US Senate’s anti-CBDC housing bill advances with bipartisan support
Danny Park / theblock - The bill includes a provision prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC through the beginning of 2031.
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Intelligence Sharing and Counterterrorism Preparedness at the Local Level
Peter Simpson / hstoday - In the early morning hours of February 28, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against targets in Iran, raising existing concerns about threats to homeland security — including the potential for retaliatory terror attacks…
- Cloud infrastructure under fire — AWS data centers hit, outages widespread (8)
- Crypto exodus from Iran — Traders scramble for liquidity, withdrawals spike (6)
- Energy and defense market surge — Oil and satellite stocks rally (17)
- Regional escalation and logistics strain — Drones, munitions shortages, shipping disruptions (14)
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Cloud infrastructure under fire — AWS data centers hit, outages widespread
Crypto exodus from Iran — Traders scramble for liquidity, withdrawals spike
Energy and defense market surge — Oil and satellite stocks rally
Regional escalation and logistics strain — Drones, munitions shortages, shipping disruptions
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Bitcoin price is rising again in a sharp market reversal. Why the Middle East crisis has investors turning to crypto
Sam Becker / fastcompany - Forward March? The initial market movements on Monday seem to indicate that’s the case, at least for crypto.On Monday, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) was up more than 5%, jumping to more than $69,000 as of 12 p.m. ET from around $65,500 on Sunday afternoon. L…
- Market reaction & flows — Investors pour into Bitcoin amid Middle East tensions. (10)
- Mining resilience & earnings — Miners' operations steady despite geopolitical jitters; earnings mixed. (5)
Market reaction & flows — Investors pour into Bitcoin amid Middle East tensions.
Mining resilience & earnings — Miners' operations steady despite geopolitical jitters; earnings mixed.
Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:22 pm / permalink 20011 / 15 stories in 4 days
OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared
James O'Donnell / technologyreview - On February 28, OpenAI announced it had reached a deal that will allow the US military to use its technologies in classified settings. CEO Sam Altman said the negotiations, which the company began pursuing only after the Pentagon’s public reprimand of Ant…
- OpenAI scrambles to add safeguards to Pentagon contract (15)
- Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis (1)
- Pentagon vs Anthropic: fight over AI red lines (10)
- Users flee ChatGPT; Claude surges in app stores (10)
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OpenAI scrambles to add safeguards to Pentagon contract
Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis
Pentagon vs Anthropic: fight over AI red lines
Users flee ChatGPT; Claude surges in app stores
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Bitcoin nears $63,000 as U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - The drop extends a pattern where bitcoin sells off on geopolitical shocks before recovering, as the token's 24/7 liquidity makes it one of the few large assets traders can exit over the weekend.
- Crypto market turbulence — Traders flee risk as rockets and tweets roil crypto. (27)
- Military operations and political fallout — Strikes target Iran's leadership; region braces for wider retaliation. (33)
- Oil, markets, and regional disruption — Oil spikes, markets jitter as Gulf trade and flights halt. (22)
- OTHER — Collateral fallout: media, travel, datacenters, and betting controversies. (7)
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Crypto market turbulence — Traders flee risk as rockets and tweets roil crypto.
Military operations and political fallout — Strikes target Iran's leadership; region braces for wider retaliation.
Oil, markets, and regional disruption — Oil spikes, markets jitter as Gulf trade and flights halt.
OTHER — Collateral fallout: media, travel, datacenters, and betting controversies.
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Back to Top / Saturday, February 28, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 19932 / 123 stories in 6 days
Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
Hayden Field / theverge - Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It's the culmination of a dramatic exchange of public statements, social media post…
- Anthropic refuses Pentagon demands, CEO: 'cannot in good conscience' (21)
- Industry and lawmakers react — Congress, Google workers, policy debate (8)
- OTHER (1)
- Pentagon escalates: deadlines, $200M contract threat, supply-chain risk (6)
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Anthropic refuses Pentagon demands, CEO: 'cannot in good conscience'
Industry and lawmakers react — Congress, Google workers, policy debate
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Pentagon escalates: deadlines, $200M contract threat, supply-chain risk
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World Economic Forum CEO steps down after appearing in the Epstein files, marking another scandal for WEF
Jude Cramer / fastcompany - Yet another powerful person has stepped down after being named in the Epstein files.Børge Brende, president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), best known for hosting an annual summit of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, has stepped down after a…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19797 / 7 stories in 8 days
Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast
Bobby Allyn / npr - With prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of trading on confidential information.
- California gubernatorial candidate penalized after apparent on-camera trading (2)
- Kalshi's first public enforcement exposes market policing (1)
- MrBeast editor fined and suspended for insider trading (6)
- Tax accountant hit jackpot betting against DOGE (1)
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California gubernatorial candidate penalized after apparent on-camera trading
Kalshi's first public enforcement exposes market policing
MrBeast editor fined and suspended for insider trading
Tax accountant hit jackpot betting against DOGE
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New York drops plan to legalize robotaxis in setback for Waymo
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) dropped her proposal to allow robotaxi companies to launch commercially in cities other than New York City, citing a lack of support among state legislators, Bloomberg reports today. The move is a blow to Waymo and other…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19430 / 5 stories in 15 days
Taiwan says 'impossible' to move 40 percent chip capacity to US
techxplore - Taiwan's top tariffs negotiator said it would be "impossible" to shift 40% of its semiconductor production capacity to the United States as she rejected claims that the island's chip industry would relocate.
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Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google employees have signed an open letter demanding the company cut ties with immigration enforcement agencies, citing moral objections to their work.The post Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts appeared first on WinBuzzer.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18883 / 2 stories in 27 days
Capgemini sells controversial US government unit
Mels Dees / techzine - Capgemini has begun the process of selling its US subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions. Capgemini came under pressure after it emerged that the subsidiary had signed a contract with ICE. This is according to a press release issued by the company on …
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How Greenland could turn into a Big Tech problem, according to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson
@MarketWatch / x - How Greenland could turn into a Big Tech problem, according to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson https://t.co/66t6kjgsPr— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 20, 2026
- Geopolitical Showdown: Europe and US clash over tariff threats. (6)
- Pharma Remains Steady: Drugmakers shrug off tariff turmoil. (1)
- Tech Sell-Off Storm: Wall Street reels from tech tremors. (4)
- Wider Financial Ripples: Tariffs strain households and global bonds. (3)
Geopolitical Showdown: Europe and US clash over tariff threats.
Pharma Remains Steady: Drugmakers shrug off tariff turmoil.
Tech Sell-Off Storm: Wall Street reels from tech tremors.
Wider Financial Ripples: Tariffs strain households and global bonds.
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 18194 / 14 stories in 6 wks
Ripple CEO Breaks Silence on Coinbase’s Sudden Withdrawal from Key Bill
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed surprise over Coinbase’s strong rejection of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. Garlinghouse acknowledged the concerns raised by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong regarding tokenized stocks and stablecoin rewards.…
Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 17970 / 12 stories in 7 wks
Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate
PYMNTS / pymnts - Getting crypto markets legislation passed in the U.S. is becoming as volatile as crypto markets themselves. Thursday (Jan. 15) was supposed to be a big day for the digital asset sector. The Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Securities and Excha…
Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 17927 / 8 stories in 7 wks
Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - The Senate has passed the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE ) Act with unanimous consent, according to the bill’s co-sponsor Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). The bill lets the subjects of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfak…
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Senate unveils updated market structure bill limiting stablecoin rewards on idle holdings
Timmy Shen and Sarah Wynn / theblock - The bill seeks to bar digital asset providers from paying interest just for holding a stablecoin, but would allow activity-based rewards.
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Florida becomes latest state to pursue bitcoin reserve ahead of 2026 session
Kyle Baird / theblock - The bill walls off bitcoin holdings in a standalone reserve, avoiding direct exposure across pensions and other state funds.
Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 17650 / 9 stories in 1 month
Oil and defense stocks react to Venezuela news: Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Palantir, Lockheed, Halliburton, more
Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - The geopolitical implications of President Trump’s controversial weekend attack on Venezuela and the capture and extradition of its president, Nicolás Maduro, are still being digested by legal and security experts in the two days following the shocking an…
- Geopolitical ripples: Global political and military maneuvers (7)
- Market reactions: Trading, crypto and metals on edge (11)
- Oil plays: Energy stocks and hedge bets surge (6)
- Tech response: Starlink steps up for Venezuela (3)
Geopolitical ripples: Global political and military maneuvers
Market reactions: Trading, crypto and metals on edge
Oil plays: Energy stocks and hedge bets surge
Tech response: Starlink steps up for Venezuela
Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 17494 / 27 stories in 2 months
Apple's Developer Academy Costs $20,000 Per Student, Taxpayers Footing Millions of the Bill [Report]
iclarified - Apple's Developer Academy in Detroit is drawing attention for its steep operating costs and the heavy burden it places on public funding, raising questions about whether the program delivers enough value for the investment. An in-depth review of the initi…
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