Licensing & Regulation
Las Vegas police release bodycam footage from deadly 12-vehicle crash Summary Las Vegas police published roughly an hour of body-worn camera footage related to a 12-vehicle collision that occurred on West Cheyenne Avenue near North Jones Boulevard in mid-November. The crash left three people dead, including a pregnant woman, and authorities arrested 19-year-old Jose Gutierrez […]
Judge mulling decision on short-term rentals in Clark County Summary A federal judge has taken under advisement arguments in a lawsuit challenging Clark County’s short-term rental rules and said she would issue a decision in a few days. The Greater Las Vegas Short-Term Rental Association and 15 individual plaintiffs, including Airbnb, sued the county claiming […]
Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs in DC on eve of Capitol riot appears in court Summary A Virginia man, identified as Brian Cole Jr., made his first federal court appearance after being arrested on explosives charges related to two pipe bombs found outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., […]
What are they hiding? Metro won’t release public records from fatal 12-car crash Summary On 18 November a 12-vehicle collision in northwest Las Vegas left three people dead and several injured. Nineteen‑year‑old Jose Gutierrez is accused of intentionally ramming stopped cars and has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. The Las […]
Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database Summary A security researcher discovered an unsecured database tied to an AI image-generator ecosystem that exposed 1,099,985 image and video records to the open internet. The overwhelming majority of the material contained nudity; some files appeared to show non-consensual “nudified” images of […]
White House is expected to submit plans for new ballroom to planning commission this month Summary The White House is expected to file formal plans this December with the National Capital Planning Commission for a proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom championed by President Donald Trump. Will Scharf, chairman of the commission, said submission will trigger the panel’s […]
Lawmakers will hear from Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors Summary Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley arrived on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing with top congressional leaders after reporting that he ordered a follow-up strike on survivors of a boat attack on 2 September in international waters near Venezuela. The […]
Nevada Lawyer Risks Losing Licence Over Behaviour in Ronaldo Case Summary The Nevada Supreme Court has imposed a temporary ban on Las Vegas attorney Leslie Mark Stovall and is weighing whether to revoke his law licence over his conduct in the Kathryn Mayorga v. Cristiano Ronaldo matter. The disciplinary action follows findings that Stovall relied […]
EDITORIAL: Free speech case should be an easy call for high court Summary The Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial discusses a First Amendment case recently heard by the U.S. Supreme Court involving an anti-abortion charity and actions taken by New Jersey that the charity says quieted its speech. The paper says the justices appeared likely to […]
New ASPI Report: The party’s AI | Australian government pauses AI guardrails | India mandates state cyber safety app on smartphones Summary The ASPI Daily Cyber & Tech Digest bundles three major developments: an ASPI report (with the Human Rights Foundation) warning that China’s AI architecture is being used to scale censorship and surveillance; Australia’s […]
