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Amazon says its AWS region in Bahrain has been "disturbed" due to drone activity in the region amid the U.S.-led war in Iran, marking the second disruption in a month (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 24, 2026

Greg Bensinger / Reuters: Amazon says its AWS region in Bahrain was “disrupted” due to drone activity in the region…

Business & Money

I think we can double this activity

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 23, 2026

In this photo illustration, a Domino’s pizza sits in a takeout box on July 21, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe…

Technology

Chinese-language cryptocurrency laundering networks processed approximately $16.1 billion in 2025, or $44 million per day on average across more than 1,799 wallets, representing 20% of laundering activity (Chainalysis)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 27, 2026

On-Chain Analysis: Chinese-language cryptocurrency laundering networks processed approximately $16.1 billion in 2025, or $44 million per day on average across…

Technology

Anthropic details the “helper axis,” a pattern of neural activity in language models that governs their default identity and helpful behavior (Anthropic)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The PM’s Non-Technical Guide to Building with Cursor | Zevi Arnovitz (Meta) Interviews with world-class product…

Technology

Backlash over posts about Charlie Kirk’s death has prompted companies to be more aggressive in monitoring employee social media activity (Taylor Telford/Washington Post)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 13, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Priority 2026, Disney’s AI Play, Data Center Construction Issues The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not comply with KYC and anti-money laundering rules (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 1, 2025

Reuters: China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not…

Technology

Investigation: More than $28 billion in crypto linked to illicit activity has flowed to crypto exchanges like Binance in the past two years, as President Trump embraces crypto (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 17, 2025

New York Times: Investigation: More than $28 billion in crypto linked to illicit activity has flowed into crypto exchanges like…

Technology

Analysis: wholesale electricity is now up to 267% more for a single month than in 2020 in American areas located near the significant data center activity (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 30, 2025

Bloomberg:: Analysis: wholesale electricity now costs up to 267% more for a single month than in 2020 in American areas…

Asia

The Philippine Defense Head condemns Chinese activity near the second Thomas Shoal – Radio Free Asia

By Frank M. EverettAugust 22, 2025

China has deployed a range of Coast Guard Armed Forces near the second High Break of Thomas Shoal in the…

Technology

Google defended research against the first wave of generative AI disturbances, but AI agents and applications which can reduce clicks now threaten its advertising activity (Richard Waters / Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 26, 2025

Featured podcasts The talk show with John Gruber: ‘The shift-2 crowd’, with Jason Snell The director of the director’s comments…

Vietnam protests China’s development of controversial reef in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Potential and limits – The diplomat

After 29 years, RFA is on hiatus – Radio Free Asia

RFA suspends remaining editorial operations due to funding uncertainty – Radio Free Asia

Myanmar junta says it seized 30 Starlink receivers in fraud center raid – Radio Free Asia

United Airlines ditches more economy seats in favor of larger premium cabins

Delta suspends benefits for members of Congress, cites DHS shutdown

War in Iran improves prospects for long-term peace in the Middle East

Gap partners with Google Gemini to offer an AI payment platform

Moody’s downgrades private credit fund managed by KKR and Future Standard to “junk”

Trump’s economy approval rating drops lower than Joe Biden’s has ever been

Trump Melts Like Frosty the Snowman While Trying to Proclaim End of Iran War

Trump’s mail about election hypocrisy blows up in his face

Trump tantrum worsens airport chaos after election rigging claims are rejected

Trump’s Iran peace talks seem imaginary

Sources: Some members of the Sora team were surprised by OpenAI’s sudden decision to end support for Sora, just a day after OpenAI published a blog about Sora’s security standards (Reuters)

Databricks launches Lakewatch, a security information and event management service, and announces the acquisition of security startups Antimatter and SiftD (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Amazon has acquired New York-based Fauna Robotics, which is developing a 42-inch-tall, human-like robot capable of interacting with people, walking, grasping objects and dancing (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Internal memo: Meta names CTO Andrew Bosworth to oversee its AI For Work initiative, previously led by Guy Rosen, seeking to compete with AI-native startups (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)

Mirage, formerly Captions, which develops a video editing and AI marketing suite, has raised $75 million from General Catalyst, after moving to a freemium model in 2025 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Browsing: activity

Amazon says its AWS region in Bahrain has been "disturbed" due to drone activity in the region amid the U.S.-led war in Iran, marking the second disruption in a month (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

I think we can double this activity

Chinese-language cryptocurrency laundering networks processed approximately $16.1 billion in 2025, or $44 million per day on average across more than 1,799 wallets, representing 20% of laundering activity (Chainalysis)

Anthropic details the “helper axis,” a pattern of neural activity in language models that governs their default identity and helpful behavior (Anthropic)

Backlash over posts about Charlie Kirk’s death has prompted companies to be more aggressive in monitoring employee social media activity (Taylor Telford/Washington Post)

China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not comply with KYC and anti-money laundering rules (Reuters)

Investigation: More than $28 billion in crypto linked to illicit activity has flowed to crypto exchanges like Binance in the past two years, as President Trump embraces crypto (New York Times)

Analysis: wholesale electricity is now up to 267% more for a single month than in 2020 in American areas located near the significant data center activity (Bloomberg)

The Philippine Defense Head condemns Chinese activity near the second Thomas Shoal – Radio Free Asia

Google defended research against the first wave of generative AI disturbances, but AI agents and applications which can reduce clicks now threaten its advertising activity (Richard Waters / Financial Times)