•A global 15% tariff is set to commence this week.
•The administration plans to revert to prior tariff rates within five months.
•The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump's sweeping global tariffs are not authorized under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
•US 'Operation Epic Furry' for regime change in Iran enters its 5th day, with the Pentagon claiming progress despite severe damage to US comms infrastructure.
•Reports indicate Tehran has quietly reached out to the CIA to discuss ending the conflict.
•Death toll in Iran rises to 1,045 from US-Israeli strikes, while at least 6 US service members have been killed.
•The IDF announced a strike on the 'Min-Zadai' secret underground compound outside Tehran, allegedly used for developing nuclear weapon components.
•The targeted facility belongs to the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), the R&D arm of the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
•The Institute for Science and International Security confirmed the destruction of a large engineering laboratory building north of the Mojdeh site based on satellite imagery.
•Hidden Road, an institutional brokerage platform backed by Ripple, was listed in the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) directory under the DTCC.
•The move is seen as part of Ripple's strategy to expand into traditional finance (TradFi).
•Data centers' share of total U.S. electricity demand is projected to rise from 4.5% today to approximately 10% by 2030.
•Data center power demand has tripled since 2017, rising from 70 TWh to over 200 TWh.
•The White House is meeting with Big Tech firms (Amazon, Google, Microsoft, etc.) to discuss the impact of data center expansion on household energy bills.