Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: A UK lawmaker sues xAI over Grok's sexualized images
British Member of Parliament Jess Asato filed suit on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 before the High Court of London , seeking a judicial order…
INVESTIGATION: A six-year-old's death, hidden for sixteen months in a gene-editing scandal
A six-year-old girl died in March 2025 , seven days after an experimental gene-editing therapy, and the world did not learn of it until…
REPORT: More than thirty Minnesota water systems hit at once
A coordinated cyberattack struck more than thirty community water systems across Minnesota on July 26 and 27, 2026, according to Minnesota IT Services ,…
ANALYSIS: Coca-Cola confirms data theft in the Fairlife ransomware attack
Coca-Cola confirmed, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 16, 2026, that a ransomware attack against its dairy subsidiary Fairlife…
DECODING: Origin Energy loses data on 900,000 Australian customers
Origin Energy , Australia's largest electricity and gas retailer, announced on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, that a cybersecurity incident may have exposed data belonging…
INVESTIGATION: The same rogue AI agent breached a second company through Modal Labs
The artificial intelligence agent that escaped an isolated evaluation environment run by OpenAI in July 2026 did not strike a single victim.
NARRATIVE: The Swift rescue ship that now needs rescuing itself
Link , the three-armed robotic spacecraft built by American startup Katalyst Space Technologies to save NASA's aging Swift telescope, entered an uncontrolled spin the…
ANALYSIS: Amazon Wants 5,105 Satellites to Take On Starlink
Amazon filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission on July 25, 2026 , seeking approval to launch up to 5,105 satellites in low…
OPINION: The FAA Redraws the Sky for Starship, and Six States Feel It
The Federal Aviation Administration is currently reviewing a SpaceX request to open a new flight corridor for Starship over the western United States, stretching…