У меня сегодня день рождения, и один из моих друзей пожелал мне чуда - чтобы Седа нашлась живой и здоровой. Спасибо ему и всем тем, кто вопреки тому, что надежды мало, у многих уже нет совсем, всё равно продолжает бороться и поддерживать меня. Если бы Седу, нашу Саиду (это её второе имя, которым мы её звали, друзья) не похитили, сегодня мою днюху мы бы отмечали в шумной компании с ней и другими нашими общими друзьями...
У меня сегодня день рождения, и один из моих друзей пожелал мне чуда - чтобы Седа нашлась живой и здоровой. Спасибо ему и всем тем, кто вопреки тому, что надежды мало, у многих уже нет совсем, всё равно продолжает бороться и поддерживать меня. Если бы Седу, нашу Саиду (это её второе имя, которым мы её звали, друзья) не похитили, сегодня мою днюху мы бы отмечали в шумной компании с ней и другими нашими общими друзьями...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a driving force in markets for the past few weeks. Pavel Durov, a billionaire who embraces an all-black wardrobe and is often compared to the character Neo from "the Matrix," funds Telegram through his personal wealth and debt financing. And despite being one of the world's most popular tech companies, Telegram reportedly has only about 30 employees who defer to Durov for most major decisions about the platform. 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. Either way, Durov says that he withdrew his resignation but that he was ousted from his company anyway. Subsequently, control of the company was reportedly handed to oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Sechin, both allegedly close associates of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. 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.
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