(The Hill)2 The Trump administration is embracing shady crypto firmsIncluding Tether, whose stablecoin is often used by criminals. (Bloomberg $)3 Elon Musk’s DOGE conflicts of interest are worth $2.37 billionAlthough experts estimate the true worth could be higher. (MIT Technology Review)4 Researchers secretly deployed bots into a debate subredditIn a highly unethical bid to try and change users’ minds. (MIT Technology Review)5 Amazon’s first internet satellites have been launched successfully27 down, 3,209 to go. (MIT Technology Review)7 Sam Altman and Satya Nadella are drifting apartThe pair disagree on OpenAI’s approach to AGI, among other things.