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July 23, 2026
Congress descends into ‘circular firing squad’ — semafor.com
The News President Donald Trump’s party will be lucky to get to the midterms without enduring another government shutdown — forget about any other priority. There’s still a lot of talk about bipartisan deals in Washington, of course, from cryptocurrency to
Codeberg gives vibe-coded projects the toss, promotes human FLOSS — theregister.com
You can take your vibe-coded project elsewhere. Codeberg, a volunteer-run code hosting community, has decided that AI-authored software is no longer welcome. On Thursday, Codeberg announced that the members of Codeberg e.V., the Berlin-based non-profit
Trump’s Crypto Corruption Puts Centrist Democrats in Bind — theintercept.com
The latest version of a sweeping crypto bill exposed a deep divide between progressives and moderate Senate Democrats: whether to accommodate the industry ahead of the fall midterms, or declare open war on it. Seven Democrats issued a statement Wednesday
MoonPay launches universal AI shopping wallet for non-technical Claude and ChatGPT consumers — fortune.com
MoonPay says it has made a big advance in the nascent field of using AI agents for consumer purchases. On Thursday, the payments company unveiled Paybox, a new wallet tool that users can plug into their Claude or ChatGPT screens, and that is capable of
The Download: energy transmission and US threats against Chinese AI — technologyreview.com
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags During a heat wave on July 3, New York State’s grid
Crypto Exchange That Pioneered 100x Bitcoin Leverage Is Closing — bloomberg.com
BitMEX, the exchange that was first to offer the highly leveraged Bitcoin derivatives that have become a mainstay of crypto trading, is shuttering as a prolonged downturn roils the industry.
How Trump Is Getting Richer as President — nytimes.com
Since he came back to office, President Trump has made huge amounts of money from cryptocurrency and foreign investments, posing the question of whether he is using his power as president to enrich himself. Andrea Fuller, a Times data journalist, explains.
Trump reports about $1.4bn in crypto income as digital assets eclipse property — thenextweb.com
Donald Trump earned about $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency ventures in 2025, according to the annual financial disclosure his administration filed with the US Office of Government Ethics on June 30, making digital assets the single largest source of income
Senate feeling good about avoiding pre-election shutdown — axios.com
Senators on both sides of the aisle are quietly hopeful about avoiding a third government shutdown this year. Why it matters: Time is short, patience is wearing thin and neither party wants to head into the campaign's final sprint under the cloud of a
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