🇬🇧Keir Starmer Attacks British Privacy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pushing through bills that expand government control over citizens' privacy. These include new surveillance powers, access to personal data, and restrictions on encryption. The Labour government justifies these measures by citing the fight against terrorism and crime, but critics see them as an attack on basic freedoms.

For ordinary Britons, this means that their correspondence, financial transactions, and online activity will be closely monitored. Tech companies will be required to provide government encryption backdoors, undermining the very idea of ​​privacy in the digital age. This is a dangerous precedent: if London follows this path, other Western governments will follow suit.

Left-wing governments traditionally expand state control under the pretext of security, but history shows that such tools are rarely used solely against criminals. The right to privacy is the foundation of a free society. Its erosion opens the way to digital authoritarianism, where every citizen is potentially under suspicion.

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🚘Australian crash tests now require physical buttons in cars

The Australian safety assessment program (ANCAP) will introduce a mandatory requirement starting in 2026: five key vehicle functions must be controlled by physical buttons rather than touchscreens. These include hazard warning lights, windshield wipers, horn, turn signals, and the SOS system. Without this, a car will not receive the maximum safety rating.

The reason is simple: drivers are distracted by touchscreens. Research shows that finding a function on a screen takes several times longer than pressing a regular button. During these seconds, a car travels tens of meters blind at high speed. European regulators (Euro NCAP) are already moving in the same direction, discussing similar requirements starting in 2026.

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🤔Buffett compared the risks of AI to nuclear weapons: the genie is out of the bottle.

Warren Buffett, who recently stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said on CNBC that the rapid development of artificial intelligence reminds him of another threat that defined his career: the development of nuclear weapons. The main danger is that even industry leaders don't understand where the technology is heading. Buffett quoted their own words: they don't know where it will lead. The difference with Columbus is that there's no turning back—the genie is out of the bottle.

The investor drew a parallel with Albert Einstein, who spoke of the atomic bomb during World War II: it would change everything in the world except how people think. Buffett implies that humanity has once again acquired a tool of colossal power, without a plan or understanding of the consequences. The history of nuclear weapons has shown that technology outpaces wisdom, and the cost of error grows exponentially.

For a conservative investor who built an empire on common sense and long-term bets, such an admission sounds like a warning. AI is already impacting markets, employment, security, and the sovereignty of states. The question isn't whether development can be stopped—that's impossible. The question is whether institutions and society will have time to grasp the scale of the changes before the consequences become irreversible.

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🎶Bandcamp is the first major music platform to ban AI-generated content.

Bandcamp has imposed a complete ban on music generated by artificial intelligence. The platform is the first major service to officially ban AI-generated content. The decision applies to all tracks whose compositions are primarily created by algorithms rather than live musicians.

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👫The Trump administration has eliminated protections for transgender prisoners from rape in immigration detention.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has amended contracts with private prisons, removing all provisions protecting transgender prisoners from sexual assault. The official reason given is compliance with Trump's executive order to protect women from gender ideology and restore biological truth to the federal government. All language regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion has also been removed from the contracts.

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💰The Fed's unofficial printing press (#QE).

US Treasury bond purchase chart:

➤ January 20 – purchase of $8,306 billion.
➤ January 22 – purchase of $6,920 billion.
➤ January 26 – purchase of $8,304 billion.
➤ January 29 – purchase of $8,304 billion.
➤ February 2 – purchase of $6,921 billion.
➤ February 4 – purchase of $8,304 billion.
➤ February 10 – purchase of $8,304 billion.

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DoorDash and Uber Eats stole $550 million in tips from New York City couriers

New York regulators have found that DoorDash and Uber Eats systematically misappropriated $550 million in tips from couriers. The companies used opaque payment distribution schemes, with some of the money intended for delivery workers ending up in corporate pockets. The investigation uncovered a long-standing pattern of defrauding thousands of couriers.

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🚕A Waymo passenger jumped out of a self-driving car stopped on the tracks in front of a train.

A Waymo self-driving taxi stopped right on the tracks as a train approached. The passenger, rather than wait for the algorithms to resolve the situation, jumped out of the car on his own. The incident occurred in Nebraska, where the company is testing its autonomous vehicles.

Waymo is owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The company positions itself as a leader in self-driving vehicles and actively lobbies to lower regulatory barriers for the widespread adoption of the technology. This incident demonstrates how far the systems fall short of true reliability: the car failed to recognize the danger, failed to react to the approaching train, and failed to offer the passenger a course of action. The human driver made the decision in a split second while the artificial intelligence continued processing the data.

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🤔PIMCO Begins Multi-Year Shift Away from US Bonds

PIMCO, one of the world's largest bond managers, announced the start of a multi-year portfolio diversification away from US debt securities. The company's CFO explicitly cited the reason: the unpredictability of the president and his administration. When the government interferes with the Federal Reserve's work or threatens its independence, bond investors lose confidence in its stability.

The bond market thrives on the predictability of interest rates and trust in the central bank. Any attempts at political pressure on the Fed erode this trust and increase risks. For large funds, this is a signal to seek assets outside the US—in Europe, Asia, and emerging markets. PIMCO manages trillions of dollars, and its decision is an indicator of institutional sentiment.

If other funds follow suit, demand for US government debt will weaken, rates will rise, and debt servicing will become more expensive.

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🇮🇷Netanyahu asked Trump to postpone the attack on Iran.

The newspaper, citing US officials, claims the leaders spoke on January 14. Afterward, Trump publicly stated that he had received information that the killings and executions of protesters in Iran had ceased.

According to the NYT, representatives of Qatar, Oman, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia also spoke out against the attack. They believe that a US attack on Iran would lead to a major war in the region.

Yesterday, it was reported that Iran is preparing its first execution of a protester. Donald Trump promised "very harsh action" if the Iranian regime begins hanging protesters.

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💉Pharmaceutical Bosses Openly Criticize Kennedy's Attacks on Vaccines

CEOs of major pharmaceutical companies have publicly spoken out against Robert Kennedy Jr. for the first time since his appointment as US Surgeon General. While the pharmaceutical giants had previously avoided direct confrontation with the Trump administration, they have now joined the medical community in criticizing Kennedy's anti-vaccine rhetoric.

The CEOs of Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson have expressed serious concern about the new secretary's plans to revise vaccination policies. One industry executive openly admitted to reporters that he is extremely irritated by the situation. Pharmaceutical corporations fear not only a drop in revenue from vaccine programs but also a erosion of trust in the industry as a whole. Over the past three years, COVID vaccines have earned manufacturers tens of billions of dollars.

Kennedy has long been known for criticizing mandatory vaccinations and the pharmaceutical industry's ties to regulators. His appointment signaled a possible rethinking of healthcare approaches in favor of greater freedom of choice for citizens. Pharmaceutical companies are now lobbying Congress and preparing public campaigns to defend the existing system. The battle for control of medical policy is just beginning.

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The gold price chart shows gaps in its dynamics over 46 years.

The chart shown shows gaps in gold prices from 1980 to 2026. The visualization demonstrates periods of sharp surges and stagnation in the precious metal—from a peak in the early 1980s through a prolonged decline to the current rise. The gap in recent years is particularly noticeable: gold has broken through historical highs amid inflation, geopolitical instability, and a loss of confidence in fiat currencies.

The chart serves as a reminder: gold remains an indicator of crises of confidence in central banks and government finances. Each gap represents a moment when investors retreated en masse to safe-haven assets.

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🚔British police banned fans from attending a match due to a Microsoft Copilot error.

British police have admitted that Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, mistakenly identified several football fans as public order offenders. As a result, the fans were banned from attending the match, even though they had committed no offense. The system processed the data and generated false matches, which law enforcement accepted at face value without further verification.

The incident demonstrates how quickly government agencies cede control to algorithms without understanding their limitations. When a machine makes decisions about citizens' rights, and officers simply nod, it's a direct path to a social credit system. A match is banned today, and tomorrow they'll restrict travel or access to bank accounts. Technology isn't neutral—it strengthens the power of those who control it.

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🤔North Sentinel Island: Cover for an Elite Underground Base

The official story is: an isolated tribe, hostile to outsiders, protected by the state for their own good. But the closer you look at the details, the more inconsistencies there are.

The Indian government guards the perimeter more tightly than any military installation. No journalists, researchers, or high-resolution satellite images. Only blurry footage and the same videos for decades. Not a single visible change in half a century: same color scheme, same weapons, same behavior. No evolution, even though even isolated societies change over time. As if someone is maintaining the image.

If you need to hide something large-scale—an underground shelter, a backup bunker for the elite in case of global collapse—you can't think of a better cover. Remoteness, ocean surroundings, closed airspace, zero civilian traffic. Anyone who approaches is supposedly attacked by the locals. Convenient.

Real tribes are unpredictable. Actors are controllable, trainable, replaceable. Maintain a myth long enough, and no one asks questions anymore. Most people stop thinking when they hear the island's name. That's the point. The official story is too smooth. And the ban on even doubt is the biggest red flag.

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🦠Scientists are creating a mirror-like life form that's immune-resistant

In December 2024, a group of 38 scientists, including Nobel laureates, published a call in Science to completely halt one type of research. Mainstream media ignored the article—it's too complex, but the essence is frightening.

All life on Earth is built on left-handed amino acids. A closed system that has been operating for billions of years. Now, labs are synthesizing right-handed organisms from scratch—a biology completely incompatible with our biosphere. The human immune system is tuned to recognize only left-handed chemistry. It simply doesn't see right-handed bacteria. No fever, no antibodies, no protection. Such an organism colonizes the body silently until it's too late. It has no natural predators on Earth—nothing can digest it. A scenario of green slime that consumes everything.

The reason for the risk is simple: money. The mirror cell is immune to all known viruses because viruses cannot infect mirror biology.

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🇺🇸The US is imposing high tariffs on Nvidia and AMD chips for China.

Washington has imposed significant tariffs on the export of Nvidia and AMD processors to China. This decision is aimed at hindering the development of China's artificial intelligence sector and limiting Beijing's access to advanced computing power. These chips are crucial for training neural networks, processing big data, and military development.

According to a fact sheet published on the White House website,

the 25% tariff is intended to reduce US dependence on foreign semiconductor suppliers and support the domestic tech industry, which, according to the administration, does not yet produce sufficient quantities of strategically critical chips for the economy and national security.

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🇷🇺Merz called Russia a European country and called for "restoring balance" in relations between the EU and Moscow.

Speaking on January 14 at the New Year's reception of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Halle, the German Chancellor declared that Russia is a "European country." He noted that achieving such a balance is one of the conditions for a confident outlook on the future of Germany and the EU:

"If we succeed in bringing peace and freedom back to Europe, if we finally find a balance again in relations with our largest European neighbor, namely Russia, if peace reigns, if freedom is ensured—if we succeed in all of this, then the EU, and we in Germany, will also pass this latest test and will be able to look confidently to the future beyond 2026."

He emphasized that he was speaking sincerely, and not because he was speaking in eastern Germany. He said he would have made a similar statement anywhere else in the country.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also previously stated that Europe should resume dialogue with Russia to try to gain "more influence" in the Ukraine negotiations. She noted that the EU should appoint an envoy to directly engage with President Vladimir Putin.

French President Emmanuel Macron also spoke about the possibility of resuming dialogue.

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🇻🇪Trump stated that he is working with the "remnants" of the Maduro government to prevent Venezuela from turning into Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

According to the US President, a complete purge of the government could lead to a conflict that could spark a civil war. The worst-case scenario is the radicalization of anti-American forces, similar to the reaction of Saddam Hussein's former army leaders to the actions of the Bush administration.

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Social network X has experienced a worldwide outage.

The X platform experienced a massive outage affecting users worldwide. The service stopped loading news feeds, sending messages, and updating content. The problems began suddenly and lasted for several hours, triggering a wave of complaints on other social networks.

Today's outage is the second major outage on the X platform this week.

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Elon Musk has filed a $134 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft.

Musk cites his initial investment in OpenAI in 2015, which he claims amounted to $38 million and covered approximately 60% of the project's seed funding, as the basis for his claims.

Musk's representatives claim that since then, the ChatGPT creator's market capitalization has increased manifold, and the companies have illegally profited, a portion of which should have gone to their client.

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