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Shadow city: with 25 local police officers probed for violent beatings of youths, Genoa faces deep institutional rot. How organized crime thrives where conformity rules and basic rights are broken. Time to speak out. #Italy #Corruption #SocialJustice #Genoa #HumanRights
French presidential hopeful Edouard Philippe questioned in alleged embezzlement case
French presidential hopeful Edouard Philippe questioned in alleged embezzlement case
Two investigating magistrates handling allegations of misuse of public funds, favoritism and harassment designated the center-right candidate an 'assisted witness' in the affair, a less serious status than being placed under formal investigation. The case is linked to his position as mayor of the city of Le Havre.
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The battle for yttrium heats up: essential for AI and aerospace, its dual-use nature paralyzes the West. While the EU secured a preferential lane, a staggering gap between $30 custom values and $1,175 spot prices enriches market middlemen. #Geopolitics #TechNews #RareEarths #AI
Yttrium crisis: Beijing's export squeeze cuts off Japan and explodes global prices. Tokyo scrambles for alternatives across France, Australia, and deep-sea mining, but a critical two-year supply gap remains. #Geopolitics #RareEarths #Japan #TechSupply
DIA reports confirm structured 'Ndrangheta activity and drug trafficking through the Port of Genoa. Public accountability is hindered as signatures, data clauses, and costs are redacted in municipal Project Hafnia contracts. #Genoa #Transparency #InvestigativeReport #Italy
Investment funds dumped US tech stocks at the fastest rate since Sept 2024, with TMT net flows dropping to -2.3%. Hedge funds cut global equities for 3 weeks, showing a sharp drop in risk appetite driven by AI concerns and shifting market dynamics. #TechStocks #HedgeFunds #AI #Markets
The Fed holds rates at 3.75%-4.00% (Cook & Hammack wanted another hike). 10-year Treasury closed near 5.03%, and 30-year mortgages hit 7.32%. Economists see no relief before December. #Fed #Treasury #Mortgages #Economy
Ryuk ransomware breached Berlin’s state government network, stole 5.8 terabytes of sensitive data, demanded 30 Bitcoin, and Berlin refused to pay.
Germany REFUSED To Pay Hackers 30 Bitcoin... And Paid A Heavy Price
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The Telegraph reveals Iran is plotting to disrupt US midterms after targeting Israel's vote, seeking to exploit simultaneous ballots. Infiltrating democratic voting machinery marks a dangerous escalation in state-sponsored cyber warfare. #Geopolitics #CyberSecurity #Elections
3,000 cameras watching Genoa, targeting 6,000. Public footage feeds Project Hafnia, an AI project with Milestone & NVIDIA. Where is proof of GDPR compliance on purpose limitation and transparency? Citizens’ privacy is not raw material for Big Tech. #Genova #GDPR #Surveillance
Milan tribunal leaders and the ANM condemn PM Meloni's attacks on judge Tiziana Landoni as "unacceptable intimidation." Delegitimizing the judiciary for political propaganda exposes an increasingly reactionary and authoritarian drift. #Italy #RuleOfLaw #Democracy
Milan judge denies validation of Youssef Siher's arrest and orders his release, dismissing terrorism charges for lack of evidence. PM Meloni calls it "shameful," triggering a severe institutional clash over judicial independence and government overreach. #Italy #RuleOfLaw
Genova is turning citizens into lab rats. Over 2,700 municipal cameras are feeding urban footage into Project Hafnia—a partnership with NVIDIA and Milestone—to train commercial AI models. Zero public transparency, zero informed consent, and zero revenue for the city. Citizens are being data-mined.
European gas prices have surged past €100/MWh—hitting crisis levels not seen since 2022 and tripling pre-war costs. With US prices near €8.50, European industry faces a devastating competitive disadvantage. High diesel, electricity, and LNG costs threaten to choke businesses and households.
Netanyahu claims Arab parties "stole" the election because his bloc lost its majority. When minority voters exercise political power, their participation becomes the target. Losing isn't theft; democracy means respecting voters' choices, not smearing them when you lose. #Israel #Democracy
CISA warned that hackers are exploiting VMware ESXi CVE-2026-41709 to reduce audit logging visibility, and urged agencies to patch within two weeks.
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Genoa's EU funds drive surveillance from 3k to 6k cameras via "Project Hafnia" while the city decays. The deal emerged via foreign press with redacted docs and no privacy impact assessment (DPIA), exposing a total lack of transparency. #Genova #Surveillance
Anthropic's S-1 shows a ~900% net revenue retention (existing clients spend 9x more) and $16.3B H1 revenue. The filing warns growth won't last. For OpenAI, price pressure heats up. #AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #TechNews
The Fed faces a brutal dilemma: sticky inflation (Core CPI 2.6%, headline 3.7%) and surging oil clash with a cooling job market (29k jobs, unemp. 4.2%). Rates expected to hold, hikes loom. Raising rates risks a recession; holding back unanchors inflation. #Fed #Inflation #Economy #Markets
