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Increased World Cup-related travel has yet to materialize for U.S. businesses

By Stacey D. WallsJune 10, 2026

The 2026 World Cup is expected to bring a wave of football fans from around the world to North America.…

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Allegations that China is behind protests against U.S. data centers draw criticism from AI industry allies, who say the industry and politicians are in denial (Evan Halper/Washington Post)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 29, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Interesting moments: why do we still drive? The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin…

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A profile of TP-Link, whose share of the U.S. consumer router market grew from 10% to more than 60% between 2019 and 2025, as it seeks to refute national security concerns (Noah Berman/The Wire China)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 23, 2026

Noah Berman / China thread: A profile of TP-Link, whose share of the US consumer router market grew from 10%…

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As the U.S. House of Representatives investigates Airbnb’s use of Chinese AI models, CEO Brian Chesky says company doesn’t share data with Chinese companies and uses open source models (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 23, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Is OpenAI Ready to IPO?, The Datacenters in Space Myth, The Kids Boo AI The…

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David Sacks told President Trump that federal reviews of AI models before release would slow innovation and hurt the U.S. in its AI race with China (Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Social radars: John Coogan, co-founder and host at TBPN Come be a fly on the wall as Y…

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Shares of quantum computing companies jumped Thursday after the U.S. government provided grants and took equity stakes: D-Wave closed up 33%, Rigetti up 30%, IBM up 12% (Chloe Taylor/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 22, 2026

Chloe Taylor / CNBC: Shares of quantum computing companies jumped Thursday after the U.S. government provided grants and took equity…

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Taiwan seeks to arrest three people for falsifying documents to export Nvidia-powered Super Micro servers to China, Hong Kong and Macau, violating U.S. rules (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 21, 2026

Featured Podcasts The Nick, Dick and Paul Show: Why don’t we know what will happen next? Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo…

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Sources: In recent months, U.S. authorities have made several requests for information from Kalshi and Polymarket, many of which were related to betting on events in Iran and Venezuela (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 18, 2026

Wall Street Journal: Sources: In recent months, U.S. authorities have made several requests for information from Kalshi and Polymarket, many…

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Developers say Chinese AI labs are leading their U.S. rivals in video generation, as ByteDance and Kuaishou train models on vast libraries of short-form videos from their own apps (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 17, 2026

Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: Developers say Chinese AI labs are leading their U.S. rivals in video generation, while ByteDance…

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Electricity prices on the largest U.S. power grid, operated by PJM, jumped 76% year-over-year to an average of $136.53/MWh in the first quarter due to rampant data center demand (John Ainger/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 16, 2026

John Ainger/ Bloomberg: Electricity prices on the largest U.S. power grid, operated by PJM, jumped 76% year-over-year to an average…

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok attack – Radio Free Asia

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Ad Spending for 2026 Elections Expected to Hit Record: AdImpact

SpaceX millionaires set to spend on luxury homes, watches and travel

How family offices are investing in the final frontier beyond SpaceX

Commercial Real Estate Sees Record Lending Competition in April

Increased World Cup-related travel has yet to materialize for U.S. businesses

House Republicans continue to fail to show up, putting Democrats in the majority

Democrats have all the information they need to end Trump and Vance with a real investigation into Epstein

Trump says he likes high inflation in new disaster for Republicans

Republicans go off the rails and say they don’t need proof to say the election is rigged

Top House Democrat demands answers about Trump’s health after he falls asleep during NBA Finals

Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduce the JAWBONE Act, which would allow Americans to sue federal officials who try to force broadcasters or platforms to censor speech (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

SpaceX raises $75 billion in largest-ever IPO, after selling 555.6 million shares at $135 each, giving it a market value of $1.77 billion (Bailey Lipschultz/Bloomberg)

Europol says it has dismantled crypto mixing service AudiA6, which allegedly laundered more than $380 million for ransomware actors and others between 2022 and 2025 (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Digital Asset, which is building Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, has raised $355 million, including $100 million from crypto a16z (Bloomberg Law)

Deezer launches AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI music detection technology (Terrence O’Brien/The Verge)

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Increased World Cup-related travel has yet to materialize for U.S. businesses

Allegations that China is behind protests against U.S. data centers draw criticism from AI industry allies, who say the industry and politicians are in denial (Evan Halper/Washington Post)

A profile of TP-Link, whose share of the U.S. consumer router market grew from 10% to more than 60% between 2019 and 2025, as it seeks to refute national security concerns (Noah Berman/The Wire China)

As the U.S. House of Representatives investigates Airbnb’s use of Chinese AI models, CEO Brian Chesky says company doesn’t share data with Chinese companies and uses open source models (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

David Sacks told President Trump that federal reviews of AI models before release would slow innovation and hurt the U.S. in its AI race with China (Politico)

Shares of quantum computing companies jumped Thursday after the U.S. government provided grants and took equity stakes: D-Wave closed up 33%, Rigetti up 30%, IBM up 12% (Chloe Taylor/CNBC)

Taiwan seeks to arrest three people for falsifying documents to export Nvidia-powered Super Micro servers to China, Hong Kong and Macau, violating U.S. rules (Bloomberg)

Sources: In recent months, U.S. authorities have made several requests for information from Kalshi and Polymarket, many of which were related to betting on events in Iran and Venezuela (Wall Street Journal)

Developers say Chinese AI labs are leading their U.S. rivals in video generation, as ByteDance and Kuaishou train models on vast libraries of short-form videos from their own apps (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

Electricity prices on the largest U.S. power grid, operated by PJM, jumped 76% year-over-year to an average of $136.53/MWh in the first quarter due to rampant data center demand (John Ainger/Bloomberg)