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September 22, 2025, 5:45 AM

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Reuters:
A look at life in online scam compounds run by Chinese gangs on the Myanmar-Thai border, with purported Thai immigration officials luring trafficking victims  —  SCAMMED INTO SCAMMING Across Southeast Asia, a multibillion-dollar fraud industry has emerged, staffed in part by victims of trafficking.
Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch are potential TikTok US deal partners, along with Michael Dell and Larry Ellison; source: Fox Corp could play a role  —  President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan …
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Nikita Ostrovsky / Time:
UK-based startup Mantic ranked #8 in the Metaculus forecasting cup that asks entrants to predict 60 geopolitical events, the first time an AI made the top 10  —  Every three months, participants in the Metaculus forecasting cup try to predict the future for a prize pot of about $5,000.
Naoki Watanabe / Nikkei Asia:
OECD lists 1,300+ AI regulations, guidelines, and other policies worldwide as of September 2025, up ~30% since 2022, but international cooperation has stalled  —  NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence policies have proliferated worldwide over the past few years as the U.S. …
Bloomberg:
A profile of Derek Li, founder of China's top adaptive learning edtech Squirrel AI, whose business is fueled by the country's relentless academic pressure  —  Derek Li pulled his sons out of school to be taught by artificial intelligence.  Now he's betting the US is ready for machine-led learning.
Martin Arnold / Financial Times:
The UK FCA has improved its crypto registration process, reducing approval times and increasing acceptance rate after criticism it was too slow and restrictive  —  Regulators in Britain are facing calls to be more accommodating to the fast-growing sector  —  The UK financial watchdog …
More: Cryptonews
Karoline Leavitt / @presssec:
White House Press Secretary says the $100K H-1B fee is not an annual fee and it is a “one-time fee that applies only to the petition” in the upcoming lottery  —  To be clear: 1.) This is NOT an annual fee. It's a one-time fee that applies only to the petition. 2.) Those who already hold H-1B visas and are currently outside of the country right now will NOT be charged $100,000 to re-enter. H-1B visa holders can leave and re-enter the
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