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Big Tech holds $3T in off-balance-sheet AI commitments, dwarfing reported spending

Crypto August 18, 2026

A Wall Street Journal analysis found nine major tech firms have roughly five times more AI-related obligations than their reported capital expenditures suggest The AI spending boom has a shadow. Nine�...

Donald Trump’s executive order triggers 36% drop in military supplier shareholder rewards

Crypto August 18, 2026

Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman, and General Dynamics slashed buybacks and dividends by $1.5B in a single quarter after White House crackdown on defense contractor spending priorities The four�...

Gold steady as traders assess US economic data, inflation pressures

Crypto August 18, 2026

Bullion holds near $4,379 after July CPI data cools rate hike fears, keeping the metal's nine-percent monthly rally intact Gold is doing what gold does best during uncertain times: sitting tight and �...

US claims Middle East oil flows rebound to 15M bpd amid scrutiny from independent trackers

Crypto August 18, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Gulf exports have recovered to 75% of pre-conflict levels, but tanker-tracking data tells a very different story. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced on Augu�...

OpenAI and AWS release guide on x402 payment flow via Base

Crypto August 18, 2026

The cookbook shows developers how to let AI agents handle micropayments autonomously using USDC on Coinbase's layer-2 network OpenAI just published a technical cookbook that walks developers through �...

Trump directs Pentagon to reduce military drills with South Korea

Crypto August 17, 2026

The directive echoes a familiar playbook from Trump's first term, raising fresh questions about the US commitment to the Korean Peninsula. President Trump has instructed the Pentagon to scale back jo�...

Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region in largest overnight attack since full-scale invasion

Crypto August 17, 2026

Approximately 600 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, hitting a massive warehouse and killing one civilian in what officials called an unprecedented barrage Ukraine sent roughly 600 drones a�...

OpenAI disbands preparedness team amid restructuring ahead of expected IPO

Crypto August 17, 2026

The company's third safety-focused team dissolution in two years raises questions about how seriously OpenAI is treating AI risk as it prepares to go public. OpenAI quietly disbanded its Preparedness�...

Senate’s August recess casts doubt on CLARITY Act’s path to passage this year

Crypto August 17, 2026

The landmark crypto regulatory bill cleared the House with a massive bipartisan majority, but the Senate's procedural calendar and midterm politics threaten to run out the clock. The CLARITY Act has �...

Match Act poised for inclusion in Senate NDAA as US tightens chip export controls

Crypto August 17, 2026

Bipartisan legislation targeting semiconductor equipment loopholes gains momentum in defense spending negotiations A bipartisan bill designed to close loopholes in US semiconductor export controls is�...