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In brief OpenDesign Arena scored DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at 81.2 out of 100 on real-world design tasks, 98% of GPT-6…
Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz…
Miami, September 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Haitian authorities to swiftly and comprehensively conduct an investigation into…
In brief Senate Republicans released an updated Clarity Act on Thursday. The draft would require non-decentralized trading protocols to register…
The term “digital sovereignty” has become ubiquitous. European officials invoke it in debates about cloud infrastructure, AI, semiconductors, and platform…
DALLAS—A couple of things are clear from the outset of the first-ever GOP midterm convention. For one: If Republicans lose…
In brief Bitcoin fell 1.22% today to $77,323, unable to extend last week’s push above $80,000 as broader markets sold…
Bans Like California’s Don’t Fix What’s Wrong With Social Media Companies SAN FRANCISCO – Technology and the laws that regulate…
Not long after President Donald Trump offered to bribe voters to back Republicans in this year’s midterm elections, Vice President…
In brief Base App is scheduled to rebrand back to Coinbase Wallet on September 8. Ryan Kass says the wallet…
The Second Amendment does not cover “military-grade weapons,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit averred last year,…
In brief A BIS paper warns that AI is shortening the time banks have to repair software vulnerabilities. The authors…