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Wildly inflationary. Chip prices are already skying, this will make it worse.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 5h agoPresident Trump is preparing to impose tariffs and minimum prices on imported polysilicon, a bid to boost domestic production of the material as well as the US semiconductors and solar panels made from it
Amazon's only hope? Defensive co-scaling of AI and I'd bet a dime to a dollar they've been working on it.
Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 7h agoThe 9th Circuit on August 4 overturned a ruling that had temporarily barred Perplexity from using its AI shopping tools on Amazon's platform. The court determined that Amazon was unlikely to succeed on its claim that Perplexity's AI agents violated a federal computer-hacking law reut.rs/45aSIAz
New Mexico sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for access to unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein, alleging the federal agency was stonewalling the state's investigation into the late sex offender by refusing to provide the documents.
New Mexico sues US government for access to Epstein files
New Mexico sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for access to unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein, alleging the federal agency was stonewalling the state's investigation into the late sex offender by refusing to provide the documents.
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As glaciers dry out, low lying cities downstream will become highly dependent on annual rainfall for water sufficient to to keep transportation waterways open and even drinking water. It's easy to anticipate extreme variance.
CNN@cnn.com · 7h agoRelentless heat and a dearth of rain are having a punishing effect on some of Europe’s most vital rivers. The waterways have tumbled to record lows in places, in a crisis so severe it can be seen from space. https://cnn.it/3TXXwqu
German counterterrorism authorities are leading an investigation into an explosive-laden drone that was found overnight at Leipzig airport.
German anti-terror police investigate explosive drone found at Leipzig airport
Semtex-laden drone, found just meters from a Ukrainian aircraft, failed to detonate.
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The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief economist of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said reut.rs/3RTEuRA
World faces fresh food price surge, FAO warns
The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief economist of the Un...
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Said it before, I'll say it again. Every single AI agent who interacts in any way in the real world should be registered to a principal who is a human, or if a sub-agent to an agent who is registered to a principal. Could easily be done at light speed on-chain so as not to slow transactions.
Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 24h agoAn AI agent was caught creating fake online identities to gain unauthorized access to secure systems during tests of models from OpenAI and Anthropic which revealed a series of new breaches, Britain's AI Security Institute (AISI) disclosed on Tuesday.
Will he be using Euro's again? Or another currency this time?
Reuters@reuters.com · 3d agoBessent ready to repeat joint yen intervention, urges bigger Fed backstop reut.rs/4w3joOE
A ship was struck, but the status is somehow unclear? That's not clear enough?
Reuters@reuters.com · 2d agoStatus of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz reut.rs/4hducG9
Everything is fine. Until Trump starts asking questions and popping off with his hot takes.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2d agoTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s call for the Fed to boost a facility that Japan can use to support its currency has put renewed attention on the ties between the two institutions, which typically operate at arm’s length
Oh, did Trump push all the expense and risk of loss onto his event participants? Bet no one saw that coming, except everyone who's ever dealt with him before.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2d agoTKO said it lost $30 million on the UFC Freedom 250 mixed martial arts event held in Washington on June 14, but gained in other ways in terms of media exposure and partnership deals
The White House will meet with representatives from several top AI companies on Tuesday to discuss a new framework for the government to review frontier AI models before they launch, multiple sources familiar with the invitation told CNN. https://cnn.it/4xjG5za
UBS was fined $125 million by US regulators for violating the Bank Secrecy Act, the largest civil fine ever against a broker-dealer for violating the main US anti-money laundering law reut.rs/4fCLgEw
North Carolina Republican House Member gets to keep his job after sexually harassing 2 female staffers. It should be far easier to get rid of politicians who can't be trusted to do their job or responsibly handle massive amounts of money. Far, far easier.
Politico@politico.com · 2d agoChuck Edwards recommended for censure by House Ethics Committee
lol, exact same 64GB ram set I bought in 2022 (2x32GB chips) for $206, now costs $650. And that's on the low end for SODIMM RAM. Crazy.
Any affected US or State or County or City government or all 4 should sue whoever takes such bets in every single jurisdiction in the world where a trade was posted or placed. Imagine being the Kalshi General Counsel. "Wait, California just sued us in 87 countries?"
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2d agoA group of Democratic senators urged the CFTC to rein in prediction market trading on wildfires, expressing concern that individuals could be tempted to commit arson to make their bets pay off
Story after story like this. Such an insane own-goal by the US.
Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 2d agoUS immigration agents arrested a Johns Hopkins University researcher at an airport where she planned to board a domestic flight as immigration arrests by President Trump's administration have surged at airports in recent weeks reut.rs/45kmqTX
Try reverse psychology. Completely stop attacking them, withdraw US ships from the Straits of Hormuz, withdraw all air refueling tankers from within 500 miles of Iran, then see what happens. #TurnTheOtherCheekStrategy
Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 3d agoNEW/UNREAL!! US Military Asks Troops to Pitch ‘Creative and Unconventional’ Ideas on How to Punish Iran: “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.” So under Trump/Hegseth our military tactics are based on a suggestion box www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
Really been amazing throughout the process how “should the attorney general be a former personal attorney to the president who has overseen a bunch of failed political prosecutions” just does not matter at all to the entire GOP caucus.
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 3d agoYou’d have to be a fool and/or desperate to get to yes to accept this, so it’ll probably be enough to get him confirmed. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Old Republicans: " You shouldn't need a permit to build a mine. There's too much regulation!" New Trump-publicans: "How much will you pay me for a permit to build your mine?"
Scott Lincicome@scottlincicome.bsky.social · 3d ago"The Trump administration knew the miners needed their permit. In exchange, it asked for the US government to get equity in the company developing the region.... The deal was cut in October" www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
No one can say they didn't see it coming.
Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d agoWhat the Iranian attack confirms is that Trump is no longer capable of operating in the real world when it dissents from the Trump as God Emperor narrative. He can't process information that dissents from the narrative. Thus he cannot lead or protect us; and we are in danger bsky.app/profile/did:...
One problem with Donald Trump being president is that he’s really quite stupid
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d ago“The perimeters of a deal.”
Oh my. To bad the Corporate Transparency Act was canceled. Would love to have seen the ultimate owners of all the LLCs who purchased Trump condos and other properties during his 1st term for above market prices.
Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 4d agoThe disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.
ICYMI, 3 days ago, the FCC banned foreign made robots and power inverters. The ban includes up popular robots like Roomba vacuums and many of the most popular robotic lawnmowers. The FCC has deemed these devices an unacceptably risky attack vector. Make free markets great again.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · last wk.The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China.
☠️ As a result of the explosion in Moscow, 17 people are in serious condition. According to one theory, investigators believe an unknown person brought an unidentified object into the restaurant shortly before the explosion, - Channel 112.
