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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.

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #banking #politics #government #treasury #law #regulation #crypto

Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 10:20 pm / permalink 20037 / 5 stories in 3 days


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

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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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Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 4:22 pm / permalink 20027 / 64 stories in 4 days


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.


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

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Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis

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Pentagon vs Anthropic: fight over AI red lines


Users flee ChatGPT; Claude surges in app stores

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Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 20006 / 41 stories in 4 days


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.

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Military operations and political fallout — Strikes target Iran's leadership; region braces for wider retaliation.

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Oil, markets, and regional disruption — Oil spikes, markets jitter as Gulf trade and flights halt.

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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'

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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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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 19844 / 46 stories in 8 days


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…

#politics #business #governance #globalism #europe #economy #law #media

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


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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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19730 / 17 stories in 9 days


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…

#robotics #automation #techpolicy #selfdriving #robotaxis #politics #government #alphabet #unions #automotive

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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.

#semiconductors #techpolicy #chips #tsmc #politics #government #business #supplychain #us #asia

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Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18941 / 8 stories in 25 days


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.

#techpolicy #google #politics #government #DHS #jobs #unions #culture #immigration

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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 …

#politics #government #privateequity #business #DHS #us #immigration #acquisitions #regulation

Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 18656 / 2 stories in 4 wks


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.

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Pharma Remains Steady: Drugmakers shrug off tariff turmoil.


Tech Sell-Off Storm: Wall Street reels from tech tremors.

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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.…

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #politics #government #finance #governance #law #sec #crypto

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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…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #politics #government #finance #law #sec

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…

#ai #techpolicy #aiethics #genai #politics #cybercrime #us #law #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy

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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 17841 / 11 stories in 7 wks


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.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #decentralisation #banking #politics #government #finance #law

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 5:21 am / permalink 17822 / 11 stories in 7 wks


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.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #politics #government #bitcoin #treasury #us #law

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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

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Market reactions: Trading, crypto and metals on edge

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Oil plays: Energy stocks and hedge bets surge

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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…

#innovation #techpolicy #apple #politics #government #business #jobs #education #technology

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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

U.S. authorities are drafting new export rules requiring government approval for certain AI accelerators before overseas sales, aiming to limit adversaries’ access to advanced chips. The Commerce Department confirmed a tough approach that stops short of prior proposals but signals significant restrictions, forcing vendors and customers to navigate fresh geopolitical red tape. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...



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