House Launches Insider Trading Probe into Kalshi and Polymarket
House Oversight Chair James Comer launched an insider trading investigation into Kalshi and Polymarket after suspicious trades tied to U.S. military action.
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Netherlands Blocks US Tech Acquisition—Fearing DigiD Data Under Trump
The Netherlands blocked Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity over DigiD national security fears, the latest sign of transatlantic tech and data sovereignty tension.
Musk Lost—Prediction Markets Called It Before the Jury Even Started
A unanimous jury rejected Musk's claims against OpenAI on statute of limitations grounds. Prediction markets dropped his odds from 60% to 40% during the trial. The…
CLARITY Act Cleared the Senate—Bitcoin Is No Longer a Security
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act 15-9. If enacted, Bitcoin and Ethereum get permanent commodity status — no future SEC reclassification.
Trump Brought Tech CEOs to Beijing—But China Holds the Rare Earths
Trump's Beijing summit with Xi produced warm rhetoric and a Boeing promise, but China's rare earth monopoly means neither side got what it wanted.
CLARITY Act Faces First Senate Vote—Banks Want Stablecoin Yield Dead
The Senate Banking Committee votes May 14 on the CLARITY Act after a stablecoin yield compromise broke a months-long deadlock. Banking groups are fighting back.
Trump’s PURSUE Portal Opens 161 UAP Files—Skeptics Say Show Me the Alien
The Department of War has officially launched PURSUE — the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters — posting 161 declassified files...
UK Government Withdraws AI Copyright Proposal: Analysis of the Opt-Out Policy Reversal
An analysis of the UK government's decision to abandon its opt-out copyright proposal,
The UK’s AI Infrastructure Drive Is Partly Built on Phantom Investments, Guardian Investigation Finds
A Guardian investigation found the UK's £31B+ AI investment drive is partly built on unaudited company claims — including a flagship datacenter that journalists found still…
The US Army Just Handed Anduril a $20 Billion Contract, Changing How the Pentagon Buys Tech
The U.S. Army awarded Anduril a single 10-year, $20 billion contract consolidating over 120 procurement actions — the clearest sign yet that AI-first defense startups are…