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The crypto bill is falling apart in Congress
The Verge

Hello and welcome to Regulator, the Verge newsletter about the technology politics happening in our nation's capital. I hope our snowstorm-affected readers are safe, warm, and haven't reenacted The Shining at home yet. Do you know what prevents that? Subscrib… more…

Experian’s tech chief defends credit scores: ‘We’re not Palantir’
The Verge

Today, I’m talking with Alex Lintner, who is the CEO of technology and software solutions at Experian, the credit reporting company. Experian is one of those multinationals that’s so big and convoluted that it has multiple CEOs all over the world, so Alex and… more…

Forecast Map Reveals Which East Coast States Should Brace for More Snow This Weekend
Gizmodo.com

Meteorologists are tracking another major storm system that could exacerbate lingering impacts from last weekend’s Winter Storm Fern. more…

Trump thinks a weaker dollar is great for America. Is he right?
NPR

The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others. more…

Gold tops $5,000, silver soars as 'breathtaking and profoundly scary' rally continues
Yahoo Entertainment

Gold hits $5,000 for the first time in history in a stunning precious metals rally. more…

Timeline: See when the nor'easter will 'bomb' out near East Coast, reaching your area with heavy snow, winds
Foxweather.com

A nor'easter is expected to develop off the East Coast this weekend, and likely strengthen into a bomb cyclone that will pack a punch and deliver high winds,... more…

US East Coast bomb cyclone could bring heaviest snow in decades to North Carolina
Yahoo Entertainment

A storm will rapidly strengthen along the East Coast this weekend, delivering heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with blizzard conditions likely... more…

Weekend bomb cyclone forecast calls for snow. How much will fall?
USA Today

Call it a bomb cyclone or a nor'easter, it's going to be a memorable storm for some folks along the East Coast as January turns to February. more…

Trump signs an order to boost reconstruction in L.A., but Gov. Newsom says it misses the mark
Ap.org

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has signed an executive order to “cut through bureaucratic red tape” and speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires.Trump’s order, signed Frid… more…

A Tier-by-Tier Guide to Backup Power: How to Keep Your Home Running When the Grid Goes Down
Artofmanliness.com

Over the weekend, much of the United States was hit with a huge winter storm that affected over 200 million people. Some of those folks lost power on account of the ice and snow. A lot of people don’t think about their power until it goes out, at which time, … more…

Elon Musk Considers Merging SpaceX With xAI, as He Races to Beat Sam Altman to IPO
Gizmodo.com

The race for the first major AI IPO is on. more…

Gold Has Been Acting More Like Bitcoin Lately
Gizmodo.com

Gold added more than two entire Bitcoin market caps in 72 Hours. more…

CERN accepts $1B in private cash towards Future Circular Collider
physicsworld.com

Cash comes as Mark Thomson takes the reins at CERN more…

The Must‑Have Portable Power Station Setup Every Household Should Own For Storms And Blackouts
Yanko Design

The Must‑Have Portable Power Station Setup Every Household Should Own For Storms And BlackoutsThis is not a normal cold snap. The polar vortex that usually stays locked over the Arctic has split and sagged south, dragging temperatures in... more…

New polling suggests Americans remain bullish on travel for 2026, but there are clouds on the horizon
The Points Guy

Travel demand remains strong for 2026, according to a new survey from YouGov and TPG, with 72% planning to spend the same or more on travel in 2026. more…

Trump’s JPMorgan Chase lawsuit revives debanking concerns in US
Al Jazeera English

Workers in 'risky' industries and many religious and ethnic groups have been denied access to financial services. more…

Trump yanks permitting process from Democrats after California fires
Al Jazeera English

Democratic officials shot back that Trump has failed to deliver the federal funds needed for rebuilding efforts. more…

Ranking the best Apple TV sci-fi: From 'Pluribus' to 'Severance'
New Atlas

In 2019 Apple TV released its first original television series, and since then has clearly decided to invest in top-shelf science fiction as a defining pillar of its offering. Over the years it's put together an impressive slate. Some shows have been outright… more…

Giorgio Armani Biopic Finds Its Director (But May Not Shoot In Italy)
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash) has been set to direct Italian producer Andrea Iervolino’s (Ferrari) biopic of late fashion giant Giorgio Armani. Moresco, who previously collaborated with Iervolino on car racing biopics Lamborghini and Maserati,… more…

Top 10 countries with most gold reserves: How much gold does India hold?
The Indian Express

Top 10 countries with most gold reserves list: With over 8,133 tonnes of gold, the United States continues to be the world’s largest holder of gold reserves. more…

Why a 70:30 India-global portfolio makes sense in a changing world, Subho Moulik decodes
The Times of India

As global markets outperform India, diversification is gaining urgency. Subho Moulik explains why a 70:30 India global portfolio improves risk adjusted returns, reduces concentration risk, and provides access to long term global growth themes such as AI, defe… more…

Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.
Grist

Just ask the threecorner milkvetch. The rare plant is thriving at a solar farm near Las Vegas, perhaps because the panels slow evaporation. more…

Washington Reactivates ISIS
Nakedcapitalism.com

The U.S. abandons the Kurds—again—while ISIS prisoners are released in Syria and others are transferred to Iraq where a major clash is brewing. more…

Beyond cracked screens: how device protection can evolve to cover our digital lives
TechRadar

As phones store our entire digital lives, protection must expand beyond cracked screens. more…

Looking to 'Buy Canadian' at the grocery store? Beware of maple-washing: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet
CBC News

The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week. more…

The Student Behind a Phishing Empire
Longreads.com

"£100m stolen across Europe . . . How did Ollie Holman do it?" more…

JPMorgan And Bank Of America Will Match $1,000 Trump Account Deposits For Employees
Forbes

The banks follow similar pledges from other companies including BlackRock and BNY. more…

Who Is Kevin Warsh? Trump’s Fed Chair With Family Ties To Billionaire GOP Donor
Forbes

Warsh has claimed the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy “has been broken for quite a long time.” more…

A Tale Of Two Energy Development Models: China VS America
Forbes

Sino-American competition in infrastructure and energy is nothing new. However, recent strategic pivots by both America and China are complicating the narrative. more…

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 31)
Singularity Hub

Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 31) appeared first on SingularityHub. more…

Daughter Had A Terrible Childhood, And Is Now Outraged Her Mom Expects Her To Wait On Her Hand And A Foot
Twistedsifter.com

In your dreams, Mother. more…

Circle faces first major 'threat' for institutional dollars from Tether’s USAT
CoinDesk

While Circle's USDC has operated without a "credible domestic competitor," Tether's USAT has the potential to shake up the landscape, analysts said. more…

The UK government says banks need to stop blocking crypto firms if the country wants to become a digital hub
CoinDesk

U.K. Treasury defends crypto firms after Coinbase and lobby group accuse banks of blocking access to ‘perfectly legal’ services. more…

UK banks’ anti-crypto stance intensifies even as regulatory process moves forward
CoinDesk

A crypto lobby group said it found "increased hostility" from British banks, casting a shadow over the global cryptocurrency leadership the country said it is vying for. more…

Stablecoins seen as ‘the default’ for payments as OKX brings crypto card to Europe
CoinDesk

With EU banks exploring stablecoin issuance and regulators laying ground rules, OKX says its card marks a turning point in crypto’s integration into everyday finance. more…

Tokenization firm Securitize reports 841% revenue growth as it prepares to go public
CoinDesk

With crypto prices and crypto-related stocks in the midst of a major selloff today, Securitize SPAC merger partner Cantor Equity Partners II is higher by 4.4% on the news. more…

Brian Armstrong was snubbed by top executives from the biggest U.S. banks in Davos: WSJ
CoinDesk

Stablecoin rewards and the Clarity Act widen the divide between crypto and TradFi, according to people who spoke with the WSJ. more…

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says bitcoin could hit $6.5 million in 20 years
CoinDesk

After a bruising 2025, Hougan sees sideways Bitcoin trading, rising institutional interest and early central bank curiosity setting up the next cycle. more…

Crypto custody firm Copper in early talks for IPO as crypto 'plumbing' becomes new Wall Street favorite
CoinDesk

The London-based custody provider is weighing a potential public listing, aiming to follow rival BitGo's recent IPO. more…

The Protocol: Ethereum to roll out new AI agents standard soon
CoinDesk

Plus: Solana’s latest phase, OP token buybacks and EF post-quantum security team. more…

Bitcoin remains subdued as gold races to new record above $5,400 following Jerome Powell remarks
CoinDesk

Gold fans rushed in to buy as the Fed chair said he took no macro signal from the raging bull market in precious metals. more…

Crypto Markets Today: Largest tokens decline, with derivatives signaling caution ahead
CoinDesk

Even though the Fed's decision to hold interest rates was widely expected, geopolitical tensions and a rotation into haven assets left crypto traders facing a sea of red. more…

First gold and silver, now oil's starting to rally and that's bad news for bitcoin
CoinDesk

Higher oil prices could add to inflation, making it harder for the Fed to cut rates rapidly. more…

Tether is buying up to $1 billion of gold per month and storing it in a 'James Bond' bunker
CoinDesk

The company's gold purchases are mostly for its own reserves, but also support its XAUT stablecoin, aiming to provide transparent, specific gold ownership for investors. more…

JPMorgan, Bank of America announce $1,000 Trump account match as corporate America support for retirement scheme deepens
Yahoo Entertainment

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America said they will match the US government’s $1,000 contribution to so-called Trump accounts for thousands of their US... more…

Contributor: The weird bipartisan alliance to cap credit card rates is onto something
Yahoo Entertainment

Consumer credit is less expensive elsewhere in the world because of greater competition and tougher regulation. more…

How to open a savings account: 5 steps to take
Yahoo Entertainment

Opening a high-yield savings account is a simple process that you can often complete in minutes. Follow this easy, step-by-step guide to opening a high-yield... more…

Jim Cramer Discusses Buying Opportunity in GE Aerospace (GE)
Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published Jim Cramer Discussed Trump, CEOs & These 10 Stocks. GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed. GE Aerospace... more…

Ethereum Gains Wall Street Adoption as $6T Fidelity Prepares FIDD Stablecoin Launch
Coingape

Fidelity Investments, with up to $6 trillion in assets under management (AuM), plans to launch its stablecoin on the Ethereum network. This move marks the... more…

Declining Profit, Medicare Budget-Tightening Spell Double Trouble for UnitedHealth
Thedailyupside.com

UNH has struggled in recent years on account of rising medical costs and lower-than-expected Medicare Advantage reimbursements. more…

Gold Prices Are So High, a Dealer Melted a Rolex Sky-Dweller for Scrap Value
Yahoo Entertainment

Gold's rally above $5,500 per ounce is starting to break normal pricing logic. In an Instagram reel posted in late-January, a luxury watch dealer based in... more…

72% of Indonesian Crypto Exchanges Still Unprofitable Despite 20M Users
BeInCrypto

OJK reports 72% of Indonesian crypto exchanges are unprofitable as traders turn to overseas platforms for lower costs and faster transactions. more…

Dollar Stabilizes Ahead of Today's FOMC Decision
Barchart.com

The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up +0.29% today, rebounding from Tuesday's nearly 4-year low. Weakness in the yen is supporting gains in the dollar today after ... more…

Dollar Sinks to Lowest Level in Four Years as US Risks Grow
Yahoo Entertainment

The world’s primary reserve currency fell for a fourth straight day, and is coming off its worst week since May. The weakness reflects investor caution... more…

Bank of America's Rock-Bottom P/E and 25% Upside Potential
MarketBeat

Bank of America valuation is particularly attractive right now, especially when paired with the recent analyst calls for 25% upside in its stock. more…

How many rate cuts in 2026? These mounting pressures will put the Fed at a crossroads this year
Yahoo Entertainment

A complicated U.S. economy. Stubborn inflation and a jobless boom. Unprecedented conflict with the president. Personnel changes, and a new Fed chair. Federal... more…

US oil capital Houston buzzes as industry limbers up for Venezuela oil rush
Yahoo Entertainment

By Arathy Somasekhar and Nathan Crooks HOUSTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - In a downtown Houston bar, Matthew Goitia, a director at Pelorus Terminals, lays out his... more…

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Fox Sports

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Dabble Promo Code FOX: $10 No Deposit Bonus for New Users
Fox Sports

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Big Bets Report: Devin Booker, Kendall Jenner Make Million-Dollar SBLX Wagers
Fox Sports

High rollers have kicked off the Super Bowl betting bonanza with a few million-dollar wagers. Patrick Everson has scoop. more…

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Fox Sports

Use Sleeper promo code FOXSPORTS and get your first deposit matched 100% up to $100. Join Sleeper Picks, make your first deposit, and unlock bonus play today. more…

How do I recognize phone scam calls?
SamMobile

Learn warning signs, spoofing tactics, and smartphone protection to defend against evolving phone scam threats. The post How do I recognize phone scam calls? appeared first on SamMobile. more…

Ice warning in force as power restored after Storm Chandra
BBC News

There was significant disruption on Tuesday after Storm Chandra swept across Northern Ireland. more…

Trump taps Kevin Warsh to chair Federal Reserve
NBC News

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to the board of the Federal Reserve as a governor and the next chair of the central bank more…

The Best Albums of 1986 (According to Us)
SPIN

I Against I, Bad Brains I Against I is the essential Bad Brains document, pushing past the hardcore sound they helped invent into a deliberate mash-up of punk, funk, soul, and metal. On the D.C. act’s third album (and first for SST Records, then at a peak of … more…

Volante’s Multi-cloud Resiliency Service keeps payments running during cloud outages
Help Net Security

Volante Technologies announced the launch of its Multi-cloud Resiliency Service, engineered to keep financial institutions’ payment operations running seamlessly during major cloud provider outages. Built on Volante’s cloud-native payments platform, the servi… more…

Margo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’
Dazed

Grammy-nominated and soon to become the first trans person to executive produce a major label record, the ‘Midnight Sun’ producer tells us how trans history informs her viral pop productions more…

US dollar’s global role at risk – German regulator
RT

US dollar’s role as a reserve currency could be weakened, including due to politicization, the German financial supervisory authority said Read Full Article at RT.com more…

Prime Video Adapting Controversial Comic Book Series Sex Criminals
Screen Rant

Prime Video is adapting one of the most controversial comic book series created by industry icons, Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraction. more…

Sex Criminals: Prime Video Adapting Fraction & Zdarsky's Comics Series
Bleeding Cool News

Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's comic book series Sex Criminals just took a major step forward when it comes to making the jump from the comics pages to the small screen. Amazon's Prime Video has given a green light for an eight-episode adaptation from Emily… more…

Fallout Finale Goes Early in The Daily LITG, 28th Of January, 2026
Bleeding Cool News

Fallout Finale Goes Early was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, again. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years. Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a histo… more…

Can you buy silver bars and coins from a bank?
CBS News

Banks can still play a role in the precious metals market, but buying physical silver isn't always straightforward. more…

Will gold keep climbing in 2026? What older investors should do — and avoid
CBS News

Gold prices are surging, but things could look very different over time. Here's how older investors should respond. more…

Here's what to expect at the Fed's first interest rate meeting of 2026
CBS News

Jerome Powell will announce the central bank's next interest rate decision on Jan. 28 amid political and legal turmoil involving the Fed. more…

The U.S. dollar just fell to its lowest level in 4 years. Here's why.
CBS News

The greenback has slumped as investors "Sell America." Several factors explain why the dollar is shedding value. more…

Tropical low triggers major flooding in the north as extreme heat builds in Queensland's south‑west
ABC News (AU)

A tropical low has dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain across North Queensland, cutting off communities and prompting evacuations, while the state's south-west braces for temperatures near 49C in a severe heatwave. more…

String bags and no plastic: How grocery shopping used to be
ABC News (AU)

A New South Wales grocery store has been operating since before there was refrigeration, electricity and even Vegemite. more…

Mojave Solar Farm a Haven for Rare Desert Plant
Yale.edu

A rare desert plant is flourishing at a solar farm near Las Vegas, a new study finds.Read more on E360 → more…

Gold, silver plunge after Trump names Fed chair pick
RT

Gold and silver prices have cratered after US President Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve Read Full Article at RT.com more…

The calm before the offensive: Mapping Russia’s options for the next phase of the war
RT

From Sumy to Zaporozhye, the winter lull reveals the outlines of two potential large-scale operations shaping the year ahead Read Full Article at RT.com more…

The Farmland Revolt
Thenation.com

Erica Etelson, Anthony Flaccavento America’s farmers are fuming over Trump’s tariffs. Democrats need to channel their anger. The post The Farmland Revolt appeared first on The Nation. more…

Europe's rising diversity is not reflected at the Winter Olympics. Culture plays a big role
Yahoo Entertainment

Maryan Hashi remembers the thoughts running through her mind when she began hitting the ski slopes in northern Sweden. Am I snowboarding correctly? A few years later, snowboarding is the 30-year-old student's big passion and it is helping her integrate into h… more…

Inside the Suns: Injuries, Jordan Ott, Jamaree Bouyea, Isaiah Livers
Bright Side of the Sun

Your weekly Inside the Suns analysis straight from the BSotS community who live and breathe the team. more…

Selective Justice Is Not Rule of Law
Daily Signal

The Constitution is more than just parchment; it sets clear guidelines to limit the power of government so that citizens will be treated equally under... Read More The post Selective Justice Is Not Rule of Law appeared first on The Daily Signal. more…

Pounded by the portal: Teams hit hardest by departing transfers who are starring at new schools in 2025-26
CBS Sports

You could field a good team comprised solely of the outbound transfers from the 'ghost roster' of these schools more…

Trump says Putin agreed to one-week halt in attacks on Kyiv amid deep freeze
Naturalnews.com

Trump said Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for one week after Trump appealed for restraint due to extreme cold. Russian missile and drone strikes have badly damaged Ukraine’s power grid, leaving millions without reliable electr… more…

SILVER prices surge as global scramble for physical metal intensifies
Naturalnews.com

The U.S. Mint raised silver coin prices by 85% (from $91 to $169), anticipating silver could soon exceed $100/oz, reflecting institutional expectations of a historic price explosion. Despite years of alleged manipulation by JP Morgan and China to artificially… more…

The Gold Standard’s Return & The Dollar’s Digital Prison: Why Treasury-Backed Stablecoins Are a Trap
Naturalnews.com

Introduction As gold soars past $5,554 an ounce and silver commands $118 per ounce, the financial world is undergoing a seismic shift that mainstream media dares not acknowledge. This is not mere market volatility; it is a death rattle for the fiat currency s… more…

What would a credit card rate cap mean for you?
The Week Magazine

President Donald Trump has floated the possibility of a one-year rate cap more…

Greenland, Donald Trump, Technocracy and the Globalist New World Order
Globalresearch.ca

Will this Arctic island, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, continue to run its own affairs domestically and remain constitutionally linked to its parent country—or will it be appropriated by the American Empire? To read this article in …… more…

[Eugene Volokh] "Celebrating Buckley v. Valeo: A Landmark of Political Freedom," by Joel M. Gora
Reason

From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I've been cross-posting; this is by Prof.… more…

Why Young Investors Are Using Simple Tools to Start Building Long-Term Wealth
The Daily Caller

A new global wave of early market participation by first-time investors is gaining momentum. Young investors in their twenties and thirties are not waiting to establish wealth management accounts with banks or integrated finance platforms. Instead, they are u… more…