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Arthur Hayes Calls CLARITY Act ‘Nonsense’ as Bitcoin Tops $80K

September 20, 2026
Arthur Hayes seized on bitcoin’s move above $80,000 to dismiss the CLARITY Act and argue that higher rates give wealthy investors more money for financial assets. The rally followed the Senate setback and the Federal Reserve’s rate increase. Key Takeaways Arthur Hayes prioritized monetary flows over crypto legislation. He linked higher rates to increased spending on financial assets. His…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable

September 20, 2026
This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction. In the first case, Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate and current CEO of mobile carrier Noble Moble, told CNN on Thursday that he had…
AI & RoboticsNews

Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking

September 20, 2026
Benchmarking has become the industry norm for how AI companies validate their models’ capabilities and, when the metrics swing in their favor, stand out from competitors and advertise their superiority. In other words, good benchmarks pretty much always mean good PR. Unfortunately, companies have also figured out how to outwit legacy benchmarking systems – many of which are older, and…
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NewsPhotography

"This image was a happy accident," says honored landscape photographer. "I saw the Neotropic Cormorant perched on the rock. It all clicked," and he captured the shot with a retro-style full-frame DSLR camera

September 20, 2026
When landscape photographer and YouTuber, Paulo Olivier Hanshing, was exploring the coast around the fishing community of Talcaruca in Chile, he captured an image that he refers to as “a happy accident.” Now Hanshing’s dreamy shot, showcasing a Neotropic…
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An English photographer bought a ravaged, wind-lashed Falklands island in 1972 to give it a second chance. Now, as Argentina and Britain argue over the archipelago once again, millions of seabirds continue to benefit from his remarkable vision

September 20, 2026
There’s a good news story to be told about a remote island in the South Atlantic right now, even though you wouldn’t think it from the news pages. They’re currently focused on threats from Argentina’s president against oil companies drilling near the Falkland Islands, while Britain insists its military commitment to its overseas territory is unshakeable. Tensions are…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

144 Tesla Megapacks power Australia’s first 8-hour grid battery

September 20, 2026
Australia just switched on its longest-duration grid battery, and it runs on 144 Tesla Megapacks. RWE’s Limondale battery in New South Wales can discharge for a full eight hours — four times longer than the two-hour batteries that dominate the Australian grid. It’s the first project of its kind in the country. The battery sits at 50 MW / 400 MWh, near Balranald in the state’s south-west…
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