Drones, Domes, and Blackouts: Ohmbudsman’s Global Snapshots
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From lethal drones buzzing over Ukraine, to a stealthy Chinese blackout bomb, to ticks threatening America’s love of steak—this Ohmbudsman Digest covers a world in flux.
In this episode:
✅ Climate change fuels a tick invasion threatening a meat allergy epidemic in the US.
✅ Private wealth pushes an entire English village toward eviction.
✅ Bluetooth flaws expose devices to hacker eavesdropping.
✅ Cybercriminals deploy rogue AI tools for scams and malware.
✅ Germany seeks Israeli partnership to build a cyber “Iron Dome.”
✅ Drone arms race escalates between Ukraine and Russia, sparking global fear.
✅ Europe swelters under the first major heatwave of summer.
✅ Eastern Europe revives landmines in fear of Russian aggression.
✅ Trump’s “self-deportation” campaign uses apps and cash to push migrants out.
✅ Uganda’s Museveni eyes a sixth term amid rising authoritarian concerns.
✅ Ukraine signals plans to exit the anti-landmine treaty.
✅ China teases a new blackout bomb designed to cripple enemy power grids.
It’s the world… in a SNAP.
👉 Links & Sources:
- The Guardian
- The Atlantic
- France 24
- DW
- BleepingComputer
- Middle East Eye
- South China Morning Post
- Al Jazeera
- Cisco Talos
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