NATO to Sideline Zelensky, Ukraine Issue at Upcoming Summit

Ukraine's Attack On Caspian Pipeline Consortium Aims To Destabilize Global Oil Markets: Kremlin The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of orchestrating a plan to further destabilize global oil markets by carrying out drone attacks on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in Monday remarks, "We are in solidarity with the Kazakh Foreign Ministry in its decisive condemnation of this crime against a civilian facility." via Caspian News "We regard this attack as yet another confirmation of Bankova's desire to further destabilize the situation on global oil markets," the...

Australia Slaps Power, Water, And Copyright Rules On Data Centers After Anthropic Lobbying Push Over the last year or so, several US states have taken measures to regulate or prevent data centers from being built, citing local concerns over electricity and water use, pollution (noise and otherwise), and the fact that they're a godawful eyesore. On Tuesday, New York became the first state to enact a one-year ban on data centers. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, is slapping heavy new regulations on them.  DCI Data Centers facility in Adelaide (ADL02) The revolt has gone worldwide - as Australia...

How The FIFA World Cup Affects Short-Term Rental Markets For international football fans traveling to North America to attend the FIFA World Cup this summer, the costs of doing so quickly add up. As Statista's Felix Richter details below, between flights, accommodation, food, local transportation and tickets, a week-long trip to the tournament can easily set you back a couple of thousand dollars, which is why FIFA and local businesses in the United States have been accused of price gouging in the run-up to the multi-week event. Fans put off by sky-high hotel prices...