Vol. XVI · No. 298Sunday 25 October 2026World Edition
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Investigative · Est. 2011

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The InvestigationBangkok desk · 3 Sep 2026

The Ledger That Never Shipped

Forty months of cross-border wire transfers trace a single shell entity moving ₹112 crore through three ports — and a compliance team that quietly deleted the audit trail.

By Asha Verghese & R. Okonkwo·12 min read·Read the investigation →
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Analysis · Product leadership

The best product strategy frameworks product leaders actually use

Playing to Win, Rumelt’s Kernel, Jobs to Be Done, the North Star, Wardley Mapping and the Supply Chain of Intelligence — seven frameworks, seven different questions.

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Electric Vehicles and Charging Technology: How the System Actually Works in 2026

Technology

One in four new cars sold worldwide is now electric, and the charging network behind them is being rebuilt in real time. What the batteries, the plugs, the voltage race and the megawatt chargers actually mean — and what the brochures leave out.

Wire · IEA Global EV Outlook 2026 · 24 Oct 2026

Zero-Click Spyware: How Devices Can Be Compromised Without a Click

Security

A phone can process an incoming message before its owner ever sees it. Documented spyware attacks show how that convenience becomes an entry point—and why the right response is better protection, not panic.

Wire · Citizen Lab; Google Project Zero; Apple; Amnesty International; NIST · 23 Oct 2026

The Best AI Art Generator App in 2026: An Honest Guide to What Each Tool Actually Does Well

Technology

Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Google's Nano Banana, Ideogram and the open-source options compared on quality, price and — the part most reviews skip — who actually owns the images you make.

Wire · Vendor documentation and published comparisons · 22 Oct 2026

Legacyleap, AWS Transform and Copilot: Compare the Workload, Not the Slogan

S.F.

Three AI modernization tools promise faster escapes from legacy code. They are built for different jobs. Here is how a U.S. engineering leader should match each one to the workload actually sitting in the data center.

Wire · Legacyleap / AWS / Microsoft Learn · 21 Oct 2026

Jensen Huang: How Nvidia’s Co-Founder Became a Defining Figure of the AI Era

Technology

A graphics-chip company became a foundation of modern artificial intelligence. Huang’s story explains why software, patient investment and industrial partnerships matter as much as silicon—and why Nvidia’s success is not a guarantee about the future.

Wire · Nvidia corporate records; Reuters · 21 Oct 2026

Can AI Agents Become a New Cybersecurity Threat? What the Evidence Shows

Security

Software that can read, decide and act on its own is arriving inside companies faster than the rules for controlling it. Security researchers say the risk is real — and more specific than the hype suggests.

Wire · OWASP GenAI Security Project · 19 Oct 2026