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A Rock Band Went Viral. Then AI Scammers Moved In — time.com
Courtesy Sons of Legion —The rock band Sons of Legion performs in Atlanta in May 2026. The Nashville-based rock band Sons of Legion started blowing up last year. Their yearning, anthemic, bluesy songs gained traction on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook,
OpenAI’s backers spent $7.6 million to destroy a state legislator. Anthropic spent $10 million to rescue him — fortune.com
When New York Assemblyman Alex Bores decided to seek a promotion to Congress, the technology industry leapt into his way. Angered by Bores’ legislation regulating artificial intelligence, a political group underwritten by investors in OpenAI spent more
Milei’s Cabinet Chief Claims to Be the Crypto Investor Nobody Knew — bloomberg.com
Manuel Adorni, one of President Javier Milei’s most trusted aides, claimed last week that an all-in bet on Bitcoin over a decade ago has funded a luxurious lifestyle that is now under scrutiny.
Flutterwave aims to become Africa’s go-to fintech firm — semafor.com
The News Fintech leader Flutterwave is looking to boost acquisitions in sectors that bolster its digital payments network to become a one-stop shop for African business and consumers, the company’s CEO told Semafor, following an investment round that
How Starmer arson attacks became a nexus for misinformation — theweek.com
Two Ukrainian men have been found guilty of plotting arson attacks last year on property relating to Keir Starmer. The trial of Roman Lavrynovych, 22, Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, and a third man was “strange”, said the BBC, “mainly because the true author of
When the White House becomes a fight club — salon.com
Are you not entertained? None of this is normal. The longer we are stuck in this place, the longer it will take to escape. Last Sunday night, Flag Day, on the White House South Lawn, in a ring under a 600-ton, 92-foot-high steel structure called “the Claw”
Everything Is Glonzo Now — liberalcurrents.com
Republicans will never lose another election for the foreseeable future. To be more specific, they will never admit defeat. Largely inspired by the President, election denial has become a tentpole of Republican party politics. Trump himself has never
Right-Wing Divisions Could Deliver Downing Street to Socialist Burnham — theamericanconservative.com
UK Special Coverage Right-Wing Divisions Could Deliver Downing Street to Socialist Burnham A brutal knife attack in Belfast doesn’t seem to have boosted Reform UK. UK Special Coverage (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images) “I’ve got a message
The Crypto Industry Makes Its Biggest Midterm Bet Yet — nytimes.com
The industry’s main super PAC has spent $9.8 million on ads to help the Senate bid of Representative Barry Moore of Alabama, a Republican seen as pro-cryptocurrency.
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