⚡️ JUST NOW: Meta to lay off another 200 workers amid its aggressive AI push.
State filings show 124 roles in Burlingame and 74 in Sunnyvale will be cut by late May, adding to ~2,200 layoffs already announced this year, including major cuts to Reality Labs.
State filings show 124 roles in Burlingame and 74 in Sunnyvale will be cut by late May, adding to ~2,200 layoffs already announced this year, including major cuts to Reality Labs.
🚨 BREAKING: Two Qatari LNG ships turned back from the Strait of Hormuz, per Fars.
The vessels “Rashida” and “Al-Dha’in,” operated by QatarEnergy, reversed course after approaching the key shipping route.
News sources earlier reported the ships had set out this morning in what would have been the first Qatari LNG shipments through the Strait since the conflict began.
The vessels “Rashida” and “Al-Dha’in,” operated by QatarEnergy, reversed course after approaching the key shipping route.
News sources earlier reported the ships had set out this morning in what would have been the first Qatari LNG shipments through the Strait since the conflict began.
🚨BREAKING: Saylor's Strategy bought 4,871 $BTC for $329.9 MILLION this week.
Strategy now holds 766,970 $BTC.
Strategy now holds 766,970 $BTC.
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🔍 POLYMARKET: ONLY 28% EXPECT U.S.–IRAN CEASEFIRE BY APRIL 30
Just 27% of traders think a ceasefire will happen by the end of April, while the majority (75%) expects a ceasefire deal by end of the year.
Just 27% of traders think a ceasefire will happen by the end of April, while the majority (75%) expects a ceasefire deal by end of the year.
👀 CIRCLE MINTS $3.25B USDC ON SOLANA IN ONE WEEK
Circle minted roughly $3.25 billion $USDC on Solana over the past seven days, marking the largest single-week USDC issuance of 2026, per SolanaFloor.
Circle minted roughly $3.25 billion $USDC on Solana over the past seven days, marking the largest single-week USDC issuance of 2026, per SolanaFloor.
⚡️ JUST IN: CITI DELAYS FED RATE CUT CALL
Citi now expects the Fed to begin rate cuts in SEPTEMBER, pushing back its earlier JUNE forecast.
Citi now expects the Fed to begin rate cuts in SEPTEMBER, pushing back its earlier JUNE forecast.
🚨APPLE PULLS JACK DORSEY’S BITCHAT FROM CHINA APP STORE
Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat has been removed from China’s App Store after a takedown request from the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Bitchat uses bluetooth relayers to enable users to chat without a network connection.
Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat has been removed from China’s App Store after a takedown request from the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Bitchat uses bluetooth relayers to enable users to chat without a network connection.
⚡️NEW: BLACKROCK FILES FOR NASDAQ-100 ETF
BlackRock files with the SEC for an iShares Nasdaq-100 ETF, challenging Invesco’s long-standing dominance of the index.
ETF analyst Eric Balchunas estimates fees could be around 0.12%, undercutting QQQ (0.18%) and QQQM (0.15%) in what could become one of the biggest ETF battles of 2026.
BlackRock files with the SEC for an iShares Nasdaq-100 ETF, challenging Invesco’s long-standing dominance of the index.
ETF analyst Eric Balchunas estimates fees could be around 0.12%, undercutting QQQ (0.18%) and QQQM (0.15%) in what could become one of the biggest ETF battles of 2026.