CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets
Jesse Hamilton / coindesk - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.
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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.
- Australia's ban: reports show harms for disabled and isolated youth (2)
- Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits (7)
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Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19304 / 14 stories in 17 days
Animoca Brands clears major regulatory hurdle with new Dubai license
Jamie Crawley / coindesk - Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 19236 / 3 stories in 18 days
Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid
Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - The use of the model through a contract with Palantir highlights the growing role of AI in the Pentagon.
- At Anthropic: mission statements, cash strain, and Super Bowl PR (3)
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Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 19156 / 26 stories in 21 days
Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - The Dutch phone giant Odido is the latest phone and internet company to be hacked in recent months, as governments and financially motivated hackers continue to steal highly confidential information about phone customers.
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Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system
Colin Demarest / axios - The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt laser system, Axios has confirmed.Why it matters: The Army sees the cutting-edge weapon as a way to combat drones without firing e…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 19101 / 5 stories in 22 days
Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief
David McCabe / nytimes - Her departure comes after months of mounting tension over her division’s work to determine whether companies violated antitrust laws.
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US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing content
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused Apple of excluding right-leaning outlets from the top 20 articles in the Apple News feed.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:37 am / permalink 19069 / 5 stories in 22 days
Anthropic Donates $20 Million to Counter OpenAI-Backed Super PACs in 2026 Midterms
Maria Garcia / implicator - Anthropic puts $20 million behind a pro-regulation super PAC, setting up a direct clash with OpenAI-backed political groups ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:37 am / permalink 19068 / 10 stories in 22 days
Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet
Emma Roth / theverge - Discord is about to force some of the people who use its messaging app to make a choice: Use the platform with restricted features, or prove their age. It's a move that platforms have been slowly approaching, but Discord's teen-by-default rollout is a str…
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- Spotlighting security breaches and privacy risks in age verification (2)
- User anger and migration as policy controversy sparks debate (6)
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Back to Top / Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 18978 / 19 stories in 24 days
EU tells Meta it has to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
Francesca Micheletti / politico - The Commission sent the U.S. tech giant a chargesheet with preliminary concerns that it breached antitrust rules.
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French Police Arrest Six After Magistrate Kidnapped in Crypto Ransom Case
Vince Dioquino / decrypt - Authorities in France launched the manhunt after a magistrate and her mother were abducted overnight and found injured.
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An AI startup founder says he’s planning a ‘March for Billionaires’ in protest of California’s wealth tax
Lucas Ropek / techcrunch - The organizer of the event swears it's not a joke.
Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 10:20 pm / permalink 18859 / 5 stories in 28 days
TikTok told to change 'addictive design' by EU or face massive fines
bbc - TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations.
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Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 18829 / 25 stories in 28 days
Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
techxplore - Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 18710 / 14 stories in 4 wks
China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns
bbc - It makes China the first country to outlaw designs first popularised by Elon Musk's Tesla.
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Capgemini sells controversial US government unit
Mels Dees / techzine - Capgemini has begun the process of selling its US subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions. Capgemini came under pressure after it emerged that the subsidiary had signed a contract with ICE. This is according to a press release issued by the company on …
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Anthropic's $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments
EditorDavid / slashdot - Talks "are at a standstill" for Anthropic's potential $200 million contract with America's Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.") The two issues? - Using AI to surveil Americans- Safeguards against depl…
Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 18646 / 2 stories in 4 wks
Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons and surveillance safeguards
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - The Pentagon wants unrestricted access to AI technology. Anthropic is demanding guarantees against autonomous weapons control and domestic surveillance. A $200 million contract hangs in the balance.The article Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons …
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U.K. Competition Watchdog Plans New Rules for Google’s AI Overviews Under Tech Law
Edith Hancock / wsj - Under the plans, publishers could stop their content being used to power AI Overviews, or to train AI models outside of Google search and make sure their content is properly cited in AI results.
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