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Nvidia has crossed a threshold that would have seemed like science fiction not long ago. The chipmaker's market capitalization has surpassed the entire economy of Germany, one of the world's largest industrial nations. It is a striking illustration of how concentrated wealth has become in the hands of companies building the infrastructure of artificial intelligence.
On the geopolitical front, Taiwan has declared itself sovereign and independent, just hours after President Trump told Fox News he opposes the island pursuing formal independence. The timing is deliberate and tense. Taiwan's statement reflects deep anxiety about whether Washington's security commitments can still be taken at face value, a question with enormous consequences for the global tech supply chain centered on the island.
Meanwhile, researchers at NordVPN are sounding an alarm about the dark web economy around stolen payment data. Their findings suggest that compromised card details and identity documents are being sold online for less than the price of a specialty coffee. The low cost signals just how abundant this stolen information has become, and how industrialized the trade in personal data now is.
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