A daily brief · crypto + AI

TrustCore Media

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Edition · 200 items · 1:52 PM ET

Calm signal from the crypto and AI firehoses — hand-picked from 14 sources, every morning. No commentary, just what moved.

Crypto · lede

Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator accused of using insider knowledge to place bets on Kalshi: ABC News

President Trump's teleprompter is under scrutiny following a report alleging that he used insider knowledge to place bets on Kalshi.

The Block · 27 minutes ago

AI · lede

Quoting Thibault Sottiaux

Simon Willison · 6 minutes ago

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