The US May Have Shot Down a Small Hobby Balloon With a Sidewinder Missile

AI Agent OpenClaw Confirms Ban On Bitcoin/Crypto Discussions In Discord Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, The developer behind the fast-growing open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw has confirmed that any mention of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies on its Discord server can lead to removal. In a Saturday post on X, a user revealed that they were blocked from OpenClaw’s Discord simply for referencing Bitcoin block height as a timing mechanism in a multi-agent benchmark. In response, OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger confirmed the action, writing that members had accepted “strict server rules” upon joining and that the community...

It Begins: Iranian Drone Strikes Bahrain Desalination Plant As Worst-Case Scenario Unfolds Update (Sunday):  From data centers in the Gulf area to water desalination plants, the worst-case scenario is now unfolding in the Middle East conflict, with no boundaries regarding civilian infrastructure. We warned earlier last week, after correctly predicting that data centers would be targeted, that water desalination plants would be next (see the previous update).  Al Jazeera reports that after Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi claimed the US targeted a water desalination plant in Iran, an IRGC kamikaze drone then...

Savings Rate Highest In 6 Months As Fed's Favorite Inflation Indicator Rises Near 2-Year High The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE (a measure of price changes in consumer goods and services that excludes volatile food and energy costs) - rose o.4% MoM in January (in line with expectations) with YoY rising by 3.1% (as expected), slightly higher than the 3.0% in December... Source Bloomberg That is the highest YoY Core PCE since March 2024. The headline PCE rose 0.3% MoM (as expected) driving prices up 2.8% YoY (down from December's +2.9%...