News around Ukraine
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Dollar Supremacy Faces Historic Stress Test as Debt Mounts
The long-held assumption of American financial supremacy is buckling under pressure. At a gathering of economic leaders organized by The Economist, experts warned that the United States has undermined the dollar’s stability through fiscal recklessness while geopolitical rivals actively build insulation against greenback hegemony. Context The “weaponization of the dollar” via sanctions has accelerated efforts…
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OpenAI Chairman: The Real AI Revolution Is ‘Boring’
Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, the Sierra co-founder and OpenAI board chairman brushed off concerns about an investment bubble. While the transformative potential of the technology is self-evident, he told CNBC that the necessary infrastructure and regulatory frameworks are still being built. “We’re at the beginning of this curve.” — Bret Taylor,…
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DeepMind’s Hassabis Warns of ‘Frothy’ Valuations in AI Startups
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, cast doubt on the valuations of fledgling artificial intelligence companies, suggesting parts of the market have detached from reality. Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday, Hassabis argued that while the broader industry rests on solid ground, specific pockets of investment look suspicious. He…
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US Crackdown Shatters Venezuela’s Shadow Oil Fleet
A clandestine network of aging tankers that long kept Venezuela’s economy afloat is finally breaking under American pressure. The US has effectively halted the flow of black-market crude from the South American nation, seizing vessels and forcing others to flee toward Russian protection. 1,400 Ships in the global shadow fleet For years, this so-called “dark…
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Hassabis: Google Regains ‘Startup Energy’ as Robotics Revolution Nears
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis projected a renewed sense of stability for the tech giant on Monday, pointing to a “startup energy” that has taken hold following the release of Gemini 3. Speaking with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang at the World Economic Forum, Hassabis suggested that the internal “code red” urgency of previous years has evolved…
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Voters Turn on Trump’s Economy as GOP Edge Crumbles
Republicans are facing a turbulent political landscape as the 2026 midterm election year begins, with rising economic dissatisfaction eroding the party’s traditional advantages. A new Wall Street Journal poll suggests that voters are increasingly blaming President Trump for the nation’s financial struggles and perceive him as distracted from domestic priorities. Public sentiment regarding the economy…
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‘One of the Dumbest Ideas’: Zeihan Tears Apart Push for US Control of Greenland
Speaking from a snow-covered Colorado, geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan addressed renewed speculation regarding a potential U.S. move to take control of Greenland. He dismantled the strategic logic behind such a purchase with characteristic bluntness. “One of the dumbest ideas [I have encountered] in decades of geopolitical analysis.” — Peter Zeihan, Geopolitical Strategist The Defense Myth…
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The ‘McDonald’s’ of Drone Warfare: How Ukraine Industrialized the Kill
In a secret subterranean command center, the silence is broken only by the click of computer mice and the hum of cooling fans. Rows of pilots stare into monitors, guiding custom-built aircraft toward Russian armor miles away. When a target explodes on screen, there are no cheers, just the methodical logging of another destroyed asset.…
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The End of Secrets: How Covert Action Became Open Warfare
The definition of a secret is breaking down. Once the domain of shadows and whispers, state-sponsored sabotage and regime change have migrated to the daily headlines, creating a confusing new reality where spies operate in the open while governments officially look the other way. Nowhere is this shift more visible than in the United States’…
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“No One Has a Right to the US Market”: Trump’s Trade Chief Defends Hardline Stance
The United States Trade Representative offered a blunt message to foreign allies distressed over the administration’s aggressive protectionism: Get used to it. In an interview with The Economist released Wednesday, Jamieson Greer defended the White House’s expansion of tariffs one year into Donald Trump’s second term. The discussion highlighted a fundamental shift in Washington, where…