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⭐ Editor’s Pick: Trump unveiled TrumpRx.gov, aimed at letting Americans access discounted prescription drugs. (FBN)

The U.S. and Argentina agreed to a trade deal cutting tariffs and opening markets to boost U.S. exports. (BBG)

An economic editor said January’s layoffs report exaggerated labor‑market weakness, while other indicators show employment remains relatively stable. (BN)

India is prepared to place orders worth up to $80 billion for Boeing

planes as part of the trade deal with U.S. (CNBC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: InsiderMonkey’s listed its 11 best stocks under $3 to invest, including names like Petco Health. (IM)

Black Swan Dexteritas president Kim Bolton highlighted Arista Networks and Datadog as standout investment ideas. (BBG)

MarketBeat said analysts see upside in The Trade Desk, Pinterest and Chewy as all three trade near 52‑week lows with bullish sentiment ahead of key catalysts. (MB)

Zacks touted Photronics as a Strong Buy, highlighting its critical role in semiconductor chip production. (ZIR)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: The anticipated merger between Glencore and Rio Tinto that would have created the world’s biggest mining company collapsed. (MIN)

The U.S. and UAE signed a framework agreement to secure supply chains for rare earths. (MEE)

A federal judge struck down Texas’s anti‑ESG law as unconstitutional. (TH)

A profile of Zach Dell, son of Michael Dell, and his company Base Power, which leverages home batteries to stabilize Texas’s grid and supply backup power. (WSJ)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: The crypto market has lost $2 trillion since October peak, with Bitcoin dropping to $61,000 before recovering to $65,900. (MC)

Michael Saylor's Strategy posted a $12.6 billion Q4 loss as Bitcoin’s slide triggers one of largest quarterly hits in corporate history. (TB)

Tom Lee-backed BitMine is sitting on $8 billion in unrealized losses after its huge Ethereum holdings plunged in value as ETH dipped below $2,000. (CD)

Tether invested $150 million for about a 12% stake in Gold.com to expand the reach of its gold-backed token. (CB)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Anthropic updated its flagship AI with Claude Opus 4.6, a more powerful model designed to tackle complex financial research and data analysis. (BBG)

Meta is testing a standalone Vibes app dedicated to AI‑generated short‑form videos. (TC)

Goldman Sachs is using Anthropic’s Claude AI model to automate and accelerate accounting and compliance workflows. (CNBC)

Researchers are developing a new AI system that dramatically improves accuracy and speed of brain scans. (IPM)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Humanoid unveiled KinetIQ, an AI “brain” that controls and coordinates entire robot fleets under one digital system. (IE)

NVIDIA and Opentrons are rolling out robots that act as “learning scientists,” improving experiment execution over time. (UNI)

Top Middle Eastern hotels, including Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri in Abu Dhabi and the W Doha are deploying robots to help with service tasks. (TDM)

AgiBot robots were filmed practicing kung fu moves with Shaolin monks at China’s historic Shaolin Temple. (IEX)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Fundamental raised $255 million in a Series A led by Oak HC/FT at a $1.2 billion valuation to build Nexus, an AI model optimized for massive structured data analysis. (TC)

General Catalyst‑backed startup Accrual raised $75 million to build an AI‑native accounting platform that automates complex bookkeeping and financial workflows. (BBG)

Sapiom, building an AI‑driven financial layer that lets agents autonomously purchase needed services, raised a $15 million seed round led by Accel. (TC)

Y Combinator reversed course and will again invest in Canadian‑incorporated startups. (BK)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: The State Department will fund European organizations that combat censorship. (FT)

EU policymakers are considering cracking down on VPN use as online age‑verification rules spread. (RTN)

Gen Z is increasingly self‑censoring their online activity. (INC)