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Aigerim Turgunbaeva / Reuters : Kyrgyzstan launches a national stablecoin and a CBDC in partnership with Binance; CZ says a national cryptocurrency reserve includes Binance's BNB token   —  Kyrgyzstan has launched a national stablecoin and a central bank digital currency in partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, President Sadyr Japarov said on Saturday.

Democrat New Jersey governor candidate Mikie Sherrill declared Saturday she will "ensure that we don't have any voter intimidation and any attempt to intimidate people from voting" after the Justice Department said it would send federal election watchers to her state next month. New Jersey has an open seat for governor as Gov. Phil Murphy , a Democrat, prepares to leave office. The Justice Department announced Friday that it’s sending federal election watchers to New Jersey and California. The moves come after the Republican parties in both states requested federal observers. "You know, I'm really proud of running open, transparent and free elections. And we're going to continue to do that and ensure that we don't have any voter intimidation and any attempt to intimidate people from voting," Sherrill said Saturday. DOJ SENDS FEDERAL ELECTION WATCHERS TO CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY COUNTIES AMID REPUBLICAN REQUESTS "The public should have conf...

Alex Scott / Chemical & Engineering News : Glasgow-based Chemify, which combines AI with robotics and chemistry to rapidly make novel molecules for pharmaceutical companies, raised a $50M Series B   —  Scottish firm will use the cash to advance its AI platform and robotics system to rapidly make novel molecules

FIRST ON FOX: A senior official from Qatar’s embassy in the United States outlined key details surrounding the  newly announced training facility that will be constructed in Idaho and serve to further the alliance between the Middle Eastern country and the U.S. Speculation has risen among several members of Congress regarding the details surrounding the nature of the training facility after  War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the building of "a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho." "This is not a Qatari base," Hamad Mohammed AlMuftah, deputy chief of mission for the Qatari embassy in Washington, D.C., clarified to Fox News Digital. "Qatar will fully fund the construction of the training facility, as well as barracks for the airmen who will be stationed there. There will be no cost to the American taxpayer, and, in fact, the investment will support and generate jobs in the Idaho region." TRUMP EXTENDS US SECURITY G...

Matt Day / Bloomberg : Interviews with 23 current and ex-AWS employees and others about AWS' challenges, including intense competition, internal bureaucracy, and lackluster AI efforts   —  The company that basically invented the cloud business is widely perceived as trailing its rivals in artificial intelligence.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo's campaign is walking back an AI-generated ad that depicted opposing voters as criminals and vagrants on Thursday. The ad depicts supporters of rival candidate Zohran Mamdani committing crimes like burglary, looting, drunk driving and human trafficking. The campaign posted the ad Wednesday night before quickly taking it down. Mamdani called the ad "just disgusting" in a response on social media. Cuomo campaign spokesman Rich Azzopardi told the New York Times that the video was "posted in error" and "wasn't done yet." MAMDANI RIPPED BY RIVALS FOR UNPOPULAR STANCE DURING FIERY NYC DEBATE: 'YOU WON'T SUPPORT ISRAEL' The Cuomo and Mamdani campaigns did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. The ad's release came around the same time that Cuomo, Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa participated in a mayoral debate Wednesday night. FBI AGENTS ...

Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNET : Anthropic says Claude's memory feature, initially available for Team and Enterprise users, is rolling out to Pro and Max subscribers   —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Anthropic Pro and Max subscribers have access to Memory.  — The feature creates a more intuitive experience with AI that knows you.