Saturday · September 5, 2026 Vol. I · No. 247
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Bronny James says he’s been working on off-ball offense this summer Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. ‘We… Rays Place Garrett Cleavinger On 15-Day IL, Select Ty Johnson, DFA Oliver Dunn West refuses to admit its mistake, continues to fan flames of war — Fico U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet with Putin in Russia again, ahead of their first-e… Talks between Putin and Trump’s envoys conclude in Moscow Latest On Nick Pivetta Attempts by European states to fuel Ukraine conflict will backfire — former US congressman Bronny James says he’s been working on off-ball offense this summer Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. ‘We… Rays Place Garrett Cleavinger On 15-Day IL, Select Ty Johnson, DFA Oliver Dunn West refuses to admit its mistake, continues to fan flames of war — Fico U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet with Putin in Russia again, ahead of their first-e… Talks between Putin and Trump’s envoys conclude in Moscow Latest On Nick Pivetta Attempts by European states to fuel Ukraine conflict will backfire — former US congressman

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Apple’s new CEO John Ternus once told Gen Z to ‘never assume’ they know as much as others—he says it’s the mindset hack that will push you forward

Apple CEO John Ternus shared the mindset hack that steered his 25-year career at the $4.6 trillion tech giant: "Assume you’re as smart as anyone else."

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Musk’s X hit by wave of unsolicited password reset emails

Multiple crypto industry figures and CoinDesk staff received unexpected password reset emails on Tuesday, though there is no evidence yet that X itself has been breached.

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EY is dangling bonuses of up to $25,000 for workers who prove their human skills still matter in the age of AI

EY is betting on human skills like judgment and adaptability, offering workers cash awards of up to $25,000 as AI transforms accounting.

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Gal Gadot Defends AI Use in Bitcoin Film: 'Work With It or Be Out of the Game'

The actor’s lawyers spent six months negotiating the contract for “Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi” in order to “protect” her performance.

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UK long-term borrowing costs could halve chancellor’s budget headroom

Yield on 30-year gilts highest since 1998 as rout triggered by global factors underlines tricky backdrop John Healey facesBusiness live – latest updatesThe chancellor’s headroom a…

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‘We anticipate miles of the pipeline being destroyed’: Roughly 40% of the Grand Canyon’s critical infrastructure damaged from flash floods

According to Grand Canyon hiker and river runner Tom Martin, "the park has hauled water" in tanker trucks.

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‘Pentagon right now is, in some cases, rudderless’: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll steps down after just 18 months

Rhode Island Senator and former Army officer Jack Reed said Secretary Hegseth is "cultivating a culture where dissent is punished."

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Carnival Cruise Line Overhauls Its Loyalty Program and Credit Card

The new Carnival Rewards Mastercard boasts better rewards and perks than its predecessor.

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Oil is back above $92 and inflation fears are sending U.S. bond yields to their highest since January 2025

Rising oil prices are adding to inflation worries and fueling expectations that the Fed could raise interest rates again.

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Cuba’s schools reopen with no fuel, no uniforms and a 27% teacher shortage, as 1.4 million students head to the classroom

Schools are reopening amid severe fuel, food and uniform shortages, while some families endure power outages lasting more than 20 hours.

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Meta’s $18 billion settlement bets on AI to tell which users are kids, raising new privacy questions for kids and adults alike

Certain digital rights groups are concerned with "age-gating," and says the data collected to determine information like age can be "leaked, hacked, or misused."

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Firelight raises $8 million, expands beyond XRP as it aims to make DeFi less scary for fintechs

The protocol aims to give fintechs and investors a faster way to recover losses from DeFi hacks, while letting XRP, bitcoin and XLM holders earn yield by backing that protection.

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Fake Claude desktop app spreads crypto-stealing malware

RevStealer targets more than 50 crypto wallets alongside browser passwords, cookies, messaging data and selected documents.

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Bitcoin enters ‘Rektember’ as rate-hike risk combines with seasonality to threaten rally

September has historically been a poor month for risk assets in general, and bitcoin, in particular.

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West Bank food needs more than doubled since 2023 as U.N. halves its reach due to funding shortages

WFP says 76% of West Bank households have suffered significant income declines as its assistance shrinks to reach only 200,000 people

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Iran says it’s ready to return to its ceasefire with the US—hours after the two sides exchanged fire again

Attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz came days after Iran's president said he'd revive the June ceasefire deal.

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One scanning error could block tens of thousands thousands of mail ballots under Trump’s new postal system, whistleblower warns

USPS rushed to build a complex system in only three months instead of a year following a now-halted Trump executive order on mail-in voting

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Data suggests women make higher returns

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Does the Bitcoin rally mean we haven’t wasted our lives in crypto?

Crypto is showing signs of life again, but its biggest wins look different from what early believers imagined. After a decade of building, has it all been worth it?

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Ethena pushes stablecoins into everyday banking with high-yield savings, cards and payments

Ethena Pay offers a 6% dollar savings rate and 5% card cashback, using Avalanche for settlement.

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Asia sees digital asset custody infrastructure deals from Ripple, Coincheck

Ripple was among the latest blockchain companies to sign a strategic partnership to build more custody and tokenized asset management solutions for Asian institutional participant…

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Discover 5% Bonus Categories, Q4 2026: Entertainment, Restaurants, Utilities

In the fourth quarter of 2026, the Discover it® Cash Back and Discover it® Student Cash Back are switching up their bonus cash-back categories for the first time in years.

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Kast launches stablecoin-powered business platform after $80M raise

Kast aims to onboard between 1,000 and 5,000 active businesses to its new platform by the end of 2026.

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Mortgage Rates Today, Tuesday, September 1: That’s a Jump

Mortgage interest rates moved significantly higher today as hostilities in Iran appear to be intensifying.