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Davos Daily Recap: Mountain fashion, IPO excitement, and 5,000 soldiers

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 15:53

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Politics

This photograph taken on January 18, 2026 shows a view of the Alpine resort of Davos with the Congress Centre that will host the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. — The World Economic Forum will take place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026.
Fabrice Coffrini/ AFP via Getty Images

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Ukraine's elite Alpha unit dealt a $4 billion blow to Russian air defenses last year, security forces say

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 11:34

Tech Insider : Business, Politics

A large green air defense system on a city road at night with figures in blue camouflage standing beside it — Ukraine said Russia's advanced S-400 air defense system was among those damaged and destroyed by its "Alpha" unit.
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Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, air-defense, russian-air-defenses, warfare-big-bet

Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about a universal basic income before it was cool

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 06:11

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

economy, politics, Tech, martin-luther-king-jr, universal-basic-income, Poverty, economy

The Supreme Court is about to weigh in on the Fed's independence in a case that goes beyond Jerome Powell

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 05:55

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Business

Jerome Powell, Donald Trump, and Lisa Cook collage — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; SAUL LOEB/Getty Images; Tom Williams/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

economy, Law, politics, finance, federal-reserve, supreme-court, lisa-cook

Threads has overtaken X in daily users, but only on mobile

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 05:54

Mashable : Politics

Threads is winning the mobile war against X.

Bernie Sanders's AI data center pause isn't catching on in Congress yet

Mon, 01/19/2026 - 04:13

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Crypto

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont — "There's enormous issues for our economy and for our democracy that have got to be dealt with," Sanders said. "And I feel we're not ready to do that."
Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images

politics, bernie-sanders, AI, data-centers, artificial-intelligence

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's Greenland push is about avoiding a 'hot war'

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 13:52

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy, Business

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is a key figure in US-China trade talks.
Pete Marovich/Getty Images

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Washington is the latest state pursuing an age verification law for porn sites

Sun, 01/18/2026 - 12:44

Engadget : Politics

Washington state residents may soon be forced to produce IDs before getting onto websites with pornographic content. Within the state's House of Representatives, Rep. Mari Leavitt introduced House Bill 2112, which is informally known as the Keep Our Children Safe Act.