⚡️TBOT Show Episode #6: Big Tech Power Plays, WiFi Sense Tingling, ICE See You, Going Back IRL
Welcome back to the TBOT Show (now with a little positive news 💘)
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This week’s stories:
Big Tech Makes Power Plays – Data centers across the US are securing first dibs on energy, consuming massive power and destroying the environment. Learn which companies and where.
Is Your WiFi sense tingling? – Comcast’s new “WiFi-Motion” tracks movement in your home using WiFi signals. It can literally see through walls.
ICE See You – An app that tracks ICE gains 240K users. Now the dev is under political fire. Legal? Moral? You decide.
Going back IRL – Youth in the Netherlands are ditching phones for “Offline Club.” The digital detox movement is here.
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🌆 Market News Digest
May 20, 2026 EST
🔥 Top Stories
• US mortgage rates hit 6.56%, highest in 7 weeks — mortgage applications decline amid rising borrowing costs
• NVIDIA beats earnings estimates with $81.6B revenue — strong AI demand boosts chipmaker’s outlook
• US stocks rally on Iran deal optimism — S&P up 1.1%, Treasury yields fall on hopes of de-escalation
• US and Iran negotiations reportedly in final stages — potential breakthrough raises energy market hopes
• UK extends fuel duty freeze — government supports consumers amid inflation concerns
⛽ Oil & Energy
• Oil dips below $100/bbl — WTI falls 7% on Iran deal hopes, Iran’s maritime security measures escalate
• Iran’s IRGC claims control over Hormuz Strait — new maritime zone announced, requiring coordination for transit
• Saudi Arabia and UAE support regional stability — backing efforts to prevent conflict escalation
• US military boards Iranian oil tanker — tensions in Gulf intensify,...