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Even the week after RSAC, the infosec news machine doesn't stop cranking away.
Check out today's packed Metacurity for the most critical developments you should know, including
--California uses AI contracts to impose safeguards, teeing up clash with Trump ,
--Italy fines its biggest bank $36.4m over data breach,
--Oz launches probe into internet giants over social media ban failures,
--Match Group settles with FTC over unauthorized data access,
--…

California uses AI contracts to impose safeguards, teeing up clash with Trump
Italy fines its biggest bank $36.4m over data breach, Oz launches probe into internet giants over social media ban failures, Match Group settles with FTC over unauthorized data access, JavaScript library axios became an attack vector after npm account hijacking, much more

A look at fights by journalists at McClatchy, ProPublica, EdSource, and the NYT to shape their newsrooms' policies around the use of AI (Riddhi Setty/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/fighting-the-machine-contr…

Fighting the machine.
Journalists across the United States are fighting for contracts that address AI use: “We don’t want it to be done in our name, literally.”

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Regardless of contracts or tags, Schotty's relationship with Pickens 'doesn't change' https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/regardless-of-contracts-or-tags-schotty-s-relationship-with-pickens-doesn-t-change…

Polymarket trades on contracts tied to strikes on Iran hit $529M, and six new accounts profited a total of $1M by betting on the US to strike Iran by Feb. 28 (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Explaining the NFL's rookie wage scale: How contracts for draft picks are predetermined https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7242308/2026/05/01/nfl-draft-rookie-wage-scale/

Canceled contracts, a failed polygraph and personal disputes: Inside the turbulent tenure of Noem's former cyber czar (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/28/cisa-cyber-leadership-madhu-gottumukkala-00804515
http://www.memeorandum.com/260228/p22#a260228p22

@… I honestly think it is.
Just like... be GitHub of 2017? Host my repos, take my money, don't waste money on BS like buying five trillion GPU future contracts.
It's not infinite growth, but it's an honest living. Someone could make a nice little business for themselves.
Well... maybe you need to have bought the drives 3 y…

Regardless of contracts or tags, Schotty's relationship with Pickens 'doesn't change' https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/regardless-of-contracts-or-tags-schotty-s-relationship-with-pickens-doesn-t-change…

2026 NFL Draft first-round pick contract tracker: Makai Lemon becomes first to sign rookie deal

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-draft-first-round-pick-contract-tracker/

It’s called “on-prem livepatch” now and companies spend hundreds of thousands on support contracts but we called “editing the file on the server” back in the day

OpenAI says it has signed contracts for 10GW of US AI compute capacity, with 3GW added in the past 90 days, hitting a goal it once aimed to reach by 2029 (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30…

We call on European governments to: 
Stop signing new contracts with Palantir.
Review and phase out existing contracts with the company.
Invest in transparent, publicly accountable European alternatives.
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-03-

Say No to Palantir in Europe
A powerful US spy-tech company run by billionaires is linked to genocide in Gaza, helps ICE separate families, and fuels Trump’s war with Iran. And now it’s quietly expanding across Europe gaining access to our data, our hospitals, and our police systems.It’s time to expose it and stop its expansion.

Hungary signs first contracts to import Russian oil via Croatia after Druzhba pipeline halt: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/19/hungary-signs-first-contracts-to.html

Valinor, which aims to use smart contracts to replace manual lending processes in the private credit industry, raised a $25M seed led by Castle Island Ventures (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/03/30/valinor-seed-round-25-mil…

Ex-Blackstone staffers raise $25 million for startup Valinor, which aims to put private credit on the blockchain
Castle Island Ventures led the fundraise, with participation from Maven11, Susquehanna Crypto, and the founders of the Bitcoin-mining-turned-AI company TeraWulf.

Restructured deals coming for several Cowboys; Jerry Jones preps to 'spend more' https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/02/28/cowboys-jerry-jo…

A cross-party group of MPs has urged the government to publish classified assessments of the risks arising from the UK’s dependence on foreign technology providers, warning that key threats are missing from the National Risk Register.

MPs urge government to lift secrecy over tech contracts
A cross-party group of MPs has urged the government to publish classified assessments of the risks arising from the UK’s dependence on foreign technology providers, ...

Vercel's CEO likes war criminals. Now he wants your code.
https://updates.techforpalestine.org/vercels-ceo-likes-war-criminals-now-he-wants-your-code/

Tracking fifth-year options for 2023 first-rounder... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48358999/fifth-year-option-tracker-nfl-players-2023-first-round-draft-class

Google has told employees in a memo that it "proudly" works with the US military and will continue to do so, amid opposition from some staff over DOD contracts (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e2f5f0a7-fa24-430f-b7f8-27b78041ea8a

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

May every brave sex worker at every brothel unionize for fairer working conditions https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-workers-at-pahrump-brothel-are-unionizing-alleging-unfair-contracts-and-conditions

Sex workers at Pahrump brothel are unionizing, alleging unfair contracts and conditions
In the last week, the brothel has fired three workers who challenged a new contract that they say is unfair. Lawyers have filed an injunction with the federal labor board.

Dear women: Trump still grabs you by your pussy. And the grip gets stronger now.
#Trump signs executive order requiring federal contractors to eliminate #DEI practices, mandates strict compliance clauses

Source: Sam Altman told employees the DOD is willing to let OpenAI build its own "safety stack" and won't force OpenAI to comply if its model refuses a task (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/27/openai-in-talks-with-pentago…

Sam Altman tells staff at an all-hands that OpenAI is negotiating a deal with the Pentagon, after Trump orders the end of Anthropic contracts
The negotiations come as rival Anthropic is locked in a more contentious standoff with U.S. defense officials.

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Agent's Take: Inside 15 notable offseason NFL contracts with first wave of free agency complete

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/15-notable-offseason-nfl-contracts-free-agency/

The group "Department of Peace" hacked the DHS' internal tool for managing contracts and leaked a list of contractors working with ICE ~6000 of them released today. https://ddosecrets.org/article/ice-contracts
Here is a handy explorer for it

"North Carolina may use batteries to give new life to old solar farms"
#US #USA #America #NorthCarolina…

North Carolina may use batteries to give new life to old solar farms
A Duke Energy proposal backed by clean energy groups would let older solar farms renew their expiring contracts on favorable terms — if they build storage.

Mailbag: What's with all the 1-year contracts? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-what-s-with-all-the-1-year-contracts

💸 Albania, Europe’s laboratory where AI combats (or hides) corruption
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-19/albania-europes-laboratory-where-ai-combats-or-hides-corruption.html

Albania, Europe’s laboratory where AI combats (or hides) corruption
Following the government’s announcement that a virtual minister will control public contracts, the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating its creators and the deputy prime minister

Thomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into ICE Contracts https://www.404media.co/thomson-reuters-shareholders-demand-investigation-into-ice-contracts/

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Corey Lewandowski’s Role in DHS Contracts — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-misled-senate-judiciary-corey-lewandowski-contracts

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts
Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffers contradict her testimony.

Mailbag: What's with all the 1-year contracts? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-what-s-with-all-the-1-year-contracts

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski say they have re-signed their Morning Joe contracts with MS NOW through the end of 2029, as their show enters its 20th year (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/morning-joe-scarborough-brzezinski-msnbc-contract…

Scoop: Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski renew "Morning Joe" contracts
The duo re-signed through 2029 as the show nears its 20th year.

Best Value Contracts on the Raiders' Roster https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-best-value-contracts-on-roster

America’s spending on the war in Iran will far outlast active combat.
The U.S. government has already made contracts and other commitments to repair damaged bases, field counter-drone platforms, feed and shelter thousands of troops and replenish munitions.
Even if President Trump signs a deal ending the war tomorrow, we will harden bases in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey,
by reinforcing aircraft shelters, building blast walls arou…

Opinion | We Will Be Paying for the Iran War for a Very Long Time
The Iran conflict resembles others the United States has been involved in recently: easy to start and hard to end.

J6 planners receive 'inappropriate' fed contracts worth nearly $100 million - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/january-6-planners-receive-inappropriate-government-contracts-worth-nearly-100-million/

The Boeing Company has been awarded two contracts to continue developing two E-7A Wedgetail aircraft prototypes, a plane the Air Force doesn’t want. https://dcnewsroom.blogspot.com/2026/03/new-contracts-continue-development-of.html?m=0

Pursuit, which uses AI to scan public data to help companies find and win government contracts, raised a $22M seed led by OpenGov co-founder Mike Rosengarten (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/bill

Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government | TechCrunch
On Wednesday, Pursuit announced a $22 million seed round led by Mike Rosengarten, the co-founder of OpenGov with out big-name VCs participating.

2026 NFL QB market: Top free agents, team fits, projected deals for Daniel Jones, Aaron Rodgers, Malik Willis

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-qb-free-agents-team-fits-contracts/…

On 10 February 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract with OHB Italia for the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses): #Ramses will rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis before its rare close encounter with Earth. RPS and MARIE to investigate asteroid Apophis' passage through Earth's magnetosphere: https://www.dlr.de/en/blog/archive/ramses-mission-rps-and-marie-to-investigate-asteroid-apophis-passage-through-earth-s-magnetosphere

Gee. A company which stands to make billions from the resulting military contracts (and P.S. run by two foreigners) wants to tell us how to run our fucking country? FUCK. YOU. RIGHT. IN. THE. FACE.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-draft-update-maj…

US Draft Update: Major Tech Company Urges Universal National Service
The company has won major Pentagon contracts, including work on Project Maven, an AI‑driven targeting and surveillance program.

DHS internal watchdog launches investigation into handling of contracts under Noem, Lewandowski (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/politics/kristi-noem-corey-lewandowski-investigation-inspector-general?Date=20260327&Profile=CNN
http://www.memeorandum.com/260327/p60#a260327p60

Cowboys Expected to Clear $66 Million in Major Cap Move: Report https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/clear-salary-cap-space-expected-move/

"Emirates Global #Aluminium confirms force majeure on some contracts after Iran attack "
"The Middle East accounts for roughly 9 per cent of global aluminium production, with EGA playing a central role in supplying manufacturers across Europe, Asia and the US."

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

"UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #WindTurbines

Firm That Planned Trump's Jan. 6 Rally Received No-Bid Contracts (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/politics/jan-6-contracts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.ZTIJ.3PggkOe7P4sJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p30#a260318p30

One hot topic for every team at the 2026 NFL combine: Quarterback contracts, Kelce's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063486/2026/02/23/nfl-combine-team-future-question-quarterback-draft/

Polymarket says perpetuals are coming to the platform and lets users sign for early access; it has not specified whether crypto perpetual futures are included (Tanaya Macheel/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/polymarket-launches-tradi…

Polymarket launches trading of heavily leveraged 'perps' contracts
Prediction markets platform Polymarket is expanding into trading of perpetual futures contacts, the company said Tuesday.

Grading NFL draft trades: Why the Browns are a clear winner in their deal with the Chiefs https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48542597/2026-nfl-draft-trade-grades-biggest-deals-players-picks-contracts

Just minutes before Donald Trump momentarily boosted the stock market —and sent oil prices tumbling
—with his disputed Monday announcement of peace talks with Iran,
unknown traders loaded up on positions that allowed them to profit from the resulting movement in equities and commodities.
The Financial Times reported that
“roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures contracts changed hands between 6:49 am and 6:50 am New York time on Monday,
just a quar…

‘Mind-blowing corruption’: traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump post on Iran
“Who was it? Trump? A family member? A White House staffer?” asked US Sen. Chris Murphy.

A spate of big developments emerged yesterday regarding Anthropic, its status as a "supply chain threat," and what that means for organizations that have deployed the company's tech as well as what it means for the company.
Don't miss today's Metacurity for a précis on these critical developments and other top infosec news you should know, including
--FBI warns of phishing campaigns impersonating city and county officials,
--TX governor warns health ag…

Pentagon-Anthropic standoff escalates, putting contracts and AI deployments at risk
FBI warns of phishing campaigns impersonating city and county officials, TX governor warns health agencies and universities of Chinese-manufactured devices, A big bank in S. Africa was hit by a ransomware attack, Hackers are selling Windows exploit for $220k, much more

Kristy Noem Gave $1 Billion Contract to Border Company That Allegedly Hired, Armed Immigrants | IBTimes UK
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/controversial-border-wall-contracts-slsco-1785473

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Baker Mayfield is due for a new contract, one that could redefine the QB market https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7142155/2026/03/24/baker-mayfield-qb-contracts/

Palantir Slack logs and staff interviews reveal internal debates over the company's ICE and DOD contracts during Trump's second term, its manifesto, and more (Makena Kelly/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Palantir employees are talking about company's "descent into fascism"
Slack messages, interviews with current and former works paint picture of company in turmoil.

NFL Confidential: Execs, Agents Share Winners, Losers; Best, Worst Contracts in Free Agency https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-confidential-execs-agents-share-winners-losers-best-worst-contracts-free-agency…

One hot topic for every team at the 2026 NFL combine: Quarterback contracts, Kelce's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063486/2026/02/23/nfl-combine-team-future-question-quarterback-draft/

EXCLUSIVE: JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Task Force Uncovers $6 Billion In Suspected Fraudulent Government Contracts (Reagan Reese/The Daily Caller)
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/08/jd-vance-task-force-eliminate-fraud-six-billion-government-contracts-gsa-edward-forst-taxpayer-waste/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260408/p100#a260408p100

Kraken launches what it claims are the first regulated perpetual futures contracts based on tokenized stocks, available to non-US users and trading 24/7 (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Kraken brings crypto-style, 24/7 perpetuals trading for tokenized U.S. stocks
The crypto exchange is bringing U.S. stocks closer to the crypto world, letting users trade derivatives of tokenized stocks around-the-clock and with 20x leverage.

One hot topic for every team at the 2026 NFL combine: Quarterback contracts, Kelce's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063486/2026/02/23/nfl-combine-team-future-question-quarterback-draft/

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Ranking the best deals of the offseason: 16 signings and trades that received an 'A' grade https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48226368/2026-nfl-free-agency-signings-ranking-best-deals-contracts-fits-values

"NBC News reported that former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's top lieutenant, Cory Lewandowski, asked federal contractors to pay him in exchange for growing their contracts with the agency. One company highlighted in particular was the private prison company, GEO Group."
'Oh boy!' Jen Psaki beside herself as 'biggest grift' in Trump admin unearthed - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/jen-psaki-2676407066/

Sources: OpenAI signed a deal with AWS to sell its AI services to US government agencies for both classified and unclassified work, amid the Anthropic-DOD spat (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-clinches-aws-deal-bid…

OpenAI Clinches AWS Deal in Bid to Win Government Contracts
OpenAI on Friday signed a new contract with Amazon Web Services to sell its AI to U.S. government employees for both classified and unclassified work, according to two people with direct knowledge of the agreement. The contract will allow OpenAI to support the Pentagon through a deal it hastily ...

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Donald Trump proposed significant budget cuts to NASA,
which included defunding many science missions at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),
leading to extensive layoffs and a demoralizing environment for staff.
This action threatened the continuation of major projects, including the Mars Sample Return mission

Trump Administration Proposes Drastic Cuts to NASA Science Funding, Threatening JPL - Monterey Park Today
The Trump administration has proposed a 23% cut to NASA's overall budget, including a 46% reduction in funding for the agency's science programs. This would cancel 53 science missions and reduce funding for others, including projects at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. The proposal has drawn bipartisan criticism from members of Congress, who rejected similar cuts last year. However, the uncertainty could still slow grants and contracts at NASA in the meantime.

A judge issues an order requiring Kalshi to temporarily halt sports and election contracts in Nevada, the first US state to force Kalshi to cease operations (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/nevada-bans-kalshi-prediction-market/

Kalshi Has Been Temporarily Banned in Nevada
A judge ordered Kalshi to immediately halt sports and election contracts in the state, intensifying a growing regulatory battle over prediction markets.

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide's Role in DHS Contracts (ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-misled-senate-judiciary-corey-lewandowski-contracts
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p53#a260304p53

Kirk Cousins career earnings: Here's how much money new Raiders QB has made on NFL contracts https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/kirk-cousins-career-earnings-raiders-nfl-contracts/bdae…

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Thousands of companies are jockeying for billions of dollars in Defense Department contracts
to build a shield designed to intercept and destroy missiles launched against the United States.
⚠️But amid the intense competition, a handful of firms have an important inside connection.
At least four of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned by
⚡️Cerberus Capital Management,
a private equity firm founded by billionaire Steve

Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their debts, among other things.

Vikings restructure contracts of Justin Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7094066/2026/03/06/vikings-justin-jefferson-christian-darrisaw-restructure-contracts/

DHS scraps Noem policy requiring secretary's review of all contracts above $100,000 (Nicole Sganga/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-scraps-noem-policy-approval-100000-contracts/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260401/p91#a260401p91

A look at what rights AI companies have in US government contracts, including the "any lawful use" standard, amid the Anthropic-DOD dispute and OpenAI-DOD deal (Jessica Tillipman)
https://jessicatillipman.com/what-rights-do-ai-companies-have-i…

What Rights Do AI Companies Have in Government Contracts?
The Anthropic-Pentagon debate has produced a lot of commentary and very little procurement literacy. Can AI companies restrict government use of their technology? They do it all the time. Whether and how depends on the acquisition pathway, contract type, and terms.

Brandon Aubrey 'absolutely' wants to stay with Cowboys, have begun contracts talks https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/brandon-aubrey-absolutely-wants-to-stay-with-cowboys-have-begun-contracts-talks

NFL experts debate free agency: What are the best -- and worst -- moves so far? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48185790/nfl-free-agency-2026-experts-big-questions-signings-trades-contracts

Sources: Microsoft told carbon-removal project developers it is shelving contracts under negotiation; Microsoft has been a major backer of carbon capture tech (Alastair Marsh/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-…

Cowboys restructure three contracts, including Dak Prescott's, to set stage for Jerry Jones' spending spree

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-contracts-free-agent-…

Brandon Aubrey 'absolutely' wants to stay with Cowboys, have begun contracts talks https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/brandon-aubrey-absolutely-wants-to-stay-with-cowboys-have-begun-contracts-talks

A new analysis finds that tech giant Palantir Technologies paid no federal income taxes last year,
despite raking in hundreds of millions in taxpayer money to build out a mass network to surveil Americans
in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Palantir, which has landed multiple massive contracts under the Trump administration,
made $1.6 billion in net income last year.
It grew so much last year that it joined the list of the 20 most valua…

Palantir Paid $0 in Federal Income Tax in 2025 While Raking in Taxpayer Funds to Surveil Americans
Its $0 tax bill comes despite the company raking in $1.6 billion and landing a $10 billion military contract last year.

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

What spending probes at DHS reveal about Kristi Noem's time in office (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/05/noem-trump-dhs-fema-contracts/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p132#a260407p132

Ten NFL free agents who could land surprisingly big contracts during 2026 offseason https://www.nfl.com/news/ten-nfl-free-agents-who-could-land-surprisingly-big-contracts-during-2026-offseason

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

NFL free agency tiers: Barnwell ranks the best QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs and OL https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47989627/2026-nfl-free-agency-best-players-available-offense-contract-tiers-market-barnwell

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Talking Contracts | Mick Shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLRb-7nfeS0

NFL wins collusion grievance, but ruling reveals push to limit guaranteed contracts https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7187713/2026/04/10/nfl-collusion-grievance-win-nflpa/

An attacker targeting Kelp DAO's LayerZero-powered cross-chain bridge, appears to have drained ~$292M worth of rsETH before Kelp paused all rsETH contracts (Zack Abrams/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/397988/kelp-d

MLB makes Polymarket its official prediction markets platform, giving it exclusive data access; Polymarket will restrict contracts that pose "integrity risk" (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

Texans pick up 2027 fifth-year options for C.J. Stroud, Will Anderson, per report

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/texans-cj-stroud-will-anderson-contracts/

Scale AI is suing the US DoD; Scale AI has several contracts with the department, and a spokesperson says the lawsuit "relates to a recent procurement decision" (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/scale-ai-department-of-defens…

Scale AI is taking the Department of Defense to court, and some docs are expected to be classified
The nature of the dispute with the Department of Defense, including what Scale AI is seeking, is unclear.

Samsung says it is considering a shift toward multi-year contracts for memory chips that may help stabilize supply and ease concerns about a shortage (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/…

Agent's Take: Asking prices for 10 intriguing defensive players ahead of free agency

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-free-agency-contracts-top-defensive-players/

Current and former senior employees say AWS is undergoing a strategic shake-up amid fears it is losing ground to competitors in securing corporate AI contracts (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/905df663-8c47-4e88-b6ff-24dd4bd46290
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Prescott, Messi, Ohtani and more: How the world's biggest sports stars get paid https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7151569/2026/04/06/ohtani-messi-prescott-sport-salaries-pay-contracts/

Agent's Take: Asking prices for 10 intriguing offensive players ahead of free agency

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-free-agency-contracts-top-offensive-players/

How often do splashy NFL free agent signings pan out? Why big money doesn't always mean stardom https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48259731/nfl-free-agency-barnwell-splash-signings-contract-pay-2013-2022