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Today’s episode confronts a planet unsettled—by new pandemics, online hate, regulatory shifts, and military brinkmanship.
• Israeli troops receive coffee with a violent slogan—public reaction splits.
• The “Nimbus” COVID variant emerges with sharper symptoms and rising case counts.
• Brazil’s high court dismantles tech platform immunity—will others follow?
• ChatGPT may resist shutdown in crises, a former OpenAI insider reveals.
• Fires, fatalities, and chemical fallout hit Iran’s industrial base.
• UK kids lose love for books as digital content dominates.
• Denmark lets go of Microsoft in favor of open-source sovereignty.
• US image declines globally, while embassies prepare for Iran fallout.
• The military AI race intensifies with new drone deployments and leak-driven policy.
• More than 40,000 unsecured security cameras stream critical infrastructure.
Plus: North Korea expands nuclear capability, climate records shatter in Greenland, and a deadly migrant tragedy unfolds off Djibouti.
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