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Good morning. Russian energy imports are back in focus this morning after France called on other European nations to support fresh sanctions. Bruno Le Maire, France's finance minister, said it was necessary "more than ever" to implement a ban on Russian oil, cutting off a key source of revenue for…

Screenshot: Command & Conquer It’s 2022 and Microsoft is in the process of tying up a deal to purchase Blizzard. This isn’t the first time the computing giant has tried to buy the company, though; according to Ed Fries, who led development of the first Xbox console, it’s actually the…

The last time Russian forces tried to topple an internationally recognized government it was in a country far from Eastern Europe and on a far smaller scale than today’s war in Ukraine. But what I saw in Libya was no less terrifying for civilians and similarly corrosive to national sovereignty—a…

The Ukrainian president also urged the world to prepare for a scenario in which Vladimir Putin uses tactical nuclear weapons...Read More

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We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Cloud computing has evolved as a key computing paradigm, allowing for ubiquitous simple on-demand access to a shared pool…

Alexei Navalny was born to be in front of a camera. His impish good looks and innate charisma make him the ideal spokesperson for both Russia of the Future, an unregistered Russian political party that opposes President Vladimir Putin, and the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the nonprofit organization he founded to investigate…

NUCLEAR THREAT Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on April 14, 2022. Russia’s setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could lead Putin to resort to using a tactical or lowyield nuclear weapon, CIA…

Military setbacks and "potential desperation" could prompt Russian President Vladimir Putin to use "tactical" or "low-yield" nuclear weapons against Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns warned during a speech at Georgia Tech on Thursday. Why it matters: So-called "tactical" nuclear weapons are considered "low-yield" only because other nuclear weapons have become…

What happens to a bipartisan democracy when one of the two parties turns toward autocracy? This is the drama we are now living through in the United States. Half the political class operates within a democratic framework, while the other half embraces extremist politics. From support for the January 6…