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Oil Slips Below $109 as Trump Waives Russia Energy Sanctions, but a Tanker Mine Blast in Hormuz Keeps Traders on Edge

Brent crude fell about 1.4% to roughly $108 a barrel on October 19 after President Donald Trump signed an order suspending a raft of Russia sanctions and waiving tariffs on buyers of Russian oil. A reported mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz limited the decline, leaving markets trading on headlines.

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|By Shaym Kumar

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Impact

EQT Agrees A$9.3 Billion Takeover of Cleanaway, Betting Big on Australia's Waste and Recycling Infrastructure

Swedish investment firm EQT has agreed to acquire Cleanaway Waste Management, Australia's largest listed waste and recycling company, for A$3.095 a share in cash, valuing it at about A$9.3 billion including debt. The board unanimously backs the deal, a 32.1% premium to the pre-approach share price, and shares jumped about 20%.

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Tech

Citizen Lab Finds Governments Used Online Ads to Plant "Zero-Click" Spyware, Exposing a Hidden Risk in Adtech

Citizen Lab has published technical evidence that spyware makers including Candiru used an Israeli ad-tech intermediary to deliver "zero-click" infections through targeted online ads, compromising dozens of Al Jazeera computers and raising questions for the global advertising industry.

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Market Strategy

The Pivot to Private Clouds: Why SaaS Giants are Renting Less.

A deep dive into the cost-benefit analysis driving major tech firms back toward localized hardware ownership.

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Blockchain

Ethereum 3.0? The Underground Shift Toward Zero-Knowledge.

How ZK-proofs are quietly becoming the standard for institutional-grade digital asset transfers across the Atlantic.

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Analysis Series

The Algorithms of Power: A 4-Part Deep Dive into Automated Governance.

From welfare allocation to judicial sentencing, we investigate the black-box systems that are quietly making life-altering decisions for millions.

Part 1

The Bias Blueprint

Part 2

The Lobbyists’ AI

Part 3

Transparency Laws