Categories Selected Articles Google tests iPhone’s NameDrop-like ‘Tap to Share’ feature for Android Post author By Mike Nova Post date April 13, 2026 Google tests iPhone’s NameDrop-like ‘Tap to Share’ feature for Android Business Standard ← Lyrid meteor shower will be visible for weeks: When to watch → THE WAGNER GROUP https://share.google/aimode/12SCQZdliRc7Up3tA The Wagner Group evolved from a shadowy proxy force into a global paramilitary empire before its rapid dismantling following a failed mutiny against the Russian state in 2023. [1, 2] The Rise: From Shadows to State Asset (2014–2022) Initially founded in 2014 by Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, Wagner was designed to provide the Kremlin with “plausible deniability” for covert operations. [3, 4] Early Operations: The group first emerged during the annexation of Crimea and conflict in eastern Ukraine. Global Expansion: Wagner expanded into Syria (2015) and Africa (Libya, Central African Republic, and Mali), securing access to nat