Benjamin Wallace / New York Times:
A look at Kalshi and Polymarket's rise; reports say Polymarket had 491K monthly active traders in December 2025, and <0.04% of addresses took 70% of profits  —  Two months after quitting his job as a corporate C.P.A. to trade full time in prediction markets, Joel Holsinger, 26, was well along the road to making his first $100,000.

Miranda Nazzaro / FedScoop:
OpenAI and longtime US government contractor Leidos announce a partnership to roll out generative and agentic AI tools for specific missions at federal agencies  —  While AI is increasingly used in agencies already, company leaders say the collaboration will help tailor the technology to specific missions.

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the Trump administration dismissed two Commerce Department officials, who focused on Chinese tech threats, raising concerns about a softening stance  —  Departing staffers worked for a Commerce Department office charged with protecting the U.S. from Chinese technological advances

Dan Whateley / Business Insider:
Memo: TikTok CEO Shou Chew hailed the establishment of the TikTok USDS JV as “great news”, and said the app is used by 200M US users and 7.5M US businesses  —  - TikTok has finalized a deal to keep its business operating in the US.  — The deal, a US joint venture …

Wall Street Journal:
Intel's stock, riding high for months after the US government took a 10% stake, crashed 17% on Jan. 23, after the company flagged continued operational issues  —  After months of riding positive vibes, the troubled chip maker reminded investors why it needed a rescue in the first place