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Early war goal was to install hard line former President as Iran’s leader. Flurry of suspicious oil trades worth $800 million triggers regulatory probe—AND MORE
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How AI turbocharged Trump’s ‘slopaganda’ machine
Financial Times: “Two moves recur. One glorifies the leader: strong, calm, historic. The other constructs an enemy: a criminal, a threat or…
NATO’s Baltic flank rattled by surge in drone incidents
Politico Europe: In a letter obtained by POLITICO, a group of 15 Baltic MEPs from across the political spectrum on Wednesday asked Commission…
London loses its lustre
Financial Times: “Ten years ago London was a destination. Now it is a compromise,” said one respondent to a recent FT survey of City workers,…
EU mulls Angela Merkel or Mario Draghi as possible Vladimir Putin whisperer
Financial Times: EU governments are discussing whether former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi or ex-chancellor of Germany Angela…
EU strikes deal on Trump trade pact
Politico Europe: The European Union agreed early Wednesday morning to implement a trade deal with the United States, likely averting a threat…
Congrats, new grads! Welcome to job market hell.
Washington Post: New computer science grads are trying to start their careers at a time when many experts predict that AI will make their…
Trump’s stock trades raise eyebrows. Family says he keeps his hands off.
New York Times: The Trump family argues that the criticism is entirely unfounded, noting that it does not actually control the trading.…
Trump’s special envoy to Greenland receives cold welcome from locals
New York Times: After President Trump’s threats to seize the island, Gov. Jeff Landry’s offers of MAGA hats and chocolate chip cookies fall…
China’s Xi gives Putin a red-carpet welcome – and makes veiled jab at the US
CNN: Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force of “calm amid chaos” during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on…
Sharp eyes: Mass surveillance of foreigners in China
NetAskari: Turns out, this time it was different. The real surprise came after clicking on the men point 记者档案查询, which translates best as…
Google Search as you know it is over
Tech Crunch: Instead of returning a simple list of links, Google Search will drop users into AI-powered interactive experiences at times.…
Scale, online push and loyalty fees: How Walmart won year of tariffs
Reuters: Well-timed investments in technology and loyalty programs, combined with massive scale, allowed the U.S. retail giant to keep…
American rebellion against AI gaining steam
WSJ: Booed commencement speakers, blocked data centers, plummeting poll numbers: Fast-growing industry has a faster-growing crisis…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s war at home
New Yorker: The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions…
Blanche faces Capitol Hill grilling on $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Washington Post: “There will be full transparency,” Blanche told senators on Tuesday. He added: “There’s privacy laws that exist, so I don’t…
Vance and Rubio step behind lectern — and deeper into 2028 territory
Washington Post: Both struggled with command of the room and how to decide whomto call on while dozens of reporters clamored for a question.…
Google debuts AI model as it comes under pressure from coding rivals
Financial Times: Google unveiled a new version of its AI model that it says is more adept at coding and operating autonomously but at a lower…
Morgan Stanley issues China-only iPhones to its Hong Kong bankers
Financial Times: US bank’s move reflects rising concern over data security for staff travelling to mainland China…
US to cut troops in Europe to lowest level since before Ukraine invasion
Financial Times: The defence department said the decision to reduce the number of brigades on the continent from four to three was “the result…
Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘lawfare’ fund making Republicans nervous
Politico: “I’ve got more questions than I’ve heard answers for, and … I didn’t hear anything that gave me certainty in terms of how this all…
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