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SpaceX Might Acquire More Spectrum for Starlink Mobile Via FCC Auction
SpaceX might try to acquire even more cellular spectrum as it moves to bulk up Starlink Mobile. The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to sell licenses for the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) bands in a June auction, opening up more airways to mobile carriers and commercial companies. On Thursday, the FCC announced the application status for potential bidders, and Ookla analyst Mike Dano noticed that SpaceX is one of the 19 applicants. However, SpaceX is also among the 14 parties that submitted an incomplete application, meaning it "must resubmit its application, having corrected any deficiencies," the FCC says. Other applicants include AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, which applied through a subsidiary called Cellco Partnership. SpaceX's application suggests the company is eyeing the spectrum to incorporate into its satellite-to-phone service, Starlink Mobile, which is already available through T-Mobile. Last year, SpaceX reached a nearly $20 billion deal with Boost Mobile's parent, EchoStar, to acquire a slice of radio spectrum that promises to give Starlink Mobile a drastic performance increase, offering 5G speeds to users on the ground. At Mobile World Congress earlier this month, SpaceX emphasized partnering with mobile carriers to offer Starlink Mobile, rather than pushing it as a standalone, and potential rival cellular service. Still, SpaceX might be moving to dominate the satellite-to-phone market amid rumors that it's still looking to buy Globalstar, the satellite services provider for Apple's iPhone. The FCC's AWS-3 auction covers the 1695 to 1710MHz, 1755 to 1780MHz, and 2155 to 2180MHz bands meant for "low-power mobile transmit" and fixed services, according to the commission. "The AWS-3 frequencies will be licensed in five and ten megahertz blocks, with each license having a total bandwidth of five, ten, or twenty megahertz," the regulator added. Despite SpaceX's application, Dano also tweeted: "Registering for an auction doesn't mean they will bid. And even if they do bid, it doesn't mean they'll win anything."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans state officials from making bets on Polymarket, Kalshi with insider info
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday banned state-appointed officials with insider information from making bets on prediction markets as the popular gambling sites stoke controversy. The executive order added to existing ethics rules that prohibit state officials from using information unknown to the public to enrich themselves or family members, as recent huge payouts on Kalshi and Polymarket have raised suspicions of insider trading. Users can place bets on everything from sporting games to pop culture and politics - and anonymous traders have recently made millions with shockingly accurate wagers related to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the ouster of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in January. Newsom's press office tagged Polymarket and Kalshi in a mocking tweet late Thursday, asking what the odds were that the guv would ban insider trading on such markets within the next 24 hours. Kalshi replied that the "odds are 100%" because "Kalshi already bans insiders." "This makes sense, and we already do this. At Kalshi, insider trading violates our rules, and we enforce them when we catch insiders," a Kalshi spokesperson told The Post, adding that government employees "should be aware" that insider trading violates the law. Polymarket did not immediately respond to The Post's requests for comment. Polymarket and Kalshi earlier this week added new guidelines to their platforms that seek to prevent insider trading - as members of Congress introduced a flurry of legislation targeting the companies, including a proposed ban on bets related to terrorism and war. In his announcement of the new ban, Newsom took a swing at the Trump administration -- the latest in a series of attacks from the lefty pol, who's widely viewed as a likely 2028 Democratic presidential contender. "At a time when Trump's Washington is riddled with ethical failures and insider profiteering, California is drawing a bright line," Newsom said in a statement. "We're not going to tolerate this kind of corruption in California." Dems have criticized the Trump family's ties to prediction markets. Donald Trump Jr. is an adviser to both Kalshi and Polymarket. Newsom is not the first lawmaker to take aim at prediction markets. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) announced Wednesday that he has banned all of his office staffers from using prediction markets. Sens. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) have pushed legislation to hand over control of prediction markets to state regulators, not federal ones, arguing that the companies' new anti-insider trading guidelines are not enough. Two separate bipartisan proposals introduced in the House and Senate this week seek to ban members of Congress and the president from placing bets on prediction markets related to politics. Polymarket's main trading platform is located offshore and the company does not technically allow American bettors to use the site, so it is able to escape CFTC regulations. But there are numerous online guides that detail how US users can skirt these blockages using a VPN, raising questions around how the rules are enforced. Rival Kalshi - an American prediction market - has said it "doesn't allow markets directly tied to death" on its platform, after suspected insiders made bets worth $54 million over former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's ouster. Kalshi is being sued for refusing to pay out the bets after Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli air strikes. The company also recently took its first punitive actions against alleged inside traders. It banned and fined a MrBeast employee who allegedly traded on contracts related to the YouTuber's content, as well as Kyle Langford, a former GOP gubernatorial candidate in California who bet on himself to win.
Gas Fee Problem: Chaos over OTHERSIDE Metaverse, What Happen
The Bored Ape Yacht Club project managed to bring a lot of attention to the crypto community. This buzz even rippled on mainstream media outlets, as BAYC NFTs were selling for millions. Now that the NFT craze ended, the project moved to create its own metaverse called "Otherside". When the project launched its new NFT collection, many problems occurred such as high gas fees, slow transactions, and angry users. Those problems were highlighted in the crypto community, putting the Ethereum blockchain under heavy criticism. Even Vitalik had his share of comments over the disaster. What specifically happened with OTHERSIDE NFT launch? Here's everything you need to know, detailed from A to Z. The Bored Ape Yacht Club is a collection of 10000 unique Bored Ape NFTs living on the Ethereum blockchain. It was created by four friends who wanted to make dope apes, test skills and try to build something ridiculous. The project's parent company is Yuga Labs, which also launched its pre-sale on April 23, 2021. The project believes in fair distribution and has fixed its membership and Bored Ape price as the same for all. The starting cost of one Bored Ape was 0.08 ETH. Buying Bored Ape grants you a Yacht Club membership card and exclusive community access. More importantly, it gives you access to the BAYC Bathroom. The Bathroom contains a canvas accessible only to wallets holding at least one ape. Ape holders will be able to paint a pixel on the bathroom wall every fifteen minutes. It is yet to be operational and will go live after its pre-sale period is over. According to the BAYC website, pre-sale is at 80% and should attain the 100% mark before Q4 2022. The native and governance token of the project is ApeCoin. ApeCoin is the governance and native cryptocurrency of the APE and BAYC ecosystem. Its design enables it to become the decentralized protocol layer for activities within the community and its ecosystem. It is also an ERC-20 token that developers use to empower and incentivize decentralized community building at the forefront of web3. Token holders govern themselves via the decentralized governance framework controlling the ApeCoin DAO. -- > CLICK HERE TO BUY APE < -- Holders of the token can also vote on how to use the DAOs ecosystem funds. Apart from Yuga Labs' Bored Ape Yacht Club, ApeCoin is also an affiliate of the APE Foundation. APE Foundation ensures that it administers proposals by the token holder, allowing them to collaborate through open and permissionless governance. Since ApeCoin is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum, the blockchain's proof-of-work (POW) consensus mechanism secures it. The token also acts as incentivization for developers who incorporate it in their products, games, and services. Otherside is the metaverse game of the BAYC project. The game is still currently under development, but the creators are prepping the ecosystem from now. The people behind the project introduce the OTHERSIDE as a "game that blends mechanics from massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) and web3-enabled virtual worlds." The game will have experiences such as dungeons and dragons. The experience is claimed to be always evolving, where players themselves will have a say in how the game develops. In order to interact in the OTHERSIDE game and purchase land, users will need Otherdeeds NFT. The latter is the key to interacting in this virtual metaverse. Otherdeeds are capped at 200,000. The first 100,000 batch was released on the 30th of April 2022. The second 100,000 batch will be released solely to Otherdeed holders (aka the guys who purchased the first batch, or the ones who purchased them from the secondary markets) and to people who contribute to the development of the project. If you want to purchase Otherdeeds, you needed to own Apecoin. That's why people were rushing to claim their Otherdeeds from the first release. In fact, this "rush" caused a big controversy in the crypto space. Let's talk about what happened. On the day of the release of the first 100,000 batch of Otherdeeds, there was a very high demand for those NFTs. The sale was indeed successful, but many technical challenges happened, revealing all the flaws of the Ethereum network. Let's go over all the drawbacks that happened. The demand for Otherdeeds became immense to the extent that the blockchain became clogged. More demand means that people are willing to pay extra "gas fees" for priority. This contributed to a bidding ecosystem, driving gas fees higher. Typically, gas fees range anywhere between $10 and $100. On the day of the release, gas fees reached more than $12,000 with an average of $3,000, for a transaction that costs $2,000! In order to buy Otherdeeds, you need to have purchased the APE token. Many users already bought the token days before the sale. However, with all the delays and problems that occurred the day of the sale, many got frustrated and decided not to buy anymore, or even couldn't. This led to a massive sell on the same day, a fact that contributed to the drop in the price of Apecoin. This unfruitful event caught the eye of many traders, who saw the opportunity to short-sell APE and make hefty returns in the early morning of the 1st of May 2022. Prior to the sale, this token increased by 150% to reach a price of around $24. On the other hand, after the chaotic sale, the price of APE sank to a current price of $17, losing around 30% in a single day. -- > CLICK HERE TO SHORT APE < -- Worse than all are those whose other transactions failed after waiting for hours. Since the number of purchase attempts exceeded the supply of Otherside NFTs, not every attempt was successful. Typically, a failed transaction costs around $30, which is painful enough. These failed transactions cost some people thousands of dollars due to ridiculously high gas. In a Twitter statement, Yuga Labs said it would refund those failed transaction fees, and said it could develop an entirely new blockchain to run its Metaverse campaigns. We're sorry for turning off the lights on Ethereum for a while. It seems abundantly clear that ApeCoin will need to migrate to its own chain in order to properly scale. We'd like to encourage the DAO to start thinking in this direction. We are aware that some users had failed transactions due to the incredible demand being forced through Ethereum's bottleneck. For those of you affected, we appreciate your willingness to build alongside us - know that we've got your back and will be refunding your gas. Airdrops, new releases, and beta testing phases are always full of bugs, mishaps, and technical difficulties. It is very hard for software companies, especially ones that are in the crypto space, to launch without any problems. That's why investors should always be wary of those circumstances and proceed with caution when participating in such events. Expect long waiting hours, stress, and even losing money. On the other hand, this venture might make you win big, as many who participated in the Otherdeed sale managed to buy low, and are already receiving offers on their sales with triple their money. We remain on the lookout for what happens in the second 100,000 sale of Otherdeeds and how the company will deal with those refunds. Follow us on Twitter and join our Discord channel to keep up with the latest news and price predictions!
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
A lapse in government funding has caused misery at US airports, which are struggling to screen travelers US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel.
Travel Chaos: Eyewitness Accounts of TSA Staffing Delays - Travel And Tour World
As TSA staffing shortages continue to cause chaos at airports across the United States, many passengers are facing longer-than-expected waits, delayed flights, and frustration. The partial government shutdown, which has left many TSA workers without pay, is making a bad situation worse, creating a ripple effect in air travel across the country. As TSA agents continue to call out due to financial strain, airports have become more congested than ever, and travelers have found themselves stuck in lines for hours, missing flights, and sometimes even fighting over their spots. Two passengers, Adrian Weekly and Rachel Huff, found themselves in the midst of this madness. Both shared their harrowing experiences with TODAY.com, describing the overwhelming delays, the emotional toll it took on them, and the confusion they encountered as they tried to navigate the airport chaos caused by the ongoing TSA staffing crisis. Adrian Weekly, a seasoned traveler who flies frequently for work, was booked on a Delta Airlines flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Minnesota on March 22. He checked the airport's website the night before, which recommended arriving three hours early for security, but he decided to show up even earlier, at 5 a.m., just to be safe. Atlanta, after all, is one of the busiest airports in the U.S., and the TSA staffing crisis had already led to massive delays. When he arrived at the airport, what he saw was overwhelming. The lines stretched across the terminal, winding around baggage claim carousels. "You couldn't tell what line was what," Weekly said. Even though he had TSA PreCheck and Clear, he struggled to find the correct line. He was finally directed to a "PreCheck" line, but it was chaotic, and passengers were being crammed together into a tangled mess of people. Despite waiting for hours, he still couldn't see the front of the line an hour before his flight. He ended up missing his 9 a.m. flight, and the next available flight wouldn't get him to Minnesota until the next day, after his meetings were already over. Delta rebooked him on another flight, but the experience was a frustrating one. He explained that as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he had some knee issues, and standing for that long was brutal. He added that if his knee and back acted up, it would be game over. He also felt for other passengers around him, especially those with kids, who had been looking forward to their trips and were now crying because of the delays. Weekly mentioned that he saw people faking disabilities to get into a wheelchair just to make it to their gate on time. He added that the situation had become so desperate for some people that they were willing to take extreme measures just to get on their flights. Rachel Huff and her husband faced their own set of travel challenges when they were returning from the United Kingdom to Florida via John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on March 21. They had a connecting flight to Destin, Florida, with a layover of seven hours. They arrived at the airport about two hours early, expecting to breeze through security. What they didn't expect was the long, snaking line that wrapped around the terminal. They ended up waiting for more than an hour and a half, and as they got closer to the security checkpoint, they realized they were not going to make their flight. Huff said that she knew they weren't going to make it and that there was only one flight a day to their destination. She explained that when she found that out, she started panicking. Huff and her husband also witnessed other passengers getting increasingly frustrated. Huff recalled that there was camaraderie in the line, but there were also people fighting. She mentioned that the police had to be called because fights were breaking out over spots in the line. Despite the challenges, they were rebooked on a flight to New Orleans and had to rent a car to drive to Florida. For the Huff family, things didn't get easier even after they were rebooked. They had to go through security all over again because they had booked a new flight. Huff said that they were so jet-lagged they were delirious and that they were just happy to finally be on the plane. However, their troubles didn't end there. After landing in New Orleans, they had to wait another hour to park the plane because the TSA lines were so backed up at the airport. Even at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), the TSA wait times were causing delays, and Huff said they were not alone. Huff mentioned that she saw people stuck in their own TSA lines, suggesting that the problem was not isolated to just one airport. The chaos at these major airports is a direct result of TSA staffing shortages, which have only worsened due to the government shutdown. As of March 25, over 40% of TSA agents at some airports have either called out sick or quit their jobs due to the financial strain of working without pay. These high absentee rates have created a backlog at security checkpoints, leading to long delays and making air travel even more unpredictable. Experts continue to advise travelers to arrive earlier than usual to account for the longer wait times. The TSA crisis is expected to continue for the foreseeable future unless the government shutdown is resolved. Passengers are advised to arrive at least three to four hours before their scheduled flights to avoid missing their flights.
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
A lapse in government funding has caused misery at US airports, which are struggling to screen travelers US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel. The White House meanwhile said President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum ordering his administration to resolve the "unprecedented emergency situation" and find the necessary available funds to pay TSA salaries. But it remained unclear where that money would come from. A partial government shutdown has left TSA staff -- who screen passengers, baggage and cargo -- working without pay since mid-February. The stalemate has led to long delays at several airports, where authorities have warned travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual because of long security lines. The funding dispute centered on demands by opposition Democrats for reforms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency facing nationwide criticism of its aggressive tactics against immigrants and for the killings of two US citizens this year. Senators voted before dawn Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the TSA's parent agency, except ICE and US Border Patrol, for 2026. The bill would provide funding for TSA, the US Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, among other operations. It did not included Democrats' proposed reforms. The lack of ICE or Border Patrol funding would not bar them from conducting their operations because the Republican-controlled Congress directed substantial extra funding to those agencies in 2025. - 'Gambit' rejected - Johnson said Republicans would not go along with the Senate's effort. "This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson told reporters, complaining that the Senate bill -- which passed by voice vote, meaning no senator objected -- left US borders insecure. "We're not going to risk not funding the agencies that keep the American people safe." Instead, Johnson said his side will introduce a bill to extend current funding levels for all of DHS, including ICE and US Customs and Border Protection which oversees Border Patrol, for eight weeks, until May 22. "I spoke to the president a few moments ago. He understands exactly what we're doing and why, and he supports it," Johnson said. Trump previously said he would not sign a funding deal unless Congress also passes a contentious bill to overhaul how citizens register to vote in US elections. In his remarks Friday to reporters, Johnson made no mention of that effort. Trump's memorandum did not make clear precisely where his administration would come up with funding for TSA staff during the impasse. Republicans hold a majority in both congressional chambers, but due to Senate rules, a certain number of Democratic votes would be required to pass budget bills. Even if a new bill did clear the House, the Senate has adjourned for two full weeks, potentially meaning more dragged-out pain for air travelers and TSA workers. Johnson said senators could return to Capitol Hill and sign off, but Senate Democratic leadership said no way. A funding measure "that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. "Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions -- but we will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms." The political fight has deeply strained TSA services. Nearly 500 transportation security officers have quit, according to the White House, and unscheduled absences have surged since the partial shutdown began.
Anthropic to launch new 'Claude Mythos' model with advanced reasoning features - SiliconANGLE
Anthropic to launch new 'Claude Mythos' model with advanced reasoning features A configuration error in Anthropic PBC's content management system has revealed that it's testing a new large language model called Claude Mythos. The company confirmed the project in a Thursday statement to Fortune. According to the company, its engineers have finished training Claude Mythos and are piloting it with early customers. Anthropic added that the LLM is "the most capable we've built to date." Mythos came to light after the company accidentally left a CMS folder with 3,000 assets publicly accessible. The repository contained a draft version of a launch blog post for Claude Mythos. According to Fortune, the document indicates that the model will be pricier than the company's existing algorithms. The blog post also revealed that Anthropic plans to change how it distributes its LLMs. Claude 4.6, the company's current flagship model, is available in three versions with different feature sets and pricing. Anthropic will add a fourth product tier when it launches Claude Mythos. The new LLM edition will reportedly be pricier and more capable than Opus, Anthropic's current top-end product tier. The draft blog post refers to the upcoming offering as Capybara. Anthropic's internal testing reportedly indicates that the Capybara edition of Mythos is "dramatically" better than Claude 4.6 Opus at programming tasks and other reasoning use cases. Capybara is particularly adept at finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities. As a result, Anthropic will take precautions to prevent hackers from gaining access to the model. The model "presages an upcoming wave of models that can exploit vulnerabilities in ways that far outpace the efforts of defenders," reads the draft post. "We're releasing it in early access to organizations, giving them a head start in improving the robustness of their codebases against the impending wave of AI-driven exploits." Shares of CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., Palo Alto Networks Inc. and other major cybersecurity providers dropped more than 5% on the news. Investors might be concerned that Capybara could give Anthropic a competitive edge in the vulnerability detection market. The company entered the segment last month by releasing a tool called Claude Code Security. The tool is currently powered by Claude Opus 4.6, which has proven highly adept at discovering vulnerabilities. Anthropic engineers have used it to find more than 500 high-severity exploits in open-source projects. On one occasion, the model deduced the presence of a flaw in a PDF tool by analyzing a developer comment in its change log. The disclosure of Claude Mythos comes a few days after word emerged that OpenAI Group PBC has finished pretraining its newest LLM. Pretraining is the phase of the development workflow in which engineers build a model's core capabilities. It's followed by smaller optimizations that focus on improving the LLM's hardware-efficiency, safety and usability. OpenAI's new model is reportedly known as Spud internally. The company is expected to launch it within weeks.
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
A lapse in government funding has caused misery at US airports, which are struggling to screen travelers US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel. The White House meanwhile said President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum ordering his administration to resolve the "unprecedented emergency situation" and find the necessary available funds to pay TSA salaries. But it remained unclear where that money would come from. A partial government shutdown has left TSA staff -- who screen passengers, baggage and cargo -- working without pay since mid-February. The stalemate has led to long delays at several airports, where authorities have warned travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual because of long security lines. The funding dispute centered on demands by opposition Democrats for reforms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency facing nationwide criticism of its aggressive tactics against immigrants and for the killings of two US citizens this year. Senators voted before dawn Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the TSA's parent agency, except ICE and US Border Patrol, for 2026. The bill would provide funding for TSA, the US Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, among other operations. It did not included Democrats' proposed reforms. The lack of ICE or Border Patrol funding would not bar them from conducting their operations because the Republican-controlled Congress directed substantial extra funding to those agencies in 2025. - 'Gambit' rejected - Johnson said Republicans would not go along with the Senate's effort. "This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson told reporters, complaining that the Senate bill -- which passed by voice vote, meaning no senator objected -- left US borders insecure. "We're not going to risk not funding the agencies that keep the American people safe." Instead, Johnson said his side will introduce a bill to extend current funding levels for all of DHS, including ICE and US Customs and Border Protection which oversees Border Patrol, for eight weeks, until May 22. "I spoke to the president a few moments ago. He understands exactly what we're doing and why, and he supports it," Johnson said. Trump previously said he would not sign a funding deal unless Congress also passes a contentious bill to overhaul how citizens register to vote in US elections. In his remarks Friday to reporters, Johnson made no mention of that effort. Trump's memorandum did not make clear precisely where his administration would come up with funding for TSA staff during the impasse. Republicans hold a majority in both congressional chambers, but due to Senate rules, a certain number of Democratic votes would be required to pass budget bills. Even if a new bill did clear the House, the Senate has adjourned for two full weeks, potentially meaning more dragged-out pain for air travelers and TSA workers. Johnson said senators could return to Capitol Hill and sign off, but Senate Democratic leadership said no way. A funding measure "that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. "Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions -- but we will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms." The political fight has deeply strained TSA services. Nearly 500 transportation security officers have quit, according to the White House, and unscheduled absences have surged since the partial shutdown began.
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson rejected a Senate-passed bill that would fund the Transportation Security Administration, claiming it leaves out funding for multiple agencies that do border or immigration work US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel. The White House meanwhile said President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum ordering his administration to resolve the "unprecedented emergency situation" and find the necessary available funds to pay TSA salaries. But it remained unclear where that money would come from. A partial government shutdown has left TSA staff -- who screen passengers, baggage and cargo -- working without pay since mid-February. The stalemate has led to long delays at several airports, where authorities have warned travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual because of long security lines. The funding dispute centered on demands by opposition Democrats for reforms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency facing nationwide criticism of its aggressive tactics against immigrants and for the killings of two US citizens this year. Senators voted before dawn Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the TSA's parent agency, except ICE and US Border Patrol, for 2026. The bill would provide funding for TSA, the US Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, among other operations. It did not included Democrats' proposed reforms. The lack of ICE or Border Patrol funding would not bar them from conducting their operations because the Republican-controlled Congress directed substantial extra funding to those agencies in 2025. - 'Gambit' rejected - Johnson said Republicans would not go along with the Senate's effort. "This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson told reporters, complaining that the Senate bill -- which passed by voice vote, meaning no senator objected -- left US borders insecure. "We're not going to risk not funding the agencies that keep the American people safe." Instead, Johnson said his side will introduce a bill to extend current funding levels for all of DHS, including ICE and US Customs and Border Protection which oversees Border Patrol, for eight weeks, until May 22. "I spoke to the president a few moments ago. He understands exactly what we're doing and why, and he supports it," Johnson said. Trump previously said he would not sign a funding deal unless Congress also passes a contentious bill to overhaul how citizens register to vote in US elections. In his remarks Friday to reporters, Johnson made no mention of that effort. Trump's memorandum did not make clear precisely where his administration would come up with funding for TSA staff during the impasse. Republicans hold a majority in both congressional chambers, but due to Senate rules, a certain number of Democratic votes would be required to pass budget bills. Even if a new bill did clear the House, the Senate has adjourned for two full weeks, potentially meaning more dragged-out pain for air travelers and TSA workers. Johnson said senators could return to Capitol Hill and sign off, but Senate Democratic leadership said no way. A funding measure "that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. "Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions -- but we will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms." The political fight has deeply strained TSA services. Nearly 500 transportation security officers have quit, according to the White House, and unscheduled absences have surged since the partial shutdown began.
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Polymarket Tries To Woo A Skeptical D.c. With A Prediction Market-themed Bar
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House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
A lapse in government funding has caused misery at US airports, which are struggling to screen travelers US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel. The White House meanwhile said President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum ordering his administration to resolve the "unprecedented emergency situation" and find the necessary available funds to pay TSA salaries. But it remained unclear where that money would come from. A partial government shutdown has left TSA staff -- who screen passengers, baggage and cargo -- working without pay since mid-February. The stalemate has led to long delays at several airports, where authorities have warned travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual because of long security lines. The funding dispute centered on demands by opposition Democrats for reforms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency facing nationwide criticism of its aggressive tactics against immigrants and for the killings of two US citizens this year. Senators voted before dawn Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the TSA's parent agency, except ICE and US Border Patrol, for 2026. The bill would provide funding for TSA, the US Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, among other operations. It did not included Democrats' proposed reforms. The lack of ICE or Border Patrol funding would not bar them from conducting their operations because the Republican-controlled Congress directed substantial extra funding to those agencies in 2025. - 'Gambit' rejected - Johnson said Republicans would not go along with the Senate's effort. "This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson told reporters, complaining that the Senate bill -- which passed by voice vote, meaning no senator objected -- left US borders insecure. "We're not going to risk not funding the agencies that keep the American people safe." Instead, Johnson said his side will introduce a bill to extend current funding levels for all of DHS, including ICE and US Customs and Border Protection which oversees Border Patrol, for eight weeks, until May 22. "I spoke to the president a few moments ago. He understands exactly what we're doing and why, and he supports it," Johnson said. Trump previously said he would not sign a funding deal unless Congress also passes a contentious bill to overhaul how citizens register to vote in US elections. In his remarks Friday to reporters, Johnson made no mention of that effort. Trump's memorandum did not make clear precisely where his administration would come up with funding for TSA staff during the impasse. Republicans hold a majority in both congressional chambers, but due to Senate rules, a certain number of Democratic votes would be required to pass budget bills. Even if a new bill did clear the House, the Senate has adjourned for two full weeks, potentially meaning more dragged-out pain for air travelers and TSA workers. Johnson said senators could return to Capitol Hill and sign off, but Senate Democratic leadership said no way. A funding measure "that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. "Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions -- but we will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms." The political fight has deeply strained TSA services. Nearly 500 transportation security officers have quit, according to the White House, and unscheduled absences have surged since the partial shutdown began.
Trump orders paycheques for TSA workers as Congress stalls and airport chaos grinds on
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US President Donald Trump signed an order directing his administration to pay airport security agents on Friday after a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stalled in Congress. Although Trump ordered TSA agents be paid, the move may be met with legal and political challenges. The US Senate reached a deal early on Friday to end a partial 40-day US government shutdown, but the House of Representatives rejected it. With Congress about to take a two-week break, funding for the DHS, which includes TSA agents, seemed unlikely. The lapse has had a knock-on effect on US air travel. Hundreds of airport security workers, who have been working without pay, have quit since the shutdown. Democrats have refused to agree to a funding deal without reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but the Senate reached a unanimous agreement early on Friday after stripping ICE and parts of border protection from the measure. House Republicans have indicated they would not support legislation without funding for immigration enforcement and voter ID requirements. "Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement," Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Johnson said he was instead considering a 60-day continuing resolution to fund all of the DHS, including ICE, that would go into effect on May 22. If such a resolution is passed, it would kick the issue back to the Senate, which has just begun a two-week recess. But Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday that such a bill would be "dead on arrival". "We've been clear from day one: Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions - but we will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms," Schumer said in a statement on Friday. It was hoped that the fresh package the Senate passed could bring an end to widespread disruption at airports across the US, where travellers have faced hours-long queues due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at security checkpoints. Around 50,000 agents with the TSA have been working without pay since mid-February due to the shutdown. This has reduced the number turning up to work each day and led to hundreds quitting. A BBC reporter at Houston airport reported on Thursday night that, after waiting about two hours in a winding queue across one floor, frazzled travellers went up an escalator thinking they had reached the end - only to find another long line stretching towards security. Currently, only a third to 50% of its TSA checkpoints are operating, according to Jim Szczesniak, director of aviation for the Houston Airport System. A few hours before the Senate vote, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he would sign an executive order "to immediately pay out TSA Agents". "Trump should never have had to step in to rescue TSA workers and US air travel," said the Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune, addressing the chamber after the vote. "We're here because, thanks to Democrats determined refusal to reach an agreement, there will be no Homeland Security funding bill this year," he said. "Instead... Republicans funded the Department of Homeland Security piecemeal. That is not the way to fund the department." Schumer said the package included funding for the TSA, US Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency. He told the chamber that "in the wake of the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Senate democrats were clear: no blank cheque for a lawless ICE and border patrol". There has been mounting controversy over the actions of ICE agents, particularly in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where US citizens Good and Pretti were shot by federal agents during operations there earlier this year. Democrats want any deal on DHS funding to include measures like an end to ICE agents wearing masks, a ban on racial profiling and a requirement for judicial warrants to be issued before agents can enter private property.
Polymarket tries to woo a skeptical D.C. with a prediction market-themed bar
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Trackside Blaze Sparks Chaos on East Kent Rail Lines
Train travellers faced major delays today after a fire broke out next to the railway tracks between Sittingbourne and Faversham. Emergency services rushed to the scene, causing severe disruption to Southeastern rail services across East Kent. Delays, Cancellations and Replacement Buses A National Rail spokesperson confirmed: "We're really sorry to customers who have experienced disruption travelling in East Kent today. A small fire next to the track between Sittingbourne and Faversham stations has disrupted @Se_railway services, with the fire brigade attending to tackle the blaze." Services have been hit hard, with trains cancelled, delayed by up to an hour, or diverted. The disruption is expected to continue until 6pm. Replacement buses are now running between Gillingham and Faversham, and from Faversham to Dover and Ramsgate to keep passengers moving. Compensation and Ticket Info for Stranded Passengers Passengers are advised that local bus operators are accepting train tickets as a valid fare. Customers delayed may be entitled to compensation and are urged to keep their train tickets and note their journeys to support any claims. This fiery incident has thrown East Kent's train services into turmoil, leaving commuters stranded and snarling travel plans through the afternoon rush.
Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing
Hope you weren't counting on having Claude handle your workload for the week, because its office hours have changed. Earlier this week, Thariq Shihipar, a member of Anthropic's technical team, announced via Twitter that the company would be throttling usage during peak hoursâ€"a move that OpenAI seems to be taking as an opportunity to steal some customers by getting rid of caps for its own model. According to Shihipar, Anthropic has decided to essentially limit sessions for users, regardless of what level of subscription they have, during the company's busiest periods of the work week. "To manage growing demand for Claude we're adjusting our 5 hour session limits for free/Pro/Max subs during peak hours. Your weekly limits remain unchanged," he wrote. "During weekdays between 5amâ€"11am PT / 1pmâ€"7pm GMT, you'll move through your 5-hour session limits faster than before." The restrictions are kind of jarring, though the opaqueness of just how much usage Anthropic allows in the first place makes it difficult to understand exactly how much it'll affect users. Basically, anyone using Claude between 8am and 2pm ET will now have to cut their sessions shortâ€"even if they are paying for the company's $100 per month Max subscription tier. Per Shihipar, the company believes that about 7% of users will now hit session limits they wouldn't have before, "particularly for pro tiers." He recommended users run any "token-intensive background jobs" during off-peak hours to avoid getting throttled mid-session. Anthropic had recently announced offering double the standard rate limit during off-peak hours, which now reads like it was an attempt to incentivize people to shift their usage outside of normal business hours. Now they're shifting to negative reinforcement by cutting people off. While Shihipar explained that "Overall weekly limits stay the same, just how they're distributed across the week is changing," that's just not the way most people interact with these tools. They want access when they need access; they aren't planning their sessions out in advance. All of that has seemingly opened a window for OpenAI to slide in and win back some customers who may have left in recent months. Thibault Sottiaux, the engineering lead for the company's Codex coding assistant, announced on Twitter that the company was removing caps for access to the platform. "We have reset Codex usage limits across all plans to let everyone experiment with the magnificent plugins we just launched, and because it had been a while," he wrote. "You can just build unlimited things with Codex. Have fun!" It's probably not a coincidence that the announcement came on the same day Anthropic announced its caps. And OpenAI will probably maintain unlimited access until they've captured enough users to start monetizing them, at which point another company will step up and fill the void with cap-free usage. The cycle continues until the bill comes due.
P2P team admits to betting on its own raise days after Polymarket tightened insider trading rules
A crypto project has disclosed that it placed bets on its own fundraising outcome on Polymarket, drawing attention to how newly tightened market integrity rules may apply in practice. In a public statement, P2P.me confirmed that an account labeled "P2P Team" on-chain was controlled by its team. The account was used to bet on whether the project would reach a $6 million fundraising target. The bets were placed roughly 10 days before the raise concluded, when the outcome had not yet been finalized. The project stated that the capital used came from its foundation's treasury and that all proceeds would be returned. It added that it plans to liquidate the positions and introduce internal policies governing prediction market activity. The disclosure comes just days after Polymarket updated its rules on 23 March, introducing stricter definitions around insider trading and manipulation. Among the changes, the platform explicitly prohibited trading by individuals who hold positions of influence over an outcome. That category includes participants directly involved in events tied to prediction markets. While P2P said the bets were placed before the raise was completed and not based on guaranteed allocations, the timing of the disclosure places the case within a broader shift toward tighter oversight on prediction platforms. Data from the "P2P Team" account indicates the activity was not purely symbolic. The account recorded roughly $149,000 in trading volume and around $23,000 in profit and loss. Individual positions generated gains of over $11,000. The figures suggest the trades were executed as active positions rather than passive signaling. P2P acknowledged that failing to disclose the activity at the time was a mistake. The team notes that trading on outcomes that a team can influence may erode trust, even if the result is not predetermined. The case underscores a broader challenge facing decentralized prediction markets: how to manage participation by individuals who may influence event outcomes. Polymarket's model relies on open participation and transparent on-chain activity. However, the presence of informed or involved actors can complicate enforcement, particularly when trades occur before outcomes are finalized.
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson rejected a Senate-passed bill that would fund the Transportation Security Administration, claiming it leaves out funding for multiple agencies that do border or immigration work US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel.
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
A lapse in government funding has caused misery at US airports, which are struggling to screen travelers US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel. The White House meanwhile said President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum ordering his administration to resolve the "unprecedented emergency situation" and find the necessary available funds to pay TSA salaries. But it remained unclear where that money would come from. A partial government shutdown has left TSA staff -- who screen passengers, baggage and cargo -- working without pay since mid-February. The stalemate has led to long delays at several airports, where authorities have warned travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual because of long security lines. The funding dispute centered on demands by opposition Democrats for reforms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency facing nationwide criticism of its aggressive tactics against immigrants and for the killings of two US citizens this year. Senators voted before dawn Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the TSA's parent agency, except ICE and US Border Patrol, for 2026. The bill would provide funding for TSA, the US Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, among other operations. It did not included Democrats' proposed reforms. The lack of ICE or Border Patrol funding would not bar them from conducting their operations because the Republican-controlled Congress directed substantial extra funding to those agencies in 2025. - 'Gambit' rejected - Johnson said Republicans would not go along with the Senate's effort. "This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson told reporters, complaining that the Senate bill -- which passed by voice vote, meaning no senator objected -- left US borders insecure. US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson rejected a Senate-passed bill that would fund the Transportation Security Administration, claiming it leaves out funding for multiple agencies that do border or immigration work "We're not going to risk not funding the agencies that keep the American people safe." Instead, Johnson said his side will introduce a bill to extend current funding levels for all of DHS, including ICE and US Customs and Border Protection which oversees Border Patrol, for eight weeks, until May 22. "I spoke to the president a few moments ago. He understands exactly what we're doing and why, and he supports it," Johnson said. Trump previously said he would not sign a funding deal unless Congress also passes a contentious bill to overhaul how citizens register to vote in US elections. In his remarks Friday to reporters, Johnson made no mention of that effort. Trump's memorandum did not make clear precisely where his administration would come up with funding for TSA staff during the impasse. Republicans hold a majority in both congressional chambers, but due to Senate rules, a certain number of Democratic votes would be required to pass budget bills. Even if a new bill did clear the House, the Senate has adjourned for two full weeks, potentially meaning more dragged-out pain for air travelers and TSA workers. Johnson said senators could return to Capitol Hill and sign off, but Senate Democratic leadership said no way. A funding measure "that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. "Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions -- but we will not give a blank check to Trump´s lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms." The political fight has deeply strained TSA services. Nearly 500 transportation security officers have quit, according to the White House, and unscheduled absences have surged since the partial shutdown began.
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
WASHINGTON -- US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding. The speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, blasted the Senate bill as a "joke" and said his side would introduce competing legislation that would fully fund Transportation Security Administration staff as well as immigration agents and Border Patrol personnel. The White House meanwhile said President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum ordering his administration to resolve the "unprecedented emergency situation" and find the necessary available funds to pay TSA salaries. But it remained unclear where that money would come from. A partial government shutdown has left TSA staff -- who screen passengers, baggage and cargo -- working without pay since mid-February. Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The stalemate has led to long delays at several airports, where authorities have warned travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual because of long security lines. The funding dispute centered on demands by opposition Democrats for reforms of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency facing nationwide criticism of its aggressive tactics against immigrants and for the killings of two US citizens this year. Advertisement Senators voted before dawn Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the TSA's parent agency, except ICE and US Border Patrol, for 2026. The bill would provide funding for TSA, the US Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, among other operations. It did not included Democrats' proposed reforms. The lack of ICE or Border Patrol funding would not bar them from conducting their operations because the Republican-controlled Congress directed substantial extra funding to those agencies in 2025. 'Gambit' rejected Advertisement Johnson said Republicans would not go along with the Senate's effort. "This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson told reporters, complaining that the Senate bill -- which passed by voice vote, meaning no senator objected -- left US borders insecure. "We're not going to risk not funding the agencies that keep the American people safe." Instead, Johnson said his side will introduce a bill to extend current funding levels for all of DHS, including ICE and US Customs and Border Protection which oversees Border Patrol, for eight weeks, until May 22. Advertisement "I spoke to the president a few moments ago. He understands exactly what we're doing and why, and he supports it," Johnson said. Trump previously said he would not sign a funding deal unless Congress also passes a contentious bill to overhaul how citizens register to vote in US elections. In his remarks Friday to reporters, Johnson made no mention of that effort. Trump's memorandum did not make clear precisely where his administration would come up with funding for TSA staff during the impasse. Advertisement Republicans hold a majority in both congressional chambers, but due to Senate rules, a certain number of Democratic votes would be required to pass budget bills. Even if a new bill did clear the House, the Senate has adjourned for two full weeks, potentially meaning more dragged-out pain for air travelers and TSA workers. Johnson said senators could return to Capitol Hill and sign off, but Senate Democratic leadership said no way. A funding measure "that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. Advertisement "Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions -- but we will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms." The political fight has deeply strained TSA services. Nearly 500 transportation security officers have quit, according to the White House, and unscheduled absences have surged since the partial shutdown began.
