Posts by Amelia Frost
Scientists Have Suspected A Distant Planet Might Have Life. Now They Believe It Has An Atmosphere
Scientists believe they have identified a planet other than the Earth that has the necessary ingredients to support life. The New York Times reported that scientists have been studying a rocky planet named LHS 1140b since 2017. The planet is a several dozen light-years from our solar system. According to the newspaper, the planet appears…
Read MoreLarry Fink Says the Bitcoin Bottom Is In, While His Own Fund Just Bled $3 Billion.
When the CEO of a $15.3 trillion asset manager goes on television and says he’s “very bullish,” markets stop scrolling. On July 15, BlackRock’s Larry Fink told CNBC that the brutal crypto selloff, which knocked Bitcoin from a $126,000 October 2025 record to the low $60,000s, was a leverage problem, not a fundamental one, and…
Read MoreAndy Burnham Has Become The British Labour Leader. He Will Become Prime Minister Next
Andy Burnham was elected as leader of Britain’s Labour Party, taking another step towards becoming prime minister. Burnham was elected at a “special conference” on Friday as the current British prime minister, Keir Starmer, readies to step down next Monday. He warned that his leadership could be the party’s last chance to regain the trust…
Read MoreOver 6 in 10 Americans Are Pessimistic About The Economic Outlook. Most Blame Trump: Poll
Most Americans are pessimistic about the state of the economy, with most blaming President Donald Trump for it, according to a new poll. Conducted by CNBC and released on Friday, the survey showed that 61% of respondents were pessimistic about the current situation and the future outlook. It is the highest figure since December 2023.…
Read MoreSpaceX Stocks Were Already Under Pressure. Then The Company Aborted a Starship Test Flight
SpaceX aborted the launch of its Starship rocket on Friday shortly before the expected time. Company CEO Elon Musk said the reason for the decision was that “some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort.” “Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days. To be confident of a good…
Read MoreTrump Had Threatened To Strike Key Iranian Infrastructure Without Progress On Negotiations. He Followed Through
The U.S. expanded its strikes against Iranian targets as clashes between the countries continue to escalate. Concretely, forces targeted bridges, energy sites and a tower at a key Iranian port. Iran, in turn, retaliated with missile launches against U.S. allies in the region. The Associated Press noted that Tehran hit a desalination plan in Kuwait.…
Read MoreTrump’s Publications Can Move Markets. His Media Venture Is Launches a Paid Feed Traders
Trump Media & Technology Group is launching a paid data service that will give institutional clients real-time access to posts published on Truth Social, a move designed to capitalize on the market-moving power of President Donald Trump‘s social media activity. The company announced to Axios that it will roll out an Application Programming Interface (API)…
Read MoreWhy The Autonomous SOC Is The Security Industry’s Answer to Mythos
Frontier AI is changing cybersecurity. After being forced to restrict access to foreign nationals, Anthropic last month redeployed Claude Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5. Mythos first made waves back in April when Anthropic’s announcement blog post shared the model had found thousands of vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser. More powerful…
Read MoreCantor Fitzgerald Is Bringing IPOs Onto The Blockchain. Tokenized Securities Are Moving Closer To Wall Street’s Mainstream.
Cantor Fitzgerald and Securitize are partnering to bring blockchain technology directly into the public offering process, marking another step in Wall Street’s growing adoption of tokenized securities. The companies announced Wednesday that Cantor will provide its equity capital markets and trading capabilities while Securitize will supply the infrastructure required to issue, distribute, and service tokenized…
Read MoreMarco Rubio Accuses Iran and Cuba of Funding Antifa: ‘They Despise the West’
Marco Rubio has accused Iran-linked networks and Cuba’s intelligence apparatus of helping fuel violent far-left extremism, warning world leaders that political terrorism ‘can no longer be ignored.’ The US secretary of state made the remarks during a State Department ministerial on the resurgence of political terrorism, attended by representatives from more than 60 countries. Rubio…
Read MoreSpaceX’s Next Test: Can Share Prices Survive The Upcoming Multi-Billion Share Unlock?
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images KEY POINTS The debate over SpaceX’s valuation centers on ambitious growth projections, including its estimated addressable market and future AI-related opportunities. Short sellers have reportedly…
Read MoreA Trump Teleprompter Operator Allegedly Used Kalshi to Bet on the President’s Speeches. Federal Regulators Took Notice.
A longtime White House staffer who has operated President Donald Trump‘s teleprompter for nearly a decade has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after he allegedly used insider knowledge to make more than $100,000 through prediction market bets. According to an ABC News report, Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant who has worked as Trump’s teleprompter…
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