Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine

Data from Estonia’s Odience shows niche creator communities are outselling mass reach

The internet fractured one giant audience into thousands of tight-knit communities, and the brands paying attention are following the trust, not the follower count. Having run performance-based influencer marketing campaigns across more than 2,000 brand partnerships, Tallinn-based Odience has started to notice some patterns. One of them, harder to ignore than the rest, is that creators driving [] This story continues at The Next Web

Viral Video Leaks, MMS Clickbait, AI Deepfakes: 25 Dangerous Search Trends of 2026

Behind viral social media trends, celebrity scandals, and influencer leaks lies a coordinated network of cyber threats. Threat actors weaponize public curiosity using AI deepfakes, specific timestamps, and clickbait as digital honey pots. Here is the expanded breakdown for all 25 distinct viral trends.

Bahwan CyberTek Appoints Amrinder Singh as Managing Director and CEO to Lead its Next Phase of AI-Driven Global Growth

Experienced technology leader to drive BCT’s evolution into an AI and agentic-led digital transformation partner, deepening its footprint across key global markets

How Jeffrey Epstein Exploited Bill Gates’ ‘Hellscape’ Marriage

Reuters / Getty ImagesA bestselling author has revealed Jeffrey Epstein’s chilling presence in the marriage of Bill and Melinda French Gates.In a new column for his Substack, HOWL, Michael Wolff detailed Epstein’s front-row seat to the unraveling of the then-world’s richest couple and beloved philanthropists—largely because of the presence of the notorious pedophile himself.“Gates, at the age of 59 in 2014, had two challenges: Turning the Gates Foundation into a transformative global power—not just to give away money, but in order to top himself, to grow and expand it to have as much impact on the world as Microsoft itself. And dealing with, or ridding himself of, his personal domestic nightmare,” Wolff, 72, wrote on Tuesday. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Pamphlets to Posts: The Founders Would Have Been Keyboard Warriors

RealClearWire—If America’s Founding Fathers were still with us today, they wouldn’t avoid social media—they’d master it. Popular platforms like X, Facebook, Truth Social, and Instagram can reduce our ability to build trusting relationships and cross political boundaries. But they are also incredibly powerful tools to spread news and perspectives—and are not inherently incompatible with thoughtful...