Fires, Fraud & Face-Scan Frontiers

Ohmbudsman Digest

What’s inside

• 🛫 HK Express data-breach wake-up call
• 🤖 China re-opens debate on universal basic income as robots rise
• 🌋 Lewotobi eruption halts Bali holidays
• 🌐 BRICS flexes—blasts Gaza strikes & Trump tariffs
• 🥐 Butter shock rattles bakeries worldwide
• ⚡️ CoreWeave’s $9 B power-grab for AI data centers
• 💸 Visa’s 24/7 war-room vs. global cybercrooks
• 🔥 Mediterranean wildfires during record heatwave
• 🐝 Bee swarm hospitalises shoppers in France
• …and 15 more lean SNAPs, each < 15 seconds

Story line-up & links

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1 | HK Express Data Leak Exposes Scripting Flaw | https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317227/scripting-error-hong-kongs-hk-express-led-access-private-information
2 | China Mulls UBI as AI Automates Jobs | https://scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3317193/ai-replaces-workers-china-could-consider-universal-basic-income
3 | Lewotobi Eruption Grounds Australia–Bali Flights | https://abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/indonesia-mount-lewotobi-laki-laki-erupts-again-cancels-flights/105503740
4 | BRICS Blasts Strikes, Tariffs, but Silent on Ukraine | https://aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/brics-condemns-attacks-on-iran-gaza-war-trump-tariffs-key-takeaways
5 | Butter Price Spike Threatens Croissant Traditions | https://japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/markets/butter-global-price-surge/
6 | CoreWeave Buys Core Scientific in $9 B Stock Deal | https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/coreweave-acquires-data-center-provider-core-scientific-in-9b-stock-deal
7 | NimDoor macOS Malware Targets Web3 & Crypto | https://darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dprk-macos-nimdoor-malware-web3-crypto-platforms
8 | China’s Space Tech Advances Boost Military Options | https://scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3317258/china-making-rapid-gains-space-tech-heres-how-military-could-use-it
9 | French Teen Vanishes in Iran Amid Tension | https://france24.com/en/france/20250707-france-concerned-over-worrying-disappearance-of-citizen-in-iran
10 | HK Lawmakers Push Facial Recognition at Border | https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317270/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-facial-recognition-system-upgraded-land-crossing
11 | Hero Sniffer Dog Bruno Killed by Nail-Filled Sausages | https://ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2025/07/07/meloni-outraged-by-killing-of-hero-sniffer-dog-bruno_f9959ce5-ec57-4346-8114-69fa493cdc72
12 | Jack Dorsey Tests Bluetooth Mesh App “Bitchat” | https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/jack-dorsey-working-on-bluetooth-messaging-app-bitchat/
13 | Japan Fast-Tracks Burying Urban Power Lines | https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/eliminating-utility-poles/
14 | Ice Loss Could Trigger Surge in Volcanic Eruptions | https://theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/08/climate-crisis-melting-glaciers-ice-caps-volcanic-eruptions-chile-antartica-volcanoes
15 | U.S. Funds Building Spree at Israeli Airbases | https://haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-07-07/ty-article-magazine/.premium/new-documents-u-s-pouring-hundreds-of-millions-in-military-aid-into-building-idf-bases/00000197-e508-d508-a997-e76d61760000
16 | 19 EU States Seek Deforestation-Law Delay | https://euronews.com/2025/07/07/nineteen-eu-countries-call-for-simplification-of-eu-deforestation-law
17 | Ex-Russian Minister Found Dead After Firing | https://france24.com/en/europe/20250707-russian-minister-found-dead-suicide-putin
18 | Saudi Executions of Foreigners Surge on Drug Charges | https://middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-executing-foreigners-drugs-amnesty
19 | Suriname Elects First Woman President | https://france24.com/en/americas/20250706-suriname-elects-first-woman-president
20 | Swiss Prosecutors Charge Duo over IS Propaganda | https://euronews.com/2025/07/07/switzerland-indicts-two-men-spreading-islamic-state-ideology
21 | Open-Source Anubis Defends Sites from AI Scrapers | https://404media.co/the-open-source-software-saving-the-internet-from-ai-bot-scrapers
22 | Bee Swarm Hospitalises Three in Aurillac | https://euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/07/three-hospitalised-after-bees-attack-dozens-of-people-in-france
23 | Visa War Room Fights Global Payment Fraud | https://japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/tech/visa-war-room-cybercriminals
24 | Wildfires Scorch Mediterranean as Heatwave Worsens | https://aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/wildfires-erupt-across-mediterranean-as-heatwave-worsens
25 | Zambia Cyber Laws Stoke Surveillance Fears | https://dw.com/en/zambias-cyber-laws-safety-or-surveillance/a-73007604

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