When Moldovan President Maia Sandu arrived in Helsinki, the agenda looked familiar: a visit to a friendly European capital, talks about cooperation, handshakes and brief statements. But when she sat down with Finnish television channel Yle, in a conversation later reported by Interia, she chose to talk about something that rarely appears on official itineraries—the slow, invisible war for the public’s mind. New artificial intelligence technologies, Sandu warned, are making it easier for Russia to manufacture and spread false messages that appeal directly to public fears. She described this development with the urgency of a president who has watched her…

In North Carolina, Medicaid is far more than a budgeting line item; it is the health-care lifeline for millions of families, children, older adults, and people with disabilities. Behind that lifeline, however, sits a computer system that has become a symbol of frustration, missed deadlines, and mounting costs. For years, state officials have been trying to modernize the technology that processes Medicaid claims, enrolls beneficiaries, and helps detect fraud and waste. Now, after a hidden audit resurfaced and explosive whistleblower allegations were unsealed in federal court, state lawmakers say they are determined to find out what went wrong. State Senator…