Borders, Bytes, and Breakthroughs
Aug 15, 2025•6 min•Ep. 47
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Episode description
From surging drug use in Australia to AI-designed antibiotics, and from Norwegian dam sabotage to a global plastics treaty push, this episode brings you the world’s most urgent headlines in just nine minutes.
In This Episode:
- Crime & Justice: Australia’s drug surge, FBI email accounts sold, ICE accused of deporting US-citizen kids.
- Money & Markets: Bridgewater exits China stocks, Thames Water’s £7.5B reservoir backlash.
- Tech & Cyber: PhantomCard NFC malware, Meta AI’s risky chats with kids, AI browsers and privacy.
- Geopolitics & Security: Nigeria’s counter-insurgency gains, US weapons sale, Senegal’s anti-corruption loophole.
- Climate & Environment: Kashmir’s deadly floods, Macron’s plastics treaty warning.
Why Listen:
Get the impact, the data, and the big questions behind today’s stories—without the noise.
Links to Sources: All original reporting credited in full digest at ohmbudsman.com
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