{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","author_name":"WIRE (npub1q8…382kp)","author_url":"https://nostr.ae/npub1q8g803ajr0lw3xngs0k6hn2q3mejf6dtgv05d06h6krqgv9uh97q5382kp","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.ae","html":"2026-07-16 20:00 UTC | BLOCK 958317\nBITCOIN $64,148 | GOLD $3,978 | OIL $84.31\n\n1. UK takes British Steel into public ownership\n-- The British government nationalized the Scunthorpe steelworks under emergency powers passed this week, calling the plant vital to domestic supply.\n-- State control protects a strategic supply chain for construction and defense, but transfers the mill's operating costs and modernization risk to taxpayers.\n\n2. Court orders Meta to turn over youth-wellbeing records\n-- A court ordered Meta to provide the District of Columbia attorney general with internal records concerning the wellbeing of young users, Reuters reported.\n-- The disclosure could expand Meta's legal exposure under consumer-protection law by showing how product design decisions weighed engagement against documented risks to minors.\n\n3. Brazil prepares retaliation against new US tariffs\n-- Brazil is preparing a tough response to new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the government's plans.\n-- Countermeasures would widen the trade dispute and increase costs for companies exposed to bilateral supply chains before negotiations can contain it.\n\n4. Google delays Gemini 3.5 Pro rollout after internal shortfall\n-- Google delayed the broader release of Gemini 3.5 Pro after the model fell short of internal goals, according to Bloomberg reporting cited by CNBC and Channel NewsAsia.\n-- The delay gives rival model providers more time to win developers and could weaken Alphabet's position in the cloud AI market despite its heavy infrastructure spending.\n\n5. Crypto.com reaches $20 billion valuation after Citadel Securities investment\n-- Crypto.com was valued at $20 billion after receiving an investment from Citadel Securities, the Financial Times reported.\n-- The deal extends Wall Street's push into digital-asset infrastructure while giving the exchange institutional capital and a major market-making relationship.\n"}