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European leaders are due to meet in Europe to discuss further funding for Ukraine’s defense against a Russian invasion of that country. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Getty ImagesEurope may have just eliminated one of the Kremlin’s most reliable points of leverage, the fate of frozen Russian assets, and in doing so, pushed the West into a critical decision about the future world order. On December 12, 2025, the European Union decided to keep about $246 billion (€210 billion) of Russian central bank assets frozen indefinitely, rather than relying on the old system that required renewal every six…
When you choose to stay in a relationship that no longer serves you, you are often operating out of fear rather than alignment. Here are three reasons why this is the case.gettyWhen we see people who stay “too long” in a relationship, the focus almost always lands on the moment they finally leave. For the couple personally, the mystery of “what set it off,” “what broke it,” “what tipped the scales,” becomes the subject of interest. It is also considered as the moment of ultimate truth. But the real story is in the quiet years leading up to the end…
In this insightful episode of ACKtually Speaking with Maddy, R. Madhavan sits down with finance expert CA Sarthak Ahuja to …
Screenshot iOS 26.2 fixes 26 flaws in Apple’s iOS software, two of which are already being used in real attacks.Apple iPhoneApple has released iOS 26.2, along with a warning to update your iPhone now. That’s because iOS 26.2 fixes 26 flaws in Apple’s iOS software, two of which are already being used in real attacks.Apple isn’t giving many details about what’s being fixed in iOS 26.2, to give iPhone users as much time as possible to update before attackers can get the details. However, it does reveal that iOS 26.2 fixes two flaws in WebKit, the engine that powers the…
CHONGQING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 24: In this file photo, the Nvidia logo is displayed on a smartphone screen on November 24, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Li Hongbo/VCG via Getty Images)VCG via Getty ImagesRubber was oil before oil. As Edmund Morris wrote in his biography of Thomas Edison, rubber was “a raw material necessary enough to provoke armed conflict.” How things change.Think of a recent one Wall Street Journal pension about Nvidia’s H200 chips and that asked why President Trump would “give away one of America’s major technological advantages to a rival and its main economic competitor?” The same…
Confirm iPhone attacks.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesApple just warned that two iPhone vulnerabilities “may have been exploited in a highly sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” Next up is this month’s spyware warnings, issued to iPhone users worldwide. Both vulnerabilities have now been patched in iOS 26.2, released today. But while the update message now applies to users already running iOS 26, there is a more serious warning for those who have yet to upgrade. These attacks targeted people “on versions of iOS prior to iOS 26.” And even though iOS 18 is still being patched, it’s not worth the risk.…
Giving to charity will be very different in 2026.GettyCharitable giving will be different for many donors in 2026. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law in July significantly changed the tax rules for charitable gifts, making it possible for more taxpayers to benefit, but imposing new limits on others. Here’s what you need to know.Who benefited from the charity deduction rules before the change?Since the charitable deduction was created in 1917, taxpayers have had to itemize their deductions to claim it (and that’s still true for tax year 2025 — you’ll use Schedule A). That means taxpayers…
As geopolitical tensions rise, competition for the cutting-edge science and talent that underpins advanced technology has increased. The United States, China and other major powers now view leadership in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technologies and biotechnology as central to military capability, economic security and ideological influence.No wonder, then, that governments are pouring money into strategic technologies, tightening export controls and investment controls, and subjecting international scientific cooperation to new security requirements. Research institutions are increasingly viewed as frontline national security assets. The logic of great power competition reshapes, and often constrains, cross-border academic relations and the mobility…