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Anthropic is actively shutting down security loopholes and workarounds that allowed Chinese companies to bypass its strict geo-blocking restrictions to access its Claude AI models.

According to investigative reports from the Financial Times and other outlets, major Chinese technology conglomerates have been utilizing creative backdoor strategies to exploit Claude despite Anthropic’s explicit terms of service banning access by Chinese entities or their foreign-registered subsidiaries.

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Binance’s Direct Stocks platform has surpassed $1 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM) and generated over $3 billion in cumulative trading volume within just 30 days of its June 1, 2026 launch.

This milestone reflects an unprecedented blurring of the lines between digital assets and traditional public equities.

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A massive consortium of over 140 global companies including Visa, BlackRock, Google, Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase has unveiled a new collaboratively governed stablecoin called Open USD ($OUSD).

The initiative, orchestrated by an independent entity named Open Standard, is scheduled to officially go live on public networks later in 2026.

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Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy),allows the company to sell Bitcoin under its newly established Digital Credit Capital Framework, which includes a formal Bitcoin Monetization Program.

This framework transitions the company from a static "buy and hold forever" vehicle into an active capital manager.

It grants the board-authorized flexibility to liquidate portions of its digital asset treasury to stabilize its capital structure, fund corporate liabilities, and optimize shareholder value.

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) will officially join the Nasdaq-100 Index before the market opens on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

J.P. Morgan estimates the inclusion will generate roughly $4.3 billion in passive inflows for SPCX.

The move comes just 25 days after SpaceX's historic June 12 IPO. It leverages Nasdaq's new May 1 rule allowing top-40 market cap giants to bypass standard seasoning requirements.

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X Money has officially launched for premium subscribers in the United States, marking a massive step toward Elon Musk's vision of an all-in-one "everything app."

Powered by Visa Direct and Cross River Bank, the fintech service enables rapid peer-to-peer transfers alongside a physical debit card offering 3% cashback.

The platform aggressively competes with established banks by offering an industry-leading 6% APY on wallet balances, fully backed by a $10 million FDIC-insured deposit sweep network. While the system currently functions strictly with traditional USD fiat currency, X continues to secure nationwide money transmitter licenses to eventually expand into global crypto and stock trading.

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President Donald Trump will jointly present the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy to the winning team's captain, breaking traditional FIFA protocol.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the arrangement during an interview, stating that he and Trump will be side-by-side on stage for the ceremony following the final match on July 19, 2026.

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Google's new "Intelligent Eyewear" platform, officially introduced at Google I/O, marks the company's direct entry into the AI wearables market to challenge Meta.

Built on the Android XR platform and powered by the Gemini AI assistant, the glasses are slated to launch this fall.

The initial fall launch features audio-only models (no screen) to prioritize thin profiles and long battery life, though in-lens display variants are in development.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX ($SPCX) fell 10.5% on Monday, June 22, 2026, wiping out more than $250 billion in market value.

The sharp decline marks the company’s third consecutive session of losses as investors rapidly take profits following its explosive, multi-day post-IPO rally.

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Semiconductor stocks have reached a record 18.8% of the S&P 500's total market capitalization, driven by relentless artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure demand and hardware capital expenditure.

The industry’s weight in the index has more than tripled since the 2022 bear market, surpassing even the previous exposure limits seen during the 2000 Dot-Com bubble.

Heavyweight titans like Nvidia (which commands a valuation over $5 trillion), Broadcom, and Advanced Micro Devices represent the vast majority of this segment's index market cap.

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The United States and Iran have officially signed the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)" to temporarily halt the war, initiate a 60-day ceasefire, and begin reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The landmark 14-point framework agreement was digitally finalized on June 17, 2026, by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with mediation primarily led by Pakistan and Qatar.

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The draft US-Iran framework agreement offers Iran immediate oil sale rights and outlines a $300 billion private development fund, but these financial benefits are strictly conditional on Iran ending its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and halting its nuclear weapons program.

Iran will receive immediate sanctions waivers allowing it to resume selling oil, fuel, and access related banking and shipping services upon signing.

The US has also agreed in principle to release 24 billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets, though a definitive timeline has not been established in the current draft.

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SpaceX briefly overtook Microsoft Corp. on June 16, 2026, to become the fourth most valuable publicly traded company in the world just days after its historic initial public offering IPO.

Propelled by an intense post-debut rally, shares of Elon Musk's aerospace and AI giant (NASDAQ: SPCX) surged more than 14% on Tuesday to a trading high of $225.64, pushing its market capitalization just under the $3 trillion threshold $2.94 trillion.

This rapid escalation allowed SpaceX to comfortably clear Amazon's $2.64 trillion valuation and momentarily edge past Microsoft's $2.92 to $2.93 trillion market cap.

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The United States and Iran have officially agreed to a tentative framework peace deal to end their nearly four-month-old war. The diplomatic breakthrough brokered by Pakistan and Qatar.

Both nations have declared an immediate, permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, which negotiators state includes operations in Lebanon.

The U.S. will immediately end its strict naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iranian forces and the U.S. will facilitate the reopening of the crucial shipping artery, allowing commercial maritime transit to resume.

U.S. President Donald Trump, Iranian representatives, and international mediators are scheduled to officially sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Switzerland on Friday, June 19, 2026.

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AI Data centers in North America consumed nearly 264 billion gallons (1 trillion liters) of water in 2025.

This massive consumption figure, highlighted by market research firm Mordor Intelligence, is equivalent to the entire annual water demand of New York City.

The issue has become a flashpoint as roughly 63% of the United States experienced severe drought conditions during the same period.

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Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire following the historic initial public offering (IPO) of his rocket and satellite company, SpaceX today.

The landmark Wall Street debut raised a record-breaking $75 billion, instantly pushing the 54-year-old entrepreneur's net worth well past the $1 trillion milestone.

According to trackers like Forbes and calculations reported by CNBC, Musk's total wealth surged to an estimated $1.1 trillion as trading opened.

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Iran's armed forces have announced the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all maritime traffic, including commercial ships and oil tankers, warning that any vessel attempting to navigate the chokepoint will be targeted.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) backed the order, broadcasting radio warnings to vessels in the area that transit is prohibited "until further notice".

This follows intense maritime clashes, including Iranian drone and missile strikes directed at regional targets, many of which were intercepted by regional air defenses.

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President Donald Trump confirmed today that the United States will resume heavy strikes against Iran, stating from the Oval Office, "We hit them hard yesterday and we're going to hit them again hard today."

This sudden breakdown comes as a fragile ceasefire collapsed following a direct military escalation between the two nations.

An Iranian drone shot down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter gunship near the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. forces successfully rescued the two-member crew using an advanced sea drone.

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Binance captured approximately 65% of the total market share for Pre-IPO perpetual contracts within just days of launching the product line.

The exchange achieved rapid dominance in this newly democratized category, which offers retail investors price discovery and speculative exposure to massive, venture-backed giants like SpaceX ($SPCX), OpenAI, and Anthropic ahead of their official public stock market debuts.

Binance captured an overwhelming 85% share of OpenAI pre-IPO perpetuals, all global trading volume for that specific ticker.

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Ethereum Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) bot accidentally transferred 167 ETH, valued at roughly $300,000 to a completely random user wallet due to a critical software bug.

Blockchain analytics firm PeckShield first flagged the unintended transaction, which occurred while the bot was routing trades through decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols including Aave, Curve, and Uniswap V3.

The massive loss was triggered by a coding glitch or bad configuration, not an external hack or exploit.