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Spot Bitcoin ETFs just wrapped their longest inflow streak since September, pulling in two point one billion dollars over nine consecutive days. But analysts are urging caution — on-chain data suggests underlying demand is actually net negative, meaning the ETF numbers may be masking a softer reality for Bitcoin itself.
Shifting to a story about work and identity, a widely shared piece from the technical writing community is making the case for what its author calls the cyborg model — writers who use AI as an augmentation tool rather than a replacement. The argument is nuanced: these professionals aren't being automated out, they're being reshaped, and how they adapt may define the future of knowledge work broadly.
And in a significant geopolitical business story, China has blocked Meta's two billion dollar bid to acquire the AI startup Manus. The deal had been under scrutiny from Chinese regulators for months, and the rejection signals that cross-border AI acquisitions are becoming a new flashpoint in the ongoing technology rivalry between Beijing and Washington.
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