Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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California rolls out Claude across its government, true or overhyped?
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on June 29, 2026 a partnership with Anthropic making its Claude assistant the first artificial intelligence tool
Mr. Blanche, your response on Epstein is indefensible
Mr. Todd Blanche, I am writing directly to you, Acting Attorney General of the United States, regarding your response filed on July
Beijing brands Tokyo a "militarist" power and hits 40 Japanese firms
I have been tracking, week after week, the deterioration in relations between China and Japan, and what I am seeing in early
Iran vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz under its own command, not America's
On July 2, 2026, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, posted a blunt statement on X: the
Gaza at 1,000 Days of War, the Promised Peace Remains a Fragile Mirage
On July 2, 2026, Palestinians and Israelis together crossed a chilling symbolic threshold: 1,000 days since the attack carried out by Hamas
Serena Williams' Emotional Return to Wimbledon's Grass
Serena Williams, four-time singles champion at Wimbledon and widely considered the greatest player in the history of women's tennis, made a highly
Measles Threatens to Break a 35-Year-Old U.S. Record
According to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States had, as of July 2, 2026, roughly
Anthropic's Comeback With Fable and Mythos Against Washington
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce, under Secretary Howard Lutnick, ordered Anthropic to immediately suspend the worldwide deployment of
Kyiv's Red Cross Warehouse Flattened by Russian Strikes
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched one of the most massive attacks of the entire year against