The UK's "over-reliance on foreign [tech] companies has become an urgent issue of national security as US foreign policy actions are creating geopolitical uncertainty.”

Our new report calls for the UK government to pursue Digital Sovereignty to protect its critical infrastructure.

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The #FBI Director Is MIA

#KashPatel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking & unexplained absences.

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The FCC moved to ban foreign-made routers in the U.S. last month, and this week Netgear became the first company to secure an exemption, even though its devices are manufactured in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Taiwan. CNET has the details on what the ban means for your home network.

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High #oil costs will also affect #food #prices as materials used for #fertilizer & creating food #packaging are affected by #SupplyChain disruptions.

“We’re going to start seeing that inflationary pressure…think about everything you buy at a retail, big-box store,” Karen Young, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute said.

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The #IRGC warned on Sunday that any military vessels approaching the strait “will be dealt with harshly & decisively,” according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News.

Trump’s plan risks costing Americans more: If #oil #prices climb higher, #GasPrices will remain elevated. A gallon of #gas in the #US cost $4.12 on average Sunday, up 38% from the start of the #war despite declining slightly over the weekend.

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#Iran has benefited financially from the #war, charing up to $2 million per ship in tolls for passage through the crucial strait. #Trump similarly floated the idea of tolls last week as a “joint venture” with Iran [#WarProfiteering].

The country has also managed to export an average of 1.85 million barrels of crude a day through March — about 100,000 barrels a day more than in the previous 3 months, according to data and analytics firm Kpler.

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#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz

#BrentCrude, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. #US #crude was up 8% to $104.

Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, & Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.

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Within #energy, it’s worth noting that while #gasoline was up 21.2%, fuel #oil has increased even faster, by 30.7% over the month. That hits households in the #US #Northeast, which more commonly #heat with oil. Other motor #fuels, which mostly includes #diesel, jumped 30.8%.

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#Inflation Surges as Effects of the #IranWar Show in Prices

The #Consumer Price Index [#CPI] jumped 3.3% in the year through March, a 2-year high, reflecting higher costs for #energy & goods affected by disruptions in the #MiddleEast.

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