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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) is trotting out a familiar, false line of attack against Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos,…

In brief CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin volatility futures on June 1. The products will let traders bet on…

[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon…

Mexico City, May 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls for a prompt and transparent investigation into the killing…

In brief TikTok account IABatida turned “O Sapo não lava o pé,” a classic Brazilian nursery rhyme, into a smoky…

Recent reports suggest the Trump administration is now considering new oversight for advanced AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.…

from the iokwyar dept Last December, Justice Alito told Texans they had to vote under an unconstitutional gerrymander because changing…

From a long opinion today by Judge Waverly Crenshaw (M.D. Tenn.) in Poe v. Lowe: Poe, a male Vanderbilt student,…

Washington, D.C., May 5, 2026—The Trump administration’s revocation of visas as a way to police speech must end, and immigration…

In brief The Solana Foundation and Google Cloud teamed to launch Pay.sh, enabling AI agents to discover and pay for…

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s issue includes stories on: The major overhaul of California’s…

In brief Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Strathclyde researchers analyzed 97,895 cybercrime forum threads posted after ChatGPT’s launch. “Dark AI” tools like…