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On Tuesday, 02 June 2026, Mr. John Peter Turner, the licensee of the Dolphin Inn pub in Llanymynech, Powys, was found guilty in his absence of two offences in relation [...]

Michael Barrow, operator of the illegal IPTV service “MB Streams”, was sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment at Swansea Crown Court on Monday 1 June. Barrow pleaded guilty [...]

US-Iran conflict: Why Economic Fury has barely touched crypto Following the 8 April ceasefire between the US and Iran, Washington moved from military escalation to economic pressure. Operation Economic Fury, [...]

What the Bidoon population reveals about due diligence challenges Kuwait occupies a complex position within the Gulf region. Outwardly stable, it is shaped by geopolitical volatility, a stateless population and [...]

Intellectual property protection has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past four decades. What began as a battle against counterfeit VHS tapes and DVDs has evolved into a complex fight [...]

Commentary on AI-generated propaganda in the Iran conflict has tended to focus on the most viral examples: Mr Explosive’s Lego series, or the White House’s blend of military footage and [...]

CONTENT NOTE: AI, conflict & civilian harm AI is no longer confined to the cyber domain of the conflict in Iran and the Gulf. It is now appearing more frequently [...]

FACT’s CEO, Andy Maher, and Head of Due Diligence, Lucy Crotty, were pleased to attend the Global Citizenship Forum in London, hosted by Henley & Partners. The event brought together [...]

AI’s role in the conflict between the US and Israel, and Iran, has dominated news headlines, from Lego AI “slopaganda” created by an Iranian operative calling himself Mr. Explosive, to [...]

Modern wars tend to either create new technologies or accelerate their adoption. The Iran conflict has already left its mark on the world of cryptocurrency, producing new intelligence challenges, but [...]

Russia and China are two of Iran’s key partners in its conflict with the US. Does their support extend to cryptocurrency exchange? Seemingly not – so far. However, existing channels [...]

On 28 February when the US and Israel began their attacks on Iran, the market cap of crypto dropped a worrying 2.5%. However, this has not halted the movement and [...]