🇺🇸 JUST IN: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is back in talks with the Pentagon to reach a compromise on military use of its AI models, per FT.

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US stocks closed mostly lower as markets largely looked past a tame inflation report, focusing instead on intensifying hostilities and mounting repercussions related to the US-Israeli war on Iran. Read

UPDATE: Binance US appoints Stephen Gregory as CEO, succeeding interim chief Norman Reed.

ESCALATION: HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHED LARGE VOLLEY OF ROCKETS AT ISRAEL The attack was believed to contain up to 100 rockets. Israel responded by saying a large scale response across Lebanon will follow.

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LATEST: Ripple launched a $750 million share buyback that values the company at $50 billion, up 25% from $40 billion in November, according to Bloomberg.

According to Bloomberg, several prime brokers serving hedge funds and institutional investors are moving to provide clients with access to the prediction-market platform Kalshi. Clear Street expects to clear its first trade later this month, while Marex Group plans to offer