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A Russian drone, presumably bound for Ukraine, crashes into an apartment building in Romania, a NATO and EU member. / CBC
Norway says it’s joining France’s nuclear deterrence club. Meanwhile, Sweden sells Ukraine some new fighter jets. / Politico, DefenseNews
Central Asian countries are steering away from Russia, a trend so persistent “Moscow has virtually no chance of reversing it.” / Jamestown
Related: The so-called “no-limits partnership” between Russia and China is found to increasingly favor the latter. / The Diplomat
Unrelated: Under Putin, who’s “unusually preoccupied with bodily decline,” the Kremlin is investing big in antiaging research. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
A survey of Gen Z voters finds they care most about Trump’s corruption and “perceived authoritarianism.” / The New York Times [$]
Yet another massive business deal shows the White House helping companies in which the Trump family holds stakes. / ProPublica
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In China, workers are being asked to “distill” themselves, i.e., turn their knowledge and workflows into AI systems designed to outlast them. / Sixth Tone
Similar to how the US government uses commercially purchased data to track Americans, US soldiers are being tracked in active war zones. / WIRED, Reuters
See also: What does consent mean when you are not the user of a system, but are nonetheless continuously processed by it? / Dazed
The daughter of a serial killer explains her resentment for the true crime genre. “In my experience, the media was least interested when my family needed them most.” / Toronto Life
Revisiting Donald Richie’s The Inland Sea about Japan in the 1960s finds flaws “on an atomic level.” / Ridgeline
Regarding the link the other day about “creepypastas,” a chat about ominous architecture with the production designer of new horror film Backrooms. / dezeen
So-called “maxxing” appears to be a waste of time while “good enough” makes people happy. / The New York Times [$]
A man whose grandfather delivered milk starts a coffee business on a bike. / The Radavist