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Silicon Valley Engineers Charged With Theft of Google, Tech Trade Secrets
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (553+ words) Silicon Valley Engineers Charged With Theft of Google, Tech Trade Secrets Federal prosecutors have arrested three Silicon Valley engineers accused of stealing sensitive chip security trade secrets from Google and others and routing them to unauthorized locations, including Iran, raising…...
California Begins Enforcing State-Level Crypto Licensing With DFAL
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (327+ words) California has set a firm licensing clock for digital asset firms that want to keep serving residents of the state. Applications will open March 9, 2026, through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System, with regulators urging firms to review the NMLS checklist and…...
Congressman Calls for Review of Overseas Support for Autonomous Vehicles
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (457+ words) Congressman Calls for Review of Overseas Support for Autonomous Vehicles Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) has sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calling on the Department of Transportation to examine the use of foreign-based Remote Assistance Operators (RAOs) by…...
News Explorer — Crypto Lender Nexo Relaunches U.S. Services Following SEC Settlement
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (172+ words) News Explorer " Crypto Lender Nexo Relaunches U.S. Services Following SEC Settlement'Decrypt News Explorer " Crypto Lender Nexo Relaunches U.S. Services Following SEC Settlement Generated by AI, curated by humans Nexo, after a $45 million settlement with the SEC in 2023, is relaunching its services in…...
Waymo’s ‘Self-Driving’ Claims Get a Reality Check on Capitol Hill
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (688+ words) Waymo's "Self-Driving' Claims Get a Reality Check on Capitol Hill Waymo's claim that its vehicles operate without human drivers drew sharp scrutiny on Wednesday after a senior executive acknowledged that overseas operators help guide the company's autonomous cars through difficult…...
Native American Tribes Claim Kalshi Prediction Markets 'Siphon' Money From Casinos
4+ week, 1+ day ago (350+ words) Native American Tribes Claim Kalshi Prediction Markets 'Siphon' Money From Casinos Connecticut Indian tribes said in an amicus brief that prediction market operator Kalshi has used its business to "siphon" money away from their casinos. Kalshi sued the Connecticut Department…...
California Fines Crypto Wealth Platform Nexo $500K Over 'Unlicensed' Loans
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (480+ words) Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 2026 California regulators have fined digital assets platform Nexo $500,000 for issuing thousands of "unlicensed" loans to at least 5,456 state residents, adding another enforcement action to the firm's long-running regulatory troubles in the U.S. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation…...
Utah Man Gets Three Years for $2.9M Fraud Tied to Crypto Cash Scheme
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (514+ words) Utah Man Gets Three Years for $2.9M Fraud Tied to Crypto Cash Scheme A 54-year-old Utah man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for operating an unlicensed cash-to-crypto business and defrauding investors of nearly $3 million. Brian Garry Sewell of…...
Hollywood Director Guilty of Scamming Netflix out of $11M, Spending It on Crypto
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (402+ words) Hollywood Director Guilty of Scamming Netflix out of $11M, Spending It on Crypto Filmmaker Carl Rinsch has been found guilty of defrauding streaming giant Netflix and using $11 million in misappropriated funds to buy cryptocurrencies and luxury goods. Rinsch, the director of…...
A Startup Is Trying to Take the Twitter Name From Elon Musk by Force—And It Might Work
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (674+ words) A Startup Is Trying to Take the Twitter Name From Elon Musk by Force'And It Might Work When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 only to kill the brand in 2023, he probably didn't expect someone would try to bring it back…...