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INVESTIGATION: Hormuz, the naval powers reclaim their destiny
The Strait of Hormuz, that maritime choke point barely 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest, concentrates nearly 20% of the world's oil within its…
INVESTIGATION: Eurosatory 2026 — Ukraine, AI and drones, the War Show reinvented itself in Paris
From June 15 to 19, 2026, the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre was transformed into the largest showcase the global defense industry has ever…
INVESTIGATION: Apple and the "RAMageddon" — When AI Devours Memory and Drives Up Your Prices
In late June 2026, Apple hit its ecosystem with news nobody wanted to hear: the prices of MacBooks and certain iPad models were going…
INVESTIGATION: Musk-Trump, the explosive break that shook American power
November 2024. Elon Musk invests $277 million in Donald Trump's campaign — a record contribution, the largest ever made by a private donor in…
INVESTIGATION: Kim Jong-un Had His Hackers Inside Your Offices — 167,000 Applications, 76 Jobs Obtained
In 2024, a candidate for an AI architect position applied to Nisos, a cybersecurity firm based in Virginia. He stumbled through his answers, changed…
INVESTIGATION: France and Italy block entry ban for former Russian soldiers
On June 25, 2026, as the Council of the European Union had just adopted the decision to extend economic sanctions against Russia from 6…
INVESTIGATION: Section 122, Trump's tariff weapon the Supreme Court hasn't killed yet
The story begins with a judicial defeat for the Trump administration. In early 2026, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the legal foundation on…
INVESTIGATION: Trump, Tariffs and the Courts — The White House Seeks an Elusive Legal Basis
In less than four months, two top-tier American courts invalidated the legal foundations of Donald Trump's trade tariffs. On February 20, 2026, the U.S.…
INVESTIGATION: LineShine — How China Reclaimed the Top of Global Computing Despite Sanctions
On June 24, 2026, the 67th edition of the TOP500 ranking — the biannual list of the 500 most powerful computing systems in the…