he Big News yesterday was that both sides of the conflict in Gaza have agreed to the first stages of a ceasefire plan put forward by the White House. Breaking news says the remaining hostages, having somehow escaped being blown up in the indiscriminate bombardment of a tiny city enclave, […]
Shutdown Showdown At the time or this writing, the federal funding for the new fiscal year (FY 2026) has lapsed. The federal government bureaucracy is in partial shutdown. In Washington, D.C., and in federal offices across the nation, nearly a million people are either furloughed or clocking in for work […]
Kalshi has raised $300 million in new funding at a $5 billion valuation and will soon open access to people in 140 countries. Prediction markets are not a niche crypto subculture anymore. They are mainstream finance. Kalshi, one of the world’s largest prediction markets that accepts bitcoin deposits, announced it has raised […]
Israel has decided to ratify the ceasefire agreement laid out by Donald Trump. This plan supposedly made it past phase one of the deal; however, Israel seeks only a partial withdrawal from Gaza and wants a different but complete hostage exchange plan. First Step Of Trump’s “Peace Plan” Has Been […]
Flock Safety, the private surveillance company already operating tens of thousands of automated license plate readers across the United States, is quietly expanding its surveillance network to include audio monitoring. The company’s Raven acoustic sensors, originally marketed as gunshot detectors, are now being updated to analyze human voices and sounds […]
A man who butchered a sleeping child is free—but if you advocate for privacy, the government will come for your life. This is America in 2025: A man who stabbed a six-year-old boy to death in his sleep is quietly released from prison 13 years early. Meanwhile, peaceful technologists and financial dissidents […]
Introduction Global public health has long been animated by moral purpose and collective ambition. When nations join under the banner of “health for all,” it reflects both humanitarian conviction and political calculation. Yet, the architecture of global health governance often produces outcomes that diverge from its lofty ideals. The World […]
Most of the capital will be used to acquire tokenized gold reserves, aiming to build a publicly verifiable, blockchain-native treasury What to know: Prestige Wealth (PWM) said it has closed a $150 million financing round to launch a digital asset treasuryfocused on, the gold-backed tokens of stablecoin giant Tether. The […]
The US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to “support and monitor” the Gaza ceasefire deal, The Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing US officials. The officials said that US troops are being deployed as part of a team that will include partner nations, NGOs, and other private companies. US Central […]
