What if Iran Says No?

French Carrier Traverses Suez Canal For Belated Possible Hormuz Mission  France and Britain could be poised to very belatedly join the party in Middle East regional waters, according to movements of warships as well as fresh statements. Egypt and France on Wednesday oversaw the transit of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle through the Suez Canal as part of a southbound convoy, the Suez Canal Authority announced. Charles de Gaulle carrier, via National Interest The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has announced the nuclear-powered carrier is deploying to the Red Sea...

Global Internet Traffic Has Doubled Since 2020 Global internet traffic has surged in recent years, more than doubling between 2020 and 2025 as digital services, streaming and cloud computing continue to expand worldwide. As Statista's Tristan Gaudiaut details below, according to data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), total traffic volumes have increased sharply across both fixed (landline) and mobile networks. You will find more infographics at Statista As the chart shows, landline traffic remains by far the dominant channel, rising from around 3,100 exabytes in 2020 to 7,300 exabytes in 2025. Mobile data usage has...

SK Chairman Warns Global Memory Crunch May Last Until 2030 SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won warned that the global high-bandwidth memory crunch, driven by AI data center buildouts, will last until the end of the decade. Chey told reporters on the sidelines of Nvidia's annual developer conference, 'GTC 2026,' at the San Jose Convention Center in California on Monday that the memory chip shortage could last another four to five years, with supply unlikely to catch up to demand until 2030. He explained, "The supply shortage problem stems from a wafer shortage,...