После недель относительно низкого количества солнечных пятен, солнце напоминает нам, что солнечный максимум еще далек от завершения. Три большие группы солнечных пятен поворачиваются к Земле: На этой фотографии от 22 декабря, сделанной Юргеном Банишем из Гаукёнигсхофена, Германия, видно более двух десятков темных ядер, поворачивающихся к Земле. Комплекс простирается на более чем 450 000 км поверхности Солнца.
После недель относительно низкого количества солнечных пятен, солнце напоминает нам, что солнечный максимум еще далек от завершения. Три большие группы солнечных пятен поворачиваются к Земле: На этой фотографии от 22 декабря, сделанной Юргеном Банишем из Гаукёнигсхофена, Германия, видно более двух десятков темных ядер, поворачивающихся к Земле. Комплекс простирается на более чем 450 000 км поверхности Солнца.
Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. Telegram has gained a reputation as the “secure” communications app in the post-Soviet states, but whenever you make choices about your digital security, it’s important to start by asking yourself, “What exactly am I securing? And who am I securing it from?” These questions should inform your decisions about whether you are using the right tool or platform for your digital security needs. Telegram is certainly not the most secure messaging app on the market right now. Its security model requires users to place a great deal of trust in Telegram’s ability to protect user data. For some users, this may be good enough for now. For others, it may be wiser to move to a different platform for certain kinds of high-risk communications. Overall, extreme levels of fear in the market seems to have morphed into something more resembling concern. For example, the Cboe Volatility Index fell from its 2022 peak of 36, which it hit Monday, to around 30 on Friday, a sign of easing tensions. Meanwhile, while the price of WTI crude oil slipped from Sunday’s multiyear high $130 of barrel to $109 a pop. Markets have been expecting heavy restrictions on Russian oil, some of which the U.S. has already imposed, and that would reduce the global supply and bring about even more burdensome inflation. Crude oil prices edged higher after tumbling on Thursday, when U.S. West Texas intermediate slid back below $110 per barrel after topping as much as $130 a barrel in recent sessions. Still, gas prices at the pump rose to fresh highs. Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores.
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