An illegal intrusion into an IT system is a serious criminal offense in China, one that carries a 3-year jail term. Even so, some adrenaline junkies inadvertently go to great lengths to invite the ire of law enforcement agencies, as members of an API relay station centered on distributing 'jailbroken' AI models have just found out to their detriment.

Total US public debt surpassed US$40 trillion for the first time, and has now surged by a third in less than five years, as US lawmakers continue to shrug off calls to contend with historically wide financial deficits.
Public debt outstanding stood at US$40.05 trillion as of the close of business on Tuesday, a US Treasury Department


