Kris Holt / engadget - Waymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The company reported it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has opened an in…

#robotics #selfdriving #robotaxis #aiethics #alphabet #law #automotive #safety #california

NHTSA opens investigation into Waymo after robotaxi hits child near school

5 wks / techspot

A Waymo Robotaxi Hit a Kid by a School

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A Waymo Robotaxi Hit a Kid by a School

5 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Driverless Waymo struck a child near school in California

5 wks / sherwood / Rani Molla

A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating

5 wks / cnbc

A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a school

5 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

Waymo Robotaxi Hits a Child Near an Elementary School in Santa Monica

5 wks / slashdot / msmash

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

5 wks / ycombinator

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

5 wks / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near a school, causing minor injuries

5 wks / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

5 wks / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

SEC clarifies rules for tokenized stocks, tightening scrutiny on synthetic equity

Sam Reynolds / coindesk - The agency says issuer approval is required for true tokenized ownership, warning that many stock tokens sold to retail investors provide only indirect or synthetic exposure.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #government #stockmarket #economy #law #sec #crypto

Five years after the GameStop saga, Robinhood CEO wants tokenized stocks to trade onchain 24/7

5 wks / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

Robinhood CEO Says Tokenized Stocks Could End Trading Freezes

5 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Robinhood CEO Says GameStop Incident Was a Wake-Up Call for Tokenization

5 wks / decrypt / Vismaya V

Hang Seng debuts gold ETF with Ethereum-based tokenized units

5 wks / theblock / Timmy Shen

SEC clarifies rules for tokenized stocks, tightening scrutiny on synthetic equity

5 wks / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

SEC Says Tokenized Assets Are Securities First, Technology Second

5 wks / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

SEC clarifies rules for tokenized securities, placing asset class under federal securities laws

5 wks / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Coinbase Rolls Out Kalshi-Powered Prediction Markets Across United States

Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Leading American crypto exchange Coinbase has launched its own prediction markets offering, powered by Kalshi.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #business #finance #payments #law #wallet #polymarket #crypto

Coinbase Rolls Out Kalshi-Powered Prediction Markets Across United States

5 wks / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers

5 wks / coindesk / Helene Braun

Coinbase prediction markets go live in all 50 US states via Kalshi

5 wks / theblock / Yogita Khatri

Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple CEO Tim Cook has responded to events in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after two people were shot and killed by U.S. federal immigration agents this month.In an internal memo to Apple employees, obtained by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Cook said he is "heartbr…

#apple #government #business #DHS #us #comments #community #law #media #timcook

Apple CEO Tim Cook says it's 'time for de-escalation' in Minneapolis

5 wks / qz / Ben Kesslen

Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls for “Deescalation” After ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis

5 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

I thought Tim Cook was a total creep for going to Trump’s movie party after Alex Pretti was murdered by his death squads but Cook has now released a statement to let me know that no no, he is very nice and Trump is very nice and we all need to be nice.

5 wks / bsky / @scottdagostino.ca / scottdagostino.ca

How does that boot taste, bitch?

5 wks / bsky / @orso-xl.bsky.social / orso-xl.bsky.social

After increased criticism of his silence, an internal memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to employees says he spoke with the President about the shooting of Alex Pretti and hopes for "deescalation."

5 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Tim Cook Wants ‘Deescalation’ in Minneapolis

5 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis

5 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple CEO Tim Cook 'heartbroken' after repeated ICE killings in Minneapolis

5 wks / appleinsider

Tim Cook Says He Is ‘Heartbroken by the Events in Minnesota,’ Calls for De-Escalation

5 wks / wsj / Tim Higgins

TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial

techxplore - Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday.

#techpolicy #digitalhealth #health #tiktok #psychology #bytedance #law #media #litigation

TikTok avoids historic trial with last-minute Snap settlement

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

TikTok settles as Meta and Google face jury in social media addiction suit

5 wks / mashable

Jury selection begins Tuesday as this case moves closer to trial.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial

5 wks / techxplore

TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin

5 wks / ycombinator

TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

TikTok settles to avoid major social media addiction lawsuit

5 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

WhatsApp introduces an advanced security mode to protect against hackers

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta's WhatsApp just introduced something called Strict Account Settings, a tool "that further protects your account from highly sophisticated cyber attacks." This is a one-click button in the settings that automatically initiates a series of defenses.So …

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #meta #apps #law #instantmessaging #encryption #digitalprivacy #regulation

Paranoid WhatsApp users rejoice: Encrypted app gets one-click privacy toggle

5 wks / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption - Slashdot

5 wks / reddit / /u/AnonomousWolf

WhatsApp Adds ‘Lockdown’ Feature to Protect Against Hackers

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

WhatsApp introduces an advanced security mode to protect against hackers

5 wks / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users from cyber attacts

5 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

WhatsApp Launches Strict Account Settings for Public Figures

5 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

Emma Roth / theverge - Pornhub will soon begin restricting UK users from accessing its website in response to the country's "failed" online safety regulations, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The site's owner, Aylo, says it will block users who haven't already verified…

#techpolicy #uk #internet #law #media #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalid #safety #digitalprivacy

Pornhub will become unavailable for many UK users as of February 2

5 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Pornhub will block new UK users starting next week, describing the Online Safety Act as a "flawed system."

5 wks / bsky / @katie-drummond.bsky.social / katie-drummond.bsky.social

What do you make of pornhub pulling out of the UK? Age Verification not worth the expense? www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-b...

5 wks / bsky / @axis1500.bsky.social / axis1500.bsky.social

Welp get ready for another BBC article about VPNs again: www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-b...

5 wks / bsky / @legionaod.bsky.social / legionaod.bsky.social

If you live in the UK, you probably won’t be able to visit Pornhub anymore

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Pornhub Will Block New UK Users Starting Next Week to Protest ‘Flawed’ ID Law

5 wks / wired / Manisha Krishnan

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from February

5 wks / bbc

Pornhub will soon be blocked for UK users — unless they take one step

5 wks / mashable

Many UK Users Soon Won't Be Able to Access Pornhub

5 wks / 404media / Samantha Cole

French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

go - French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15

#techpolicy #social #health #government #europe #law #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy #regulation

Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children

5 wks / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

5 wks / go

French lawmakers vote to ban social media for under-15s

5 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

5 wks / techxplore

Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children

Shannon Bond / npr - A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.

#techpolicy #meta #social #youtube #tiktok #law #contentmoderation #litigation #safety #california

TikTok to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/t...

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TikTok Settles Teen Mental-Health Lawsuit Before Trial

5 wks / wsj / Erin Mulvaney

TikTok to settle as social media addiction trial involving Meta, YouTube moves forward

5 wks / cnbc

TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Blockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year

5 wks / cnbc

"Social media apps have long been accused of being harmful to children. Now those claims will come before a jury for the first time in a trial kicking off Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom." www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

5 wks / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children

5 wks / npr / Shannon Bond

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

5 wks / go

The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety

5 wks / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Crypto Market Structure Bill Delayed as Winter Storm Halts Senate Plans

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR The Senate Agriculture Committee postponed its crypto market structure bill hearing from Tuesday to Thursday due to a severe winter storm. Lawmakers were scheduled to debate amendments and vote on the bill before weather disruptions forced a delay. S…

#crypto #techpolicy #banking #government #agriculture #us #economy #law #sec #crypto

O’Leary Believes Crypto Legislation May Clear Congress by May 15

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Crypto Market Structure Bill Delayed as Winter Storm Halts Senate Plans

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Senate Crypto Bill Markup Delayed By Snowstorm, But May Still Get Hit With Partisan Vote

5 wks / decrypt / Sander Lutz

Snowstorm delays Senate Agriculture Committee’s crypto bill markup to later in the week

5 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Senate Agriculture panel delays market structure hearing to Thursday after winter storm

5 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Google could owe you some money, now that it's moving to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured when its devices were activated by something other than Google Assistant's actual trigger word, "Ok Google." German outlet VRT N…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #voice #google #privacy #law #technology #assistant #litigation #regulation

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Google pays up to settle voice-activated ad targeting claims

5 wks / mumbrella / Eleanor Dickinson

Google Settles $68 Million Lawsuit Claiming It Recorded Private Conversations

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Google agrees to $68 million settlement in voice assistant privacy lawsuit

5 wks / engadget / Anna Washenko

General lawsuit settlement details

Google agrees to $68 million settlement in voice assistant eavesdropping lawsuit

5 wks / techspot

Google Pays $68M to Settle Voice Assistant Spying Lawsuit

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google to pay $68 million to settle Google Assistant privacy lawsuit

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users

5 wks / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

Google agrees to $68m settlement over Google Assistant recording claims

5 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million

5 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Google Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Targeting Voice Assistant

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations

5 wks / bbc

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Settles Voice Assistant Privacy Lawsuit for $68 Million

5 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

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The tech giant did not admit wrongdoing in the case.

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Target, UnitedHealth, 3M, General Mills CEOs finally spoke up about ICE after weeks of silence. Here’s what they said

Grace Snelling / fastcompany - For weeks, the leaders of Minnesota’s most prominent businesses have remained tight-lipped as thousands of ICE agents have flooded the Twin Cities, where those agents have raided residential neighborhoods, detained employees from local businesses, and tak…

#techpolicy #government #business #judiciary #DHS #jobs #immigration #law #technology

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Corporate Leaders Weigh In on ICE Crisis

'ICE is going too far': Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and more CEOs on Minnesota

5 wks / qz / Ben Kesslen

Shameful: Tech leaders react to ICE killing of Alex Pretti

5 wks / mashable

Minnesota CEOs’ call for ‘de-escalation’ isn’t enough. Here’s why.

5 wks / fastcompany / Sarah Bregel

Tech's top CEOs mum after ICE killings, while leaders like Reid Hoffman, Yann LeCun speak out

5 wks / cnbc

Vancouver-based Hootsuite standing by ICE contract

5 wks / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Target, UnitedHealth, 3M, General Mills CEOs finally spoke up about ICE after weeks of silence. Here’s what they said

5 wks / fastcompany / Grace Snelling

CEOs at Target, Best Buy, and more urge 'immediate deescalation of tensions' in Minnesota

5 wks / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Orbital, an AI platformfor real estate law, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round tosupport continued growth in the US and UK. The round was led by Brighton Park Capital andincluded parti...

#ai #vc #automation #saas #enterprise #genai #business #uk #us #law

Orbital raises $60M to modernize real estate law with AI

5 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Orbital: UK AI legal platform sets sights on US with £44m

5 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Orbital Secures $60M To Transform Real Estate Legal Work With AI

5 wks / ventureburn / Clinton

Orbital Raises $60M in Series B Funding

5 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

London’s LegalTech Orbital raises €50 million Series B to expand AI platform for real estate law

5 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Orbital secures $60M Series B To Automate Real Estate Legal Work With AI

5 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI

5 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Orbital raises $60M to automate real estate’s outdated legal workflows

5 wks / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

Caroline Haskins / wired - A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.

#bigdata #analytics #dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #DHS #immigration #law #digitalprivacy #advertising

ICE being able to remain masked and anonymous is one of those system-level bugs with American democracy the Trump administration seems intent on exploiting www.theverge.com/policy/86720...

5 wks / bsky / @reckless.bsky.social / reckless.bsky.social

Only 31 percent of Americans think ICE agents should be allowed to wear masks. After a Reagan-appointed federal judge heard out the reasoning for the masks, he called it “disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable.” www.theverge.com/policy/86720...

5 wks / bsky / @theverge.com / theverge.com

FAA creates drone no-fly zone for ICE operations

5 wks / reddit / /u/ya-reddit-acct

Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation

5 wks / reddit / /u/ya-reddit-acct

ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds on Medicaid Data

5 wks / ycombinator

Furor erupts after second fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota

5 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking?

5 wks / theverge / Sarah Jeong

Palantir has no place in UK public services: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts?

5 wks / reddit / /u/RewardEquivalent553

NEW: ICE is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that could “directly support investigations activities,” reports @carolinehaskins.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

5 wks / bsky / @lmatsakis.bsky.social / lmatsakis.bsky.social

New: Amid the escalating situation in Minneapolis, ICE posted in the Federal Register asking companies to provide info about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that would “directly support investigations activities” www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

5 wks / bsky / @carolinehaskins.bsky.social / carolinehaskins.bsky.social

NEW: ICE is conducting research into further use of ADINT/"Big Data" to support "investigations activities" by @carolinehaskins.bsky.social

5 wks / bsky / @dell.bsky.social / dell.bsky.social

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations [GIFT LINK]

5 wks / reddit / /u/wiredmagazine

ICE Releases RFI for User Tracking Tools

5 wks / ycombinator

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

5 wks / wired / Caroline Haskins

ICE Is Scanning Civilians’ Faces, Telling Them They’re Being Entered Into a Terrorism Database

5 wks / reddit / /u/Wagamaga

SEC to dismiss Gemini Earn lawsuit with prejudice after full investor recovery, ending three-year battle

Zack Abrams / theblock - The dismissal follows the 100% in-kind return of crypto assets to Gemini Earn investors through the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process.

#fintech #crypto #finance #judiciary #law #litigation #sec #gemini #crypto

SEC Withdraws Suit Against Crypto Firm Gemini

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Trump backers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

SEC to dismiss Gemini Earn lawsuit with prejudice after full investor recovery, ending three-year battle

5 wks / theblock / Zack Abrams

SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange

5 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis

Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent…

#aclu #government #doj #judiciary #us #security #law #media #emergencyservices #regulation

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ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis

5 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Person shot in federal agent confrontation in South Minneapolis

5 wks / axios / Torey Van Oot

Investigations & Judicial Oversight

Judge blocks feds from destroying evidence in Minnesota shooting

5 wks / axios / Avery Lotz

Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting

5 wks / axios / Torey Van Oot

Media Narratives & Public Response

Gun rights groups challenge shooting of legally armed Minneapolis man

5 wks / axios / Avery Lotz

"We’re not trying to recreate social media”: How Minnesota’s Star Tribune navigates a local crisis

5 wks / semafor / Max Tani

The day of the second killing

5 wks / theverge / Gaby Del Valle

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

5 wks / wired / David Gilbert

Minnesota activist releases video of arrest after manipulated White House version

5 wks / reddit / /u/RewardEquivalent553

Political Fallout & Shutdown Fears

National Guard activated in Minneapolis after Border Patrol agent kills man

5 wks / ycombinator

Second Minnesota shooting by ICE raises chances of a partial government shutdown

5 wks / semafor / Burgess Everett

Minneapolis shooting hardens Democrats on government shutdown

5 wks / axios / Hans Nichols

Furious Democrats float national guard, government shutdown over latest Minneapolis shooting

5 wks / axios / Andrew Solender

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Minnesota takes rare legal steps to ensure probe of Alex Pretti shooting

5 wks / axios / Kyle Stokes

CEOs call for ‘de-escalation’ after Minneapolis shooting

5 wks / semafor / Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

This is fascism. MAGA America is like Nazi Germany Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti www.axios.com/2026/01/25/m...

5 wks / bsky / @joepublic.bsky.social / joepublic.bsky.social

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino praised federal agents who fatally shot Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, insisting without explanation or evidence Sunday that Pretti was "there for a reason." www.axios.com/2026/01/25/m...

5 wks / bsky / @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social / laurenmeidasa.bsky.social

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5 wks / bsky / @brs1621.bsky.social / brs1621.bsky.social

Some of us had a real problem with the killing of an unarmed woman, too. www.axios.com/2026/01/25/g...

5 wks / bsky / @jefferycowlick.bsky.social / jefferycowlick.bsky.social

www.axios.com/2026/01/25/g...

5 wks / bsky / @boboloca.bsky.social / boboloca.bsky.social

Right to publicly carry weapons is a centerpiece of 2nd Amendment advocacy and has emerged as a key issue in the shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who had a permit to carry, Axios reported. Videos show him holding a cell phone, not his gun,

5 wks / bsky / @kenbazinet.bsky.social / kenbazinet.bsky.social

Impeach Noem, fly to Minnesota: What House Democrats discussed on their private call

5 wks / axios / Andrew Solender

Documenting Terror on the Streets of Minneapolis

5 wks / techpolicy

It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun

5 wks / theverge / Sarah Jeong

Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti

5 wks / axios / Avery Lotz

Judge blocks feds from destroying evidence in Minnesota shooting

5 wks / bsky / @uspol.skyfleet.blue / uspol.skyfleet.blue

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5 wks / bsky / @pescado70.bsky.social / pescado70.bsky.social

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti ->WIRED | #Pretti #IceMurder | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

5 wks / bsky / @bigearthdata.bsky.social / bigearthdata.bsky.social

Soon after the killing of Alex Pretti, some Senate Democrats who supported the bipartisan deal to reopen the government in November said they would oppose a six-bill funding package if it includes DHS. www.semafor.com/article/01/2...

5 wks / bsky / @semafor.com / semafor.com

Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting

5 wks / bsky / @axios.com / axios.com

Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/tim-walz-investigation-border-patrol-shooting-minneapolis https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/tim-walz-

5 wks / bsky / @us-political-news.bsky.social / us-political-news.bsky.social

Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

5 wks / bsky / @mcbridetd.bsky.social / mcbridetd.bsky.social

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday that the state will conduct its own investigation into the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal immigration agents. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

5 wks / bsky / @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social / laurenmeidasa.bsky.social

Yes, the state of Minnesota should take over the investigation of this latest murder by ice because letting DHS investigate is like allowing the criminal to investigate himself. That’s not good. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

5 wks / bsky / @humble2024.bsky.social / humble2024.bsky.social

Furious Democrats float national guard, government shutdown over latest Minneapolis shooting https://www.axios.com/2026/01/24/ice-cbp-shooting-minneapolis-democrats-reaction https://www.axios.com/2026/01/24/ice-cbp-shooting-minneapolis-democrats-reaction

5 wks / bsky / @us-political-news.bsky.social / us-political-news.bsky.social

Democrats in Congress erupted in fury Saturday after federal agents fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, with some calling to deploy the National Guard and partially shut down the government in response. www.axios.com/2026/01/24/i...

5 wks / bsky / @rosesbloom24.bsky.social / rosesbloom24.bsky.social

#Abolish DHS! Contact your Senators to block the funding! 202 224-3121 www.axios.com/2026/01/24/i...

5 wks / bsky / @darnich.bsky.social / darnich.bsky.social

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BREAKING: Man who was shot in confrontation with federal agents in South Minneapolis this morning has died

5 wks / bsky / @axios.com / axios.com

Senate Ag Committee’s sweeping crypto market structure bill faces ethics amendment ahead of next week’s hearing

Sarah Wynn / theblock - Ahead of a hearing next week to debate and vote on a sweeping crypto bill, members filed several changes to the legislation.

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #government #governance #agriculture #us #law #regulation #crypto

Days of our market structure bills: State of Crypto

5 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

Senate Ag Committee’s sweeping crypto market structure bill faces ethics amendment ahead of next week’s hearing

6 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand 'optimistic' Senate Agriculture will advance crypto bill despite differences

6 wks / cnbc

Senate Agriculture's crypto market structure draft peppered with Democrat pitches

6 wks / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Microsoft claims it receives about 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year.

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #techpolicy #microsoft #government #us #law #encryption #operatingsystems #digitalprivacy

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Comparative Privacy Narratives

Microsoft Gave The FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Breaking from Apple Privacy Stance

6 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Encryption Policy & Privacy Debate

MS confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked

5 wks / ycombinator

Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that

6 wks / reddit / /u/ZacB_

Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds

6 wks / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

6 wks / reddit / /u/blixt141

FBI Key Releases

Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders

5 wks / tomshardware

Microsoft Gave FBI a Set of BitLocker Encryption Keys To Unlock Suspects' Laptops

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

6 wks / reddit / /u/rkhunter_

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

6 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

6 wks / ycombinator

Other Developments

DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits

5 wks / wired / Maddy Varner, Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts

All Other Stories

Microsoft has confirmed it will hand over BitLocker encryption recovery keys to the FBI. You definitely should not be accepting Microsoft’s default of storing BitLocker keys in the cloud when signing into Windows with an MS account www.theverge.com/news/8

5 wks / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

5 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

6 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Foreign governments should be wary of U.S. technology companies. gizmodo.com/microsoft-re...

6 wks / bsky / @grumpyintrovert.bsky.social / grumpyintrovert.bsky.social

Binance Files for MiCA License in Greece Ahead of July 1 EU Deadline

Simon Chandler / decrypt - Binance’s application for MiCA is reportedly being fast-tracked, after the exchange established a holding company in Greece in December.