A former LAPD officer was sentenced to life plus 15 years for leading an armed robbery in which his crew posed as police to steal $350K in #Bitcoin from a 17-year-old in a Los Angeles high-rise. 🔒 🗞️ decrypt.co
Ex-LAPD Officer Gets Life Plus 15 Years Over $350K Bitcoin Robbery
Eric Halem and his crew wore police vests to enter a Koreatown high-rise, then handcuffed a 17-year-old and took his hard drive.
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"The Magnificent 7 have seen their total annual returns shrink each year since 2023." -Phil Rosen, Opening Bell Daily
Musk remains deeply unpopular among the majority of Americans and I personally still don't think that's correctly represented in the market caps of $TSLA and $SPCX Most wouldn't even consider his products, be it an incel truck or cell service.
Tom Hearden@followtheh.bsky.social · 3h agoConsensus: Musk is talking out of his ass per usual... and yet tower stocks and cell providers are getting killed $SBAC
Fifteen state attorneys general just told OpenAI to stop deleting anything related to the incident where its own AI hacked another company.
More than 4 million people have already lost SNAP benefits since last year's 2025 Republican reconciliation law was enacted. @katiebergh.bsky.social explains why the sharp decline reflects policy changes, not reduced need, via @wbur.org. www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-59...
Over 4 million people are no longer receiving food aid amid sweeping changes to SNAP
SNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes.
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Palantir just posted a billion dollars in quarterly profit, and its CEO used the moment to warn founders away from the biggest closed AI labs. Alex Karp told investors that frontier labs are effectively capturing the intellectual property of the enterprises that rely on them.
“It’s time to make oil giants pay up to repair the climate breakdown they’re driving. Think how many fire and flood defences we could build, or how many solar panels we could install, if big oil paid their fair share in taxes.” @patrickgaley.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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BREAKING: SpaceX, $SPCX, earnings: - Revenue: $7.81 billion, est: $6.82 billion - EPS: -$0.09, est: -$0.23
😳 On August 6, Argentina will vote on a proposed Land Reform Law aiming to facilitate the purchase of rural land in Argentina by private investors. It seems they are preparing to “celebrate” with Peter Thiel. The bill was written by Sturzenegger who will appear at this Sept event with Thiel. 1/
CPJ is hiring a remote, part-time East Asia Researcher, with a preference for candidates based in Taipei, Taiwan. The position will support CPJ's Asia-Pacific team by researching press freedom issues across East Asia. 🗓️ Deadline: 8/9 https://cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/104?source=aWQ9NDM%3D
$BTDR $NVDA power Anthropic's ten-billion-dollar deal | @yahoofinance.com
@azagmayes.bsky.social I hope we’re paying attention here in AZ, because we are a huge target for these criminals. @adrianfontes.bsky.social Please protect us from these criminals. #Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1
"While 91% of Japanese and 88% of American households have air conditioning, just 4% of UK homes do" - Apollo
Corvex Secures Multi-Year Deal for NVIDIA Blackwell GPU Infrastructure Expansion #USA #Arlington #NVIDIA #Blackwell #Corvex
Corvex Secures Multi-Year Deal for NVIDIA Blackwell GPU Infrastructure Expansion
Corvex, Inc. announces a significant multi-year agreement to provide NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs for advanced AI infrastructure, enhancing deployment speed.
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Full breakdown 👇 https://pondero.ai/news/2026-08-02-xai-minnesota-nudify-ban/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily-664c440e0b639d3abda37015b00070b3 #AINews #TechNews #LLM
Federal judge denies xAI bid to block Minnesota nudification ban as law took effect August 1
US District Judge Donovan W. Frank on July 31 denied xAI
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Nordex Group has secured a 77 MW wind order in Romania from OX2, covering 11 N175/6.X turbines and a 35-year service agreement. Construction starts Q3 2026, with commissioning planned for 2028. Nordex has now contracted 500+ MW in Romania in recent months. #WindEnergy #Renewables
Western Star Resources (CSE: WSR) has assembled three past-producing U.S. tungsten projects and is targeting a maiden drill program at Eagle Point, New Mexico in 2026, backed by a C$3.69M oversubscribed placement. #Tungsten #CriticalMinerals
Prologis Launches Public Offering for 15 Million Shares of Common Stock to Fund Growth and Acquisitions #United_States #San_Francisco #stock_offering #Prologis #SEGRO
Prologis Launches Public Offering for 15 Million Shares of Common Stock to Fund Growth and Acquisitions
Prologis, Inc. has announced a public offering of 15 million shares of its common stock to support general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions like SEGRO plc.
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My new homeostasis seems to be feeling absolutely horrified and overwhelmed with the world while remaining laser focused on what I can and feel able to do about it. With some knitting thrown in for relaxation. That may be where I’m at for the foreseeable future.
Construction crews building a border wall in New Mexico were ordered to stop drilling new wells after ranchers said that pumping groundwater to produce concrete could threaten their livestock amid a severe drought www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #DonaldTrump #drought #ClimateEmergency #FarRight
Crews building Trump border wall in drought-hit New Mexico ordered to stop drilling wells
Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby
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Amazon (MONSTER) Insider Trading Alert 🚨 Founder Jeff Bezos dumps $4 Billion worth of $AMZN shares 🤯 👀
Gold is coiling and getting ready for a big move 🚨 🚨 Bollinger Bands are now the tightest since August 2025, right before Gold soared 60% over the next 5 months 🚀 🥳
Chinese Gold ETFs have seen 14 straight days of inflows, the longest streak since March 🚨
Aramco CEO: 100m barrels lost every week Hormuz was shut
Aramco CEO: When Hormuz reopens, 18 months to refill global stocks
LME cancels aluminum warrants, reducing by 1,150 tons to 16,250
LME withdraws nickel warrants, volume steady at 8,988 tons
#EU #Irini #Europe #Shadowfleet #Cameroon #Russia
@maikmarahrens.bsky.social · yesterdayEU/IRINI should explain why they did not detain the Toa Payoh. It changed flag to Cameroon in May. Cameroon had stopped accepting new ships in February. IMO clearly lists this #shadowfleet tanker as flase flagged. What legal options is missing to allow IRINI to detain such a vessel?
I was so fortunate to have my old friend, Gabby Giffords, in town this week. She is a true inspiration. She found purpose and clarity out of tragedy.
Virginia Taxpayers on the Hook for $136.1 Million as Lawmakers Eliminate Spending Caps on Private Day Schools Virginia taxpayers are facing a steep financial burden as the state government allocates a staggering $136.1 million from the General Fund over the biennium for the Children’s Services…
Virginia Taxpayers on the Hook for $136.1 Million as Lawmakers Eliminate Spending Caps on Private Day Schools
Virginia taxpayers are facing a steep financial burden as the state government allocates a staggering $136.1 million from the General Fund over the biennium for the Children’s Services Act. This massive influx of taxpayer dollars is intended to address soaring caseloads and the escalating costs of private day school placements for at-risk youth. However, fiscal conservatives are raising alarms over a controversial budget amendment that eliminates a previously proposed 2.5 percent cap on state reimbursement increases to localities. By removing this critical cost-control measure, lawmakers have effectively opened the door to unrestricted spending on private day educational services.
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