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THE MOAT as it stood at 23 October 2026, 10:53 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

US Senator Blumenthal opens probe into Ukraine Starshield restrictions

Martin Fornusek / The Kyiv Independent /

Also: Kyiv Post Vance: Starlink Use Depends on US Policy Toward Kyiv, Moscow – Not Musk, POLITICO Europe Starlink still restricted for Ukraine despite Trump saying Musk lifted speed limits, 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, The Guardian Starlink access for Ukraine limited after Trump’s claims satellite service restored, officials say – Europe live · see all

In other languages: Dagens industri Trump: Starlinks militära variant tillbaka i Ukraina (sv), 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), Rzeczpospolita Donald Trump: Elon Musk już nie ogranicza działania sieci Starlink na Ukrainie (pl) · see all

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

    Zia Weise / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The Guardian Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

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

  2. Volvo Cars shares plunge 30% after it swings to loss

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Aftenposten Volvo nedbemanner – 2000 mister jobben i Sverige (no), Svenska Dagbladet Storspar på Volvo Cars – tusentals tvingas sluta (sv), Dagens industri Miljardförluster för Volvo Cars – 2.500 får gå (sv)

  3. 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

    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 PHP-Schwachstellen: Viele Seiten wieder online – Fachleute warnen, dass die Updates nicht ausreichen (de) · see all

  4. 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)

  5. 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

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

    Tom Fairless / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times How nervous are bond markets about France?

    In other languages: Le Figaro Dette : pourquoi Moody’s a toutes les raisons de dégrader la note de la France ce vendredi (fr)

  7. ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – September 2026

    European Central Bank /

    Also: Bloomberg ECB Says Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Edge Up in September

  8. 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

  9. The Indian workers filming their work to train AI

    BBC /

  10. Cambodia Cracked Down on Banks Allegedly Linked to Cyber-Scams. The IMF Says the Problem Persists.

    OCCRP /

  11. As US grid batteries surge, risk of fires plummets

    Julian Spector / Canary Media /

  12. ‘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)

  13. Citigroup gets Beijing’s approval for wholly owned securities firm in China

    Enoch Yiu / South China Morning Post /

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

    Amrit Dhillon / The Guardian /

  15. Brian Chesky’s new blueprint for Airbnb — and Silicon Valley

    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson / Semafor /

  16. China Barely Eased Austerity Just Before Shift to Stimulus Mode

    Bloomberg /

  17. SA’s R13bn social grant cuts are arbitrary, cruel and economically short-sighted

    Kelle Howson / Daily Maverick /

  18. Kenya walks a tightrope in Dangote fuel supply deal amid exclusivity row, pipeline stake

    Herald Aloo / The Africa Report /

  19. Hyperscalers Capex to Be Big 2027 Theme, UBS' Baweja Says

    Bloomberg /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Aarti Nagraj / The National /

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

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Oladimeji Ramon / The Africa Report /

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. Meta Credit Risk Gauge Surges to Record on AI Spending Plans

    Caleb Mutua / Bloomberg /

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

    The Japan Times /

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

    Myra P. Saefong / MarketWatch /