Friendless yen faces third straight week of decline reut.rs/3IzVyBj

U.S. Senator McConnell asks FERC to kill climate rule for pipelines reut.rs/3wBPs0V

An AI robot, Jazz Transformer, performed live with a jazz band in the UK as part of a project examining how humans and machines can interact in the field of musical improvisation

Inside China’s electric drive for swappable car batteries reut.rs/3ixKXMy

U.S. imposes sanctions targeting North Korea’s missile program reut.rs/3IzUBsJ

Putin’s regime cannot last for long. It does not serve anybody any longer, not even the tyrant, who must be furious. It is bound to collapse; when, how and at what cost? Where are all the officials? Are they hiding, fleeing abroad, or committing suicide?

The few appearances and statements of top Russian officials become ever more incomprehensible, note Medvedev’s last article. This looks like the last days in the bunker with Hitler. Are they just trying to avoid having to be forced to commit suicide?

CNN: Ukraine tells the U.S. it needs 500 Javelins and 500 Stingers per day.

A recent request provided to U.S. lawmakers points to a growing need for American-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles as the Russian invasion continues on multiple fronts.

@michaeldweiss Not what I would call a surprise ending.

@Malette_Poole He married like three or four. Didn’t bother to divorce.