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January, 2026

January, 2026

Dutch Neobank bunq Renews Push for US Banking Operations
Amsterdam-based bunq BV has submitted a fresh application to establish itself as a bank in the United States. The company filed for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Cu...
Coinbase CEO Defends China’s CBDC Interest Policy — But Why?
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is pointing to China as a model for US stablecoin policy. The timing raises questions about his motives. Armstrong’s defense of China’s central bank digital currenc...
Expert warns this common mistake could prevent you from sleeping when you have a cold
An expert explains how a simple thermostat adjustment can help you sleep better when you have a cold or the flu, plus advice on getting quality rest when you feel unwell....
I just tested Alexa+ inside the new BMW iX3 at CES 2026 — and it’s the first in-car AI that actually feels human
Alexa+ integration is coming to the BMW iX3 later this year, and I got a chance to try it out to see what the assistant can do when you're on the road....
MiroMind’s MiroThinker 1.5 delivers trillion-parameter performance from a 30B model — at 1/20th the cost
Joining the ranks of a growing number of smaller, powerful reasoning models is MiroThinker 1.5 from MiroMind, with just 30 billion parameters, compared to the hundreds of billions or trillions used by...
Kalshi CEO endorses bill banning insider trading on prediction markets
Mansour distanced Kalshi from 'offshore, unregulated' prediction market platforms with alleged cases of insider trading....
Bomb threat made against Harrah’s Casino in Nevada after gambler lost $20,000
A bomb threat was averted by local police after a gambler threatened to ‘destroy’ a Harrah’s Casino following a $20,000 loss. On January 5 at around 9.50pm, a call to emergency services threaten...
Dear Hilton: Lose My Number
For those who wish to tell Hilton what they think of them, here is a model letter. Dear Hilton: I, as well as many of my friends and fellow citizens (as social media reflects), initially read with pat...
What does media spend look like for 2026? It could be worse — and it might be
You may not know it or have felt it, but 2025 was actually a pretty good year for the U.S. ad economy. At least the way Brian Wieser tells it. But he warns that 2026 will be only about half as good, a...
Pitch deck: How Amazon is emerging as the proof layer for TV spend
Amazon is becoming the easiest place to make TV spend defensible inside organizations and is emerging as the proof layer for television — not necessarily the default buying layer. Amazon’s pitc...
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