Russia imposes a Moscow region-wide ban on crypto mining and mining pools through 2032, backed by 1 GW current electricity use estimates and potential 3.6 GW data-center capacity by 2032.
A former L3Harris Trenchant executive, Peter Williams, was ordered to pay $10 million in restitution to his former employer atop a $1.3 million already paid, after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets and selling hacking tools to a Russian broker tied to the Kremlin, highlighting insider risk and regulatory scrutiny in defense cybersecurity.
Poland reports five water-treatment plants hacked with potential safety implications, tying to a broader cross-border cyber threat to critical infrastructure and ongoing regulatory advisories in the US.
The article argues that Cyrillic’s spread and celebration are deeply entangled with political power, showing how writing systems become instruments of statecraft—from medieval Bulgaria and Moravia to modern Russia and its narrative of Slavonic unity.
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