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THE MOAT as it stood at 8 November 2026, 18:02 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

AI Backlash Spreads Across Europe With Data Center Protests

Jennifer Duggan / Bloomberg /

Also: France 24 US voters reject AI data centres: could the backlash spread to France?

  1. Riyadh financial district targeted, Aramco skyscraper damaged

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Aramco’s Riyadh Office Suffers Limited Damage After Attack, Financial Times Saudi Aramco office in Riyadh damaged in latest Houthi strikes

    In other languages: Aftenposten Houthiene påtar seg ansvar for angrep på Aramco-bygning i Riyadh (no), Handelsblatt Konflikt mit Saudi-Arabien: Huthi greifen Wolkenkratzer im Zentrum von Riad an (de), Rzeczpospolita Atak rakietowy na Rijad. Odłamki pocisków uderzyły w budynek Saudi Aramco (pl)

  2. Anthropic Buys Power for AI Data Centers in $3.4B Deal, FT Says

    Eleanor Thornber / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Anthropic strikes $3.4bn deal to generate gas-fired power for data centres

    In other languages: Handelsblatt KI: Anthropic steckt 3,4 Milliarden Dollar in Stromgeneratoren (de), Dagens industri Anthropic säkrar rekordavtal för gasproduktion (sv)

  3. US midterm panic wipes billions off Asia's chip giants

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: The Business Times AI rout after US midterms hits Asia hard, reviving out-of-favour Chinese and Indian stocks, Bloomberg AI Slump Revives Asia’s Forgotten Trades From China to India

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Einzelhandel: Preisschock im Weihnachtsgeschäft – KI-Chips verteuern Elektronik (de)

  4. Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Financial Times Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming government, The Guardian Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government, The Wall Street Journal Netanyahu Rival Gets First Run at Power, but Hurdles Lie in Wait

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Presidente de Israel escolhe rival de Netanyahu para tentar formar governo (pt), Handelsblatt Nach der Wahl: Israels Präsident beauftragt Eisenkot mit Regierungsbildung (de), Jornal de Negócios Eisenkot chamado formar governo israelita após votação renhida (pt), Aftenposten Eisenkot får i oppdrag å danne regjering i Israel (no), Dagens industri Oppositionen i Israel får chans att bilda regering (sv), Dagens Næringsliv Eisenkot får i oppdrag å danne regjering i Israel (no), Svenska Dagbladet Eisenkot: Netanyahu välkommen under mitt ledarskap (sv) · see all

  5. Wall Street Races for Megadeals as Countdown Begins on Trump Era

    Ryan Gould / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Wall Street corre para fechar meganegócios antes do fim da era Trump (pt)

  6. Russia to send senior diplomats, military officials to upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi

    Olena Goncharova / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Russia Sends High-Level Delegation to Abu Dhabi Talks, Bloomberg Ukraine Peace Push Returns to Abu Dhabi, POLITICO Europe Europe will be represented in Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine, French foreign minister says

    In other languages: Aftenposten Frankrikes utenriksminister: Europa skal delta i Ukraina-samtaler i Abu Dhabi (no), Børsen Europa skal deltage i møde mellem Ukraine og Rusland (da)

  7. How Russia exploits Ukraine’s mobilization crisis

    Kyiv Independent /

  8. Leaked Rosstat records put Russia's war dead at 450,000

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Hackers claim leaked Russian data reveals up to 450,000 war-related deaths in Ukraine, Kyiv Post Hackers Claim Leaked Rosstat Data Shows 450,000 Russian Deaths

  9. Why the Iran War Has Spurred Both Clean Energy and Fossil Fuels

    Lisa Friedman / The New York Times /

  10. China to enter Brazil’s cement market as Huaxin agrees to buy CSN Cimentos

    Zhu Wenqian / South China Morning Post /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico CSN informa à CVM acordo para vender CSN Cimentos à Huaxin, em operação de R$ 12,7 bi (pt), Estadão CSN anuncia acordo para venda do negócio de cimento à chinesa Huaxin por R$ 12,7 bilhões (pt)

  11. Iran suggests blasts are not US attacks as both sides report ships hit

    Al-Monitor /

  12. US Offers $20M Reward for Intel on Iran’s Nuclear Program

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Al-Monitor US offers $20 mn reward for info on 'Iran's nuclear program': CENTCOM

  13. Europe's gas withdrawals hit date records as Gazprom's deliveries to Turkey nearly quadruple

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  14. The Next Wave: Kenyan banks have forgotten how to lose money

    Kenn Abuya / TechCabal /

  15. Doctors Absorb the Stunning Failure of Two High-Profile Heart Drugs

    Gina Kolata / The New York Times /

  16. Wirecard fugitive claimed he toppled Sebastian Kurz in messages to Russian spy

    Tim Röhn / POLITICO Europe /

  17. US datacenter demand spurs increased fossil fuel pipeline projects as rules are discarded

    Tom Perkins / The Guardian /

  18. Beijing’s new “common language” law doesn’t sound so common

    Sophia Charles / The Interpreter (Lowy Institute) /

  19. Zelensky tasks PM with creating free transportation program in Kyiv as Russia's bridge attacks hinder travel

    Yevgeniya Doluda / The Kyiv Independent /

  20. US employers keep passing rising healthcare costs to workers. There are better options

    Gene Marks / The Guardian /

  21. ‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke

    The Guardian /

    Also: MercoPress Paraguay’s prosecutors charge Santiago Peña and seek his pre-trial detention over the Ueno Bank collapse, The New York Times Prosecutors Charge Paraguay’s Former President With Corruption

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Bankenskandal in Paraguay: Nach Amtsenthebung: Anklage gegen Paraguays Ex-Präsidenten (de), Estadão Itaipu aciona Ministério Público do Paraguai para recuperar US$ 182 milhões depositados no Ueno Bank (pt), Expansión (México) Santiago Peña, expresidente de Paraguay, queda en prisión preventiva por crisis de Ueno Bank (es), Dagens industri Paraguays expresident häktad efter bankkris (sv), Diario Financiero Alliana jura como nuevo presidente de Paraguay y fiscalía ordena detención de Peña (es) · see all

  22. Why the Cyberpocalypse Might Hit China Harder

    Chang Che / ChinaTalk /

  23. Private equity firm seeks to take control of LIV Golf from Saudi wealth fund

    Financial Times /

  24. Drone Strike Damages Strategic Mius River Bridge in Rostov

    Kyiv Post /

Earlier today

  1. As COP31 comes to Turkey, satellites reveal a landfill methane problem

    Al-Monitor /

  2. Turkey's COP31 message: electrify, recycle, don't mention coal

    Al-Monitor /

  3. Russian attacks kill 2, injure 37 across Ukraine over past day, hit substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

  4. COP31 in Turkey: What to expect at the 2026 UN Climate Summit

    Alice C. Hill / bne IntelliNews /

  5. Binance CFO Kaiser Ng steps down days after hackers steal $6.3-billion

    The Globe and Mail /