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Army Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket, CFTC Says

CFTC and Manhattan prosecutors say an Army master sergeant used classified info from a 2026 operation to earn over $400,000 trading on Polymarket. ...Read more

#cftc, #polymarket, #insidertrading, #crypto

California Bill Would Bar Children Under 16 From Social Media, Require State Age Verification

California’s A.B. 1709 would bar under-16s from social media, tie age checks to the state’s Digital Age Assurance Act and impose fines for violations. ...Read more

#california, #socialmedia, #privacy, #legislation

U.S. and CFTC sue New York to block state enforcement against prediction markets

The CFTC and U.S. sued New York seeking a federal ruling that event contracts are covered by federal commodities law, not state gambling rules. ...Read more

$COIN, #cftc, #predictionmarkets, #gambling, #regulation, #newyork

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor who reshaped San Francisco Symphony, dies at 81

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor and San Francisco Symphony leader who co-founded New World Symphony, died April 22 at 81 after glioblastoma. ...Read more

#classicalmusic, #obituary, #sanfrancisco

Interior Schedules June 5 ANWR Coastal Plain Lease Sale — First Under 2025 Law

Interior schedules an ANWR Coastal Plain oil-and-gas lease sale for June 5 — the first required under a 2025 law that mandates repeated auctions despite weak bids and pending litigation. ...Read more

#anwr, #alaska, #oil, #leasing, #environment

Pentagon Says U.S. Maritime Campaign Has Expanded Into ‘Ironclad’ Blockade Against Iran-Linked Shipping

Pentagon says the U.S. maritime campaign has expanded into a widening blockade from the Gulf of Oman into the Indian Ocean, turning back roughly 34 vessels. ...Read more

#iran, #pentagon, #navy, #maritime

Justice Department Restarts Federal Death Penalty, Restores Pentobarbital and Authorizes Firing Squad

Justice Department rescinds Biden-era moratorium, restores pentobarbital protocol, directs new execution methods including firing squad and seeks death sentences. ...Read more

#deathpenalty, #justice, #capitalpunishment, #executions

U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post Eight-Day Inflow Streak Through April 23, Adding About $2.1 Billion

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded eight straight days of inflows through April 23, drawing about $2.1 billion and roughly 19,000 BTC, led by BlackRock's IBIT. ...Read more

$IBIT, $BLK, #bitcoin, #etf, #blackrock, #crypto, #inflows

Carlos Alcaraz Withdraws From French Open and Rome After Right Wrist Injury

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will skip Roland-Garros and the Italian Open after tests revealed a right wrist injury; he will reassess his return. ...Read more

#tennis, #frenchopen, #carlosalcaraz, #wristinjury

Teamsters picket Amazon delivery sites in Los Angeles and Queens over alleged retaliation

Teamsters picketed Amazon facilities in Los Angeles and Queens, saying Amazon canceled a DSP contract after drivers unionized; NLRB cases are pending. ...Read more

$AMZN, #teamsters, #amazon, #labor, #delivery

Thai Supreme Court Accepts Ethics Case Against 44 Former Move Forward Lawmakers over Lese‑Majesté Bill

Thailand’s Supreme Court accepted an ethics case against 44 former Move Forward lawmakers over a bid to amend the lese‑majesté law, risking bans from office. ...Read more

#thailand, #moveforward, #lesemajeste, #politics

Amazon Says Meta Will Deploy AWS Graviton CPUs at Scale for ‘Agentic AI’

Amazon says Meta has agreed to run tens of millions of AWS Graviton CPU cores for agentic AI tasks — expanding Meta’s mix of cloud and chip partners. ...Read more

$META, $AMZN, #amazon, #meta, #graviton, #cloud, #ai

Japan to Release Second Tranche of National Oil Reserves, Shipments Start May 1

Japan will release 5.8 million kiloliters — about 20 days of use — from national reserves starting May 1 to steady supplies amid Middle East disruption. ...Read more

#japan, #oil, #energysecurity, #strategicreserves

Cisco-backed team posts preprint and unveils prototype 'Universal Quantum Switch' for photonic entanglement routing

Cisco-backed researchers posted a preprint and announced a prototype 'Universal Quantum Switch' that routes entangled photonic qubits with low decoherence and MHz–GHz reconfiguration. ...Read more

$CSCO, #quantum, #photonics, #cisco, #quantumnetworking

Chinese Universities Scramble After CAS Journal 'Partition Table' Is Discontinued

Chinese universities must find new benchmarks after the Chinese Academy of Sciences stops updating its influential journal partition table from 2026. ...Read more

#china, #academia, #research, #journals