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Stuck in the middle

Russian brothers Igor and Dmitri Bukhman built a combined fortune of $16 billion from mobile gaming company Playrix.

But with 3,000 staff now split across the frontlines of conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
tensions have erupted.

My colleague Iain Martin reveals the internal battles facing this multi-billion dollar startup. With emergency evacuations, knee-jerk donations and heated exchanges between employees across internal company chats, this is a crash course in crisis management.

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A cyberattack has reportedly taken down Ukraine’s biggest internet provider. Acknowledged by the Ukrainian government, the operator lost 87% of its pre-war capacity. The country has reportedly suffered 60 different cyberattacks.

Renewable power can ‘cripple Putin’. Five separate reports came to the same conclusion: renewable energy is a critical part of cutting dependency on foreign imports, while also hitting climate targets. The U.N. secretary-general described the world’s addiction to fossil fuels as ‘“mutually assured destruction”.

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Elon Musk says he ‘supposedly’ has Covid again. The internet’s favorite attention seeker continued to question the accuracy of tests, after having a ‘moderate’ case. Tesla’s factory in Shanghai was reportedly closed for four days this week, due to local Covid-19 restrictions.

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The good

The art market has surpassed pre-pandemic levels with $65 billion in sales. Art Basel and UBS’s latest report showed a strong recovery in both public auctions and online sales. Picasso’s Femma Assise près d’une Fenêtre was the most expensive painting sold at auction last year, reaching $103.4 million.

The bad

Will Smith's popularity plunged 30% after Oscars slap. A recent poll found only half of Americans viewed Smith favorably, down from 80% in January 2020.

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