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India’s digital transformation has exposed citizens to scams such as ‘digital arrests,’ where victims are forced to transfer funds under false accusations (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 7, 2025

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Google’s proposed Epic settlement includes reduced fees for global app stores and a new program to allow alternative app stores to become first-class Android citizens (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 5, 2025

Sean Hollister / The edge: Google’s proposed Epic settlement includes a reduction in app store fees globally and a new…

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More than 100,000 Nepalese citizens gathered on Discord to help to appoint an interim chief after the demonstrations were triggered by a ban on social media led to the collapse of the government (Pranav Baskar / New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 12, 2025

Featured podcasts BG2 POD: Inside Openai Enterprise: engineering deployed forward, GPT-5, and more Podcast Open Source on all that concerns…

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How Turkmenistan transformed censorship into a lucrative program by intentionally restricting internet access in order to sell its own VPNs to citizens (Tor Blog)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 30, 2025

Blog:: How Turkmenistan transformed censorship into a lucrative extortion program by intentionally restricting internet access in order to sell its…

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Microsoft suspending the CPI judge’s messaging account has raised alarms through the EU on how its governments, its companies and its citizens are detained on American technological companies (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 21, 2025

New York Times:: Microsoft suspending the CPI judge’s messaging account has raised alarms through the EU on the way its…

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Over 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, says the president of Ukraine – Radio Free Asia

By Frank M. EverettApril 10, 2025

Updated on April 10, 2025, 07:30 HAD.TAIPIEI, TAIWAN – The Ukrainian security service proves that more than 150 Chinese citizens…

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

Soft power ‘wins’ Beijing as Chinese medical ship treats 5,400 people in PNG for free – Radio Free Asia

US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

Netflix has long been “a builder, not a buyer.” Are those times over?

Some grocers are using AI to reduce food waste and increase profit margins

Trump names Erica Schwartz director of CDC

RFK Jr.’s Peptide Policy Could Boost Hims & Hers as Its GLP-1 Business Scales

Netflix (NFLX) Q1 2026 Results

Jared Kushner under investigation for potential violations of federal bribery and foreign agent laws

Trump’s Broken Brain Tries to Fool America With Iran War Hallucinations

Donald Trump has lost his power to America

RFK Jr. collapses in front of the country during a hearing at home

Democrats decide to impeach Pete Hegseth for recklessly endangering US troops

Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4 billion through 34 deals through April 15, compared to $5.9 billion raised through 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio models are unavailable or facing wait times of up to 12 weeks in the United States, with analysts citing strong demand from power users of AI agents (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)

What some executives think about using universal basic income to mitigate AI-related layoffs: Musk calls it the "best way"OpenAI policy document mentions a public wealth fund (Siladitya Ray/Forbes)

Sources: Recursive Superintelligence, a four-month-old startup developing self-learning AI and founded by former DeepMind and OpenAI engineers, has raised more than $500 million (Financial Times)

Cerebras files for IPO on Nasdaq, reports 2025 revenue of $510 million, up 76% year-over-year, with net profit of $87.9 million, compared to net loss of $485 million in 2024 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Browsing: citizens

India’s digital transformation has exposed citizens to scams such as ‘digital arrests,’ where victims are forced to transfer funds under false accusations (Bloomberg)

Google’s proposed Epic settlement includes reduced fees for global app stores and a new program to allow alternative app stores to become first-class Android citizens (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

More than 100,000 Nepalese citizens gathered on Discord to help to appoint an interim chief after the demonstrations were triggered by a ban on social media led to the collapse of the government (Pranav Baskar / New York Times)

How Turkmenistan transformed censorship into a lucrative program by intentionally restricting internet access in order to sell its own VPNs to citizens (Tor Blog)

Microsoft suspending the CPI judge’s messaging account has raised alarms through the EU on how its governments, its companies and its citizens are detained on American technological companies (New York Times)

Over 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, says the president of Ukraine – Radio Free Asia