Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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Claude Code, the tool Alibaba is banning over backdoor fears
Just a few months ago, Claude Code was, for most of the general public, just one coding tool among many, developed by
How Todd Blanche justifies keeping 2.5 million Epstein pages sealed
On July 2, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a legal memo meant to justify why the Department of Justice is
Common Stroke Type Had the Wrong Culprit for Decades
For decades, medicine explained a common type of stroke, lacunar stroke, through a single, well-known cause: the buildup of fatty plaques that
Zaporizhzhia Plays Its Dangerous Game With European Nuclear Power Again
In early July 2026, the occupied Zaporizhzhianuclear plant, the largest in Europe, once again lost its external power supply, after its last
Scientists Awaken the Forgotten Ability to Regrow Our Bones
Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, working with Tulane, Arizona State, Stanford and Vienna's Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, published findings
Israel Strikes Lebanon During Khamenei's Funeral Procession
On July 6, 2026, as massive crowds converged on Tehran for the funeral procession of former supreme leaderAli Khamenei, killed in late
The DOJ Misses the Epstein Deadline Again, Transparency Waits
In its report published on July 5, 2026, the Epstein Files Weekly Briefing newsletter, run by Debilyn Molineaux, paints the picture of
Did Kostyantynivka Really Fall to Russia?
On July 3, 2026, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced it had captured the city of Kostyantynivka, a strategic gateway in the
Dear Angela, Dear Ivan, Your Ring Is Worth More Than a Viral Stunt
On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in broad daylight, two figures dressed in black climbed up to the antenna spire of the Empire