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U.N. reports Southeast Asia’s criminal networks are using tech to build a global illicit economy — fortune.com
Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to
Bitcoin’s Bottoming Pattern Is Starting to Take Shape — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin tends to exhibit several telltale signs when it’s in the process of forming a bottom.
Three Keys to a Democratic Victory in Maine — newrepublic.com
Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist: Our focus will be strictly on Democrats, liberal and progressive groups, and the fight to take back power and
Weekly Review — harpers.org
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official shot and killed a civilian, the second killing of its kind since the beginning of the month and the fourth since the beginning of the year.1 2 FBI managers received notice that the bureau would no longer
The AI Bubble Is No Ordinary Bubble — theatlantic.com
The American stock market is booming, thanks to artificial intelligence. Tech giants are borrowing billions to acquire AI talent, purchase chips and hardware, and construct data centers. And market watchers are starting to get worried. They see financiers
Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU? — theverge.com
How does AI make you feel? Are you excited to “vibe-code” your smart home? Or anxious about all the added pollution and billions of gallons of water used by data centers? Dig a little deeper and you’ll start to question the actual value of the GPUs that
Undoing Trump’s Golden Age of Corruption — thebulwark.com
(Photo illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Bulwark | Photos: Shutterstock) LOOKING FOR REASONS why President Trump is so intent on lying about the midterm elections? How about 2.2 billion of them? That’s how much money he made as president in 2025: $2.2
Asia-Pacific cyberscam victims lost up to US$114 billion last year: UN — scmp.com
Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost up to US$114.1 billion last year, a UN report said on Tuesday, with estimated losses at least tripling from 2023. Southeast Asia, especially Cambodia and
Trump’s shadow economy — unherd.com
School’s out for summer — and for one White House staffer, months of seaside lolly-licking beckon. Yes, Gabriel Perez’s schedule is wide open now that he’s been placed on unpaid leave after the online prediction market Kalshi snitched to federal
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