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- Analysis: after Trump's World Liberty raised $550M from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions in USD were privately sold in "white glove" transactions (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg) [3h]
- An investigation finds Nobitex was founded by two brothers from Iran's Kharrazi family; the crypto exchange processed hundreds of millions beyond US sanctions (Reuters) [5h]
- A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate staff just to replace them with AI, following a similar ruling by another Chinese court in December 2025 (Victor Swezey/Bloomberg) [6h]
- Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors (Robert Booth/The Guardian) [7h]
- Sources: Nigerian mobile payments service OPay is preparing for a US IPO at a $4B valuation with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase advising (Bloomberg) [9h]
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- 'Build AI that can accurately represent the full complexity of biology': Mark Zuckerberg wants to cure all diseases but needs far more data to deliver a digital twin of human cells—As genetic data becomes the next frontier, will you trust him with yours? [7h]
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- 'The potential to make existing infrastructure produce more output is what makes space solar worth investing in now': Meta wants to power its future data centers with solar energy beamed from space — meaning solar plants can operate even at night-time [10h]
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- “The more experienced listeners are, the less bass-heavy they want the sound”: JBL is changing the way its flagship headphones sound, and I've heard the difference — here’s how I rate it [12h]
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- Some good news for Elon Musk: FCC ruling means 'faster speeds, lower costs, and greater reliability' for SpaceX Starlink and other satellites [12h]
- This free WordPress tool could save businesses billions every year by slashing the AI tokens needed to read the web — saving enough electricity to power the entire USA for 24 hours [13h]
- I'm a VPN expert, and I've been using this $2 per month VPN deal for over two years to protect my phone, computer, and TV, as well as protect my devices from viruses and data breaches — here's how you can claim it yourself [13h]
- 'No viewfinder, no deal' — why Nikon's new rumored full-frame compact is already dividing fans [13h]
- Mayor of Kingstown season 5 — everything we know so far about the hit Taylor Sheridan show's final series [13h]
- 'That is why it is important to have full control': Dutch government launches its own self-hosted GitHub alternative in the latest blast against US tech giants such as Microsoft [14h]
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