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Warren Accuses IRS CEO of Downplaying Staffing Shortages After 31,000 Departures

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed IRS CEO Frank Bisignano to explain his comments that staffing was sufficient, after watchdog reported roughly 31,000 departures. ...Read more

#irs, #elizabethwarren, #oversight, #staffing

EU to Begin Enforcing AI-Transparency Rules on Aug. 2, 2026

From Aug. 2, companies serving the EU must disclose AI interactions and mark synthetic audio, image, video and text under Article 50 — violations face heavy fines. ...Read more

#ai, #eu, #regulation, #transparency

FCA sets 18-month path to create UK equity consolidated tape, launches interim market reporter

The FCA set an 18-month timetable to build a UK equity consolidated tape, launched a free interim market activity reporter and opened consultations. ...Read more

#fca, #uk, #markets, #equities, #consolidatedtape

Coinkite Warns Weak Randomness in Coldcard Firmware May Have Exposed Some Bitcoin

Coinkite says a 2021 firmware bug weakened seed randomness on older Coldcard devices, possibly exposing wallets; affected users must generate new seeds. ...Read more

#bitcoin, #coldcard, #hardwarewallet, #security, #randomness

U.S. Strikes Dozens of IRGC Targets in Iran; Tehran’s State Media Claims Cross‑Border Retaliation

CENTCOM says U.S. struck dozens of IRGC targets in Iran on July 29–30; Iranian state outlets claim retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain. ...Read more

#iran, #unitedstates, #military, #middleeast

Bank of Japan Signals Ongoing Rate Hikes as It Sees Slower Growth in Fiscal 2026

BOJ says it will keep raising interest rates even as it expects Japan's economy to slow in fiscal 2026; inflation seen above 2% from H2 2026. ...Read more

#japan, #boj, #inflation, #monetarypolicy

DESI preprint reports 1% measurement of the universe’s expansion at redshift 2.33

DESI's new preprint reports a 1% measurement of cosmic expansion geometry at z=2.33 from the Lyman‑alpha forest, tightening high‑redshift anchors for H0 and Ωm. ...Read more

#cosmology, #desi, #lymanalpha, #darkenergy

Apple Reports Strongest June Quarter Ever, Revenue Up 16% as Tariff Refunds Boost Profitability

Apple posted its strongest June quarter ever: revenue rose 16% to $109.4B and EPS climbed 29%, helped by tariff refunds that lifted margins. ...Read more

$AAPL, #apple, #earnings, #iphone, #tariffrefunds

DOE Authorizes SPP to Run Backup Generators, Including at Data Centers, During Heat Wave

On July 26 the Energy Department authorized Southwest Power Pool to dispatch generators and tap data‑center backup power to maintain reliability during a heat wave. ...Read more

#doe, #spp, #powergrid, #heatwave

Justice Dept. Uses Rare Alien Terrorist Removal Court to Seek Deportation of Fort Worth Resident

Justice Department filed the first-ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court case to deport Fort Worth resident Nazira Haji Zada, accused of supporting an ISIS-inspired election plot. ...Read more

#nationalsecurity, #immigration, #terrorism, #justice

U.S. GDP Growth Slows to 1.5% Annualized in Q2, BEA Says

BEA's advance estimate shows U.S. GDP rose 1.5% annualized in Q2 as inflation stayed high and private demand strengthened. ...Read more

#economy, #gdp, #inflation, #bea, #us

White House Fact Sheet Says Intelligence Agencies Approved Declassified Election Documents, Reiterates China Voter‑data Claim

White House fact sheet says top intelligence agencies approved its summary of declassified election documents and reiterates that China collected U.S. voter data. ...Read more

#whitehouse, #electionsecurity, #china, #intelligence

On-chain Records Show 500M USDT Moved From Wallet Labeled 'Tether Treasury' to Binance

On-chain records show 500M USDT moved from a wallet labeled 'Tether Treasury' to one labeled 'Binance'—the latest in unexplained 500M transfers. ...Read more

#crypto, #tether, #binance, #usdt, #blockchain

Pfizer says Phase 3 LITFULO trials met key vitiligo endpoints; plans global regulatory filings

Pfizer said Phase 3 trials of LITFULO (ritlecitinib) met key endpoints in nonsegmental vitiligo across 2,174 patients, and it plans global regulatory filings. ...Read more

$PFE, #pfizer, #vitiligo, #ritlecitinib

AI agents can run experiments and draft papers but fail to produce publishable research, study finds

A new preprint shows AI agents can handle engineering tasks—code, experiments and paper drafts—but failed to make publishable advances in two NeurIPS case studies. ...Read more

#ai, #research, #machinelearning, #neurips