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President Donald Trump said that the ceasefire installed by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the US and Iran is over.  “For me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum. You know what scum is? They’re scum. They’re sick people. They’re led by sick people,” Trump told reporters […]

The Water Economics Of Data Centers V. Almond Farms & Golf Courses A recent Gallup poll shows that nearly 70% of Americans oppose the construction of a data center in their communities, highlighting the rise of local resistance movements against hyperscaler buildouts. This resistance is driven by concerns over skyrocketing power bills, the destruction of farmland as it is transformed into industrial-scale AI infrastructure, and fears that data centers will drain local resources, particularly water. It's no surprise that data center resistance is only gaining steam and will likely accelerate from...

New CFTC Prediction Market Proposal Would Ban War And Terrorism Bets While Allowing Sports Markets The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unveiled a proposed framework for prediction markets that would prohibit contracts tied to violent or harmful events, including terrorism, war, and political assassinations, while largely preserving sports-based markets, according to Bloomberg. Under the proposal, "gaming" would be interpreted more narrowly, focusing on activities driven primarily by chance. As a result, most existing sports event contracts would remain permissible. According to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, the agency's goal is to "protect...