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View More NewsFrom yesterday’s decision in N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Defense, by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and Patricia Millett, which stayed a lower court order that had blocked the policy: [O]n the record before us, [the government defendants-Appellants] are likely to succeed on their argument that [the] generally applicable escort requirement does not constitute a “sufficiently adverse action to give rise to an actionable First Amendment claim” of retaliation. [Plaintiffs-Appellees] have not argued that the escort requirement is not, in fact, generally applicable and applied across the board to all reporters. Nor have they argued that the policy is…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Simplify your daily charging experience and replace most of the chargers and cables on your desktop, with this one mini station that does it all. The 6-in-1 Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station is a mini charging station that gives you full control over how much your favorite gadgets get charged. It features 3 wireless charging spots, and one USB-A port, and can also double as a bedside lamp with 2 brightness levels. It has 3 sets of magnets to ensure stability on any surface, including iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods Pro, and others. It’s on sale for…
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The rise and fall of Graham Platner, who has just withdrawn from the U.S. Senate race in Maine in which he was challenging Republican incumbent Susan Collins, makes one think of a fairy tale or myth in which a character of humble status is suddenly elevated to wealth and high status by some magical entity but is led astray by character flaws such as greed or hubris and is just as precipitously hurled back into lowly obscurity. In Graham’s case, the magical entities were progressive political operatives Dan Moraff, Leanne Fan and Moritz Katz, who thought they had found the…
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When Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, it was a headtrip for those of us working on digital-rights issues in the Bay…
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a new rule limiting the duration of visas for foreign journalists working in the United…
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) account for just $12.66 million in active market capitalization despite the recent spike in trading activity.Much of that larger activity,…
The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt Instrument transaction expected in…
Polymarket’s vice president of engineering, Josh Stevens, clarified that the prediction market platform is not adding mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) checks to its…
In brief Bitcoin fell to lows of $72,711 Thursday, as ETFs shed $1.02 billion across three days. $937 million in crypto liquidations occurred despite…
Federal officials arrested and indicted Christopher Southerland for stealing government-issued cellphones worth more than $150,000 while he worked as a system administrator for the…
Abuja, May 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to swiftly identify and hold to account at least 15 men who…
Bitcoin broke below $73,000 for the first time in months as fresh U.S. strikes on Iran sent risk assets lower and triggered one of…
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report Wednesday on Project Agorá, an experimental prototype for cross-border wholesale payment.The BIS said the report…
In brief The CFTC and crypto exchange Gemini have jointly filed a motion for relief from judgment seeking to undo a January 2025 consent…
The White House’s regulatory review office is examining a proposed Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rule on prediction markets, according to a federal filing…