The U.S. dollar declined by 0.08% following a dovish U.S. CPI report, which reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike. The currency was also pressured by a drop in the 10-year Treasury note yield, impacting interest rate differentials. Source: Biztoc.com

Brex is changing how it governs AI use by shifting from traditional code constraints to real-time network traffic monitoring. The company is adopting an open-source LLM proxy to implement this approach, which could redefine enterprise security. This story comes from Crypto Briefing. Source: Crypto Briefing

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges involved in a financing scheme for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This action underscores the increasing use of cryptocurrencies in geopolitical conflicts and highlights the need for stronger global regulatory frameworks. Source: Crypto Briefing

Fantasy Football analyst Justin Boone highlights the players at each position who should have an easy time early in 2026. This video breaks down those players position by position, focusing on their favorable early-season schedules. Source: Yahoo Entertainment

This week's curated architecture and design competitions include four calls for submissions. They seek videos reflecting on different ways of relating to places, outstanding contributions to architectural education, innovation in climate adaptation, and more. The competitions are featured by Bustler, a platform known for highlighting new opportunities in architecture and design. Source: Archinect

France's highest court struck down a law that would have banned children under 15 from social media networks like Facebook and X. The legislation had previously passed through lower chambers of government with broad bipartisan support. This ruling reverses that plan, as reported by TechSpot. Source: TechSpot

Astronomers may finally have a clue about the mysterious “little red dots” that populated the early universe. By studying a spiral galaxy nicknamed the “Saguaro,” researchers found a compact, bright red center that closely resembles these distant objects. This discovery could reveal what happens to those enigmatic red dots. Source: Science Daily

This news reel covers a report from Digitimes about the AI infrastructure race. It explains that access to silicon is no longer the only constraint, and that as compute demand grows to multi-gigawatt projects, financing hardware and data centers becomes a second bottleneck. The report highlights Broadcom's debt push as a signal that AI compute is turning into a Wall Street asset class. Source: Digitimes