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ARMY OF THE SUN

In a setting that blends East Asian aesthetics with fantasy elements, Jiro arrives at Eine University to study oohnica, a form of collective, meditation-based power that small, four-person teams called aghita use to create uglu—a durable, quasi-magical material that underpins the world’s technology, from clockwork to ships to lighting. Jiro’s older brother Ichiro is already a practitioner of oohnica, and Jiro hopes to follow him into an aghita of his own. After his aptitude test, Jiro is placed into an aghita led by the fierce, quick-tempered Agatha; the other members are the quiet, enigmatic

Kirkus · EN

SilentAir Hijacks Asian Telecom Networks to Intercept SMS 2FA Codes and Spy on Taiwanese Users

A newly identified spying group used hacked equipment inside Asian mobile operators to intercept the calls and texts of selected people, mostly in Taiwan. Enea, a telecom and cybersecurity software company based in Stockholm, found the group's attack sources in at least six Asian countries and named it SilentAir this week. It assessed with high confidence that SilentAir is a state-level actor,

The Hacker News · EN

Uzbekistan: the crossroads of Central Asian cultures | AJ #shorts

Al Jazeera English · EN