Licensing & Regulation
Police report on Henderson Councilwoman Cox lists more allegations Summary Las Vegas Metro investigators say a 28-page probe into Henderson Councilwoman Carrie Cox lists multiple allegations including secret recordings, operating an unlicensed childcare business that reportedly earned about $200,000 in a year, soliciting donations for personal benefit, intervening in police matters and using city resources […]
The Dark Side of AI in Insurance: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms Linking AI Design Features to Consumer Harm Summary This systematic review (33 empirical studies) examines how AI design features in insurance — notably algorithmic opacity, hyper-personalisation and data-driven bias — lead to consumer harm. Using the TCCM (Theory–Context–Characteristic–Method) mapping the authors find theoretical […]
EDITORIAL: High court election case will have ramifications for Nevada Summary The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Mississippi case that challenges state rules allowing mail ballots to be counted days after Election Day. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Republican National Committee, finding that […]
Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end Summary The Supreme Court extended a short, unexplained order that keeps in place a pause on full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments until just before midnight Thursday. The move sidesteps a broader legal ruling by lower courts that had […]
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide Summary The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal from former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis that sought to overturn a lower-court order requiring her to pay $360,000 in damages and legal fees after she refused to issue marriage […]
Alex Karp Goes to War Summary Steven Levy sits down with Palantir CEO Alex Karp for a wide-ranging interview that confronts the company’s most controversial work and the worldview that drives it. Karp defends Palantir’s contracts with US intelligence, the Department of Defence, ICE and allies such as Israel, and describes how the firm’s software […]
Will the Debanking Crackdown Help or Hurt Your Startup? Summary The OCC under Comptroller Jonathan Gould has launched a crackdown aimed at stopping “politicized or unlawful debanking” and an Executive Order pushes banks to rely on objective, documented risk assessments instead of subjective “reputation risk.” In practice this is already making banks more cautious: they […]
Rosen and Cortez Masto both support Senate’s potential deal to end shutdown Summary The Senate voted 60-40 to begin advancing a bipartisan package aimed at reopening the government after a weeks‑long shutdown. The compromise advances three appropriations bills and extends the rest of government funding to late January, while promising a mid‑December Senate vote on […]
EDITORIAL: Arctic Frost is the biggest scandal you’ve never heard of Summary The Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial warns that the FBI/DOJ probe nicknamed “Arctic Frost” may be a major abuse of power. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released nearly 200 subpoenas tied to the investigation that former special counsel Jack Smith used during probes […]
TikTok loses battle in Nevada Supreme Court, paving way for trial Summary The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court ruling that denied TikTok’s petition to dismiss a civil case brought by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. The suit, filed in January 2024, accuses TikTok of designing its product to keep young users engaged — […]
