✍️ Adobe reverses decision to discontinue Animate.

Less than 24 hours after announcing the move, Adobe Creative Cloud Senior Director for Design Marketing & Community Mike Chambers admitted in a Reddit post that the company failed to "meet standards" and "caused a lot of confusion and angst within the community." Animate will continue to be available for both new and existing users.

That was a close one 😅🙏

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🇺🇸🇮🇷US - Iran nuclear talks reportedly canceled over location and agenda disagreements

The United States has canceled nuclear talks with Iran that were scheduled for Friday after Tehran refused to accept Washington’s conditions on the location and format of the meeting, two senior U.S. officials told on Wednesday.

A senior official described the standoff bluntly: "We told them it is this or nothing, and they said, "Ok, then nothing."
"If they are willing to go back to the agreed format, we are ready to meet this week or next week," the official said.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made clear that Washington will only consider negotiations meaningful if they include both Iran’s nuclear program and its ballistic missile development, which the U.S. views as a critical regional threat. Rubio also signaled a willingness to engage quickly if Iran agrees to the original format and scope, emphasizing that the U.S. wants to reach a substantive deal without delay.

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🤑 Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $800 billion after spaceX acquired xAI

Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $800 billion or more after his rocket maker SpaceX acquired his artificial intelligence and social media company xAI. Forbes estimates that the deal, which values the combined company at $1.25 trillion, boosted Musk’s fortune by $84 billion, to a record $852 billion.

That makes SpaceX Musk’s most valuable asset by far. He also owns a 12% stake in Tesla worth $178 billion and Tesla stock options worth another $124 billion.

Our congratulations! ☕️

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🇺🇸 War Department announces vendors invited to compete in Phase I of the Drone Dominance Program

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth commissioned an acquisition strategy to swiftly outfit our combat units with lethal drones. The War Department today announced the 25 vendors invited to compete in Phase I of the Drone Dominance Program (DDP), an acquisition reform effort designed to rapidly field low cost, unmanned one way attack drones at scale as part of strengthening America's Arsenal of Freedom.

The Phase I evaluation—the Gauntlet—will begin 18 February at Fort Benning, where military operators will fly and evaluate vendor systems. The Gauntlet will conclude in early March, when approximately $150 million in prototype delivery orders will be placed, with deliveries beginning shortly thereafter and continuing over the following five months. By 2027, the Department will be fielding hundreds of thousands of weaponized, one way attack drones ready for combat.

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🇩🇪 German Finance Minister praises new data center, says it ’strengthens digital sovereignty’

Deutsche Telekom AG and Nvidia Corp. opened a €1 billion ($1.2 billion) data center in Munich on Wednesday, marking a significant step for Germany’s digital infrastructure. Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil attended the opening ceremony for what is considered one of Europe’s largest facilities for technology capable of powering complex AI systems.

German software giant SAP SE is providing platforms and applications for the new facility. The involvement of major corporations and high-level government support demonstrates Germany’s commitment to developing an AI ecosystem that can compete with the US and China.

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🇨🇳🇷🇺 Xi and Putin deepen China-Russia coordination, vow broader global cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 4th discussed global affairs, including the expiration of a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the US and Russia, and affirmed their willingness to cooperate.

Putin noted that trade turnover between Russia and China has exceeded the $200 billion mark for the third consecutive year, while trade in agricultural products grew by more than 20% in 2025. Russia remains among the leading suppliers of energy resources to the PRC. Also both countries are ready to work closely together on global issues not only bilaterally but also within multilateral groups such as the United Nations, BRICS, and the SCO.

#BRICS

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↗️ Apple beats tech stocks by most in a year as it avoids AI panic

Apple Inc. is trading in the opposite direction of technology stocks and the broader market as investors increasingly view it as an oasis of safety amid fears of AI disruption.

The iPhone maker’s shares were up 1.8% at around 12:30 p.m. in New York on Wednesday, compared with a 2.4% decline in the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index. That means Apple is outperforming by its widest degree since early 2025. The gain has resulted in a market capitalization of just over $4 trillion for Apple, allowing it to squeak past Alphabet Inc. for the title for the second-largest company in the world, after Nvidia Corp.

The company is expected to be a beneficiary of AI adoption, as hardware like the iPhone is expected to be a central place where users access AI services. Last month, Alphabet’s Google entered a multiyear deal to power Apple’s AI technology, including the Siri voice assistant.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳Trump holds ‘long and thorough call’ with Xi Jinping

President Trump held a “long and thorough call” on Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This reflects a continued thaw after last year’s trade war.

“The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realize how important it is to keep it that way,” - Trump posted on Truth Social. 🤝

#BRICS

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🎮 AMD reveals next-gen Xbox could launch in 2027

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su let out a hint about when a next-gen Xbox could launch during the company's Q4 2025 earnings call.

"Development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC is progressing well to support a launch in 2027," said the top executive.

AMD has been a long-term partner with Microsoft on its Xbox consoles. Both the Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles sport semi-custom AMD SoCs. More recently, AMD and Microsoft partnered for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X, and the two companies announced a partnership for the next-gen Xbox console in June 2025.

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🇦🇷🇺🇸 Argentina signs critical minerals deal with US

Argentina and the United States signed an agreement on critical minerals on Wednesday to strengthen and secure supply chains, according to the Argentine ministry. He said in a statement that the initiative is expected to drive significant economic growth for Argentina. The country’s mining exports reached $6.04 billion in 2025.

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💵 Google looks to plow $180B into data centers this year.

Google’s parent Alphabet is doubling down on generative AI in 2026. On Wednesday's earnings call, the search and advertising giant boosted its full-year capital expenditures target to between $175 and $185 billion, roughly twice what it spent last year. The search and ads giant will use that massive pile of cash to build data centers and buy the kit to fill them, to support its own products and the infrastructure needs of partners like Apple, OpenAI, and Anthropic.

Speaking during Alphabet’s earnings call, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said roughly 60 percent of the company's 2026 capex spend, or about $105 to $111 billion, will go toward fast-depreciating assets like servers. The remaining 40%, or $70 to $74 billion, will support the construction and networking of new data center facilities.

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⚡️📉Bitcoin price nears $63,000, hitting lowest levels since October 2024, hitting its lowest price in more than a year.

On Thursday, the price of Bitcoin fell sharply as broader financial markets weakened and traders moved money out of riskier investments. The slump pushed the global crypto market down by hundreds of billions from its peak in late 2025. The token is down more than 45% from last year's all-time high, erasing all of the gains made during President Trump's second term.

A mix of reasons is behind the slide. Some large Bitcoin holders and funds are selling their holdings, placing downward pressure on price. Analysts also say that high interest rates and weaker confidence in risky assets like crypto have made people cautious.

A similar dynamic is playing out with ethereum (ETH) ETFs, as investors are down approximately 31% given their average cost basis, according to 10X Research data. Altcoins are also seeing losses as traders shift money toward more traditional assets.

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🇺🇸🛳 US CENTCOM releases footage from onboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid tensions with Iran.

US CENTCOM released incredible footage showing the take-offs and landings on the USS Abraham Lincoln - the carrier has been called into action recently in the Gulf as tensions with Iran have increased.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳 US, China opt out of joint declaration on AI use in military

At a military AI summit, one-third (35) of the 85 attending countries pledged to govern AI in warfare and signed a commitment to 20 principles on AI on Thursday.

The document outlined the ⁠importance of risk assessments, robust testing and training ​and education for personnel operating military AI capabilities, affirming human responsibility over AI-powered weapons, encouraging clear chains of command and control, and sharing information on national oversight arrangements.

Notably, China and the U.S. did not sign. Major signatories on Thursday included ‌Canada, Germany, France, Britain, the Netherlands, South Korea and Ukraine.

#BRICS

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🇺🇸 Scott Bessent: Iran leadership wiring money out ’like crazy’ 🤪

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that Iranian leaders are moving money out of the country "like crazy," which he views as a sign that "the end may be near" for the current regime. Bessent described the situation saying "the rats are leaving the ship" in Iran, suggesting significant capital flight by Iranian leadership.

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🇨🇳 Geely Overtakes Tesla in Global EV Sales

Global electric vehicle deliveries in 2023 reached approximately 21.47 million units, a 21.5% increase compared to the previous year. Chinese BYD claimed the top position in the global electric vehicle market.

Chinese Geely Auto Group sold approximately 2.225 million units, a 56.8% surge compared to the previous year, overtaking Tesla to secure second place. In contrast, Tesla sold around 1.636 million units, an 8.6% decrease from the previous year, dropping to third place. Weak sales of key models such as the Model 3 and Model Y led to an overall decline in performance.

#BRICS

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🇺🇸 President Trump mocks the media for not grasping his sense of humor during a lighthearted moment about his faith.

Addressing the National Prayer Breakfast, he blamed the media for writing his exact past words about the afterlife, suggesting his sense of irony didn't come through in the reporting.

"I said, 'I won't qualify. I'm not going to make it to heaven.' And the New York Times did a front-page story that Donald Trump is questioning his life and the meaning of his life. I was just having fun ," 😄 Trump said of his past comments.

He added of heaven: "I really think I probably should make it. I mean, I'm not a perfect candidate, but I did a hell of a lot of good for perfect people." ❤️

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🤔 CME to support Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar – Potential impact on altcoins? 

Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar are set to score new institutional milestones. From the 9th of February, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will support Futures products for these altcoins, opening a new venue for big players to gain exposure.

For ADA, the bigger size contract will contain 100K ADA coins, while the smaller one will have 10K ADA. Chainlink’s contracts will contain 5K Chainlink [LINK] and 250 LINK coins for the larger and micro offerings, respectively. Finally, Stellar’s larger contract will have 250K Stellar [XLM], and the smaller version will have 12,500 XLM. 🤩

The latest addition will expand CME’s crypto portfolio to seven assets, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum [ETH], Solana, and Ripple [XRP]. 

According to Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group global head of crypto products, the latest additions will offer investors more tools to gain exposure in the growing markets.

“Market participants will now have greater choice with enhanced flexibility and more capital efficiencies,” - he added.

#Stellar

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