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Jobs drama as China’s AI doubles get ready for close ups
Financial Times: The economic consequence could be dramatic. China’s short drama industry employs 690,000 people directly, according to…
August 29, 2026
Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate
Politico EU: The German government’s plan is set to involve direct measures against Russian entities, while the EU…
August 29, 2026
Did AI write this? It’s getting harder to tell
Financial Times: Writers point out that the tics commonly attributed to AI all appear in human writing and…
August 29, 2026
Inside Trump’s plan to give Pentagon a stake in Venezuela’s oil riches. ‘A new form of U.S. colonialism’?
Wall Street Journal: The substance of the agreement appears to be in direct conflict with Venezuela’s 1999 constitution,…
August 29, 2026
British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US, DHS says
CNN: British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was deported Friday to the United Kingdom, according to a spokesperson with…
August 29, 2026
At the FBI, a history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from employer may no longer be barrier to being hired
CBS: In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks…
August 28, 2026
NATO and Moscow must increase dialogue to avoid accidental war, Russian envoy says
Politico EU: NATO officials must strengthen military contact with Russia to reduce the growing risk of all-out war…
August 28, 2026
Trump says US reaches deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reserves
CNN: “At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with…
August 28, 2026
Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
CNN: Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at a Louisiana airport, DHS said. He was still in custody as…
August 28, 2026
China feared to be spying on RAF from five-star hotel
Telegraph: The Chinese-owned hotel – a stone’s throw from the border of Britain’s military complex in Cyprus –…
August 28, 2026
Deluded Western activists must stop shouting over actual Palestinians like me
Telegraph: “Those in the West, whether they are Muslims or so-called ‘allies’ who are still cheering on the…
August 27, 2026
Prof Sunetra Gupta: Harms of lockdown remain very palpable
Freedom Research: Sunetra Gupta, Oxford epidemiologist who co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration in Covid years to advise focused…
August 27, 2026
Venezuelan oilman faced Swiss arrest warrant. U.S. had other plans for him.
Washington Post: Swiss prosecutors asked the U.S. Justice Department to arrest Alejandro Betancourt. Instead, he was given a…
August 27, 2026
Poland rules out hosting nuclear weapons despite Russian threat
Politico: “I would like to say very clearly and openly: Poland does not want to have nuclear warheads…
August 27, 2026
Corporate America cut big checks to Trump. Now CEOs fear subpoenas are coming.
Wall Street Journal: Tech firms are courting Democrats and hiring advisers to prepare for potential investigations if Republicans…
August 27, 2026
In Trump’s Washington, ballooning national debt stirs little action
New York Times: The bond markets were not so sanguine, as a sell-off indicated, but the relative indifference…
August 27, 2026
India is one of world’s most obese countries, but few Indians want GLP-1s
Bloomberg: One concern has been cultural resistance in a place where a bit of chubbiness has long been…
August 27, 2026
US FTC probing YouTube over social media policies
Bloomberg: The inquiry is looking at whether YouTube violated its own user policies when it banned or demoted…
August 27, 2026
US nears deal to secure long-term access to Venezuela’s oil reserves, sources say
Reuters: The agreement, which could be signed and made public soon, is expected to operate in a way…
August 27, 2026
US judge blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting
Reuters: U.S. District Judge Rita Lin, an appointee of former Democratic President Joe Biden, made the ruling in…
August 27, 2026