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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on US phones
Google Maps on Saturday changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for U.S. users, while keeping the name intact for Canadian Google users and carrying both names for international users, following President Trump's executive order to rename the Great Lake. The tech giant cited its name change to the U.S. Geographic Names Information...
State of Texas: Meta settlement to bring social media child safety changes
Meta, the social media giant, will pay $1 billion and implement new child safety regulations on its platforms as part of a settlement with the state of Texas.
Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered all state agencies this week to halt funding for Flock cameras amid growing concerns nationwide about the misuse of the roadside camera network. The decision, which was communicated to state agencies on Thursday evening, came as The Texas Tribune said it was preparing to publish an investigation into the...
White House teleprompter operator who placed bets on Trump’s speeches ordered to pay $172K
The White House teleprompter operator who placed online bets on President Trump’s speeches has been ordered to pay a total of $172,000, a federal agency said Friday. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release that Gabriel Perez must pay out his profits from trade — totaling $107,539.02 — in addition to...
Meta settlement backs competitors into a corner on kids safety
Meta’s settlement with nearly every state in the country is putting some of its biggest competitors on notice as the Instagram and Facebook parent firm tries to steer an industry standard on kids online safety. After years of scrutiny, the company agreed to pay billions of dollars to states and make significant changes to better...
ICE plans to spend $2M on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents' operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. The funding document, posted to DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday, said the agency could spend between $1 million and $2 million on...
Appeals court rules states can regulate prediction market platforms like gambling
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction market platforms like gambling and sportsbooks, dealing a heavy blow to the industry. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel agreed with a lower court decision allowing Nevada gaming regulators to oversee the prediction market Kalshi, which argued only the federal government...
Roughly 50 percent of Americans are skeptical about UFO origins: Poll
While Americans remain skeptical on alien origins, the majority believe the U.S. government isn't sharing everything.
Tempe mayor on move to cancel Flock cameras: 'Potential for misuse was too great'
Corey Woods (D), the mayor of Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday defended his decision to cancel the city police department’s $80,000 contract with Flock Safety, a top automated license plate reader company, amid reported misuse of its products. “The concern that we had was just that the potential for misuse was too great,” he told NewsNation’s...
Trump awards Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Trump awarded NASA's Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday during a visit to Johnson Space Center in Houston. U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen all received the honor four months after their historic mission in which the crew flew by the moon....