Daily Brief

Software built on 97% borrowed code faces 1,300% more attacks. China and Russia's 8,500-word "partnership" can't hide who's really in charge.

Tech CEOs defend junior developers as "irreplaceable" while Congress locks Trump into a $9.9B Pacific strategy he never campaigned on.

America imposes its broadest travel bans since 1952 while NATO wages invisible war on Russia. Chad retaliates in 24 hours; Moscow's banks experience mysterious failures.

Jimmy Lai gets life as Hong Kong's tycoons fall. Europe's health systems run on CIA contractor code despite sovereignty laws.

European health systems embed US intelligence-linked analytics while citizens use VPNs that aren't where they claim to be—sovereignty is theater when infrastructure tells the real story.

Southeast Asia bleeds over ancient temples while the Himalayas melt away the very borders India and China fight to defend.