🌎 Tension over Taiwan

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The trip, part of the bipartisan delegation’s east Asia tour, is likely to [further inflame escalating tensions](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fus-lawmakers-travel-to-taiwan-despite-threats-from-chin-1850308715%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/C8ttoCRIPFgB8RjZeF8GlI2R9j-rJKNnIhL1wmE7XHc=295) between China and the US. The ruble hit a new low for the year. The Russian currency [has been squeezed by](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fthe-ruble-falls-to-its-lowest-in-a-year-as-sanctions-cr-1850307354%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/Bjsei0wFGGb45lw4ZWMJ-kZJ9x9RHKWFdIB_p0a9Zwc=295) sanctions and a rush of foreign firms leaving the country after its invasion of Ukraine. Tanzania mismanaged $1.6 billion in covid relief funds. An audit uncovered that the money, intended for socioeconomic recovery, was [bilked from the government’s coffers](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Ftanzania-mismanaged-1-6-billion-covid-funds-1850306802%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/kpaLFIK2NRCAAgT4maA5LlaR_QzIEGEIVggGj6_egzY=295). True Anomaly wants to be the US Space Force’s favorite contractor. The company’s [first hardware product](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Ftrue-anomaly-wants-to-be-the-us-space-forces-favorite-c-1850308052%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/PYP9bmpsQKwPh1rMtUmTb4G6yqiF4RLomEm5RVWMbto=295) is a pair of spacecraft scheduled to launch this autumn on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission. Sponsor content by Hewlett Packard Enterprise The HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform enables customers to accelerate data-first modernization and provides cloud services that can run on-premises, at the edge, in a colocation facility, and in the public cloud. The scalable, pay-as-you go HPE GreenLake platform delivers robust security and supports a broad partner ecosystem. Please visit: Advertisement] Chipotle put the heat on Sweetgreen stock Chipotle is mad at Sweetgreen for using its name—which Chipotle in turn took from a certain preparation of jalapeño—to brand a new meal at the salad chain. The “Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl”—a mix of blackened chicken, wild rice, black beans, tomatoes, cabbage and a roasted chipotle salsa—sounds awfully like its food, Chipotle’s lawsuit argues. Sweetgreen’s stock isn’t keen on the bowl brawl, but the lawsuit’s ultimate success will [hinge on trademark law](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fchipotle-chicken-bowl-sweetgreen-lawsuit-1850306791%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/atvCbe45_rX1Zt1pdEFfQzRgRq4A3gHLfE_Nn97FQyw=295). [A line graph showing how Sweetgreen's stock dipped after Chipotle sued it over its new bowl.](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fdaily-brief%2F1850311234%2Ftension-over-taiwan%2F/3/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/ONDzjIF9VjBEhDHTlRlHggyFcR1xC8BQ-uzRZHnber8=295) Graphic: (Ananya Bhattacharya) The world’s top milk producer is importing a lot of it 1,024%: Year-over-year increase in India’s milk and cream imports as of January India is the world’s largest producer of milk, but its stock is drying up, and [there’s more than one thing](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fwhy-india-may-increase-imports-of-dairy-products-1850306641%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/mDYFXXBj1Zwu3HXUYFh1hCq3AVaNvpaiYmsWHp5P1zY=295) to blame. Silicon Valley’s famous office perks look less perky [A person is tossing snacks out of a vending machine. ](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fdaily-brief%2F1850311234%2Ftension-over-taiwan%2F/4/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/R_JhBZICDQSFsliH0ARH89504YyKVEolMjx01Es2hu8=295) Gif: (Giphy) Beyond [mass layoffs](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Famazon-18000-jobs-tech-layoffs-salesforce-1849952385%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/mWD2qDq3ge07_sDRNs8IaQrs2zhfAJV-GOmtzInffuk=295), the tech squeeze is making Google, Meta, and the like rethink their luxury workplaces. Snacks, full-time massage therapists, and laundry services [are just a few of the perks](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fhow-the-tech-squeeze-is-affecting-silicon-valleys-famou-1850308105%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850311234/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/te6pBRsWCmRgTUiuFGvzumv36SggA08vrdIVK8Xo6L4=295) that have landed on the chopping block in recent weeks amid a spending crackdown. ✦ Love stories like this? Help keep our content snackable and free to all by becoming a member. Daily Brief readers [get 50% off](%2F%2Fr.g-omedia.com%2FCL0%2Fhttps:%252F%252Fqz.com%252Fsubscribe%252Fnewsletter%252F%253Futm_source=email%2526utm_medium=daily-brief%2526utm_campaign=story-love-test-50%2526code=popupsale%2F1%2F0100018746b44e1b-be4e05e5-c2cf-4c91-8026-3cf980e405e6-000000%2F0FhVJVruY9CwpvNpgpSlkzebu3hrs38TVZjNKewRWpo=294/1/010001875b3419a5-24085c7d-f920-440b-a392-d01425ac580d-000000/yzSCIa9LZOMqNb7BD97XhXEK61t-eJgzX9IFkRp4L_w=295). 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