Japan's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has established a new section dedicated to combating lone offender terrorism, following recent high-profile attacks such as the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 and a bomb attack on then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. The new section will focus on information gathering, countermeasures, and investigations, analyzing data from suspicious persons and purchases to detect potential threats early. It will also enhance the MPD's online vigilance by conducting cyber patrols to monitor social media for suspicious posts.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/japan/crime-legal/lone-offender-police-section/Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has claimed that millions of non-citizens have received social security numbers from the federal government. A chart displayed by Musk during an address in Wisconsin shows over 2 million non-citizens had received social security numbers in fiscal year 2024, which Musk described as "mind-blowing".
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/musk-claims-millions-of-noncitizens-received-social-security-numbers-mind-blowing#Elon Musk has reinstated Marko Elez, a former White House tech aide who resigned amid scandal, allowing him to regain access to sensitive federal government databases. Elez, a 25-year-old software engineer, had previously worked at X, SpaceX, and Starlink before being forced out in February due to resurfaced social media posts that expressed racist views and advocated for hate towards Indians.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14557035/Musk-DOGE-staffer-Marko-Elez-racist-posts.htmlMoody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi warns that intensifying trade war and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) are contributing to increased odds of recession, now at 40% due to rising tariffs, low consumer confidence, and persistent high inflation.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/wall-street-doubles-risk-of-recession-ahead-of-trump-reciprocal-tariffs-13876267.htmlElon Musk's influence on politics will be put to the test as Wisconsin's contentious state-supreme-court election approaches, with Musk reportedly paying for political influence through his company Neuralink.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/03/elon-musk-wisconsin-million-dollar-payments/682248/Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, for $33 billion in an all-stock deal. The move is expected to combine xAI's advanced AI capabilities with X's vast user base, unlocking "immense potential" according to Musk.
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/elon-musk-sells-x-to-his-own-xai-for-33-billion-in-all-stock-deal#Satya Nadella's successor, Satya Nadella, took over with a goal to make Microsoft a "mobile-first, cloud-first" company. Under his leadership, Microsoft has invested heavily in AI and partnered with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, to integrate its technology into products like Bing, but with limited success.
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/computer-pioneer-microsoft-turns-50-207541OpenAI's ChatGPT has raised concerns over its potential for misuse in generating fake receipts, which could be used to support fraudulent activities in workplaces, tax deductions, and crowdfunding platforms. The company is aware of the risks and actively monitors usage, with metadata flagging AI-generated images as such. Despite a policy ban on fraudulent activity, OpenAI aims to provide creative freedom to users, citing potential legitimate applications such as educational tools and artistic use.
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/chatgpt-4o-can-generate-realistic-fake-receipts-and-it-coul-be-a-fraudsters-best-friend-13876402.htmlThe OpenSNP project, founded by Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, will be shut down on April 30th due to concerns over data misuse by authoritarian governments and corporations. Tzovaras cited the rise of far-right and undemocratic regimes replacing scientific thought with pseudoscience, as well as large corporations exploiting digital commons and straining open culture infrastructures. He believes providing free genetic data is no longer a risk-free endeavor, particularly in the US where corporate interests are prioritized over individual privacy.
https://gizmodo.com/crowdsourced-dna-project-says-it-will-shut-down-to-protect-users-from-rising-authoritarianism-2000583111