Local News Cuts Continue Producing Less Local News
McClatchy eliminated more than 90 unionized positions across 17 publications, including substantial reductions at the Miami Herald.
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Texas Stops Buying Flock Cameras While DPS Keeps 940 Of Them Watching
The governor blocked new state spending. The existing network averaged one search every four seconds and will remain available for legitimate public safety.
Texas Gives Data Centers Permission To Keep Asking For Permission
ERCOT released provisional classifications September 3 after a delay. Inclusion in its large-load review still comes with conditions, not a blanket green light to connect.
Brownsville Secures Water Funding By Becoming Less Brownsville
The city agreed to remove roughly 445 acres from its limits in a deal for up to $220 million from SpaceX. The offer came with a same-day deadline.
To Repair Google's Ad Monopoly, Court Leaves Google In Charge Of The Parts
A judge rejected the forced sale of AdX while accepting most proposed behavioral remedies. Ownership survives the correction.
Telescope President Tried To Cancel Launches Ahead Of Schedule And Within Budget
Congress preserved NASA's Roman mission through two Trump administrations. The observatory responded by departing early.
Teleprompter Operator Bets On President's Next Words After Reading Them First
A White House aide made $107,539 trading prediction contracts on phrases in speeches he could see before the public.
Texas Discovers Its Car-Insurance Fee Bought 3,200 Surveillance Cameras
A $1 fee approved to fight catalytic-converter theft funded an AI license-plate network. The governor paused state money as the investigation arrived.
Court Finds Pentagon Blacklisted Anthropic For Criticizing The Pentagon, Not For Endangering It
A judge said the supply-chain designation was designed to make a public example of an AI company that resisted unrestricted military use.
White House May Tax Laptops Now While Domestic Chip Factories Take Years To Build
A proposed expansion of semiconductor tariffs could reach computers, game consoles, and data center servers before new American capacity is ready.
Bipartisanship Returns As Everyone Agrees The Data Center Should Be Somewhere Else
Conservative farmers and environmental groups have found common ground in sending America's AI infrastructure to a neighboring county.
Court Blocks $100,000 Visa Fee; Administration Returns With A $103,265 Visa Fee
A judge said the executive branch could not impose the original charge without Congress. The proposed replacement adds $3,265 and a public comment period.
Trump Family Crypto Firm Discovers How To Make Money From The Chinese AI Its Own Government Calls A Threat
World Liberty Financial, 38 percent owned by the family, is helping sell access to models built by firms the Pentagon lists as military-affiliated. Customers can pay in the family's own coin.
Truth Social's $100,000-a-Month Fast Lane Draws Federal Lawsuit
The service sells traders access to presidential policy posts milliseconds before the public. The company calls that an industry standard; plaintiffs call it unconstitutional.
Popular “Eye Art” Studios Insist The Part Where They Keep A Copy Of Your Iris Is Just For Their Records
You paid them to scan you. You also framed it.