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In brief Abbott ordered Texas agencies to halt state funding for Flock cameras, his office confirmed to the Texas Tribune. The Tribune …

In brief Kalshi permanently banned former Rep. George Santos and fined him $71,356 for manipulating a market tied to his own attendance …

In brief South Korea plans to give its entire population free access to premium generative AI under a programme called “AI for …

In brief Polygon Labs disclosed it patched a batch of security vulnerabilities through two hard forks—Austin on its Bor client and Kyoto …

In brief The CFTC fined former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez $172,000 to settle charges he misappropriated advance knowledge of presidential …

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 …

In brief More than 100 organizations signed an open letter calling for stronger global cyber defenses. Models built by signatories OpenAI and …

In brief Cities in Texas, North Carolina, Kentucky, and New Jersey have pursued bans or moratoriums on data centers. Power plants serving …

In brief Galaxy Research data shows Bitcoin’s oldest cohort—coins dormant for a decade or more—stirring more prominently in 2026 than in most …

In brief Sen. Bernie Sanders pledged in an X post to introduce legislation targeting Flock Safety, opening with “STOP FLOCK. STOP AI …