Iranian National Sentenced To 18 Months For Smuggling US Technology To Iran Via China An Iranian national was sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling parts intended for military sonar to Iran through China. More than a decade ago, Reza Dindar, 44, and his associates concealed the true destination of the sanctioned parts they were selling. Dindar was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Seattle on Sept. 25 after pleading […]

OpenAI Scraps Planned Release Of “Deceptive” New Model As Rogue Agents Force Unprecedented Rollback Days after we detailed the unprecedented freezing of OpenAI’s top models following a disastrous breach where autonomous AI agents leaked user images to the web, OpenAI has reportedly scrapped the planned release of its next-generation AI model due to severe safety and “alignment” failures. It basically lies when convenient (they used […]

Queens Red-Light District Booms As Prostitution Arrests Plunge 59% Under Mamdani New York City’s long-running Roosevelt Avenue prostitution problem is back in the spotlight under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with arrests falling sharply even as street solicitation remains visible along the Corona-Jackson Heights corridor. According to a New York Post investigation, prostitution-related arrests along Roosevelt Avenue fell 59%. NYPD […]

What’s Really Behind The AI Panic… Authored by Mark E. Jeftovic via Bombthrower, They want you scared, stupid and subservient… Just heading into mid-September, a purported moral panic broke out amongst the frontier AI leaders that their own products were “too dangerous” and so the only remedy would be for the government to regulate all AI models. Weeks earlier, Bernie Sanders had introduced The Ban AI-Superintelligence Act, […]

Iran’s Parliament Mulls ‘Triple-Urgency’ Bill To Withdraw From Intl Nuke Treaty Iran’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament has indicated that the national lawmaking body is reviewing a three-point plan to withdraw from the NPT, reports Fars news agency. Iran has been a signatory to the NPT, or Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, going all the way back to 1970, as a non-nuclear weapon state. Iran’s parliament is now considering a […]

Data Center Backup Power Contributes To Health Risks: Report By Robert Freedman of UtilityDive Federal regulatory changes impacting enforcement of on-site backup generator emissions are contributing to increased data center health risks, a report says.  Air pollution from data centers could increase healthcare costs by almost $21 billion by 2028, contributing to roughly 600,000 asthma cases and 1,300 premature deaths, says the […]

US Cattle Slaughter Plunges 16% In One Week As Immigration Crackdown Guts Kansas “Golden Triangle” Workforce A heightened wave of federal immigration enforcement in southwest Kansas has sent a shockwave through the U.S. beef supply chain, causing severe processing plant slowdowns, stranding thousands of cattle at feedlots, and threatening to drive up consumer meat prices. U.S. cattle slaughter plummeted 16% in one week to an […]

Saylor Outlines ‘Bill Of Digital Rights’ To Help Build Prosperity In Future Economy Authored by Michael Millard via Cointelegraph, Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, said that an age of digital assets and intelligence needs a “bill of digital rights,” rather than restrictions. An age of AI can increase production, but it needs better money and capital markets to realize its potential, according to an essay that Saylor, […]

Bill Maher Credits Falling Crime To Trump’s ‘FAFO’ Image Of all people, Democrat Bill Maher believes President Trump’s aggressive image may be playing a role in America’s ongoing decline in crime. On Friday’s “Real Time,” Maher argued that while falling crime has plenty of potential explanations, it would be foolish to completely dismiss the psychological effect of having a president who openly projects a law-and-order […]

The Strange Case Of NAC: The Supplement The FDA Says Isn’t One N-acetyl cysteine, or NAC, is one of the most popular amino acid supplements in America. People take it for liver support after a long night, for their lungs and, lately, as a longevity staple. One brand among dozens, NOW, said in 2021 that it alone had sold “millions, perhaps billions” of NAC pills with no adverse event reports. NAC is also the latest supplement to land […]

More Hospitals Are Being Bought By Private Equity; Here’s How It’s Changing Healthcare… Authored by Lawrence Wilson and Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times, There’s a greater than one in 10 chance your hospital is owned by someone who’s trying to double their money in seven years. If you live in Kentucky, your chances are one in six. In New Mexico, more than one in three. Walk into an emergency room, and there’s a 40 percent […]

Suspects Accidentally Set Themselves On Fire During Seattle Fuel Theft Attempt The free market responds to rising gas prices in many ways… Two suspects in Seattle appear to have discovered one of the more obvious drawbacks of stealing fuel: it is extremely flammable. Police say the pair accidentally set themselves on fire early Friday while allegedly trying to siphon fuel from box trucks in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood, […]

Walmart Boss Rules Out Personal Pricing In Stores As It Rolls Out Digital Price Labels Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, Walmart’s boss has ruled out personal pricing in a bid to alleviate customers’ concerns about new pricing technology at its stores. In a statement posted on the company’s website on July 25, Walmart CEO John Furner claimed that the retail giant isn’t using personal information to set prices as it […]

Trump Denies He Offered Sanctions Relief, As Iran Insists No Change On Enrichment Stance Summary Trump by day’s end denies offering Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions; the morning headlines triggered a sharp drop in oil prices. US-Iran talks may resume, but only indirectly, this week; however Tehran remains skeptical after Trump rejected its ceasefire proposal. Iran announced targeting 19 vessels […]

$4 Billion Startup ‘Corgi’ Melts Down Into Real Life Social Media ‘Mean Girls’ San Francisco insurance startup Corgi has found itself in the spotlight for reasons that have little to do with insurance, after controversial social media posts by employees triggered criticism, internal disagreement and questions about the company’s unusual culture, according to the NY Post. The latest controversy involved Nicole Clash, a Corgi […]

First, Quit Pretending… Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation, “The Republican party has plenty of things wrong with it, but the other side is so crazy they’re celebrating our assassinations and sharia law.” – DC_Draino on X (Rogan O’Handley) The leaves turn and the season quickens and, in a few weeks, comes an election more dreaded than all the slavering blood beasts of Halloween. Do you suppose, as I do, […]

Boeing Extends Losses After FAA Delays 737 Max 10 Approval Over Software Glitch Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has been on the job for two years and over trhe weekend, we got reports that he may be facing yet another fire to put out, as a software glitch affecting the 737 MAX could complicate the rollout of the 737 MAX 10. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday afternoon that airlines were notified in August of a previously known […]

Meta Could Face Billions In Penalties After New Mexico Facebook Verdict A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable for tens of millions of violations of the state’s consumer protection law, potentially exposing the social media platform to billions of dollars in fines. A Santa Fe jury on Friday found Facebook committed over 43.8 million violations of New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act through false or misleading statements to […]

“De-Globalization Endgame”: Deutsche Bank Warns Historic Copper Squeeze Could Ignite 50% Rally London copper prices are near record highs at the start of the week, reinforcing the supercycle commodity bull-cycle thesis former Goldman Sachs commodities chief Jeff Currie outlined in August: “get long and buckle up.” The convergence of tight physical markets, currency debasement and policy intervention is creating conditions for a […]

How The Data Center Debate May Shape The Midterms Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times, Outrage over proposed data centers surged across America, from the Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll to Kansas corn country, amid a heated U.S. – China technology race, turning server farms into one of the defining issues of the midterm elections this fall. In some primaries, candidates who backed the artificial intelligence (AI) boom were […]

Report Finds Security Flaws At University Where Charlie Kirk Was Assassinated Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, An external review released on Sept. 25 has found no evidence that Utah Valley University employees acted in “bad faith” following Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year, but found several security lapses, including the failure to conduct a formal security assessment. The university commissioned an […]

“We Can’t Do Any Planning”; Dallas Fed Manufacturers Uniformly Negative As we await a maelstrom of Level 1 macro data this week, you could be forgiven glancing wistfully at this morning’s Dallas Fed Manufacturing survey’s modest headline beat (small decline MoM) and thinking “meh.” That would be a mistake… Production is soaring (yay!!) and is forecast to remain strong… Employment is up (yay)… BUT is expected to plunge… […]

Gold, Banking, & A Historical Disturbance In The Force Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via Von Greyerz, With everything from yields, fuel prices and populism rising with open elan as trust in U.S. leadership sinks to an historical nadir, most would agree that we are experiencing a palpable as well as intuitive feeling of what George Lucas might otherwise describe as a “disturbance in the force.” Markets, led today by a narrow […]

MongoDB CEO’s Abrupt Exit For Meta Stuns Wall Street On Eve Of Investor Day MongoDB shares plunged earlier Monday morning after CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai abruptly stepped down and was tapped to lead Meta’s new AI platform for enterprise customers, which Mark Zuckerberg called “the next major pillar of our business.” “To lead this effort, I’m excited that Chirantan “CJ” Desai will join Meta as Chief Enterprise Platform Officer, […]

Why Record Heat Failed To Lift US Natural Gas Prices Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, Henry Hub natural gas averaged $2.93 per million British thermal units from June through August, 6% below the same period last year, even with the Lower 48 posting its hottest July on record. Average temperatures across the Lower 48 reached 77°F in July, according to NOAA, pushing electricity demand higher as air conditioners ran […]