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From Music Streaming CEO to Real-Time Geopolitical Analyst: The Rise of World Monitor
Elie Habib, best known as the cofounder and CEO of the prominent Middle Eastern music streaming giant Anghami, has transitioned from managing licensing agreements and digital audio metrics to overseeing an unexpected, high-stakes technological endeavor. As geopolitical tensions flared across the Middle East earlier this year, a side project Habib initially coded as a weekend […]
The Rise of AI Face Models and the Industrialization of Global Pig Butchering Scams
In the sprawling, high-security industrial parks of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, a new labor market has emerged, operating at the intersection of human exploitation and cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Young professionals from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and beyond are increasingly flooding encrypted messaging platforms like Telegram to apply for positions as "AI models." These individuals, often fluent in […]