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View More NewsFIRE challenged the two statutes the administration weaponized to try and deport Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa ÖztürkDecision is the first in the country to squarely rule on the constitutionality of these statutes and thus will reverberate in similar proceedings around the countryJudge: ‘Stated plainly, in the United States, freedom of speech belongs to the people. It is not the government’s to take.’SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2026 — A federal court ruled on Friday that the provisions Secretary of State Marco Rubio used in an attempt to deport legally present noncitizens for their speech are unconstitutional and violate the First…
Regulating commercial location tracking has reached a turning point. Last year, we published our rubric for what comprehensive and protective location privacy laws should look like, outlining the baseline standards states should meet to shield individuals from pervasive location surveillance. Since then, state lawmakers across the country have begun responding to calls like these, with Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, and Virginia enacting new consumer privacy restraints on an industry that profits off our physical movements. Yet, even as these states move the ball forward to restrict location tracking, most of their laws leave significant gaps that still must be…
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Beijing’s Cold War with the West entered a new phase this month. The chastened creators of AI agent Manus are preparing a return to Singapore, after witnessing the forced collapse of their US$2 billion sale to Meta. Manus was originally developed in China, before its parent company relocated to the city-state. But three months after the big sale to Meta was announced, the founders were summoned back to Beijing and prevented from leaving until the deal was scrapped.In the midst of the Manus fallout, China’s State Council issued revised exit and entry regulations. Citizens can be prohibited from travelling outside…
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Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of…
It’s the first week of bitcoin purchases for the Michael Saylor-led company in about two months. Read the full article here
Bitcoin (BTC) heads into September still battling key resistance as markets flip hawkish on Federal Reserve policy.Key points:Markets see a 60% chance of the…
In brief Strategy bought 4,603 Bitcoin for $369.7 million between August 24 and 30, its first purchase in around two months. It funded the…
Bitcoin embraces post quantum futureDespite considerable skepticism among Bitcoiners about how close the quantum threat to Bitcoin actually is, two stories this week highlighted…
In brief The CFTC fined former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez $172,000 to settle charges he misappropriated advance knowledge of presidential speeches to…
In brief Polygon Labs disclosed it patched a batch of security vulnerabilities through two hard forks—Austin on its Bor client and Kyoto on Heimdall—rolled…
In brief U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $201.9 million in net outflows on Aug. 28, snapping a nine-day inflow streak and trimming cumulative net…
In brief Bitcoin’s climb to about $79,007 pushed Strategy’s 840,447 BTC to roughly $66.4 billion in value—about a 4.4% gain over its $75,653 average…
Strategy’s Michael Saylor said “We’re Back” in his latest signal on X (formerly Twitter) of the company’s likely return to Bitcoin buying.For market watchers,…
Bitcoin rebounds from Friday’s low as Strategy’s valuation expands and bitcoin dominance climbs above 60%. Read the full article here
Finance has spent centuries decoupling wealth from physical transport, but constantly erasing friction creates vectors for increasingly high-tech exploits. Read the full article here