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In Europe, the continent's response to hybrid threats is under scrutiny. The European Commission is pushing for a new European Security Council designed to counter sabotage and cyberattacks, but critics argue it largely repackages existing tools without fixing the unanimity rule that has long paralyzed the bloc's ability to act decisively.
Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions are hitting markets where it hurts. Oil prices climbed following reported attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stoking fresh concerns about supply disruption. European gas prices are hovering near a four-year high, and the ripple effects are being felt across Asian and European markets this morning.
And on the software side, a quiet but telling frustration is surfacing in the Android developer community. Google's releases of AOSP source code have been arriving so late that developers are reportedly disassembling compiled libraries just to file accurate bug reports. It is the kind of friction that erodes trust between a platform owner and the people building on top of it, and it raises real questions about Google's commitment to open-source transparency.
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