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Travelers across the US faced longer than usual security lines this week.
  • Airport security checkpoints in the US are under pressure due to the partial government shutdown.
  • TSA agents aren't getting paid during the shutdown, and as many as 10% aren't showing up to work.
  • Here's the latest on TSA delays, and how to check wait times before you travel.

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Billionaire Point72 founder Steve Cohen also owns the New York Mets.
  • Senior leader Issam Bazzi is leaving Point72's quant unit, Cubist, after three years.
  • Bazzi's team had been in the red, with trading losses in the tens of millions.
  • The change comes several months after a shake-up at the top of Cubist.

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OCTOBER 11: A US Postal worker delivers Amazon boxes outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 11, 2018 in New York City. Following a massive sell-off of over 800 points yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 100 points in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Amazon said that USPS backed out at the "eleventh hour" in contract negotiations in December.
  • Amazon said that USPS backed out at the "eleventh hour" in contract negotiations in December.
  • Amazon said it had aimed to expand the volume of packages it routes through USPS.
  • USPS is facing a financial cliff and could run out of cash within a year.

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During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that his agency has bought information that could be used to track individuals' movement and location. "We do purchase commercially available information that’s consistent with the Constitution and the laws under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and it has led to some valuable intelligence for us," he said. 

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The Information reported that an AI agent within Meta took unauthorized action that led to an employee creating a security breach at the social company last week. According to the publication, an employee used an in-house agentic AI to analyze a query from a second employee on an internal forum. The AI agent posted a response to the second employee with advice even though the first person did not



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USPS is running out of cash, the Postmaster General warned during congressional testimony.
  • The USPS could run out of cash within a year, David Steiner warned.
  • Steiner said the agency may need to raise its borrowing limit or increase prices to stay afloat.
  • USPS risks losing a significant share of its Amazon shipping business.

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Bug Films' anime take on Kamome Shirahama's beloved fantasy series, due on Crunchyroll this April, was well worth the wait.



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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. A closed session immediately followed the hearing. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. A closed session immediately followed the hearing. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images

FBI director Kash Patel admitted that the agency is buying