Senators released documents they say contradict Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that his 2019 Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines, amid a May–June 2019 visit that preceded Samoa’s measles outbreak that killed 83 people (mostly children under age 5).
Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica
The chance of a Fed rate hike at the next FOMC meeting rose to 57% (from 36%), helping the dollar index (DXY00) rally to a 2-week high and finish up +0.61% while gold fell.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
128 companies, including Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and Oracle, signed an open letter warning that AI-enabled cyberattacks will become far more widespread and sophisticated, and urged businesses and governments to act within a “limited window” to bolster cyber defenses.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
CNET
Traders boosted their odds of a September Fed rate hike to nearly 60% after Kevin Warsh signaled inflation is still too high and his views implied further increases are likely, with Alan Blinder expecting a 25-basis-point hike followed by a pause.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kalshi, Crypto.com, and Robinhood’s requests for injunctive relief against Nevada’s halt of sports-related prediction market event contracts, ruling the contracts were not “swaps” under federal law and concluding Nevada’s view that they are gambling offerings within its gaming framework could stand.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
CNBC
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s directives to stop using and bar Anthropic’s Claude AI were illegal and constituted “unlawful retaliation” violating the First Amendment, and vacated the government actions requiring agencies to permanently stop using Anthropic and banning defense contractors from doing unrelated business with it.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum said an FTC lawsuit over the company’s data-sharing and subscription practices “misunderstands how the company works.”
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The proposed “space academy” would be a new four-year, post–high school admissions program covering human and non-human spaceflight operations, ground control operations, space vehicle design, and orbital debris mitigation, with a location to be selected soon and possible ties to existing NASA facilities.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica
ABC filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC on August 18, 2026, calling the FCC’s investigation into the network a “retaliatory campaign.”
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Only 15% of organizations have reached scaled, orchestrated multi-agent deployments, despite 43% expanding AI agent deployments across functions and 74% of leaders expecting half of business processes to be redesigned around AI agents by 2030.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
ZDNet
An executive order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” could take weeks to propagate through map apps like Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Bing Maps after updates to the Geographic Names Information System.
Aug 28, 2026 ·CNET
The EPA has proposed ending the federal requirement for public notice and an opportunity to comment on New Source Review air-permit applications for certain “minor” pollution sources, shifting whether communities are notified to state and local agencies.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
The Verge
Thermal drone footage alleged DataOne in Vineland, New Jersey was operating at least 45 of its 62 gas-powered generators simultaneously without any permits.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
Engadget
A YouGov survey of 20,000 Americans found 46% oppose police license plate cameras from companies like Flock, versus 38% who support them—reversing last year’s majority-in-favor result.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Kevin Warsh said the Fed is not done fighting high inflation and that it is “the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices.”
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Meta says it added a tweak to its AI glasses to block some users from bypassing the safeguard meant to prevent nonconsensual recording, while also launching a marketing campaign emphasizing the glasses’ recording light feature.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said the Fed may need to raise short-term interest rates if it is not confident inflation is moving to 2% at a sufficient speed.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Green Party of England and Wales says UK datacenters’ 2024 “critical national infrastructure” (CNI) status lets developers prioritize water and energy access over households under drought and power constraints, and wants CNI status removed and planning rules changed so new facilities are only approved with the highest environmental standards and full community consultation.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
The Register
A folding iPhone could worsen concert viewing by adding another “swaying in the air” screen, even if it’s “unfolded.”
Aug 28, 2026 ·The Verge
Kalshi now prices the Fed’s September decision as a coin flip, with 48% odds of a 25 basis-point rate hike after Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks.
Aug 28, 2026 ·CNBC
