Teleprompter Operator Accused in Kalshi Betting Case Is No Longer a Federal Employee
A White House teleprompter operator at the center of Trump speech betting allegations is out of government. White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez is no longer employed by the federal government after being placed on unpaid leave over allegations that he used insider knowledge to bet on President Donald Trump’s speeches, according to another…
Brad Pitt’s ‘Troy’ is having a moment 22 years later, thanks to ‘The Odyssey’
The Odyssey follows Odysseus on his long journey home from the Trojan War. Its viewers, however, are heading in the opposite direction…back to Troy. Christopher Nolan’s epic has quickly become one of the year’s biggest movies. The film opened with $264.1 million worldwide, the largest global debut of Nolan’s career, and earned another $90 million…
Strategy keeps STRC dividend at 12% below $90
Strategy Inc. kept the annual dividend rate on its STRC preferred stock at 12% for August 2026, even though the Nasdaq-listed security ended July more than 10% below its $100 stated amount. Summary 12% annualized dividend remains unchanged for August despite STRC closing July at $89.46 per share. $3.75 billion reserve covers roughly 2.1 years…
The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos
To test these new ideas, researchers are exploring the infant universe through simulations. “There’s actually been really remarkable progress since Webb launched, really in the last year or so, on numerical simulations,” Somerville told attendees, adding that these new simulations “perhaps are more appropriate and more informative for interpreting observations in the high-redshift universe.” As…
Iran Rejects Trump Deal as Hormuz Tensions Grip Markets Again
Key Takeaways Trump said Aug. 2 a Hormuz deal emerged, but Iran denied any agreement. Oil markets stayed volatile as IRGC restrictions kept Hormuz uncertainty alive on Aug. 2. Bitcoin holds steady at $62.5K to $63.1K as traders await verified Hormuz reopening and next U.S. moves. Trump Says a Deal Is Taking Shape, but Iran…
ETH’s Double Rejection at $2K Spells More Trouble Ahead
After several failed attempts to extend its recovery, Ethereum is beginning to show signs of exhaustion beneath the major100-day MA. The latest rejection from this zone has weakened short-term momentum and increases the probability of a broader pullback if key support levels fail to hold. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe,…
Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School
The Malaysian government has ordered the shutdown of a startup-centric community called the Network School, according to The Wall Street Journal. Billing itself as “a frontier community for techno-optimists,” the Network School reportedly grew out of entrepreneur and investor Balaji Srinivasan’s conviction that the United States is in irreversible decline; Srinivasan has said his goal…
XRP Ledger urges node upgrade after manifest flood
Ripple Director of Engineering Vijay Khanna urged XRP Ledger node operators on Aug. 2 to install xrpld version 3.2.1 after developers observed a validator manifest flood on July 31. Summary July 31 manifest flooding prompted xrpld 3.2.1 while XRP Ledger continued closing ledgers normally throughout. Four safeguards now cap manifest size, message batches, outbound sharing…
Local AI vs. Cloud AI for Enterprise Workloads
Key Takeaways AI placement is a workload decision, not a platform decision. Enterprises should choose local, cloud, or hybrid execution based on data sensitivity, performance needs, and scale requirements. Local AI excels in low-latency, offline, and privacy-sensitive scenarios, such as real-time transcription, device-based assistance, and regulated data processing. Cloud AI is best for large-scale, compute-intensive,…
Stablecoin Supply Sheds $15 Billion in Biggest Drop Since Terra
Key Takeaways Stablecoin supply dropped $15 billion since May, the largest fall since Terra’s 2022 collapse. Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC accounted for most of the $15 billion decline in July 2026. Tokenized Treasuries neared $17 billion as GENIUS Act rules pushed yield-seeking cash off stablecoins. Total stablecoin supply topped out near $322.121 billion in…
