Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Alex Karp says AI disrupts the economic power of “humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters” and strengthens that of “working-class, often male voters”  —  In a new interview, Palantir CEO Alex Karp predicted who will be hit hardest by shifts in technology ... and it wasn't the typical MAGA base.

Fortune:
Docs: Binance investigators found accounts, including those of VIP Chinese traders and a suspected Iranian gold smuggler, helped move $1B to Iran-linked groups  —  In early 2025, an embattled Iranian regime was turning increasingly to crypto in order to thwart sanctions choking its economy.

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Source: the perpetrators of a wiper attack on Stryker appear to have used Microsoft Intune to issue a “remote wipe” command against all connected devices  —  A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker …

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, featuring ~36,000 B200 chips and likely costing over $2.5B  —  TikTok parent, pushing global expansion, plans to tap Blackwell processors that are barred for export to China

Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg:
The European Commission says “X has submitted remedies in relation to its blue check mark” in the EU and the commission will “assess” the proposed remedies  —  Elon Musk's X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has agreed to change its verification mechanism …