Elliptic: Colorado-registered Xinbi Guarantee runs a Telegram black market for Chinese crypto scammers that has facilitated $8.4B in transactions since 2022
Before a crackdown by Telegram, Xinbi Guarantee grew into one of the internet's biggest markets for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers and money laundering.
Colorado governor Jared Polis signs a right-to-repair bill that includes a strong ban on parts pairing and takes effect on January 1, 2026
Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register :
US lawmakers are watching to see whether Colorado's bill for regulating AI, modeled on Connecticut's now derailed bill, can withstand the tech lobby pressure
Mallory Culhane / Politico : X: @cendemtech , @mallorykculhane , and @cendemtech . LinkedIn: James Maroney X: @cendemtech : @CenDemTech's Matt Scherer in @Politico talking about recent state legislat...
How some parents, seeking the ability to reach their kids at all times, have become unexpected but forceful opponents of schools' attempts to ban phones
Students' phone use is disruptive, but teachers and administrators seeking a fix face an unlikely opponent — A rural school district in Colorado tried to ban smartphones. X: @juliejargon X: Julie Ja...
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signs a bill that, for the first time in the US, expands the state's personal privacy law to include consumer “neural data”
Your Brain Waves Are Up for Sale. A New Law Wants to Change That. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image] X: Rafael Yuste / @yusterafa : Historic moment in Colorado today : first bill in world to define...
The White House designates 31 communities across the US as regional Tech Hubs that can compete for $40M to $75M each in grants, under the CHIPS and Science Act
The White House and the Commerce Department announced … Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : White House unveils 31 U.S. tech hubs to boost industry Brittany Roston / SlashGear : White House Designates 31 U...
Google Wallet rolls out support for US state IDs, starting with Maryland, and plans to add IDs from Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia in the coming months
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica :
Governor Jared Polis announces Colorado residents can pay state taxes with cryptocurrencies; Polis is selling NFTs for $52.80 to fund his reelection campaign
the State's coffers will be empty, yet State bills, for services that benefit the public will still need to be paid. What are they going to do then, go into debt on the bet they made? Just nuts. https...
A look at the SMART Health Card, a minimal verification system that uses QR codes to check COVID-19 vaccine status, available to ~200M people in the US
The SMART Health Card is voluntary and minimal by design to protect personal information. About 80 percent of vaccinated people in the U.S. most likely have access to it. Tweets: @david_ingram , @rkl...
A look at the bitter privacy debate in a Colorado neighborhood over the use of license plate scanners made by Flock, whose customer base has risen 4x since 2019
A battle among homeowners in the Colorado mountains shows how a new generation of surveillance technology is reshaping American neighborhoods