The Notebook with Bill Browder: The UK must do more to support Vladimir Kara-Murza April 24, 2023 The Notebook is where the City’s big names talk what’s most important to them. This week: Hermitage Capital Management’s CEO Bill Browder writes. Last Monday, my friend Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual British-Russian national, was sentenced to 25 years in Russian prison. His crime? Simply speaking out against Putin’s murderous war in Ukraine. According to the [...]
Naftogaz held talks with US oil companies about energy projects in Ukraine April 22, 2023 State-owned gas company Naftogaz has held talks with Exxon Mobil, Halliburton, and Chevron about projects in Ukraine.
North Sea countries to pledge massive ramp up of wind energy April 22, 2023 Energy ministers from European countries surrounding the North Sea will pledge to quadruple offshore wind energy capacity.
Russia bombs its own city of Belgorod by accident April 21, 2023 Russia has accidentally bombed its own city, injuring two people. Residents of Belgorod, a city of 340,000 near Ukraine, first thought it was a Ukrainian attack but the Russian military quickly acknowledged one of its warplanes accidentally released the weapon. Belgorod has faced regular drone attacks that Russian authorities have blamed on Ukraine, but the [...]
Lindsay Aamodt: The former ice queen now on fire in the metaverse April 21, 2023 Lindsay Aamodt, Head of Marketing at Upland, talks to Jillian Godsil about her love for ice skating and Web3.
‘Genie won’t go back in the bottle’ on artificial intelligence, says security minister April 20, 2023 Security minister Tom Tugendhat has said while he understands fears about artificial intelligence (AI), it would be misguided to pause further developments on the new technology. He also suggested that suspending the field could squander UK cybersecurity efforts. “Given the stakes, we can all understand the calls to stop AI development altogether,” he said, speaking [...]
EU gas supplies in strong shape after winter of mass rationing April 20, 2023 The EU has emerged from winter with its energy supplies in robust shape, with storage levels above average and gas prices falling.
Russian ships accused of plotting North Sea sabotage with ghost ships April 19, 2023 The UK is under threat from a Russian programme to sabotage wind farms and cables in the North Sea, according to new allegations.
Two Russian fighter jets and a spy plane intercepted by RAF after flying near Nato airspace April 18, 2023 Two Russian fighter jets and a spy plane flying close to Nato airspace have been intercepted by the RAF. Eurofighter typhoons from the RAF’s IX(B) squadron and the German Air Force’s 71 Richtofen Wing were scrambled to visually identify and intercept the jets as they flew over the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland. One [...]
Putin visits Russian troops in Ukraine as G7 leaders vow to ‘intensify sanctions’ on Moscow at Japan meeting April 18, 2023 The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited headquarters of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine. A video released by the Kremlin early on Tuesday showed Mr Putin visiting the command post for Russian forces in the southern Kherson region. It showed Mr Putin receiving reports from the top military brass. He then moved [...]