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The $129 Billion Phantom Refund: Tech's Tariff Trap

The tech sector won a massive Supreme Court victory overturning Trump-era tariffs. But the expected $129 billion refund is trapped in customs purgatory, and tearing down the tariff wall may doom the new US semiconductor supply chain.

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The 80-to-1 Problem: Your AI Agents Are Insider Threats

Enterprises now run 12 AI agents on average, and half operate in total isolation. Machine identities outnumber humans up to 80-to-1, with 44% still authenticating via static API keys. Two landmark reports published on February 5, 2026 reveal an identity governance crisis that mirrors the SaaS sprawl disaster of the 2010s, but this time the ungoverned tools can act autonomously.

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The Phantom CPI: Flying Blind on Fake Inflation Data

The January 2026 Consumer Price Index (CPI) reported inflation at 2.4%. But the number is a ghost. A 43-day government shutdown erased October data collection, forcing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to use carry-forward estimates that create an artificial downward bias through April 2026. The Fed, bond markets, and mortgage rates are all calibrated to a broken gauge.

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