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Semyon Pegov, better known by his online pseudonym WarGonzo, is something of  a household name on the Russian internet. The 39-year-old former TV journalist made his name towing the national line during the country’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine, showing loyalty to Vladimir Putin to the extent that he was awarded a medal for Merit to the Fatherland for “objective coverage in Crimea.” (Most impartial observers would suggest his coverage was far from objective).WarGonzo has huge influence, outside and within the Kremlin. He was…

 The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine's defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence (AI) could upend all our lives. The to-do list of global priorities has grown for this year's edition of the World Economic Forum gabfest of business, political and other elites in the Alpine snows of Davos, Switzerland. It gets going in earnest Tuesday and runs through Friday.Over 60 heads of state and government, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog and…

A robotic lander built by a private company suffered a technical problem on its way to the moon on Monday, threatening to upend the first U.S. soft lunar landing in over 50 years.The issue with the lander's propulsion system followed a successful launch of a new Vulcan rocket debuted by a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.Space robotics firm Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander launched at 2:18 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the first flight of Vulcan, a powerful rocket that had been under development for…

Updated Jan. 9, 2024 5:10 am ETHONG KONG—China’s overseas auto sales surged to a record last year, on track to surpass Japan as the world’s biggest exporter and marking a tectonic shift for the global auto industry.While China has become acknowledged as a world leader in electric vehicles, traditional gas-powered autos were the main driver of the increase, with demand surging especially in Russia.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Jan. 9, 2024…

The UK will become the first European country to launch a programme for high-tech uranium production — aiming to cut reliance on imports from Russia for the development of next-gen nuclear reactors. Specifically, the government is investing £300mn (€348mn) in high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) in a bid to “push Putin out of the global energy market.” HALEU — which is currently commercially produced only in Russia — is necessary to power the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors.…

 Telegram Messenger said it does not know why fines against it and other major technology companies were dropped in Russia, but said it has no assets, offices, or employees there. Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet's Google and YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer registered as debtors in the state bailiffs' database, online records showed this week. "Telegram has no assets, offices, employees or equipment in Russia," a Telegram spokesperson told Reuters…

Telegram Messenger said it does not know why fines against it and other major technology companies were dropped in Russia, but said it has no assets, offices or employees there. Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet's Google and YouTube, Meta, TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer registered as debtors in the state bailiffs' database, online records showed this week. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology…

More aggressive posturing by Russia and China in the fast-melting Arctic is raising red flags for the Pentagon.Russia is working to quickly flex its muscle in the region through a partnership with China to build infrastructure along the Northern Sea Route, one of two major shipping lanes across the Arctic. That agreement, announced exactly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, was viewed by experts as a signal that Russia and China increasingly share economic interests in the icy polar region.Then in August, a fleet of 11…

Arenadata, a Russian developer of data collection and storage platforms, intends to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Moscow Exchange in 2024, three sources in the Russian financial market told Reuters.The company later said that it was considering an IPO, among various options, but gave no timeline.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitNorthwestern…

In 2023, the world has felt like it was balanced on a precipice. A United States presidential election looms, with a resurgent candidate that threatens to bring with him all the chaos of 2016 and 2020. Artificial intelligence developed so quickly that it seemed to have suddenly sprung into being, heralding vast societal promise and disruption just around the bend of its exponential curve. And the world's richest man continued to use his power to push for a more reckless tech world, from free-for-all social media and…