A US-Iran deal won't change the reality of this war, which is that a small nation of 90 million people rocked the global economy and now forever holds that card, became a new hegemon of ME and ended 47 years of obscurity to gain a seat on the world stage.
Russia and the US fell into the same trap. Both powers projected their own centralised structures onto smaller nations like Ukraine and Iran resulting in brutal quagmires.
Australia has become a net exporter of failed bans, from vaping to U-18 internet use which again is impossible to implement and sets a dangerous precedent for absolute state intervention in digital freedom.
What won't authoritarians do to stay in power. At least in South Korea's case, democratic guardrails held and Yoon was jailed for 30 years.
US agency NOAA has declared El Niño has officially begun. Many forecasts suggest it could be the strongest ever recorded.
Shut out of SpaceX's massive IPO, Asian capital is flooding the entire space supply chain instead. And ETFs tracking the sector are exploding. Wall Street's exclusivity is accidentally funding a global space boom.
Smart. Reuters and Time are joining The Atlantic and People Inc. in blocking unauthorised AI bots. By shifting to "allow lists", they’re reclaiming content value, forcing licensing deals and cutting infrastructure costs from wasteful bot traffic.
Elon Musk's $1.1T wealth is more than 170 of the world's 195 nations. #SpaceX