Tremors, Tokens & Tipping Points
Welcome to the Ohmbudsman Digest, your sharp, data-rich news briefing. Today’s episode spans five continents and dives into the tremors shaking politics, tech, and culture.
🎧 In This Episode:
- Alibaba’s price wars fuel record deliveries as China’s e-commerce giants battle for dominance.
- Boeing under scrutiny after a fatal fuel switch crash sparks safety questions.
- Australia flexes military muscle in its biggest-ever war games amid China tensions.
- Bitcoin hits new highs, but warnings of a bubble grow louder.
- Ukraine names a new Prime Minister as Zelenskyy reshuffles leadership.
- China and India clash diplomatically over the Dalai Lama’s future.
- Plane crash tragedy claims four foreign lives in Southend, UK.
- Wimbledon players face online abuse, with threats quadrupling from last year.
- French prisoner caught after a daring escape in a laundry bag.
- Global wealth funds rush into China, chasing tech and green investments.
- Britain and France plan GPS alternatives amid jamming threats from Russia.
- Iran hunts for cloud providers, despite sanctions risks.
- Japan braces for a megaquake, after thousands of tremors hit its islands.
- US railways remain vulnerable to cyberattacks on aging train systems.
- UK job hunters surge, hitting levels unseen since the pandemic.
- UK measles death reignites vaccine urgency.
- Dust storms threaten 330 million people globally.
- Scientists detect the biggest black hole merger ever observed.
- Thailand’s monks face scandal, with sex and blackmail charges rocking the clergy.
- Thames Water bans hosepipes for 1.1 million Brits amid drought.
- Superhero films lose steam as American faith in national ideals falters.
- Trump administration funds offensive cyber ops while slashing defenses.
- A Pennsylvania man sentenced to life for a horrific beheading as political statement.
🟢 Data-driven insights.
📊 Crisp stats you can quote.
💬 Quotes that spark debate.
Links to all source articles are included in the full newsletter edition.
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— Ohmbudsman
