Genoa City is reeling as Newman Enterprises, under the firm and unyielding command of Victor Newman, has launched an aggressive, multi-platform media offensive aimed squarely at dismantling the empire of rival businessman Cane Ashby.
Victor has made it clear this is not simply a business rivalry — it’s a mission to eliminate what he calls a “systemic threat” to the city’s financial integrity. His accusation: Cane has built his growing influence on tainted capital and digital deception, using artificial intelligence to manipulate data, control perception, and gain unfair advantages across the market.
The Media Assault: Strategy and Precision
The campaign erupted with urgency inside Newman headquarters, forcing Nick Newman to postpone a flight to Los Angeles and remain in Genoa City for an emergency strategy session.
Victor’s declared goal is nothing less than an “all-out media assault.” His approach is not sensationalist, but surgical — a carefully coordinated series of factual exposés designed to strip Cane of legitimacy piece by piece. Each report details a chain of financial connections tracing back to Cane’s father, Colin Atkinson, the architect of a now-infamous web of fraudulent schemes.
Sources close to the Newman family describe the operation as a multi-layered dismantling, integrating financial data, digital analysis, and psychological pressure. Victor’s IT division has been ordered to heighten cybersecurity protocols, deploying query traps and intrusion alerts to identify and block any retaliatory infiltration from Cane’s rumored AI-driven systems.
The media campaign, meanwhile, leans on sharp visuals — infographics, transaction timelines, and side-by-side audits — all designed to demonstrate how “cleaned” money from Colin’s past dealings quietly flowed into Cane’s newest ventures.
Behind the scenes, Adam Newman and Chelsea Lawson are said to be orchestrating the digital rollout, synchronizing the release of each revelation for maximum impact. Their focus: to control the tempo of the story, ensuring that every new piece of evidence lands just as the last shockwave settles.
Cane’s Empire Under Siege
Even before the Newman offensive reached full strength, its effects began to ripple. Several of Cane’s business partners have reportedly paused or withdrawn financial support, citing “reputational instability.”
Cane’s legal team is now in crisis mode, scrambling to craft a public defense that can withstand Victor’s well-documented mastery of both business law and perception warfare. The pressure has already inflated his cost of capital, strained liquidity, and exposed the vulnerability of his once-untouchable image.
Industry analysts predict that Cane faces an impossible dilemma: remain silent and risk appearing guilty, or respond publicly and risk deepening the scrutiny into his financial origins.
Collateral Damage: The Personal Fallout
The Newman family’s involvement in this escalating war is also taking an emotional toll. Nick’s delayed travel forced Sharon Newman to fly alone to Los Angeles to meet their son, Noah, whose cryptic messages have alarmed her. His updates about his club’s operations seem veiled, hinting at deeper issues — financial strain, uncertain investors, and possibly connections to Cane’s digital network.
Back in Genoa City, Sharon’s growing unease has been compounded by a tense encounter at Crimson Lights with Audra Charles, whose checkered history with both the Newmans and Chancellor-Winters raises red flags. Whether Audra’s sudden reappearance signals opportunism or a larger plot remains unclear, but her timing could not be more suspect.
Victor’s Endgame
Victor Newman’s strategy has always relied on patience and precision, and this campaign is no exception. By positioning the Newmans as truth-tellers armed with hard data, Victor is reinforcing his image as Genoa City’s ultimate chess master — one who plays not for headlines, but for history.
Cane Ashby, meanwhile, stands cornered. His empire hasn’t collapsed, but the fractures are spreading, and the foundation is no longer sound. For Victor, the objective is clear: to prove that in the digital age, power belongs not to those who shout the loudest, but to those whose facts cannot be erased.
The war for Genoa City’s corporate soul has begun — and as the lines blur between business, technology, and vengeance, one question now dominates the boardroom and beyond:
Where did Cane Ashby’s money truly come from?
Forward-Thinking 1998 Lamborghini Pregunta Concept Is up for Auction
Along with blistering performance, Lamborghinis are known for wild styling. From the chunky wheel arches and towering wing of the 1980s Countach to the spiky carbon-fiber body of the Sesto Elemento and the angular face of the Revuelto, Lamborghinis tend to be head turners, whether their look elicits a smile or revulsion. Now one of the oddest-looking Lamborghinis, the 1998 Pregunta concept, is coming up for auction, providing the chance to own a one-off piece of supercar history.
The Pregunta was based on Diablo and is a drivable concept, the final Lamborghini created before the Volkswagen Group purchased the Italian automaker from a Malaysian investment group and an Indonesian company in 1998. The styling, inside and out, was the handiwork of French coachbuilder Carrosserie Heuliez-Torino, which took the engine, transmission, and chassis and crafted an extraterrestrial body and a vibrant blue cabin.
The entire body was fashioned from carbon fiber, which, while commonplace in high-end supercars today, was advanced for its era. Inspiration came from the Dassault Rafale, a French fighter jet, with the Pregunta borrowing its matte gray paint. The aeronautical influence can be seen in the wraparound windshield and the pair of exhaust pipes protruding from the rear like afterburners.
Scissor doors provided plenty of theatrics, and there were two removable polycarbonate roof panels that could turn the Pregunta into a coupe. The headlights and taillights consist of a series of small circles, giving the supercar an insect-like appearance, while the doors are interrupted by a bulbous nostril-esque intake.
The cabin was divided by a curving central wall, with the dashboard and seats upholstered in Azure blue Alcantara. The Pregunta was packed full of futuristic—for the time—tech, with cameras replacing traditional sideview mirrors, GPS navigation, ambient lighting, and a digital gauge cluster derived from Formula 1 racers.
While the Pregunta used an all-wheel-drive Diablo as a base, it was reengineered to be rear-wheel drive. The 5.7-liter V-12 produced 529 horsepower and 446 pound-feet of torque, mated to a five-speed gated manual gearbox. The Pregunta was said to accelerate to 62 mph in 3.9 seconds, topping out at nearly 207 mph.
The Pregunta’s genesis came under Chrysler’s ownership of Lamborghini, but it wasn’t shown until several years later, debuting at the 1998 Paris Salon just after the Volkswagen Group acquired the brand. It was later sold by Heuliez to a private collection, and now it will be sold through Broad Arrow at the Zoute Concours auction in Belgium. The Pregunta will be auctioned on October 10, and carries an estimate of €2,500,000 to €3,500,000 (about $2,9 million to $4.2 million).
