In a week where:

1. Student-led protests in Albania over education costs, allegations of corruption erupt into violence as Education Ministry is reportedly set on fire.
2. Zelensky says “we're done” with the US as Starlink cuts off satellite data to Ukraine.
3. Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is jailed for 15 years over child sex abuse.
4. Katie Zacharia is fired after five days as White House press secretary.
5. Trump halts new sanctions package on Russia.

In Tech: (8:31) You've heard of clicking on a sus link, inviting spyware, malware etc. Well now you don't even NEED to click! You just get a targeted ad, see it and boom, you now have Israeli spyware on your phone. (Article By Matt Burgess & Lily Hay Newman)

In Space: (20:23) You may have seen reports earlier this year about "dimming the Sun". Governments are already under looking into it and in the UK's case, they're getting experts to play some "War Games". It didn't go well... (Article By Karl Mathiesen)

In TV: (40:21) Remember the #[award]SoWhite trend nearly a decade ago? I do. But like most good trends in the world today, it fizzled out and TV in the US is still incredibly white. (Article By Brande Victorian)

Lastly, in Music: (57:26) Jay-Z had a documentary series drop recently in conjunction with an arena tour & re-release of his debut album "Reasonable Doubt". So what was he saying? (Article By Andre Gee)

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