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Big Tech’s $600 billion AI bet faces its report card this earnings season
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
Big Tech’s $600 billion AI bet faces its report card this earnings se…

Big Tech's $600 billion AI spending spree faces scrutiny as Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon report earnings, with…

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FIFA accused of enabling fraud ahead of World Cup 2026, raising fresh questions about sports governance
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
FIFA accused of enabling fraud ahead of World Cup 2026, raising fresh…

Council of Europe accuses FIFA of enabling fraud and political interference ahead of the 2026 World Cup, raising govern…

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ETFs see 44 closures in June, marking second highest monthly total on record
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
ETFs see 44 closures in June, marking second highest monthly total on…

Forty-four ETFs closed in June 2026, the second-highest monthly total on record, as shrinking fund lifespans signal gro…

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France blocked Polymarket after its transaction controls failed to stop 578,751 new French visitors
News Article Jul 20, 2026
France blocked Polymarket after its transaction controls failed to st…

ANJ cited Similarweb estimates after operator-level controls were circumvented in practice while the platform's live od…

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Spark updates Season 4 rewards to focus on SPK staking
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
Spark updates Season 4 rewards to focus on SPK staking

Spark's Season 4 rewards program now centers on SPK staking, offering 3 points per token daily. Over 633.5 million SPK …

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Houthis declare naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening oil exports
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
Houthis declare naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening oil expor…

Houthis declare a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, raising concerns over oil exports. Successful shipping attacks by Jul…

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BlackRock plans more than $12 billion bond sale for Texas data center: Report
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
BlackRock plans more than $12 billion bond sale for Texas data center…

BlackRock plans to sell over $12 billion in bonds to finance an El Paso data center campus, with major implications for…

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HIVE Digital Technologies unveils BUZZHPC as Canada’s AI factory with 100,000 GPUs and a CAD $3.5B gigafactory plan
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
HIVE Digital Technologies unveils BUZZHPC as Canada’s AI factory with…

HIVE Digital's BUZZ HPC plans a 320 MW, CAD $3.5B AI gigafactory near Toronto with over 100,000 GPUs targeting a 2027 l…

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China’s Premier open to collaborate with UK PM Burnham to strengthen ties
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
China’s Premier open to collaborate with UK PM Burnham to strengthen …

China's Premier Li Qiang is open to collaborating with UK PM Burnham to strengthen ties. Xi Jinping's visit to the US b…

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Houthis announce maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening global energy flows and risk asset calculus
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
Houthis announce maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening globa…

Houthis declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia targeting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Here's how the oil supply shoc…

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Trump White House considers ban on Chinese AI models amid rising competition
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
Trump White House considers ban on Chinese AI models amid rising comp…

The Trump administration weighs banning Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 after they captured 46.4% of routed tokens on Op…

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Meta faces trial in Tennessee over Instagram addiction claims, and the stakes keep climbing
Analysis Jul 20, 2026
Meta faces trial in Tennessee over Instagram addiction claims, and th…

Meta faces a Nashville trial on July 21 over claims Instagram was designed to addict children. Tennessee seeks financia…

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