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Hegseth bars US forces from using undisclosed information to bet on Polymarket, Kalshi

The Hill - Oct 22, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth barred all Pentagon staff from using undisclosed information to place wagers on forthcoming U.S. military action using betting platforms and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. “Make no mistake why this matters. Our enemies watch movements in these markets," Hegseth said in a memo, first obtained by CBS News. "When an American...

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Trump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean

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President Trump said Wednesday he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on the company’s Google Maps application — a request the tech executive denied. “We seriously looked at the Atlantic Ocean,” Trump said during a rally in Clemson, S.C. The president then praised Google Maps for changing the respective names of...

Musk warns Democrats over possible congressional probes

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Musk warns Democrats over possible congressional probes

SpaceX founder Elon Musk warned Democrats over a possible congressional probe on Wednesday, writing, “live by the sword, die by the sword.” “Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets,” Musk wrote on the social platform...

Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown

Oct 22, 2026

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Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit. Looking to deflect the controversial move — which was swiftly admonished by...

NSA warns organizations to patch security flaws identified by AI

Oct 21, 2026

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The National Security Agency (NSA) warned organizations Wednesday to immediately patch a pair of security flaws or take their systems offline after artificial intelligence discovered vulnerabilities in a key programming language. "Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities," the NSA's cyber...

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

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A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge's order Wednesday, calling it "one of the single largest — if not the largest —...

China expresses 'firm opposition' to Trump administration sanctions tied to former Google engineer

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China slammed the Trump administration's move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it "egregious." The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from...

Musk: SpaceX, Tesla merger a 'good idea'

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Musk: SpaceX, Tesla merger a 'good idea'

Elon Musk said Tuesday that his two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have formed independent special committees to discuss the potential merger, calling it "a good idea." "I think it would be a good ​idea, but it's really up to the special committees of both companies," Musk told investors on a conference call, according to a...

GOP rep: 'We got to investigate' Starlink slowdown report

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Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) is calling for a congressional investigation into the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine after a report that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk personally ordered it. “We got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it,” Fitzpatrick told CNN’s...

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