After decades of investment and blossoming ties with Beijing and Moscow, experts say “short-term courtship” of African nations simply won’t suffice.
Biden Nominates New Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues
After the position lay vacant for six years, the U.S. finally has a nominee to tackle North Korean human rights issues.
Chinese Hackers Exploit FortiOS Zero-Day Vulnerability to Deploy New Malware
Mandiant recently reported that a group of hackers originating from China utilized a vulnerability within FortiOS SSL-VPN that had only recently been discovered, and marked as a zero-day exploit, in December. The hackers targeted both a governmen…
With her 83rd win, Mikaela Shiffrin surges past Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup record
Her victory in Italy on Tuesday leaves only one athlete ahead of Shiffrin: Ingemar Stenmark. The legendary Swedish skier has said he thinks Shiffrin will win more than 100 races.
Finland says a ‘time-out’ is needed in talks with Turkey over Nordic NATO membership
Accepting a new NATO member state requires unanimous consent of all 30 current members; Turkey is the one member most vocally opposing the new accession.
Taiwan’s Foxconn and Apple suppliers Pegatron, Quanta, and Compal plan to grow their manufacturing presence in Mexico in 2023 to diversify from China (Nikkei Asia)
Nikkei Asia:
Taiwan’s Foxconn and Apple suppliers Pegatron, Quanta, and Compal plan to grow their manufacturing presence in Mexico in 2023 to diversify from China — Supply chain shifts westward thanks to U.S. policy and client reque…
King Charles III’s property empire pursues Twitter over unpaid rent
The Crown Estate, whose vast portfolio includes Twitter’s U.K. headquarters, launched court proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media giant over rent.
ChatGPT took an MBA exam. Here’s how it did
OpenAI’s chatbot is set an exam by a Wharton professor, but what does the result mean for the future of education?
Greedflation: ‘Entirely possible’ that food brands are profiteering from price hikes, says Tesco chairman
As inflation continues to push up grocery bills, British supermarket chain Tesco has warned that some food producers may be taking advantage of the situation.