Clintons capitulate on House Epstein investigation, agreeing to testify Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein after initially resisting subpoenas. Their compliance came just days before a House vote that could have held them in criminal contempt. The Clintons argued the subpoenas were politically motivated and vowed to fight them.
Replacement Migration 📄.pdf The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat is responsible for providing the international community with up-to-date and scientifically objective information on population and development. The Population Division provides guidance to the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Population and Development on population and development issues and undertakes regular studies on population levels and trends, population estimates and projections, population policies and population and development interrelationships.
Walmart hits $1 trillion market cap, fueled by growth of e-commerce Walmart crossed the $1 trillion market cap threshold on Tuesday after a dizzying stock climb fueled by the growth of digital businesses and the acquisition of new customers. In hitting the benchmark, the largest U.S. retailer and grocer joins an exclusive club made up almost entirely of technology companies.
Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit searches X office, Musk summoned https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/paris-prosecutors-cybercrime-unit-searches-french-office-musks-x-2026-02-03/ French police raided the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in April related to a widening investigation into the platform, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday. The raid and the summoning of Musk - which could further increase tensions between Europe and the U.S. over big tech and free speech - are linked to a year-long investigation into suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its executives.
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: Closeout Crew Departs Launch Complex 39B NASA’s Artemis II closeout crew has completed its critical tasks and departed NASA Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B during the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal.
Scientists say quantum tech has reached its transistor moment Quantum technology has reached a turning point, echoing the early days of modern computing. Researchers say functional quantum systems now exist, but scaling them into truly powerful machines will require major advances in engineering and manufacturing. By comparing different quantum platforms, the study reveals both impressive progress and steep challenges ahead. History suggests the payoff could be enormous—but not immediate.
The Fed Broke Its Own Rules. Bitcoin Can’t https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbirnbaum/2026/01/29/the-fed-broke-its-own-rules-bitcoin-cant/ The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday at 3.5% to 3.75%, and the financial press dutifully reported another “wait and see” moment in monetary policy. What almost no coverage mentioned is how the Fed maintains that rate, which is through a system that pays roughly $200 billion annually to banks under legal authority Congress never clearly granted.
OpenAI launches new macOS app for agentic coding AI is already having a seismic impact on how software is written, with much of the grunt work of programming now performed by swarms of agents and subagents. But as developers experiment with new interfaces and form factors for human-AI collaboration, it’s become hard for even the most advanced AI labs to keep up.
Ripple Legal Chief Identifies 3 Bullish Forces Pushing Crypto Into TradFi Crypto is shedding speculation and embedding itself into everyday finance, with quiet adoption, tokenization, and institutional integration pushing digital assets toward a normalized role by 2026, according to Ripple’s legal chief.
Strategy (MSTR) acquired 855 bitcoin ahead of last week's market crash It was a relatively small purchase for the company, which now holds 713,502 bitcoin purchased at an average price of $76,052 each versus the current price of about $77,000.