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Datacenters hit in Middle East (sold as safe and secure)

Iran succeeds in targeting datacenters: https://www.networkworld.com/article/4153994/amazon-middle-east-datacenter-suffers-second-drone-hit-as-iran-steps-up-attacks.html UAE denies reports of attack: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/oracle-office-in-dubai-hit-in-iran-strikes-what-uae-said/ar-AA202BzB Cost of Oracle Datacenter: Oracle’s data center services cost $30 billion per year for OpenAI’s needs, as reported in July 2025. This includes building and operating massive facilities … Continue reading

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Supine US Congress as Iran war escalates

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/us-quietly-clears-7-billion-arms-boost-for-uae-patriot-pac-3-missiles-ch-47-chinook-helicopters-on-list/ar-AA1Z1maw Ignoring needs of Ukraine, Putin so happy: Ukraine is currently facing a critical shortage of Patriot missiles due to increased demand from conflicts in the Middle East, which has depleted global stocks. This situation may leave Ukraine vulnerable to … Continue reading

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United Arab Emirates

The population of the United Arab Emirates is approximately 11.6 million as of 2026. The country has a high proportion of expatriates, with around 88% of the population being foreign workers. World Population Review Wikipedia 3 years ago,Nov 2023 Fortune 500 Arabia … Continue reading

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Consequences of Spyware use: Track, torture, execute

Here are some extracts from the current book I’ve begun reading about the spread of an evolved spyware application, Pegasus. The authors describe earlier spyware consequences and now believe each and every one of us who has a phone is … Continue reading

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