This is Tech Beat. We begin overseas, where Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says a new European security framework floated by the United States could end up benefiting Vladimir Putin. European leaders have stressed that decisions about the continent's security must be made by Europeans themselves, warning against letting Russia dictate the terms of a new order or negotiate NATO's future.
That tension over Ukraine's future is echoed by French President Macron, who warned Saturday that limiting aid to Kyiv would force an unjust peace and risk another war. His statement comes as Washington pushes ahead with efforts to negotiate between Ukraine and Moscow.
Turning to security closer to home, a bomb discovered near an ethanol plant in central Illinois forced evacuations in Peoria on Friday afternoon. Officials say the device at the BioUrja Renewables facility has been rendered safe, but they called it a credible threat, and the FBI is investigating.
And on the tech front, if your laptop no longer holds a charge the way it used to, a built-in Windows tool can report on your battery's health and help you diagnose what's going wrong. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
