
Why it mattersPutin's order forcing private Russian data centers to reserve 10% of capacity after Ukrainian drone strikes shows the state commandeering compute as wartime infrastructure, though details on scope and enforcement are unavailable.
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Why it mattersPutin's order forcing private Russian data centers to reserve 10% of capacity after Ukrainian drone strikes shows the state commandeering compute as wartime infrastructure, though details on scope and enforcement are unavailable.

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Why it mattersThe scale of the 122 fake alerts in seven minutes, and officials' assurance that air defences were untouched, clarify how far the disruption reached.

Why it mattersA WIRED investigation traces 400+ linked apps and domains that pass Apple and Google review as benign tools, then use server-side switching and Meta ad triggers to unlock sexual and violent deepfake generators, with 350,000+ Play downloads, exposing how app-s…