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San Francisco Fed Study: Drop in Unauthorized Immigration Tightens Construction Labor and Slows Data Center Builds

A San Francisco Fed analysis finds that the surge of unauthorized arrivals in 2021–2023 materially expanded local labor supplies (a 1% rise in unauthorized workers ≈ 0.92% rise in local employment). Falling net inflows now portend tighter construction labor, higher builder wages and potential delays for residential starts and AI data center projects — but the full economic picture also includes a demand contraction where fewer immigrant consumers and faster automation alter hiring incentives and sectoral outcomes.

Trump Administration Repeals EPA Endangerment Finding, Steering U.S. Auto Market Toward Trucks and Hybrids

Apple Confronts Surge of Alternative iOS App Stores in EU and Japan

DHS suspends PreCheck and Global Entry amid partial government shutdown

Australia Signals Retaliation Path After 15% US Import Tariff

Trump Orders Hospital Ship Deployment Toward Greenland

Equinor halts Groningen H2M blue‑hydrogen project

Pentagon blacklist targets US universities and Chinese cleantech firms

A leaked Pentagon blacklist flags roughly 34 elite US universities and major Chinese private cleantech firms, then was briefly withdrawn — a sequence that disrupted trading and raised questions about whether the episode was a signaling move timed near diplomatic engagements. Industry sources also report parallel, informal Chinese guidance discouraging use of some foreign security vendors, suggesting reciprocal, rapid policy steps on both sides that could accelerate vendor localization and fragment supply chains.

Vitalik Buterin proposes AI stewards to rework DAO governance

Tesla’s Cybercab Debut and a High‑Stakes Liability Ruling

SBI launches ¥10 billion on‑chain bond with XRP retail rewards