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The Treasury Department proposed rules under the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act (COINS) that would add biotechnology to the list of national-security-restricted sectors (alongside semiconductors, AI, and quantum), prohibiting U.S. financial transactions with Chinese biotech companies and biotech equipment/tool manufacturers — while carving out U.S. pharma's ability to in-license China-invented drugs.
DefenseScoop obtained an Oct. 20 memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warning troops against using military information for gambling or prediction-market bets — a bare headline stub with policy relevance but no data or analysis.
STAT+ reports rumors that the U.S. Treasury Department may propose a rule as soon as this week restricting American investment in China's biotech sector, a development that would materially affect cross-border biotech VC and M&A activity.
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the first-ever federal bill to legalize plug-in "balcony" solar, directing every state public utility commission to consider rules enabling consumer access to the DIY clean-energy technology.
Turkey's draft 2027 budget proposes $44.5B in defense spending plus $25.2B for internal security, with defense procurement spending slated to rise 229%, pending parliamentary approval.
Trump confirmed that Elon Musk's pledge to give one SpaceX share to every American child (~72 million shares, ~$10.5B at Friday's valuation) will be routed through the new 'Trump Accounts' policy vehicle, with Brad Gerstner credited as an enabler.
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