The reality is, no matter what hardlines they claim, the only actual hardline would be a direct military assault on the entirety of moscow. Anything less will never inspire a nuclear strike, because, so long as moscow isn't under attack, Russia will still have far more to lose by firing the nuke than whatever they gain.

This is legitimately an area with massive potential for AI. Most of legal work is not spent in the courtroom, but is instead spent pouring over files and documents doing research; an AI assistant could drastically reduce that workload

Heating up the atmosphere wont be much of an issue. The fact that the beam is functionally an orbital weapon could be a bigger issue

Nowhere in the company bylaws does it say a dog can't run the company!

The next airbud sequel, Air Bud Incorporated