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BYD Eyes Canadian Market as Trade Rifts Open Door

The Chinese automaker is building a dealer network north of the border, where tariff enforcement and political will may prove softer than in the United States.

By Marcus Halloran·Jul 10, 2026·4 min read
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New York Courts Move to Block Wearable Recording Devices

A statewide policy takes effect this month requiring visitors, attorneys, and staff to surrender smart glasses before entering any courthous

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
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Cash App Settles Multistate Fraud Investigation for $45 Million

Block's peer-to-peer platform faces scrutiny over weak account security and absent customer support that allowed scammers to proliferate

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
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New Jersey's Lidar Mandate Draws a Line Between Tesla and the AV Industry

A proposed state law requiring overlapping sensors for robotaxis would effectively block camera-only systems from commercial deployment, cry

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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OpenAI Clears White House Review, Launches GPT-5.6 After Nine-Day Hold

The company sent engineers to Washington for direct consultations as the Commerce Department tested Sol, Luna, and Terra under a voluntary p

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
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John Deere Agrees to Open Repair Access After FTC Enforcement

A decade-long settlement forces the agricultural giant to share tools and software with independent mechanics, testing whether consent decre

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Apple's Gatekeeper Fight in Brussels Ends With a Thud

The EU's top court just upheld the Digital Markets Act designation, forcing Cupertino to keep its five app stores open to rival services acr

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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Apple Tests Chinese DRAM Amid Pentagon Blacklist and Supply Constraints

The iPhone maker is evaluating memory chips from CXMT for China-market devices while navigating Washington's export-control maze and an indu

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Washington Eyes Corporate AI Supply Chains as DeepSeek Adoption Accelerates

American firms are embracing lower-cost Chinese models while regulators weigh intervention, exposing a widening rift in global AI governance

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Beijing's Open-Weight Dilemma: Security Fears Collide With AI Ambition

As Chinese labs close the gap on frontier models, policymakers confront a paradox built into their own technology strategy.

Wei Zhang ·   · 6m
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The Cybersecurity Landscape Has Shifted From Nuisance to National Threat

Data breaches, ransomware, and state-backed attacks are reshaping how governments and companies defend critical infrastructure across Asia a

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 8m
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Texas Age-Verification Law Returns as Supreme Court Declines to Block Enforcement

The Fifth Circuit's decision to lift an injunction allows the state to enforce app store age checks while platform operators argue the rules

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 8m
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Illinois Passes Strictest AI Safety Law as Washington Stalls

While federal lawmakers remain gridlocked over AI regulation, one state has taken the lead on frontier model oversight - setting a new stand

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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Four States Push $1.4 Trillion Penalty Against Meta for Youth Harm Claims

California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey calculate damages based on young users exposed to allegedly addictive platform designs - a fig

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Google Quietly Expands AI Training to Include User-Uploaded Search Media

The search giant now collects images, audio, and video from Lens, Voice Search, and Translate to feed its models - with users opted in by de

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
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Anthropic Embeds Hidden Tracker in Claude Code, Sparking User Backlash

The AI firm quietly removed steganographic code that monitored Chinese users after a researcher exposed the surveillance, contradicting its

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Sam Altman Proposes Federal Equity Stake in OpenAI

The AI giant's CEO has floated a 5 percent government ownership model, signaling a shift in how tech giants negotiate with Washington amid r

Marcus Halloran ·   · 6m
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UK Regulator Kills Getty-Shutterstock Deal, Exposing Limits of US Antitrust Approval

A $3.7 billion merger designed to counter AI competition collapses after Britain's CMA demands editorial asset sales the companies won't acc

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
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A Lobbying Ban Pushed Alibaba to Court - and Won a Temporary Pause

A federal judge's order halts enforcement of new restrictions that prevented the Chinese e-commerce giant from hiring Washington representat

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Beijing Pulls the Plug on AI Personas in Chinese Chatbots

Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent, and NetEase are dismantling personalized AI features as regulators tighten control over the country's generativ

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
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Britain's Financial Watchdog Calls for New Powers to Match AI Adoption

As millions turn to ChatGPT and Claude for money advice, the FCA warns that regulators must upgrade their own capabilities or risk falling b

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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India Orders WhatsApp to Justify Username Feature or Face Regulatory Action

Ministry of Electronics gives Meta three days to respond as government cites impersonation risks in world's largest WhatsApp market

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
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WhatsApp's Username Rollout Hits Friction in India Over Fraud Concerns

Early reservations expose gaps in impersonation safeguards as regulators question whether handle-based messaging opens new attack vectors fo

Priya Nair ·   · 4m
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T-Mobile's VMware Exit Reveals the Hidden Cost of Perpetual License Disputes

The carrier's lawsuit against Broadcom exposes the operational friction when enterprise infrastructure vendors abruptly change licensing ter

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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OpenAI Floats Five Percent Government Stake Across Leading AI Firms

Sam Altman's proposal would see the US government take equity in OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, and Meta as regulatory tensions mount.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m