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September 22, 2026
Durbin Responds to GOP Sen’s Request for Don Jr Probe: ‘Corruption Must Never be Tolerated’ — talkingpointsmemo.com
‘A Toaster Is a Wedding Gift’ A Republican member of the Senate broke party ranks on Monday in a letter to the chair and ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asking that the panel subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and gather more facts about his
The 'AI Safety' Movement Is Making AI Less Safe — reason.com
Isn't it weird that the most dramatic cries about AI risk are coming from inside the AI companies? After Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon resigned over fears that its product could destroy humanity itself earlier this month, the company's alignment science
Bitcoin (BTC) Back at $100,000 Is Not So Outlandish — bloomberg.com
Rebuilding demand.
Trump Made Tens of Millions Selling Amazon and Microsoft Stock — newrepublic.com
President Donald Trump is personally making tens of millions off of the AI industry. In financial disclosures filed Tuesday, Trump revealed that he’d made a total of 1,156 securities transactions in the month of July, CNBC reported. The president purchased
Republican Utah Sen. John Curtis Demands Investigation Of Donald Trump Jr. — dailycaller.com
“A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else”
OCC OKs three digital asset firms for trust bank charters — americanbanker.com
The federal banking regulator issued conditional approvals for national trust bank charters for Bastion Platforms, Agora and Catena Labs on the same day.
Wealth Taxes Could Kill Privately-Owned Companies — palladiummag.com
Nobody knows what In-N-Out Burger is worth. In 75 years, the family that owns it has never sold a share or taken outside capital, which means there are no reference transactions to value the company against. The company refuses to franchise, sells a menu
Microsoft and Coinbase probe leads to arrest of crooks behind ‘EvilTokens’, a DIY phishing network powered by AI — fortune.com
We’ve all seen the emails: A spoofed message from your company’s CFO or a vendor asking you to pay an outstanding invoice. These phishing messages lead to millions of dollars of fraudulent payments every year, and are becoming more realistic all the time.
Republican Senator Breaks Ranks, Calls for Probe Into Trump Jr. — newrepublic.com
Republican Senator John Curtis is demanding an investigation into Donald Trump Jr. after a Russian oligarch close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Umar Kremlev, bankrolled his wedding party. In a post on X, Curtis posted a three-page letter he sent to
A GOP senator wants Trump Jr. subpoenaed after Russian oligarch-funded wedding — axios.com
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is urging Senate Judiciary leaders to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to investigate whether presidential family ties have been used for private family gain. Why it matters: The Republican Curtis is pressing a
Republican senator: Subpoena Trump Jr., Hunter Biden — semafor.com
A Republican senator is calling for a congressional probe into Donald Trump Jr. over his apparent ties to a Russian oligarch, an eye-opening move that Sen. John Curtis says should be part of a bipartisan effort to investigate “the use of presidential
Bitcoin Leads Crypto Back Above $3 Trillion as Risky Bets Grow — bloomberg.com
Digital assets have reclaimed $3 trillion in market value for the first time since January after Bitcoin’s stunning rally, but traders are also piling into leveraged bets in perpetual futures, increasing the risk of rapid price swings.
Young, high-earning, digitally savvy: Always-on investors are changing markets — smh.com.au
Younger Australians are broadening their approach to wealth creation, increasingly using a mix of shares, ETFs and cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin Retreats From Eight-Month High After Dizzying 13% Rally — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin retreated from an eight-month high Tuesday in Asia after a dizzying rally that saw it surge more than 13% in four days.
Elon Musk’s X Sues Bitcoin Account Network It Says Farmed £207,000 Via Fake Engagement — gizmodo.com
X wants the money rewarded to accounts that copy-pasted content and faked engagement returned.
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