Day: April 21, 2026

Apple’s new CEO is a product perfectionist taking on the AI age  reut.rs/4mDLJrG  reut.rs/4mDLJrG

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Exclusive: SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell earned $85.8 million in total compensation last year, a company prospectus showed, placing her among the highest paid US executives  reut.rs/3OA5q76

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Japan unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons  reut.rs/4u5vXbP
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New Zealand PM Luxon survives vote of confidence https://t.co/u13HQwM0kb https://t.co/u13HQwM0kb

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Restrictions on access to social media in the Russian Federation are not about limiting criticism of Putin. The deeper objective is to prevent unrest.

What could trigger unrest in our northern neighbor? First and foremost, large-scale mobilization in Russia – meaning mobilization from major cities, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The restrictions tell us that no one in Russia would accept mobilization at this scale.

Today, mobilization in Russia is disguised as contract service. But adding one to one and a half million personnel to the active army would require full mobilization, because recruiting such numbers through contracts is too costly.

Why is large-scale mobilization needed? To launch another major offensive against Ukraine. Or option B, which requires lower costs and less effort, is to carry out small simultaneous offensive in areas where smaller combat forces will suffice.

From an interview with the “United News” telethon (4/5).
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— Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa) Apr 21, 2026

We want to be in the European Union. And I am confident that if some representatives of the EU do not make mistakes, we will be there. We are already strengthening the EU, first and foremost from a security perspective. And today, security is a priority for everyone.

A union that could be much stronger – I believe this would be a union of such countries as Norway, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Türkiye. These are four countries that the European Union is lacking. Because Türkiye and Ukraine together outmatch Russia’s army: from control of the Black Sea to control of airspace.

I know there are questions when it comes to Türkiye. I know that the United Kingdom has left the European Union. I know that Norway has many different forms of cooperation and economic ties with the EU, and so on. But I still believe that these four countries would make the EU the strongest union in the world, with the best security in the world.

We are not seeking an alternative. I simply believe that these four countries are very strong and would make the European Union stronger. And even these four countries on their own would certainly form a very strong union.

From an interview with the “United News” telethon (3/5).
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— Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa) Apr 21, 2026

Jeff Bezos’ AI lab nears $38 billion valuation in funding deal, FT reports  reut.rs/48eIYax  reut.rs/48eIYax

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