Rheinmetall locks in wide-ranging 5.7 bln-euro weapons package with Romania
Romania is due to become the second Lynx operator on NATO's eastern flank Hungary purchased 218 vehicles in 2020.
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has completed contract with Romania worth 5.7 billion euros to purchase 300 Lynx combat vehicles, Skyranger defense systems, medium-caliber ammunition and naval vessels.
It is the largest international contract in the German giant's recent history and is part...
May Days
A review of the month at Ask Questions Later
May was an exceptionally busy month for us, and below you’ll find a roundup of some of our most widely read and discussed coverage.
But first, a request. We are now in striking distance of breaking into the top teמ of international Substacks, and growing this publication further depends largely on readers...
Nvidia has another stellar quarter but loses the Chinese market
NVIDIA has once again delivered a strong earnings report, beating expectations on both revenue and profit while guiding well above Wall Street forecasts.
Despite this, the muted share price reaction highlights how elevated investors’ expectations have become. Meanwhile, concerns about how AI is changing society continue to grow, especially among the youngest generation entering an evolving labor market, writes eToro...
European prosecutors conduct probe in Croatia into corruption and subsidy fraud involving agricultural funds
t the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia), evidence-gathering activities are being carried out today in several counties, in an investigation into possible corruption and fraud involving EU agricultural funds.
The investigative measures concern several Croatian nationals suspected of committing the criminal offences of abuse of office and authority, receiving and offering bribes, subsidy fraud,...
The Aristobots
For centuries, we defined ourselves by work. Artificial intelligence is making that less plausible. This substack, Ask Questions Later, offers a seditious — but possibly useful — proposal
In recent weeks, it seems that concerns about Artificial Intelligence disrupting too much, too fast — enough to trigger major societal consequences — have crossed a Rubicon. Increasingly, it no longer feels...
U.S. grants sanctions waiver to keep Lukoil’s Romania and Bulgarian refineries running
Energy Minister, Bogdan Ivan, currently on an official visit to the U.S, announced Tuesday that the American government has given Romania a waiver to its sanctions regime to restart the Petrotel Lukoil refinery.
"We have received official confirmation from the U.S. government…. for Romania to restart the refinery, a waiver from the U.S. government to restart the Petrotel Lukoil refinery....
Bitcoin rallies to three-week high. Morgan Stanley launches spot bitcoin ETF
Bitcoin reached a three-week high of $73,800 last week, but has pulled back amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty following US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Islamabad and the failure of the US and Iran to reach a formal agreement, according to Simon Peters, cryptoasset market analyst at multi-asset investment platform eToro.
Markets were buoyed earlier in the week on the...
Romania weighs canceling $400M Elbit drone deal
The deal, signed in 2022, envisaged deliveries beginning in 2025, but delays led Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruta to consider canceling the deal.
A $400 million deal for tactical drones has been delayed three times by Elbit, drawing €60 million in fines. Romania fears the systems may become outdated; Elbit says final acceptance tests are set for late April
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Rolls-Royce announces an entirely new proposition in super luxury
Rolls-Royce introduces the Coachbuild Collection: a new proposition in super-luxury
Unites a coachbuilt motor car with a multi-year journey of unforgettable experiences
A Coachbuild Collection is a limited number production motor car, conceived and authored by Rolls-Royce, never to be repeated
Entry is by invitation only via the marque’s global Private Office network, offered to clients with a deep affinity...
Redescoperirea echilibrului: Minimalismul digital în era supraîncărcării informaționale
În societatea contemporană, suntem bombardați zilnic cu un volum de date care depășește cu mult capacitatea noastră biologică de procesare. Notificările constante, fluxurile infinite de știri și presiunea de a fi mereu conectați au transformat dispozitivele noastre digitale din instrumente de utilitate în surse permanente de stres și distragere. Minimalismul digital nu este doar o tendință trecătoare, ci o...



















