By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

People walking on a busy city sidewalk in daylight, with several faces framed by glowing rectangular facial-recognition boxes and a semi-transparent digital code overlay across the scene.

Europol’s deputy executive director, Jürgen Ebner, is urging the European Union to relax its own legal restraints on artificial intelligence, arguing that the rules designed to protect citizens are slowing down police innovation. Continue reading “Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has purchased the Israeli spyware maker NSO Group to bring it under “American” control and hired Trump’s former Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, to lobby the president to remove sanctions on the firm so they can sell their hacking tools to US law enforcement. Continue reading “Hollywood Producer Buys Israeli NSO Spyware Maker, Hires David Friedman to Sell Hacking Tools to U.S.”

By Portfolio Armor – Zerohedge

A leveraged house sitting on stilts of cash, versus an 80% LTV house on a brick foundation.

When President Trump’s new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, Bill Pulte, floated the idea of 50-year mortgages over the weekend—and Trump amplified it on social media—the proposal sounded to some like a clever way to make homes more “affordable”: lower monthly payments, easier access, more buyers. Continue reading “Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal Is A Bad Idea”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Financial exclusion remains high in many parts of the world. In several countries, more than two out of three adults are unbanked, yet the majority own a mobile phone. This contrast between connectivity and financial access highlights both the persistent gaps in global inclusion and the massive opportunity to close them. Continue reading “Unbanked In A Connected World”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US is planning to establish a military base in Damascus, Syria, Reuters has reported, as the Trump administration continues to strongly back the new Syrian government that’s led by former al-Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Continue reading “Report: US To Establish Military Base in Damascus”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution to stop President Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela without authorization from Congress. Continue reading “Senate Votes Down Resolution To Block Trump From Starting a War With Venezuela”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

The NYPD has released photos of the “fedora-wearing” suspect who triggered an anti-Semitism panic in the immediate aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s election by spray-painting swastikas on a Brooklyn yeshiva. Continue reading “NYPD Release Photos of ‘Fedora-Wearing Bicyclist’ Who Spray-painted Swastikas on NYC Yeshiva”