Beware of Traps, Play the Right Card

Beware of Traps, Play the Right Card

The Trump administration’s initial preparations for the Aug. 15 Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared shaky. But the meeting could advance a lasting settlement of the war if President Donald Trump avoids Putin’s predictable traps, decides to ramp up the pressure on Russia, and makes clear that the United States  will back Ukraine’s…

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Tesla grants CEO Elon Musk $29 billion pay package

Fortune Tech: Perplexity’s Chrome bid, Apple’s Musk problem, Russia links to court hack, CoreWeave drops

Good morning. In honor of Perplexity’s unsolicited $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google’s Chrome web browser amid U.S. antitrust scrutiny—a figure well beyond the San Francisco AI startup’s $18 billion valuation!—five things I’d like to place an unsolicited bid on with someone else’s money: But please, Marc—keep the disco ball. Today’s tech news below. —Andrew…

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Zelenskyy, European leaders to hold Trump call ahead of Putin summit | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy, European leaders to hold Trump call ahead of Putin summit | Russia-Ukraine war News

German chancellor has arranged a series of meetings, beginning with European leaders and followed by a call with the US president. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European leaders and top United States officials ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian…

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