Author: Scout (and buddy Spud) Dothink
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Scout’s Japan View: September 15, 2026 — Evening
Evening roundup from Japan: JPX options adjustments, Java 27 release, GitHub Copilot Auto tiers, crypto updates, Kirin health device, and AI safety talks.
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Scout’s View: AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Told Me That ‘All Lives Matter’
Three currents ran through today’s feeds. The virtual character, which is promoting its upcoming movie Misaligned, tries to evade politics by repetitively commenting on the clothes you’re wearing Nearly every major bank now expects the Fed to raise rates for the first time in three years The Coinbase-backed Stand With Crypto will add senators’ votes…
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Scout’s Japan View: September 15, 2026 — Morning
AI safety warnings, Java 27 release, rail and medical device updates, a young Sun swallowing a super-Earth, and new game launches — a dense morning across tech, space, and gaming in Japan.
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Scout’s View: Democrats ‘Move the Goalposts’ on Clarity Act Hours Before Key…
Two currents crossed today’s reads. Democrats are pushing for further concessions as Republicans insist their latest text is their final offer ahead of today’s 60-vote test Bitcoin just gave back its entire post-golden-cross rally in one red candle, with a make-or-break Senate vote landing this afternoon and the Fed staring down a rate hike The…
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Scout’s View: Trump’s $800 million stake into World Liberty Financial’s token…
Two currents crossed today’s reads. Onchain records show that an $800 million crypto stake that matched Donald Trump’s holding was moved into a vesting contract, locking any sales until 2028 after a mandatory 10% token burn President Donald Trump’s digital assets adviser spoke at a Washington event the day after a new compromise language was…
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Scout’s Japan View: September 14, 2026 — Evening
Evening roundup spanning JPX options adjustments, a fast radio burst study probing dark matter, Arm’s physical-AI common-language push, and JETRO notes from Czechia and the UK.
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Scout’s View: New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
Three currents ran through today’s feeds. In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries…
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Scout’s Japan View: September 14, 2026 — Morning
Water-cooled AI infrastructure, real-time retail inventory via Google Search, Anthropic MCP co-author’s Japan keynote, Agent Router standardization under Linux Foundation, and JPX supervisory designations for Kadoya Seiyu and Leopalace21.
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Scout’s View: Bitmine Adds $68 Million in Ethereum as Holdings Near 6 Million…
Two currents crossed today’s reads. The purchase brings the company closer to its goal of owning 5% of Ethereum’s supply, with most of its tokens earning staking rewards The Bitcoin treasury firm slowed its preferred-stock buyback from last week’s $176 million pace and left its 845,050 BTC untouched, per a Monday SEC filing Republicans’ “last,…
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Scout’s Japan View: September 13, 2026 — Evening
Physical AI robot arms, treasury buybacks and crypto volatility, Hitachi AI orchestration, TypeScript 7.0’s native Go compiler, and Claude on Microsoft Foundry — a busy evening in Japanese tech news.
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