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Ohmbudsman DigestPulses, Protests, and Prompts🗞️ What’s Inside:A lightning-fast scan of the world’s most urgent stories—from cutting-edge weapons and cyber threats to diplomatic shifts, domestic crackdowns, and disappearing infrastructure. We cover 18 headlines across 5 continents, each in under 15 seconds. This is your news, distilled.Today’s Highlights:• China’s 10GW microwave weapon unveiled• Florida prison exposes visitor identities• Portugal eyes Palestine recognition• Qatar threatens Germany over gas laws• Tigray atrocities ruled crimes against humanity• Hong Kong’s LGBTQ event canceled• Japan’s gas stations disappear—again 2025-08-0106 min

Ohmbudsman DigestVanishing Acts, Flickering Truths, and Surveillance by DesignToday’s episode covers: • 📸 London’s facial recognition surge • 🍹 Vodka-laced energy drinks trigger FDA recall • 📰 Trump-linked media chill in the U.S. • 🇵🇸 Statehood support swells for Palestine • ☀️ Japan’s record-breaking heatwave • 📘 China’s next five-year plan • 🚗 Malaysia’s EV boom raises hacker alarms • 🇺🇸 U.S. added to civil rights watchlist • ☀️ Australia’s bid to be Asia’s green data vault • 🔍 U.S. telecom vulnerabilities under pressure • 💧 UAE’s Gaza water pipeline • 🤖 Google signs EU AI code, Meta balks • 🛰️ U.S.–India launch Earth-mapping satellite • 🚢 China, Russia plan joint Pacific naval drills • 🍁 Canada’s surveillance bill sparks backlash • 🖥️...2025-07-3106 min

Ohmbudsman DigestCensorship, Cyberwar, and DIY DisruptionFrom Reddit age walls and ransomware chaos to grassroots internet and a zoo scandal in Germany — today’s episode covers 30 global headlines, distilled into sharp, structured SNAPs.🧠 One-liners with impact. One question per story. One clean takeaway.📌 TOP STORIES• U.S. views split on WWII atomic bombings• UN warns of deepening hunger across Africa• EU trade deal drops the euro to 2-month low• Beijing clamps down on EV and solar excess• North Korea demands nuclear recognition• Dutch blacklist Israeli mini...2025-07-3005 min

Ohmbudsman DigestAbortions, AI, and AutocratsToday on Disguised‑SNAP:• Paris revives talks between Kurds and the Syrian state• Jack Dorsey launches an offline-only messaging app• Critical bugs threaten smart buildings worldwide• Sudan’s civil war fueled by synthetic drugs• Musk inks a $16.5B chip deal with Samsung• U.S. drops protest charges over DHS falsehoods• Hong Kong races to digitize global trade systems• China offers families $500 per child to reverse population decline• OpenAI gears up for the GPT‑5 launch• A dating app breach leaks millions of DMs• No...2025-07-2905 min

Ohmbudsman DigestSubmerged Nations, Smoking Brides & Surveillance SkiesIn today’s Disguised‑SNAP episode, we span a volatile planet — where climate, code, and culture collide.🎙️ Highlights include:• Tuvalu begins the first planned migration of an entire nation 🌊• Turkey shatters heat records as Europe battles deadly wildfires 🔥• Four Chinese APTs target Taiwan’s semiconductor industry 💻• The UK now requires age-verification selfies to access adult content 📸• Charli XCX’s cigarette-laden wedding sparks a nicotine revival 🚬• Ukraine’s drones hit Russian military and transport targets ✈️• Microsoft admits EU data may not be fully sovereign under US law ☁️From statehood in exile to selfies for smut, every signal says: the w...2025-07-2805 min

Ohmbudsman DigestDeepfakes, Drone Wars, and Digital ExtinctionIn today’s Ohmbudsman:– UnMarker dismantles AI watermarks– Europe pauses rate cuts– Starlink, EE, BT hit outages– China’s drone swarms and laser crystals– North Korea tests war tactics in Ukraine– U.S. fertility hits a new low– France burns $10M in U.S. aid supplies– Journalists quit Vice after censorship– Fentanyl flows remain a geopolitical chip– Plus: threadsnakes, shoplifters, and digital hospitals under siege📰 Featuring headlines from:The Guardian, The Atlantic, BBC, SCMP, DW, Techdirt, The Japan Times, The Register, Al Jazeera, and more.📌 All sources cited an...2025-07-2505 min

Ohmbudsman DigestLandmines, Logins, and Low-Orbit LinksFrom dangerous cybersecurity lapses to diplomatic escalations, this episode covers the 24 most urgent global stories you need to know — all in under 25 minutes. Hosts unpack AI safety failures, climate extremes, digital violence bleeding into the real world, and much more. Whether it’s a text from space or a bomb on a rooftop, the future is happening faster than we think.IN THIS EPISODE• 🧑‍💻 Clorox sues Cognizant after a $380M help desk failure• 🌡️ U.S. heat dome traps 160M in extreme humidity• 🧠 New research shows AI can learn "evil" from harmless data• 🔐 Over 400 orgs hacked via SharePoint zero...2025-07-2406 min

Ohmbudsman DigestJobless by Design: AI, Espionage, and the Death of PrivacyThis edition of Ohmbudsman spans five continents and countless implications:📉 Sam Altman tells the Fed entire job categories are “totally gone”🔐 The UK bans public ransom payments—hackers take note🚄 China unveils 400km/h trains as US rail dreams stall🛡️ Pentagon monitors bathrooms to enforce anti-trans policy🧠 COVID didn’t just disrupt— it aged our brains by months🛫 WSJ booted from Trump’s Scotland trip after Epstein report🐕 Bali’s rabies red zones threaten tourist confidence🧑‍💻 Silicon Valley engineer pleads guilty to stealing missile tech🧒 Russia recruits teens for drone warfare via video games🏨 London’s old US embassy reborn—as a £24k/night hotel 2025-07-2306 min

Ohmbudsman DigestGhost Tracks, Drone Swarms, and the Tariffed BeanIn today’s episode of Ohmbudsman, we uncover the systems shaping tomorrow. Meta profits off war-donation ads, Spotify posts AI songs by dead musicians, and AI-written science proposals clog NIH pipelines. Meanwhile, X faces a political algorithm probe, Argentina pivots toward China, and U.S. drones evolve into throwaway munitions.Also in the mix: UK considers 24-hour trading, Silicon Valley inequality deepens, Mexico City fights gentrification, and Trump intensifies his campaign against the press.🧵 What You’ll Hear:• OpenAI’s explosive usage stats and new UK deal• Pent...2025-07-2206 min

Ohmbudsman DigestSlop, Fog, and Founding FathersFrom fog harvesters to Founding Fathers gone AI, today’s episode sprints through 33 of the most urgent, absurd, and quietly pivotal stories in tech, geopolitics, and global life. Hosts [Male Name] and [Female Name] unpack neural implants, messaging bans, brain-tuned rehab, political shakeups, and why your airfare might be personally calibrated by a machine.Featured Highlights:WhatsApp on Russia’s chopping blockU.S. ditches WHO pandemic reform pactChina’s Xi warns: don’t overbet on AI and EVsPragerU + White House = AI Founding FathersSingapore reels from China-linked cyberattackDRC signs lithium megadeal with KoB...2025-07-2106 min

Ohmbudsman DigestHeat, Hacks, and HydrogenThis episode features 18 of the day’s sharpest global headlines in SNAP format:• Stellantis ditches hydrogen vans• Monsoon rains kill 54 in Pakistan• Chinese hackers breach U.S. National Guard• France exits its last base in Senegal• Drone attacks hit Kurdistan oil fields• Brazil triples rare earth exports to China• Climate-linked storms batter Hungary• France plans to cut two public holidays• Meta defends scraping Aussie posts for AI• Poland takes top share of EU’s €2T budget• ICE facial-recognit...2025-07-1805 min

Ohmbudsman DigestMonks, Megabytes & a Manhattan-Sized DatacenterToday’s SNAPcast rockets from Thai temple blackmail to Meta’s megascale AI build-out, squeezing geopolitical maneuvers, cyber-blunders, and climate alarms into bite-sized audio. Perfect for the commute, your workout, or a lightning news-catch-up.📜 Segments & Sources (in order of appearance)SNAP HeadlineSource URL1 | 3D-Printed Toolmarks Map Gun Origins | https://404media.co/3d-printing-patterns-might-make-ghost-guns-more-traceable-than-we-thought/2 | Athens Reservoirs Teeter Near Historic Lows | https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/07/16/athens-reservoirs-approach-historic-lows-as-water-supplies-face-intense-pressure-study-sho3 | Three-Parent IVF Halts Mito Diseases | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/16/eight-healthy-babies-born-after-ivf-using-dna-from-three-people4...2025-07-1705 min

Ohmbudsman DigestSpies, Satellites, and Scorching HeatFrom Central Asia’s new energy corridor to the rising heat crisis in Karachi, today’s episode dives into 29 global stories that show just how interconnected—and volatile—our world has become.In This Episode:Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan unite for a Green Energy Corridor to EuropeAI coding tools invade the command-line terminalAmazon launches Kuiper satellites with SpaceX, its rivalApple’s $500M bet on US-made rare earth magnetsAsyncRAT malware spawns global cyber threatsMexico City’s overtourism protests echo gentrification anger worldwideChina’s new cyber ID system stirs privacy fearsChina’s economy grows de...2025-07-1605 min

Ohmbudsman DigestTremors, Tokens & Tipping PointsWelcome to the Ohmbudsman Digest, your sharp, data-rich news briefing. Today’s episode spans five continents and dives into the tremors shaking politics, tech, and culture.🎧 In This Episode:Alibaba’s price wars fuel record deliveries as China’s e-commerce giants battle for dominance.Boeing under scrutiny after a fatal fuel switch crash sparks safety questions.Australia flexes military muscle in its biggest-ever war games amid China tensions.Bitcoin hits new highs, but warnings of a bubble grow louder.Ukraine names a new Prime Minister as Zelenskyy reshuffles leadership.China and India...2025-07-1505 min

Ohmbudsman DigestScams, Uranium, and Data ChaosWelcome to today’s Ohmbudsman Digest — your scannable news briefing, transforming global headlines into fast, factual insights.In this episode:✅ Amazon Prime Scams – Fraudsters target 200 million users with fake renewal emails.✅ Navajo Nation Progress – Some homes finally get power, but 10,000 families remain in the dark.✅ Toxic Internet Voices – Just 0.1% of users flood social media with fake news and political noise.✅ Arizona Plague Death – First plague fatality since 2007 reported in Coconino County.✅ French Prison...2025-07-1405 min

Ohmbudsman DigestBluetooth Backdoors, Junta Power Grabs & Space Race ShakeupsFrom secret Bluetooth flaws in your car to power grabs in Mali — this week’s Ohmbudsman podcast slices through 19 global stories shaping politics, technology, climate, and geopolitics.Highlights include:Mali’s Assimi Goita extends military rule for 5 more years without elections.A shocking eSIM vulnerability exposes millions of phones to spying and silent hacks.Europe eyes Arctic spaceports to break free from U.S. launch dominance.Massive layoffs hit Indeed and Glassdoor amid the AI revolution.Lesotho declares a two-year state of disaster after US tariffs wreck its textile economy.Belaru...2025-07-1106 min

Ohmbudsman DigestFace-Rec Fallout, Searing Heat & CPU FlawsOur signature Disguised-SNAP format—facts first, fluff never:London’s facial-rec backlashAMD’s fresh side-channel flawsDeadly flash-floods in New MexicoEU medical counter-measures planQantas customer-data breachMorocco’s record heatwave & AC rushEU audits national survival stockpilesTurkey’s first Grok censorship orderVirgin Atlantic’s fleet-wide Starlink Wi-Fi dealYouTube cracks down on AI spamZelenskyy’s U.S. envoy shake-up⏱️ Timestamps & SourcesTimeStoryLink00:00 | Show open | —00:40 | London facial recognition scrutiny | https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/09/big_brother_watch_me...2025-07-1006 min

Ohmbudsman DigestHeatwaves, Hacks & Hard-PowerTwenty-eight rapid-fire Disguised-SNAP stories on scorching climates, jittery geopolitics, rising cybercrime and shifting public opinion— distilled into 15 minutes of tightly edited dialogue.Stories Covered🌡️ Climate & Environment• Varroa-driven U S honeybee die-off threatens food supply• Heatwave shuts the Acropolis; Portugal tallies 284 excess deaths• Delhi pauses old-vehicle fuel ban amid smog fight⚔️ Conflict & Security• Beijing wields rare-earth leverage to curb Myanmar rebels• PLA “telepathy” radio and Red Sea laser incident raise e-war stakes• Russia courts foreign soldiers, re...2025-07-0905 min

Ohmbudsman DigestFires, Fraud & Face-Scan FrontiersWhat’s inside🛫 HK Express data-breach wake-up call🤖 China re-opens debate on universal basic income as robots rise🌋 Lewotobi eruption halts Bali holidays🌐 BRICS flexes—blasts Gaza strikes & Trump tariffs🥐 Butter shock rattles bakeries worldwide⚡️ CoreWeave’s $9 B power-grab for AI data centers💸 Visa’s 24/7 war-room vs. global cybercrooks🔥 Mediterranean wildfires during record heatwave🐝 Bee swarm hospitalises shoppers in France…and 15 more lean SNAPs, each < >Story line-up & links#HeadlineSource1 | HK Express Data Leak Exposes Scripting Flaw | htt...2025-07-0805 min

Ohmbudsman DigestEspionage, Drones, and the Disappearing ConventsIn this edition of the Ohmbudsman Digest, we break down twelve global stories shaping tomorrow’s headlines. From covert espionage plots in Israel to far-right men’s clubs spreading across the U.S., and from trade tensions between China and the EU to Japan’s demographic shifts — it’s a world in flux.Tune in for crisp, fact-packed insights under 15 words per sentence, so you’re informed without the fluff.In Today’s Episode:Iran’s attempts to recruit Israeli spies via Telegram and cash offersChina reta...2025-07-0706 min

Ohmbudsman DigestBlazes, Billionaires, and Borderlines: Ohmbudsman Digest – July 4, 2025Today’s edition takes you around the globe in minutes. On the lineup:Finland Stabbing: Several injured in a shopping centre attack in Tampere.Quantum Blockchain: Chinese scientists race to secure blockchain tech from quantum threats.Copenhagen Tensions: Danish police probe a suspicious package at the Israeli Embassy.Nile Mega-Dam: Ethiopia completes the controversial Grand Renaissance Dam.China’s Ukraine Stance: Beijing warns the EU it can’t afford Russia’s defeat.French Flight Chaos: Air traffic strikes leave thousands stranded across Europe.Greek Wildfires: Massive evacuations underway near Ierapetra, Crete.Italy Woos Wealth: Over 3,600 milliona...2025-07-0406 min

Ohmbudsman DigestTensions, Ticks, and Tech: The World on OverdriveToday’s global briefing takes you from geopolitical flashpoints to climate-fueled health threats and shifting economic power plays. Join Mark and Lena as they unpack:✅ The Quad nations unite on critical minerals to counter China.✅ AI-designed cooling paint promises big energy savings.✅ Alibaba bets billions on Southeast Asia’s AI future.✅ Europe reels from lethal heatwaves and nuclear shutdowns.✅ Bezos’s methane satellite fails in orbit.✅ EU rolls out a quantum strategy to stay in the tech race.✅ China’s shipyard dominance sparks global security...2025-07-0306 min

Ohmbudsman DigestLovebugs, Lockdowns, and Power SurgesFrom Himalayan villages forced to move for water… to France shutting schools amid blistering heat… to AI bots getting locked out of millions of websites — today’s Ohmbudsman Daily takes you around the globe in crisp, scannable briefs.In This Episode:✅ Himalayan village relocates as glaciers vanish✅ AstraZeneca eyes Wall Street listing✅ China edges out Russia as Cuba’s top ally✅ Anthropic’s AI tool hit by critical security flaw✅ Explosion kills 39 at Indian pharmaceutical factory✅ Denmark drafts women ami...2025-07-0206 min

Ohmbudsman DigestCruise Bans, Cyber Threats, and Fiery Skies: Ohmbudsman Digest – July 1, 2025This morning, your Ohmbudsman hosts scan the globe in minutes, bringing you sharp, data-rich headlines and insight into the world’s biggest stories:✅ Cannes moves to ban cruise ships carrying over 1,000 passengers to curb overtourism.✅ African leaders reject solar geoengineering tests on the continent.✅ Apple considers letting OpenAI and Anthropic power Siri’s future.✅ Azerbaijan raids Russian media outlet Sputnik amid rising tensions.✅ Hong Kong’s security chief warns of lurking threats despite peace.✅ Britons may soon install balcony solar panels in flats and rentals.✅ C...2025-07-0106 min

Ohmbudsman DigestDrones, Domes, and Blackouts: Ohmbudsman’s Global SnapshotsFrom lethal drones buzzing over Ukraine, to a stealthy Chinese blackout bomb, to ticks threatening America’s love of steak—this Ohmbudsman Digest covers a world in flux.In this episode:✅ Climate change fuels a tick invasion threatening a meat allergy epidemic in the US.✅ Private wealth pushes an entire English village toward eviction.✅ Bluetooth flaws expose devices to hacker eavesdropping.✅ Cybercriminals deploy rogue AI tools for scams and malware.✅ Germany seeks Israeli partnership to build a cyber “Iron Dome.”✅ Drone arms rac...2025-06-3009 min

Ohmbudsman DigestFace Scans, Fake Pills, and Fire in the ParliamentToday’s global dispatch decodes 22 urgent stories in SNAP-format clarity:AI adoption stalls without hands-on helpJapan’s rising news avoidanceBBC begins charging U.S. usersMossad’s Iran raid spooks ChinaChina builds CRISPR-less gene editorsEcuador recaptures fugitive gang lord “Fito”France shoots down Iranian dronesUK store uses facial tech on shoppersAthens burns in 104°F wildfireICE tests mobile facial ID in the fieldIntel exits auto chipsINTERPOL seizes $65M in fake medsIran’s enriched uranium survives airstrikesNo 10 bans unsanctioned civil service talksPutin skips BRICS due to ICC warrantSlovenia courts remote workersFrance’s Parliament springs a leak—literallySynthetic genome project gets gree...2025-06-2705 min

Ohmbudsman DigestCipher & Glacier: 27 Rapid-Fire Flashes – June 26 2025Ohmbudsman Digest — Show NotesEpisode: Cipher & Glacier: 27 Rapid-Fire Flashes – 26 June 2025What’s InsideA whirlwind tour of five continents in 27 SNAP-formatted briefs:Africa’s 30× cybercrime surgeChatbots siphoning a third of news clicksBillionaires’ ten-year $6.5 trillion windfallChina’s vision for a planet-spanning green gridSwiss glaciers turning to “Swiss cheese”Co-op’s rights-based import ban on 16 nationsFive-fold boom in surveillance patentsCreative Commons’ new “CC Signals” for AIIranian tech in Russia’s revamped Shahed dronesEurostar paralyzed by 600 m cable theftAnd 17 more fast-hitting stories on cli...2025-06-2605 min

Ohmbudsman DigestVapes, Visas, and Voltage: Ten Cracks in the SystemFrom police transparency tools to climate stress, from crypto heists to biosecurity drills—today’s episode tracks global systems under strain. Highlights include:• A facial recognition site that unmasks LAPD officers• Asia warming twice as fast as the global average• BYD’s EV shipping surge amid trade pressure• Record heatwaves testing the U.S. power grid• AI-powered hives saving billions in bee-pollinated crops• Japan’s rice prices drop below ¥4,000 for the first time in months• Cocaine disguised in vape cartridges seized in Malaysia• South...2025-06-2505 min

Ohmbudsman DigestShockwaves & Safeguards: From Tokara Tremors to AI ExploitsIn today’s Disguised‑SNAP edition, we unpack:• A subtle new attack that manipulates AI guardrails• Canada’s pivot to EU defense funding amid U.S. instability• Salt Typhoon’s Cisco exploit and Canada’s telecom breach• China’s trade reshuffle: hi-tech to EU, less to U.S.• 57 Colombian soldiers kidnapped in drug-war zones• Google’s multi-layered defense against prompt injection• Mali signs nuclear pact with Russia• Greece battles an intense wildfire on Chios• German voters back a post-American nuclear deterrent 2025-06-2405 min

Ohmbudsman DigestHormuz, Hackers, and Heatwaves: June 23 BriefNine miniature dispatches. One fast scan of global disruption, tension, and transition:🔹 Japan warms to avocados🔹 Hitler’s crisis playbook revisited🔹 Iran eyes Hormuz chokehold🔹 Macron urges de-escalation post-strike🔹 Oxford suffers 21-year data breach🔹 Spain bends NATO’s defense rules🔹 Church bombing shakes Damascus🔹 France’s music fest marred by syringes🔹 UK called to climate readiness🔹 Predator spyware won’t die🔹 US begins Lebanon evacuation🔹 25+ Nobel laureates warn: fascism is backEach story includes:• On...2025-06-2305 min

Ohmbudsman DigestWar Walls, Ghost Fleets, and Virtual ThreatsToday’s digest spans 27 sharp takes on a shifting world—from battlefield repositioning to data breaches and geopolitical pivots. Your hosts deliver signal-only summaries of the most urgent headlines from six global fronts:🔹 Israel seals Al-Aqsa amid Iran war🔹 China’s neutron “flashlight” changes particle warfare🔹 Denmark’s robotic saildrones patrol the Baltic🔹 Georgia, Israel, and Spain confront democratic stress tests🔹 3D guns, screwworms, and a $2.29B Jakarta-Moscow pact🔹 Cyberattacks, censorship, and a Trojan Horse already inside the gatesWhether it’s Poland laying min...2025-06-2006 min

Ohmbudsman DigestJanky Web, Empty Silos, and Drone Wars: June 19 DigestOhmbudsman Digest – June 19, 2025Title: Janky Web, Empty Silos, and Drone WarsToday’s 5-minute rundown features:• 40,000 hacked cameras leaking global footage• Threads turns into a literal echo chamber• Weddell seal collapse confirms ice loss• Facebook dumps passwords for passkeys• Japan traces China’s carrier maneuvers• Iran goes offline as tensions escalate• Israel nears Arrow missile shortage• Mossad’s AI-drones strike Iran• NFC range boost redefines tap tech• OpenAI wins $200M Pentagon AI deal• Scale AI droppe...2025-06-1905 min

Ohmbudsman DigestHypersonic Shields, Heatwaves, and the New Warfronts🎧 Show Notes — Ohmbudsman Digest: June 14, 2025Episode: “Hypersonic Shields, Heatwaves, and the New Warfronts”Today’s global roundup spotlights a shifting international order under intense pressure—from weather extremes to warfare reconfigurations:Iran replaces Gaza as Israel’s primary military front, with embassies closed amid fears of retaliation.Europe braces for undersea cable sabotage, while the UK deploys jets to the Middle East in support of Israel.China touts a new hypersonic heat shield, breaking previous flight barriers and raising the stakes in defense tech.Fairbanks, Alaska, experiences its first-ever heat...2025-06-1706 min

Ohmbudsman DigestFault Lines and Firewalls: Friday’s Global Pressure PointsToday’s Ohmbudsman Digest Podcast maps the seismic pressures cracking through politics, tech, and geopolitics:• Apple patches a zero-day iPhone bug exploited in global spyware attacks.• A lone survivor walks away from a fatal Air India crash.• China launches the AG600 amphibious aircraft for strategic deployments.• Cuba’s students revolt over sky-high internet pricing.• Google Cloud collapses, breaking the internet for hours.• A genocide expert urges U.S. states to ban Trump from ballots.• Europe strains to assert digital sovereignty in an AI-centric future...2025-06-1306 min

Ohmbudsman DigestJune 12: Rusty Threats, Razor Variants, and Rare Earth ReservesToday’s episode confronts a planet unsettled—by new pandemics, online hate, regulatory shifts, and military brinkmanship.• Israeli troops receive coffee with a violent slogan—public reaction splits.• The “Nimbus” COVID variant emerges with sharper symptoms and rising case counts.• Brazil’s high court dismantles tech platform immunity—will others follow?• ChatGPT may resist shutdown in crises, a former OpenAI insider reveals.• Fires, fatalities, and chemical fallout hit Iran’s industrial base.• UK kids lose love for books as digital content dominates.• Denmark lets go of Microsoft i...2025-06-1206 min

Ohmbudsman DigestJune 11: ICE at the School Gates, Predator in the SkiesIn today’s Ohmbudsman Digest:– Predator drones fly over LA protests as press freedoms erode– Airline passenger data quietly sold to Homeland Security– GitHub leaks Trump’s sweeping AI government plans– Riots erupt in Northern Ireland; bombs detonate in Colombia– Massive weather systems batter South Africa– ConnectWise certificate swap dodges major cyber threat– Whole Foods hit by supply chain fallout from UNFI hack– Islam becomes the world’s fastest-growing faith– USAID pulled from 100+ countries under new U.S. policy– France threatens to ban so...2025-06-1105 min

Ohmbudsman DigestJune 10, 2025 - Wings Down, Walls Up: Surveillance, Storms, and State PowerToday’s Ohmbudsman Digest Podcast unpacks 30 major stories reshaping our world:A Las Vegas shooting traced to YouTube feudsGoogle’s phone number exploit puts millions at riskSaudi Arabia launches an oil price warBYD destabilizes the EV marketCanada pivots away from U.S. defense relianceChina builds Egypt’s new capitalAI tools disabled during China’s college entrance examsCyber espionage, asteroid probes, and AI bans from OpenAIRare UK torture trial, rising NATO budgets, and National Guard in L.A.Fires at sea, referendums fail, privacy questioned, and forests fadingAnd why some robotaxis in L.A. are literally getting...2025-06-1005 min

Ohmbudsman DigestJune 9, 2025 - Desperation, Drones, and DeploymentFrom YouTube mortgage myths and AI surveillance tools to troop deployments in LA and water shortages in Kabul, this episode covers today’s most urgent developments across politics, tech, climate, security, and social movements.Highlights include:YouTube conspiracy videos mislead UK homeownersAnthropic’s classified AI tools go live for U.S. intelTrump deploys troops to LA amid immigration unrestFSB sees China as a hidden adversaryGermany revives Cold War bunkers for civil defenseColombian candidate shot in election rally attackZimbabwe culls elephants due to overpopulationHong Kong launches drone crime patrolsMeasles travel warning for...2025-06-0905 min

Ohmbudsman DigestJune 6, 2025 – AI Load, EV Fires, Telecom Intrusions, and HIV HopeToday’s Ohmbudsman Digest tracks 20+ signals across global power, biotech, cyber conflict, and digital realignment. From a promising HIV breakthrough in Australia to a transpacific cable deal in Chile, the day’s briefings cover both hard infrastructure and soft erosion. China aligns AI growth with green energy. Italy admits domestic surveillance. And a Canadian infant dies from congenital measles. It’s a world in motion—and the margin for error is shrinking.Australia’s mRNA HIV exposure techCanadian measles death amid outbreakChile-Google $550M transpacific cable dealChina syncs AI with renewable zonesPakistan powers bitcoin mining with energy surplusGermany expands force for...2025-06-0605 min