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October 18, 2026
Iran is running out of money and can’t even pay its troops as U.S. blockade chokes the economy, Central Command says, while domestic unrest grows — fortune.com
U.S. economic warfare against Iran is hitting the regime’s sources of power as troops go without pay—just as they are needed to quell growing unrest in southeastern provinces. In a video message posted on Friday, U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper
Elizabeth Holmes Was Ahead of Her Time — theatlantic.com
Perhaps Elizabeth Holmes was simply ahead of her time: Today, the Theranos founder’s crimes look less notorious amid a pervasive culture of grift and graft. Her biotechnology company infamously promised to revolutionize medicine by conducting hundreds of
The Crypto Devices Built to Foil Hackers Came With Spies Inside — bloomberg.com
At a small cryptocurrency shop in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, a sheet of paper dated Oct. 10 is taped to shutters over the entrance: “Our physical stores are temporarily closed until further notice.”
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