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Briefing: Camorra boss Roberto Mazzarella caught in luxury resort on Amalfi coast

Strategic angle: Mazzarella, head of the clan bearing his name, was on the list of Italy's most dangerous fugitives. Cash and luxury watches were seized in the operation.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Politics

How Good is Our Intelligence on Iran?

Strategic angle: Former senior CIA and head of Interfor Academy assess the potential intelligence failures in U.S. preparation for Iran war. The post How Good is Our Intelligence on Iran? appeared first on Just Security.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Life

Briefing: 58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion

Strategic angle: They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Travel

Briefing: Here's Why Getting Rid Of Gas Taxes Might Not Lower Prices After All

Strategic angle: Georgia suspended its gas tax for 60 days. On a gallon of regular, that would save drivers about $0.33. Great idea, right? Not so fast.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Tech

ParadeDB (YC S23) Is Hiring Database Internal Engineers (Rust)

Join ParadeDB and contribute to innovative database solutions using Rust.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Politics

Briefing: RFI Investigation: Ukrainian military in Libya and the strike on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz

Strategic angle: French journalists report the presence of more than 200 Ukrainian military specialists in Libya and their alleged involvement in the attack on the Arctic Metagaz vessel using a maritime drone.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Life

Briefing: NASA's water-hunting tool will help scout moon's South Pole

Strategic angle: NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the moon in support of future human exploration.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Money

Briefing: Apple at 50: The iPhone maker 'blew a 5-year lead' on AI, but former insiders say it can still win

Strategic angle: In dominating consumer devices, Apple sold users on the promise of privacy. To compete in AI, it may have to pivot.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Money

Briefing: The Chinese box office isn't the Hollywood kingmaker it used to be. Here's why

Strategic angle: Shifting government content controls and postpandemic Hollywood trends have made China less of a player in the global box office landscape.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

Travel

Briefing: 'I’m Still Getting Charged For Things': Woman Rents Car From Hertz. Then They Ghost Her

Strategic angle: A woman's frustrating experience with Hertz highlights issues in customer service and billing.

Editorial Staff Apr 4