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The Deutsche Bundesbank published the auction result for a reopened Federal bond issue on July 1 via its federal-securities press release page. The result figures were issued as an accompanying PDF notice; the feed carried no yield or allotment detail.
The Bank of Japan published its 'Sources of Changes in Current Account Balances and Market Operations' data for June on July 1, posted as a spreadsheet on the Bank's statistics pages. The feed carried no summary figures.
Alleged Scattered Spider member Peter Stokes, 19, was extradited from Finland to the U.S. over hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Peter Stokes, 19, an alleged Scattered Spider member known online as “Bouquet,” has been extradited from Finland to the U.S. to face hacking, fraud, and extortion charges. Prosecutors say he took part in multiple cyberattacks, […]
After gaining a foothold in thousands of Fortinet firewalls, the attackers are starting to monetize that access, and are also piling on a Nextcloud zero-day bug.
Microsoft's Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-32208, a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Entra ID, was revised on July 1. Per MSRC, the update corrected the CVE description and title and is an informational change only.
Cisco PSIRT published its July 1 advisory bundle covering CVE-2026-20191, a Catalyst Center arbitrary file read vulnerability rated High with a CVSS base score of 7.5, and a set of ClamAV vulnerabilities affecting Cisco products (CVE-2026-20216, CVE-2026-20213, CVE-2026-20214, CVE-2026-20215, CVE-2026-20217, CVE-2026-20243 and CVE-2026-20244), also rated High at 7.5. Cisco stro
Justice Department Sues California Over Glock Ban, Handgun Roster Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times , The Justice Department (DOJ) on July 1 sued California over its ban on "machinegun convertible pistols" and its "handgun roster." A Glock handgun and two magazines in a file photograph. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo The law bans the purchase of Glock pistols and guns
Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Sues Trump, Admin Officials Over Allegedly Vindictive Investigations Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times , Former CIA Director John Brennan is seeking a court order requiring the Trump administration to retain records related to allegedly vindictive investigations into him and his involvement in probing alleged Russian interference in the 201
Alibaba Group Holding Limited and its U.S.-based payment processor AUS Merchant Services Inc., formerly known as Alipay US, entered a non-prosecution agreement to pay $600 million to resolve the Justice Department's allegations that they violated the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, per the DOJ's July 1 press release. Per the release, the department alleges the companies f
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against California to halt the state's newly enacted Glock ban, per the DOJ's July 1 press release. Per the release, the suit also seeks to prevent enforcement of the state's "Handgun Roster," a list limiting the legal firearms individuals may purchase, and the United States challenges both measures as unlawful under the Second Amendment.
The U.S. government has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos. But there's still no clarity about the rules that will govern future AI model releases.
'Something Has Gone Completely Wrong': Palantir's Alex Karp Goes Ballistic On OpenAI, Anthropic On Wednesday, Palantir CEO Alex Karp delivered a blistering critique of frontier AI labs, accusing them of having an "effing insane" business model that leaves enterprises paying escalating token costs for limited value while risking their proprietary data and intellectual property.
BBC News reported on July 1 that Anthropic says the US has lifted the export ban on its advanced AI tools, after Fable and Mythos were abruptly suspended in June over concerns they could be used by hackers. CNBC's coverage states the Trump administration lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, and the Wall Street Journal reported on July 1 that Anthropic had near
CNBC reported on July 1 that MGX closed one of the biggest AI funds ever at $49 billion. Per CNBC, MGX is a backer of major AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, and also backed Elon Musk's xAI prior to its merger with SpaceX. The close adds a substantial new pool of capital behind the frontier labs MGX already holds.
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