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A website developed for the UK Home Office's 2022 "flop" anti-encryption campaign has seemingly been hijacked to push a payday loan scheme.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/25/home_office_antiencryption_campaign_website/?m…

UK govt dept website that campaigns against encryption hijacked to advertise ... payday loans
: Company at center of findings blamed SEO on outsourcer

FHFA Director William Pulte orders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to explore crypto as an asset for single-family mortgage applications without converting it to USD (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/trump-crypto-mortgage.html

Trump administration moves to count crypto as a federal mortgage asset
The Trump administration is ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to formally consider cryptocurrency as an asset in single-family mortgage loan risk assessments.

Okay, das erklärt die ganzen #Kannabis Shops, die ich im Februar dort sah. Allerdings haben die ganzen "Massage" Angebote und die Rotlichtbezirke in den Großstädten vermutlich viel mehr Einfluss auf den Tourismus. Habe in den Shops kaum Kundschaft gesehen. #Thailand

"Former military Lawyer David McBride has lodged a special leave application in the High Court to challenge his conviction for sharing classified material with journalists."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-26/david-mc…

David McBride lodges High Court application to challenge conviction
Jailed former military lawyer David McBride has taken his legal battle to the High Court, seeking leave to challenge his conviction. 

Palantir becomes the 20th most valuable US company, after its stock more than doubled in 2025, giving it a market cap of $375B (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/25/palantir-jumps-to-all-time-high-becomes-20th-most-valu…

Palantir joins list of 20 most valuable U.S. companies, with stock more than doubling in 2025
The provider of software for defense agencies jumped about 3% on Friday to a record, ranking the company among the top 20 U.S. firms by market value.

Asana names LaunchDarkly CEO Dan Rogers as its new CEO starting on July 21, replacing co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, who is retiring and will remain board chair (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/asana-ceo-dan-rogers-replace-dustin…

Asana picks Dan Rogers, formerly of ServiceNow, to replace CEO Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz, the largest individual owner of Asana stock, will stick around as the software company's board chair.

Data management software vendor Rubrik agrees to acquire Predibase, which helps with deploying AI models; source: Rubrik plans to pay between $100M and $500M (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/rubrik-agrees-to-bu…

Rubrik agrees to buy AI startup Predibase for over $100 million
Rubrik is seeking to bolster its artificial intelligence capabilities through acquisition.

A look at Zhipu AI, the China-backed startup offering AI tools to governments globally, as OpenAI says Zhipu is on the "front line" of the global AI race (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/openai-flags-beijing-back…

Blacklisted by the U.S. and backed by Beijing, this Chinese AI startup has caught OpenAI's attention
OpenAI is putting a spotlight on an under-the-radar artificial intelligence start-up that it believes is on the "front line" of China's race to lead the world in AI.

Bumble plans to cut 30% of its workforce, or about 240 roles, and invest the ~$40M saved annually into new product and tech development; BMBL rises 20% (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/bumble-layoffs.html

Bumble jumps 26% as dating company plans to axe 30% of workforce
Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, who stepped down as CEO at the beginning of 2024, returned to the role earlier this year.

Coinbase says it played a "key role" in the US Secret Service's seizure of $225M linked to crypto investment scams, and Tether burned the $225M in frozen USDT (Stephen Katte/Cointelegraph)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-key-rol…