Licensing & Regulation
This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro Summary Cognixion, a California startup, is launching a clinical trial that pairs its non-invasive brain–computer interface (BCI) with a modified Apple Vision Pro headset to help people with paralysis and speech disorders communicate. The system uses a custom EEG headband (six sensors) […]
Save Lake Mead from ‘human intransigence’ in 9 steps, coalition says Summary A coalition of non-governmental organisations released a report titled “There’s No Water Available” that warns the Colorado River system is approaching collapse unless states act now. The report sets out nine practical recommendations — from stopping new dams to stabilising groundwater — and […]
Brian Quintenz no longer in the running to head CFTC Summary The White House has withdrawn Brian Quintenz’s nomination to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Quintenz, a former CFTC commissioner with ties to Andreessen Horowitz and prediction market Kalshi, had been seen as a likely confirmation, with strong backing from crypto supporters and […]
What changes for Nevadans during a government shutdown? Summary The federal government has shut down after Congress failed to pass a funding deal tied to extensions of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Essential services will continue, but many federal functions will be curtailed or paused, producing notable impacts across Nevada: potential air-travel delays, limited access […]
Judge says Sigal Chattah is not validly serving as Nevada’s acting US attorney Summary U.S. District Judge David Campbell ruled that Sigal Chattah is not validly serving as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney and disqualified her from supervising prosecutions of four people indicted after she was named to the role. Campbell found the Department of Justice’s […]
Federal government hours away from a shutdown Summary Congress remained deadlocked Tuesday as the deadline to avert a federal government shutdown approached, with funding set to lapse at 9:01 p.m. Pacific time. House Republicans passed a stopgap spending bill to fund government operations through 21 November, but Democrats rejected it, pressing instead for an extension […]
Cortez Masto splits from Dems on spending vote as US heads to first shutdown in almost 7 years Summary Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) was one of a very small number of Democrats to vote for a Republican-backed short-term funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, saying she wanted to avoid immediate harm to […]
New SEC Policy Opens Door to Mandatory Investor Arbitration Summary On 17 September 2025 the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a landmark policy: mandatory issuer-investor arbitration provisions will not factor into the SEC staff’s decision to accelerate registration statements, provided disclosure about the provision is adequate. The Commission grounded the change in Supreme Court precedent […]
American Gaming Association releases updated anti-money laundering guide Summary The American Gaming Association (AGA) has published an updated edition of its “Best Practices for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Guide,” offering a refreshed blueprint for the gaming sector to bolster compliance amid shifting laws, technology and criminal methods. The guide emphasises up-to-date AML policies to protect operators, […]
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to White House Summary Democratic and Republican congressional leaders met with President Donald Trump in a last-ditch effort to avert a federal government shutdown ahead of the funding deadline at the end of September and the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October. Both parties […]
