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Sony’s Soneium blockchain teams up with Line mini apps on Web3

Soneium, powered by Sony Block Solutions Labs, is collaborating with Line to bring four successful mini-apps onchain in coming months.

VentureBeat - 1d

How to Watch the ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse

Earth’s shadow will block most of the light that illuminates the lunar surface, creating what is known as a blood moon.

The New York Times - 3h

Romania’s contentious ban on a far-right candidate

Authorities should release more evidence of why Călin Georgescu has been blocked

Financial Times - 3h

Republicans use legislative sneak play to tie Democrats' hands on tariffs

House Republicans successfully blocked Democrats from forcing votes and debate on President Donald Trump's controversial tariffs.

ABC News - 1h

US charges Chinese hackers and government officials in a broad cybercrime campaign

China is denying the U.S. Justice Department’s accusations against 12 Chinese nationals charged in connection with global cybercrime campaigns targeting dissidents, news organizations, U.S. ...

ABC News - Mar. 6

Elon Musk's Starlink has a growing footprint in the federal government

The use of Starlink has been adopted by at least one additional federal agency since Donald Trump began his second presidential term.

NBC News - 5d

House unveils stopgap measure to keep government funded, avert shutdown

The continuing resolution bill will go to the House Rules Committee on Monday and a floor vote is expected Tuesday.

CBS News - 4d

The government wants your data — here’s how to protect your privacy

If we don’t protect tech sovereignty today, we are going to regret it tomorrow.

The Hill - 4d

What America is losing as Trump fires independent government watchdogs

President Trump has fired heads of offices and agencies tasked, since Watergate, with protecting federal workers and whistleblowers. Scott Pelley reports on what's happening to independent watchdogs.

CBS News - 3d

What a government shutdown could mean for you — and the odds it could happen

Optimism for avoiding a shutdown is on the rise — but the clock is ticking.

MarketWatch - 3d

Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with Syrian government forces

The militia alliance that controls much of north-eastern Syria will merge with new state institutions, the presidency says.

BBC News - 2d

Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal With Kurdish-Led Forces

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region.

The New York Times - 2d

Portugal faces fresh elections after government collapses over ethics scandal

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro loses confidence vote over consultancy he tried to transfer to his family

Financial Times - 2d

House GOP Passes Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

Approval of the bill sent it to the Senate, where Republicans need the cooperation of several Democrats to move it past a filibuster and to passage before a midnight deadline on Friday.

The New York Times - 1d

Portugal’s Government Falls in No-Confidence Vote After Just a Year

The vote in Parliament will force new elections, the third in little more than three years.

The New York Times - 1d

WATCH: Aliens are real and there’s a government cover-up, new documentary claims

“Age of Disclosure” features 30 U.S. officials speaking out on the alleged existence of aliens and UFOs.

ABC News - 1d

Apple's row with UK government over customer data to be heard in secret

The BBC understands the dispute over accessing encrypted data is set to be heard at the High Court.

BBC News - 1d

US government closer to shutdown after Senate Democrats oppose bill

Republican-controlled House of Representatives had passed the measure on Tuesday

Financial Times - 23h

Government Shutdown Looms With Senate Democrats Opposing 6-Month Funding Bill

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending measure to pass ahead of a Friday night deadline. There is still time ...

The New York Times - 22h

Chris Mason: Starmer echoes Liz Truss on reform of government

Sir Keir's argument overlaps with the former PM's - that the proliferation of arm's length bodies slow down change.

BBC News - 11h

Stock futures even Thursday amid trade war and looming government shutdown

Stocks futures were again showing jitters early Thursday, after a reprieve for the S&P and NASDAQ on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump's trade war.

ABC News - 10h

Schumer calls for vote on new continuing resolution to avoid government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republican senators don't have the votes to pass the GOP spending bill that was approved by the House and is instead pushing for a vote on a separate ...

CBS News - 9h

New report casts significant doubt on Musk’s and Trump’s government-fraud claims

It’s yet another setback for Elon Musk’s claim of a $1 trillion “DOGE dividend.”

MarketWatch - 8h

FirstFT: Musk’s government spending cuts fail to halt rising costs

Also in today’s newsletter, Putin’s frontline visit and a new FT film on Nvidia’s rise

Financial Times - 10h

Car industry urges UK government to create new EV incentives

Automotive body says current policy is leading to job losses and has become a ‘driver of de-industrialisation’. Fresh incentives to boost a flatlining electric car market are urgently needed, ...

The Guardian - 8h

Thune 'open' to giving Dems amendment vote to help keep government open

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a monthlong stopgap funding patch in exchange for votes to help ...

The Hill - 6h

Columbia graduate detained by Ice was respected British government employee

Mahmoud Khalil described by former colleague at UK office for Syria as well liked and extensively vetted. A detained Columbia University graduate threatened with deportation after the Trump ...

The Guardian - 6h

Andy Burnham pushes for £200mn in government funding for Old Trafford regeneration

Mayor makes case for state support for development plans around Manchester United’s new stadium

Financial Times - 7h

Energy firm Uniper repays €2.6bn to German government after bailout

Yahoo News - 3h

NHS England to be brought under government control in major health overhaul

The prime minister says the move will cut duplication and free up money for frontline services.

BBC News - 1h

Government shutdown odds rise. Here’s what it means for markets and your wallet.

Americans may face tax-refund delays and long waits at airports.

MarketWatch - 31m

Portugal is to hold an early election in May after minority government’s fall

Portugal's president has announced that the country will hold an early general election on May 18

ABC News - 1h

Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps. The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , is expected in the coming weeks to start a ...

The Guardian - 11h

2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rotoworld Top 300 overall headlined by Witt, Ohtani, Judge, De La Cruz

Injuries are pushing Gerrit Cole, George Kirby, and Grayson Rodriguez down the board.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Judge to hear arguments over former Columbia student who Trump wants deported

President Trump said Monday that Mahmoud Khalil's arrest was just the first "of many to come."

CBS News - 1d

London judge to rule on whether mining company is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster

Yahoo News - 3h

A Lebanese Woman Fights for Women’s Rights in the Middle East

Lina Abou-Habib is fighting inequality, working to change laws that make it difficult for women to keep custody of their children and block residency for children in a mother’s home country.

The New York Times - 6d