World Briefing Plus (Video): Hooked & Hammered
A landmark Big Tech reckoning meets a widening Middle East war - as addiction by design is exposed, fuel shocks hit Asia’s working class, and Ukraine quietly becomes a battlefield innovator.
Two defining forces are colliding this week: a long-overdue reckoning with Big Tech’s addiction-by-design model - and a deepening Middle East war that is rippling far beyond the battlefield. From courtrooms in the United States to the streets of Southeast Asia, where drivers are being crushed by soaring fuel costs, the real-world consequences are impossible to ignore. Meanwhile, in a twist few predicted, Ukraine is emerging not just as a frontline state - but as a source of battlefield innovation now sought by countries far beyond Europe.
👉 This week’s World Briefing+ goes deeper - connecting the dots between tech accountability, war economics, and the new global security marketplace.
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