Vanishing Acts, Flickering Truths, and Surveillance by Design
Episode description
Today’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
• 🖥️ Raspberry Pi hidden in bank ATM heist
• 🔋 CATL posts big profit despite EV slump
• 💡 Cornell’s light trick to catch deepfakes
• 🌐 Google bug allowed search censorship
Featured sources include: The Guardian, FDA, 404 Media, Readwise, DW, and official government and agency briefings.
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