Trump’s Threat to Take Over Greenland Bewilders the Island’s Population

Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen remembers how this all started. In 2019, during Donald J. Trump’s first term as president, Mr. Trump floated the idea of the United States buying the island of Greenland. At the time, most people in Greenland (and Denmark, the European country that controls it) thought his suggestion was a joke. “Everyone said, … Read more

The X-ification of Meta | WIRED

“Meta has perennially been a home for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian disinformation,” claims Gordon Crovitz, co-CEO of NewsGuard, a company that provides a tool to evaluate the trustworthiness of online information. “Now, Meta apparently has decided to open the floodgates completely.” Again, fact-checking isn’t perfect; Croviz says that NewsGuard has tracked several “false narratives” on … Read more

Several killed in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

At least 13 civilians have been killed, and around 30 injured in a missile strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, officials said Wednesday. Footage posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel showed civilians lying in a city street in the aftermath of the attack, with the president saying the country had “a right … Read more

Ukrainian hackers take credit for hacking Russian ISP that wiped out servers and caused internet outages

Russian internet provider Nodex said it was in the process of restoring its systems after a destructive cyberattack earlier this week that saw hackers compromise its network and wipe its internal servers, causing an immediate and complete collapse of internet connectivity to its Russian customers. According to data from networking giant Cloudflare, which monitors internet … Read more

Aston Villa closing in on £25m deal for Borussia Dortmund’s Donyell Malen

Marcus Rashford’s future could benefit Aston Villa. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) The future of Marcus Rashford at Man United remains up in the air but the winger’s situation has become clearer, which could benefit Aston Villa.  The Englishman has been out of favour at Old Trafford since the arrival of Ruben Amorim in November … Read more