Licensing & Regulation
Who pays for a skilled nursing stay, Medicare or you? Summary The article explains how Medicare Part A covers (or doesn’t cover) stays in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). To qualify for Medicare-covered SNF care, a beneficiary on original Medicare must have been formally admitted to hospital as an inpatient for at least three consecutive […]
People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help Summary WIRED obtained 200 FTC complaints mentioning ChatGPT submitted between January 2023 and August 2025. While most complaints were routine customer-service issues, several filed in 2025 describe alleged psychological harm after prolonged interactions with ChatGPT — including delusions, paranoia, cognitive destabilisation and spiritual […]
Chastain: Pushing the Boundaries of Insider Trading Summary The Second Circuit in United States v. Chastain reversed a wire fraud conviction involving an OpenSea employee who traded NFTs he knew would be featured on the site. The court held that the wire fraud statute protects only information that qualifies as a company’s “property” in the […]
Chastain: Pushing the Boundaries of Insider Trading Summary On 31 July 2025 the Second Circuit vacated the wire fraud conviction of Nathan Chastain, who traded on knowledge of which NFTs would be featured on OpenSea’s homepage. The court held that, under the wire fraud statute, an employer’s confidential information qualifies as “property” only if it […]
EU Court dismisses Dutch appeal in state aid case and rules in EGBA’s favour Summary The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dismissed the Netherlands’ appeal in a state aid dispute about the 2014 extension of monopoly licences for incumbent betting and lottery operators. The judgment upholds the EU General Court’s 2023 […]
The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure Summary The US Federal Trade Commission has removed or redirected several blog posts about AI that were published during Lina Khan’s tenure as chair. Posts discussing “open-weights” models, consumer concerns about AI, and risks of consumer harm were either redirected to the […]
OpenAI splits with Tech Council of Aus over copyright clash | China claims evidence of US cyberattack on state agency | US court orders NSO to stop targeting WhatsApp Summary Three major tech‑security stories lead this digest. OpenAI has publicly broken with the Tech Council of Australia over proposed copyright limits, signalling it will keep […]
Las Vegas man agrees to plead guilty to ‘massive Ponzi scheme’ Summary Matthew Beasley, a Las Vegas attorney, has agreed to plead guilty to five counts of fraud after federal prosecutors say he organised a “massive” Ponzi scheme that solicited more than $519 million from over 1,200 investors between 2017 and 2022. According to the […]
Judge rules forgery charges against Nevada ‘fake electors’ can proceed in Carson City Summary Carson City Justice of the Peace Derek Dreiling ruled that forgery charges against six Nevada Republican “fake electors” may proceed to district court, saying it was the “hardest call I’ve had to make in my career” but that the evidence narrowly […]
4 arrested in Las Vegas human trafficking, money laundering operation Summary Four foreign nationals — three from China and one from South Korea — were arrested after a two-year joint federal investigation in the Las Vegas Valley uncovered a transnational money-laundering and human-trafficking scheme operating through massage-parlour brothels. The suspects named in the Las Vegas […]
