Why bitcoin is losing its luster after stratospheric rise

techxplore - Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, sank this week, wiping out gains sparked by Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November 2024.

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U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Riley Mellen and Anatoly Kurmanaev / nytimes - Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.

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Trump's Genesis Mission Promises Manhattan Project Ambition. The Funding Says Otherwise.

Robert Brown / implicator - Trump's Genesis Mission invokes Manhattan Project urgency to accelerate AI-driven science. But the executive order commits zero new dollars, claims credit for existing partnerships, and arrives while university research funding gets slashed.

Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 10:20 pm / permalink 16278 / 10 stories in 3 months

X’s new About This Account feature is going great

Anthony Ha / techcrunch - A new feature seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. But the data seems questionable.

Back to Top / Sunday, November 23, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 16226 / 9 stories in 3 months

Report: Trump could sign executive order to preempt state AI laws

Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - U.S. President Donald Trump could reportedly sign an executive order that would limit states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence. Trump may sign the order as soon as Friday, sources told Politico today. In recent months, California and Oregon hav…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:22 pm / permalink 16154 / 4 stories in 3 months

Trump's AI Preemption Push Collides With Constitutional Reality

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Trump's draft executive order seeks to override state AI laws through litigation and funding threats, reviving a proposal Congress rejected 99-1 months ago. Republican governors and conservative senators oppose the move as tech investors push harder.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 16129 / 8 stories in 3 months

Trump Renominates Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA

Micah Maidenberg / wsj - The announcement came about five months after the president dropped support for the technology executive.

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84 amid polarizing legacy

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, a figure as contentious as he was influential through multiple administrations, has passed away at the age of 84. Reports highlight his complex legacy in national and international policy, reminding us of a storied career that continues to spark debate long after his time in office.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 12:22 pm / permalink 15650 / 3 stories in 4 months

Trump claims not to know the crypto king he just pardoned

James Farrell / siliconangle - In a CBS 60 Minutes interview aired on Sunday, President Trump said he didn’t know who Changpeng Zhao was, the crypto billionaire with ties to the Trump family’s own crypto venture. Zhao was the co-founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency ex…

Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 15633 / 4 stories in 4 months

Trump says Nvidia can't sell its most powerful AI chips to China

Alex Daniel / qz - The president's comments are a change from several months ago, when his administration released a plan for expanding AI exports to U.S. allies

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Trump and Xi dial back tariffs, dodge the Blackwell question

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Trump and Xi cut tariffs 10% and paused rare earth controls for a year. Soybean orders resumed. Nvidia's Blackwell speculation collapsed. The one-year truce relieves immediate pressure but sidesteps structural forces driving U.S.-China decoupling.

Back to Top / Thursday, October 30, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 15547 / 9 stories in 4 months

Trump, Xi set to finalize high-stakes TikTok deal this week

U.S. and Chinese officials are reportedly ready to seal a pivotal TikTok deal amid intense diplomatic back-and-forth. Treasury sources claim the agreement could wrap up as early as Thursday, highlighting yet another twist in the tech world's international power play—because apparently, global diplomacy now comes with hashtag drama.

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Trump abruptly cancels Canada trade talks - https-//www.semafor.com

google - Trump abruptly cancels Canada trade talks https-//www.semafor.com

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Big tech is paying for Trump’s White House ballroom

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Trump's $250 million White House ballroom will be funded in part by big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

Back to Top / Thursday, October 23, 2025, 10:21 pm / permalink 15367 / 4 stories in 4 months

Anthropic Promises Trump Admin Its AI Is Not Woke

Emanuel Maiberg / 404media - After condemnation from Trump’s AI czar, Anthropic’s CEO promised its AI is not woke.

Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 15279 / 5 stories in 4 months

China tightens rare earth exports, threatening global chip supply

techspot - This week, China announced new rare earth export restrictions. Reuters reports that the expanded bureaucratic controls also cover technologies critical to rare earth extraction and refinement, seemingly intended to keep other countries reliant on Chinese …

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Trump threatens to scrap China trade talks: 'There seems to be no reason'

qz - Trump cited a new Chinese restriction on rare-earth exports that make up critical components in smartphones, cars, and more. Stocks fell on renewed trade tensions

Back to Top / Friday, October 10, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 15070 / 7 stories in 4 months