Ohmbudsman1️⃣ Fires, fraud & face-scan frontiers—the July 8 #OhmbudsmanDigest is live. 25 lean stories + fresh podcast. Thread 👇
2️⃣ ✈️ HK Express scripting flaw let one user view another’s profile. Passenger data = fragile. https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317227/scripting-error-hong-kongs-hk-express-led-access-private-information #DataBreach #Aviation
3️⃣ 🤖 China re-opens #UBI debate as AI threatens 70 M jobs by 2030. https://scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3317193/ai-replaces-workers-china-could-consider-universal-basic-income #FutureOfWork #AI
4️⃣ 🌋 Mount Lewotobi’s 18 km ash plume grounds AU-Bali flights. https://abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/indonesia-mount-lewotobi-laki-laki-erupts-again-cancels-flights/105503740 #Volcano #Travel
5️⃣ 🌐 #BRICS blasts Gaza strikes & Trump tariffs—skips Ukraine. https://aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/brics-condemns-attacks-on-iran-gaza-war-trump-tariffs-key-takeaways #Geopolitics
6️⃣ 🥐 Butter prices at record highs squeeze bakeries worldwide. https://japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/markets/butter-global-price-surge/ #Inflation #Food
7️⃣ ⚡️ CoreWeave buys Core Scientific in $9 B stock deal, scoring 1 GW power for AI. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/coreweave-acquires-data-center-provider-core-scientific-in-9b-stock-deal #DataCenters #AIInfra
8️⃣ 🐛 DPRK “NimDoor” backdoor hits macOS crypto traders. https://darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dprk-macos-nimdoor-malware-web3-crypto-platforms #Cybersecurity #Web3
9️⃣ 🚀 China’s space-tech leap gives PLA real-time targeting options. https://scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3317258/china-making-rapid-gains-space-tech-heres-how-military-could-use-it #Space #Defense
🔟 🇫🇷 French teen missing in Iran sparks hostage-diplomacy fears. https://france24.com/en/france/20250707-france-concerned-over-worrying-disappearance-of-citizen-in-iran #HumanRights
France concerned over ‘worrying’ disappearance of citizen in Iran
A French man has been missing in Iran since mid-June, France’s minister for citizens abroad said Monday, calling the disappearance “worrying.” French media said the man, reportedly a teenager on a cycling trip, vanished days after Israel launched massive strikes on Iran last month.
1️⃣1️⃣ 🛂 HK lawmakers push facial-rec border upgrade. https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317270/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-facial-recognition-system-upgraded-land-crossing #Biometrics #Privacy
1️⃣2️⃣ 🐾 Hero sniffer dog Bruno poisoned with nail-filled sausages; Italy outraged. https://ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2025/07/07/meloni-outraged-by-killing-of-hero-sniffer-dog-bruno_f9959ce5… #AnimalRights
1️⃣3️⃣ 📡 Jack Dorsey pilots Bluetooth mesh app “Bitchat.” https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/jack-dorsey-working-on-bluetooth-messaging-app-bitchat/ #MeshNetworking #Decentralization
1️⃣4️⃣ ⚙️ Japan fast-tracks burying urban power lines for quake resilience. https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/eliminating-utility-poles/ #Infrastructure #Resilience
1️⃣5️⃣ 🌡️ Study: glacier melt can unleash volcanic eruptions. https://theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/08/climate-crisis-melting-glaciers-ice-caps-volcanic-eruptions… #ClimateScience
1️⃣6️⃣ ✈️ U.S. docs show millions funneled into new IDF airbases. https://haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-07-07/… #DefenseSpending
1️⃣7️⃣ 🌳 19 EU countries want deforestation-law “simplification.” https://euronews.com/2025/07/07/nineteen-eu-countries-call-for-simplification-of-eu-deforestation-law #ESG
1️⃣8️⃣ 🇷🇺 Ex-Russian minister found dead hours after Putin fired him. https://france24.com/en/europe/20250707-russian-minister-found-dead-suicide-putin #Russia
1️⃣9️⃣ ⚖️ Saudi Arabia executing foreigners on drug charges at “horrifying” rate—Amnesty. https://middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-executing-foreigners-drugs-amnesty #DeathPenalty
2️⃣0️⃣ 🇸🇷 Suriname elects first woman president amid crisis. https://france24.com/en/americas/20250706-suriname-elects-first-woman-president #Elections
2️⃣1️⃣ 🇨🇭 Switzerland indicts two men over IS propaganda. https://euronews.com/2025/07/07/switzerland-indicts-two-men-spreading-islamic-state-ideology #CounterTerrorism
2️⃣2️⃣ 🛡️ Open-source Anubis fights AI bot scrapers. https://404media.co/the-open-source-software-saving-the-internet-from-ai-bot-scrapers #OpenSource #AIethics
2️⃣3️⃣ 🐝 Bee swarm stings 24 in France; 3 hospitalised. https://euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/07/three-hospitalised-after-bees-attack-dozens-of-people-in-france #UrbanBeekeeping
2️⃣4️⃣ 💳 Visa war room spends $12 B on AI anti-fraud. https://japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/tech/visa-war-room-cybercriminals #FinTech #Fraud
2️⃣5️⃣ 🔥 Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean heatwave. https://aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/wildfires-erupt-across-mediterranean-as-heatwave-worsens #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis
