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Binance is running out of time and geography in Europe. The crypto giant pulled its MiCA license application in Greece just one week after reports emerged it would be denied, leaving the exchange without a regulatory home base in the EU. With a July first deadline looming, Binance must secure approval somewhere in Europe or face shutting down operations for millions of users across the region. The clock is ticking loudly.
On the political front, the AI industry's most expensive proxy battle ended without a clear winner. A congressional race in New York's twelfth district became the unlikely arena for a twenty-seven million dollar spending war between Anthropic and OpenAI, each backing opposing candidates. Alex Bores, the state legislator with ties to the AI world, ultimately lost to Micah Lasher, who will succeed longtime representative Jerry Nadler. Neither AI giant got a decisive victory.
And Google is pushing further into agentic territory with computer use capabilities now arriving in Gemini three point five Flash. The feature allows the model to interact directly with software interfaces, navigating screens the way a person would. It's a meaningful step toward AI that doesn't just answer questions but actually operates the tools we use every day.
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