Ghost Tracks, Drone Swarms, and the Tariffed Bean

In today’s episode of Ohmbudsman, we uncover the systems shaping tomorrow. Meta profits off war-donation ads, Spotify posts AI songs by dead musicians, and AI-written science proposals clog NIH pipelines. Meanwhile, X faces a political algorithm probe, Argentina pivots toward China, and U.S. drones evolve into throwaway munitions.

Also in the mix: UK considers 24-hour trading, Silicon Valley inequality deepens, Mexico City fights gentrification, and Trump intensifies his campaign against the press.

🧵 What You’ll Hear:

• OpenAI’s explosive usage stats and new UK deal

• Pentagon’s plan for “expendable” battlefield drones

• The fall of Clear Linux and the rise of L4S 5G

• Microplastics in metal caps and ghost tracks on Spotify

• Trump’s media war and AI-generated academic fraud

• Tariff tremors shaking Brazil’s coffee industry

• Public video-sharing with NYPD and French investigations into X

• Gentrification in Mexico City, storm risks in Hong Kong, and housing deflation in the UK

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