stage for climax of Battle of Donbas

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

  19. Europe wants a circular economy. Will Africa inherit the waste?

    Peter Uko / The Africa Report /

  20. ‘Not Another Budapest Memorandum’ – Kyiv Seeks US Security Guarantees Backed by Congress

    Kyiv Post /

  21. Could lab-made gold crash prices like diamonds? US start-up says it turned mercury into gold

    Euronews /

  22. China’s rapid human trials draw western drugmakers — and safety concerns

    Financial Times /

  23. How five Boeing 777s linked Madagascar's power elite to Iran

    Al-Monitor /

  24. Missile War Monitor: Russian strike on Ukraine's Lozova market kills two, DTEK power plant stops generating

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

Earlier today

  1. Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime

    Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg /

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

    Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

  3. Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here’s what to know

    The Japan Times /

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

    Myra P. Saefong / MarketWatch /

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

    Sam Clark / POLITICO Europe (German) /