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New York sues Polymarket to shut down unlicensed crypto prediction market
The case widens New York’s campaign to treat prediction platforms as gambling, intensifying a power struggle with federal regulators.
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US DOJ seeks to join X’s challenge to €120m EU fine
Its intervention brings the application of territorial jurisdiction under international law into the case.
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CDC delay hits COVID-19 shots for children in key vaccine program
Postponing orders through the federal Vaccines for Children program could slow access for over half of US kids as virus season approaches.
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Sanders bill seeks to criminalize artificial superintelligence development
The proposal would halt some frontier AI work until a new federal department is set up to license and police advanced systems.
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California deal clears major hurdle for $111 billion Paramount–Warner merger
A state-led antitrust challenge gives way to behavioral commitments, raising fresh concerns over media concentration and its impact on public discourse.
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California passes new laws on AI data centers’ energy and water use
AI data centers in California now face stricter utility rules and must fund local infrastructure upgrades.
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White House plan would give OMB chief veto over every NIH grant
Putting a political appointee over NIH awards could reshape how $47 billion in biomedical research gets funded.
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Google fined €403m by Irish regulator over GDPR location data breaches
The ruling forces Google to fix how it handles location data in the EU within six months, tightening scrutiny of its data practices.
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UN AI panel urges governments to act on risks without full certainty
The brief pushes AI safety up the diplomatic agenda, calling for stronger safeguards and coordination despite differing national laws.
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Oversight Board faults Meta’s AI deepfake rules as inadequate
The Board’s rulings spotlight how weak AI labeling and enforcement can intensify harassment, especially against women in public life.
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US bill would let courts order ISPs and VPNs to block foreign piracy sites
If passed, the proposal would give copyright holders a new legal tool to cut off access to overseas piracy services beyond DMCA takedowns.