Mauritius Police are investigating alleged forgery connected to AFRINIC’s annulled June 2025 board election, with two forgery cases related to the 2025 election still under investigation by the Central CID.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
The Register
Republican House and Senate campaign committees have filed for an emergency stay and are preparing a Supreme Court petition after a 4th Circuit panel blocked an FCC order requiring broadcast TV stations to apply the “lowest unit charge” discounts to political parties and joint fundraising committees as well as candidates.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Meta’s settlement with attorneys general from 29 states includes a “fully, finally, and forever” covenant that the states will not sue Meta under existing child-safety laws (including COPPA and similar state laws) over Meta’s retention and use of children’s data, while allowing limited use of that data to train and test an under-13 age-assurance model with guardrails.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) estimated that broad semiconductor tariffs could cost the US about $90 billion annually in GDP losses and delay or cancel about 20% of data center projects planned through 2030.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Kevin Warsh said inflation is running above the Fed’s 2% target and the central bank’s “predominant focus right now should be on prices,” while reiterating he would not provide forward guidance.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Meta’s $18 billion (up to) settlement with 48 states and four US jurisdictions requires sweeping teen-safety changes—including stricter age verification and limits on notifications and teen screentime (2 hours/day and a midnight–6AM posting/scrolling cutoff)—and about $5.3 billion of the payout depends on TikTok and YouTube agreeing to similar product changes and fines.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
Engadget
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and 100+ other companies signed an open letter calling for tighter collaboration between private and public sectors to defend against increasingly widespread and sophisticated AI-enabled cyber attacks.
Aug 27, 2026 ·TechCrunch
NASA debuted a new Artemis-themed livery on its T-38 training jet N924NA (“924”), adding a black-and-white paint scheme with blue and red stripes plus an Artemis program logo and a Moon picture on the rear fuselage sides.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Ars Technica
The term “meat proxy” is used for people who copy-paste AI-generated text, code or other output “without reading, understanding or validating it,” acting as a relay between the chatbot and the intended recipient.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
CNET
Pennsylvania reported its first measles-linked fatalities in 35 years—two unvaccinated people in Lancaster County, including a newborn—and the broader U.S. total this year is nearly 2,800 cases, the highest since 1991.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is using “tools” including at least doubling buybacks of longer-dated debt after 30-year rates hit a 19-year high, while Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh favors retreating from some Fed communication policies so bond markets set rates more “hands-off.”
Aug 27, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Apple is keeping Siri AI out of the EU under Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance claims, while the EU says the decision is Apple’s and that Apple “unable” to meet EU privacy and security interoperability requirements, keeping Siri AI beyond DMA oversight for now.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Google agreed to settle the UK app developers’ lawsuit for £260 million ($353.21 million), subject to approval by London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, with no admission of liability.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid warned that innovations in payments like stablecoins and instantaneous payments are likely to be “very disruptive” and change how the financial system manages liquidity and settlement over the next decade.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled this May that brokers have a duty to select carriers that operate safely, putting brokers at risk of negligent-selection suits that can no longer be dismissed early on federal preemption grounds.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Americans have protested and sabotaged Flock Safety cameras through tactics including unplugging, smashing, stealing, spray-painting, and physically blocking cameras for hours, with local police in places like Winona, Minnesota, and Burnet County, Texas, saying they removed or would not reinstall cameras after theft and destruction.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
The Verge
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he is considering relocating out of California before the end of the year in response to Proposition 40, warning it would “seize” assets and be a “dangerous precedent.”
Aug 27, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
55% of the British public were unaware the UK’s “Technical Capability Notice” requiring Apple backdoor access to encrypted iCloud data had happened, according to the article.
Aug 27, 2026 ·
Computerworld
The dollar index edged up 0.02% to 99.14 after weekly initial jobless claims fell to 203,000 (vs 208,000 expected) and the U.S. goods trade deficit widened to $118.8 billion in July, while markets shifted attention to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech for clues on how the Fed will respond to higher Treasury yields.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The UK legalized self-installed plug-in solar on August 27, ending the previous ban on the sale and use of such systems and allowing homeowners to buy and install small setups themselves.
Aug 27, 2026 ·Engadget
