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Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war
Trump gives "serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America," and he may not be "doing much business" with the province.
UN warns world is ‘dangerously close’ to letting machines autonomously target and kill humans
International efforts have produced few limits as military technology advances at “record speed” amid conflicts from Ukraine to Sudan
Lindsay Clancy case: forensic psychologist testifies that an 18-minute hallucination that lasts as long as 3 murders is not psychosis
A forensic psychologist says Lindsay Clancy's hallucination conveniently began and ended with the 18 minutes it took to kill her children.
Louisiana girl, 8, dies from rare brain-eating amoeba that thrives in freshwater
Lillian Smart died a day after her birthday; state health data ties the rare, fatal infection to extreme heat and dropping water levels, not just bad luck.
India plans first tokenized bonds using wholesale CBDC: Report
India plans to test tokenized corporate bonds in a September pilot, with state-controlled REC issuing the debt and select investors using wholesale CBDC payments.
A 3% token move just triggered $36 million in Ethereum DeFi liquidations
One wallet bought heavily into a yield token, which pushed the price of its paired principal token down just enough to trigger liquidations across borrowers using it as collateral.
Grayscale Launches Zcash ETF Following Critical Privacy Flaw That Rocked the Cryptocurrency
The fund gives brokerage investors exposure to ZEC as Grayscale bets on demand for crypto assets beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Current price of oil as of August 25, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Workers are lying less about AI—but they’ve developed a worse habit
A new WalkMe survey finds employees have largely stopped faking AI expertise. But CEO Dan Adika suggests that's not progress, but unearned confidence.
Morning Minute: Coinbase Puts Tokenized Stocks on Base
These aren’t derivatives tracking stock prices; each token has a direct claim on a share including its rights.
Shipyard winds down IPFS work after Protocol Labs ends funding
The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key public services in Protocol Labs’ hands.
Las Vegas businessman convicted in $24 million 'AI supercomputer' crypto Ponzi scheme
Brent Kovar has been found guilty of running a crypto Ponzi scheme, defrauding at least 400 investors out of $24 million.
Jersey earnings rise by 1.2% after inflation
Statistics Jersey says the increase is "slightly lower" than the long-term annual average.
Bitcoin's surging price faces 1 key level that could signal if the bear market is really over
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 25, 2026
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully runningThe carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exc…
‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret
If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom organizati…
Less than 300 million barrels left: the engineering limits threatening the American Strategic Petroleum Reserve
America’s energy security is facing its own "300" moment, when Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force.
A bitcoin short squeeze for the ages as futures open interest collapses
Falling open interest and subdued funding rates suggest the rally remains structurally healthy.
Private equity’s $860 billion zombie company problem
The zero-interest-rate era left private equity with thousands of companies it can't exit, can't sell, and can't quite kill.
Bitcoin extends 7-day advance to roughly 25%
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since May, extending its seven-day advance to roughly 25%.
Trump plans to grow his way out of $40 trillion debt crisis—it’s a ‘fantastic story’ but virtually impossible, says top budget economist
"If you tell the debt markets: 'Hey, we think we're gonna be able to grow our way out of this,' and then a year later they're not seeing any improvements from that, then it's a cr…
Jury Convicts Las Vegas Man of $24M AI Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme
Brent Kovar told at least 400 investors a supercomputer was mining crypto for them, and that their money was insured by the FDIC.
Bitcoin RSI bullish divergence draws 2022 comparisons as analysis weighs new price trend
Bitcoin price analysis eyes the potential end of its current macro downtrend based on weekly RSI signals.
The data-center backlash has broken into the midterms but the industry’s problem is larger than communications: America needs a new bargain
The companies building and using data centers should pay the costs they create. In return, states should give responsible projects certainty and speed.