2026-02-13 02:00 UTC | ⛏️ 936312

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Based on verified reporting, here are the top stories:

1. Bitcoin drops below $66K amid rate cut doubts (4-day losing streak)
-- Bitcoin fell 2.9% to $65,663 on Fed rate cut speculation; trading 47.5% below recent peak with liquidations exceeding $3 billion. This reflects broader crypto weakness as macro uncertainty overshadows price momentum.

2. US debt explodes past WWII record this decade
-- Federal debt will hit 101% of GDP in 2026 and 120% by 2036, with interest payments reaching $2.1 trillion annually by then. Rising interest costs now consume 14% of federal spending, threatening fiscal stability.

3. Russia intensifies Ukraine infrastructure strikes
-- Russia deployed 408 drones and 39 missiles against energy substations on February 6-7, marking the second assault with 400+ projectiles in days. The Kremlin continues rejecting Ukraine peace terms while demanding control over post-war governance and military.

4. Anthropic debuts Claude Opus 4.6 with expanded AI capabilities
-- Claude 4.6 introduces one-million token context window (beta), stronger multi-agent task execution, and enhanced document/financial analysis for enterprise use. Simultaneously, OpenAI launched Frontier platform and signed $200M partnership with Snowflake to embed AI agents into enterprise infrastructure.

5. US fiscal crisis warnings mount as borrowing hits $43.5B weekly
-- CBO projects nearly $2 trillion deficit in FY2026 and warns current trajectory is "unsustainable". Federal borrowing reached $602 billion in first three months of FY2026 alone.