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View More NewsThis evening, the Court finally decided United States Postal Service v. California. Very often, the procedural posture of a case is described as tortured. This posture is torturous for everyone involved. Here, I’ll offer a few high-level thoughts. First, the majority opinion, perhaps to its credit, offers two sentences of analysis. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court’s preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay. I say perhaps, because the Court reaches out to decide the merits on the emergency…
In brief Trump told reporters Sunday aboard Air Force One that he likes Flock’s AI cameras because they help law enforcement, his clearest public stance yet on the surveillance company. He acknowledged “some people” view the cameras as “an infringement,” but repeated “I like them” after a reporter noted they “help catch a lot of criminals.” The remarks land amid a Senate Judiciary probe led by Sen. Josh Hawley and a pledged bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders targeting Flock’s 120,000-plus camera network. President Donald Trump said Sunday he likes Flock Safety’s AI-powered surveillance cameras, ending months of hedging on a…
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Karl Popper invited us to be clear about the problem we are trying to solve. Testing a claim is not the same as evaluating the character of the person making it, and the latter cannot be asked to stand in for the former. Because it takes cognitive effort to parse data, weigh arguments, and assess logical coherence, we often default to name-calling, ad hominem, and guilt-by-association instead. This is a lazy and unscrupulous way to argue, and it drags down discourse, not least because its prevalence has made it unremarkable.A news item in the Guardian on 31 August by the…
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In brief Bitmine bought 27,180 ETH last week, bringing its holdings to nearly 5.96 million tokens. Its crypto, cash, securities, and strategic investments total…
Here’s a riddle: Why did a Goshen Police Department officer search 6,474 automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks, representing data from 82,413 cameras, on…
Kalshi and Polymarket bettors sharply raised the chances of U.S. crypto market structure legislation advancing, with Tuesday’s Senate vote the next test. Read the…
For years, the defining characteristic of the artificial intelligence race has been speed.Build a bigger model. Spend more on compute. Release it. Rinse and…
Bitcoin (BTC) is starting the third week of September below key weekly support levels as traders eye volatility cues.The US Federal Reserve is expected…
Unnamed industry participants reportedly warned that UK fund rule uncertainty could slow tokenized gold development and limit investor access. Read the full article here
In brief Bitcoin Suisse plans to relocate up to half its Zug headquarters jobs abroad—as many as 60 positions, mostly back-office and administrative roles—to…
Bitcoin rose above $77,000 as calls to slow AI development hit technology shares, while rising oil prices added to market pressure. Read the full…
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted $462.7 million in net outflows last week, reversing after three consecutive weeks of inflows, while Ether ETFs…
The gathering comes days after Dario Amodei and Sam Altman called for greater restraint at the AI frontier, warning that rapidly improving systems could…
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said issuers should be involved if tokenized products change shareholder rights or company obligations, but not when they create separate…
Senate Republicans on Sunday released revised text of the CLARITY Act aimed at swaying Democrats ahead of a procedural vote on Tuesday, featuring major…