28 h. ago A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree

Celia Hatton (BBC) – Since 2018, the United States has been tightening its laws to prevent its rivals from buying into its sensitive sectors – blocking investments in everything from semiconductors to telecommunications. But the rules weren’t always so strict. In 2016, Jeff Stein, a veteran journalist covering the US intelligence community, got a tip-off: […]

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1 week ago ‘A predator in your home’: Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves

Laura Kuenssberg Warning – this story contains distressing content and discussion of suicide (BBC) – Megan Garcia had no idea her teenage son Sewell, a “bright and beautiful boy”, had started spending hours and hours obsessively talking to an online character on the Character.ai app in late spring 2023. “It’s like having a predator or […]

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3 w. ago NIA’s SSZ Town Hall Hailed as a Triumph of Democracy and Transparency

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS – In a landmark demonstration of democratic governance and transparency, the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) hosted a packed town hall meeting at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall in Charlestown on Monday, October 27, 2025, to discuss the proposed multi-billion-dollar Special Sustainability Zone (SSZ) Project earmarked for the island’s South Coast. The […]

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3 w. ago NIA Consults Police High Command on Security Plans for Proposed Destiny SSZ Project

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS – The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) continues its series of stakeholder consultations on the proposed multi-billion-dollar Destiny Special Sustainability Zone (SSZ) development, this time engaging with the High Command of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) on Friday, October 24, to discuss key security and law enforcement matters related […]

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