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Fraudsters using artificial intelligence have stolen €95 million from the private banking arm of Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo, in one of the largest reported AI-enabled thefts from a European bank. The story is circulating alongside separate Swiss news, with Switzerland's finance minister casting doubt on suggestions that UBS could leave the country, keeping both items in financial headlines.

A widely shared social media post on Mastodon strings together US political hashtags including men in power, Christian patriarchy, trans rights, immigration, feminism, LGBTQ issues, anti-fascism and anti-fa, along with the word 'rapists'. No specific news event is named, but the clustering suggests commentary linking conservative American politics with attacks on women's rights, transgender people and immigrants.

Social media users are sharing a string of hashtags accusing the United States of state terrorism, racism and Christian patriarchy, alongside calls to release the Epstein files. The tags reference Nolan Wells and invoke the MAGA movement and conservative politics, framing the criticism as a response to current US political developments. No verified details about Nolan Wells or a specific triggering event are included in the posts.

A Dutch social media user says the government's Covid-19 pandemic approach erased the last of his trust in authorities, pointing to the RIVM's decision this year to raise the minimum age for Covid vaccination from 60-plus to 70-plus. The post reflects lingering frustration with The Hague's pandemic policies, even as the author notes the situation turned out differently than first thought.

The US Defense Manpower Data Center, which holds personnel records for the Pentagon, has begun notifying individuals that their personal information was exposed. Notifications state that analysis identified a small number of unauthorized users accessing data between October 2025 and the date of discovery. The scope of the exposure and how many people are affected have not been detailed in the notice.