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Saying ‘tax the rich’ hurts wealthy men’s feelings. Not taxing billionaires hurts everyone else (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | get Billionaire Tax Calculator → | tags: patriotic millionaires, pied-à-terre tax, new york legislation

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The balcony solar boom is coming to the US (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-07 | by Casey Crownhart | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: balcony solar, plug-in solar, utah legislation

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Pornhub is now using Apple’s own age verification feature in the UK (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-06 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple age verification, pornhub, uk legislation

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NZ Government to Disestablish the BSA (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Government Tech Policy Book → | tags: nz government, bsa, policy

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Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves AI chatbot age verification (engadget.com)

2026-04-30 | by Anna Washenko | get AI Age Verification Software → | tags: ai chatbots, age verification, senate judiciary

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Online age verification is the hill to die on (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get Online Age Verification Kit → | tags: online age verification, privacy, legislation

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Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead (wired.com)

2026-04-28 | by Boone Ashworth | get Repairability Toolkit → | tags: right-to-repair, consumer electronics, colorado legislation

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Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Parental Control App → | tags: norway, social media, under 16s

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Norway set to become the next country to ban under-16s from social media (techspot.com)

2026-04-24 | get Kids Safe Social Media Kit → | tags: norway, social media, jonas gahr støre

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UK Approves Lifelong Ban on Smoking for People Born After 2008 (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-22 | get Smoking Cessation Support Kit → | tags: smoking ban, vapes, nicotine

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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-21 | tags: tobacco, vaping, nicotine

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US national level OS-level age verification bill (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | tags: age verification, os-level, legislation

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Maine Lawmakers Pass Ban on Large Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-15 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: maine, data centers, megawatts

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H.R.8250 – To require operating system providers to verify the age of any user (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | get Parental Control Software → | tags: h.r.8250, operating system, user verification

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Intuit compressed months of tax code implementation into hours — and built a workflow any regulated-industry team can adapt (venturebeat.com)

2026-04-10 | get Tax Workflow Automation Tool → | tags: intuit, turbotax, tax legislation

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Greece to ban social media for children under 15 starting next year (techspot.com)

2026-04-09 | get Kids Safe Social Media Kit → | tags: greece, social media, mitsotakis

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New Washington state law bans noncompete agreements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-30 | get Noncompete Agreement Guidebook → | tags: washington state, noncompete agreements, law

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Spanish legislation as a Git repo (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-28 | get GitHub Spanish Legislation Archive → | tags: git, spanish legislation, feedback

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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce a bill to pause US data center construction (engadget.com)

2026-03-26 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: bernie sanders, ocasio-cortez, ai data center

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Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Pause AI Data Center Construction, Warns of ‘Cataclysmic Changes’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-25 | get AI Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: bernie sanders, ai data center, moratorium

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U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban Sports Betting on Prediction Markets (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-24 | tags: u.s. senators, sports betting, prediction markets

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Trump Outlines New AI Regulation Plan: What's in It and What's Missing (cnet.com)

2026-03-20 | by See Full Bio | get AI Regulation Guidebook → | tags: trump america ai act, generative ai, deepfakes

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‘A Rigged and Dangerous Product’: The Wildest Week for Prediction Markets Yet (wired.com)

2026-03-20 | by Kate Knibbs | get Prediction Market Platform → | tags: prediction markets, kalshi, polymarket

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The Trump administration is targeting state AI legislation - again. Why that matters (zdnet.com)

2026-03-20 | by Radhika Rajkumar | get AI Development Kit → | tags: trump administration, ai legislation, ai safety

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Smart Glasses Have Privacy Advocates Scrambling (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-17 | get Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glasses → | tags: smart glasses, privacy advocates, legislation

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Nasdaq's Shame (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-15 | tags: nasdaq, nasdaq-100, index investing

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These States Are Joining in the Push to Ban Surveillance Pricing (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-07 | get Smartphone → | tags: considering, considering legislation, dozen

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Kids Online Safety Act Advances to House Amid Concerns Over Free Speech and Civil Rights (cnet.com)

2026-03-07 | by See Full Bio | get Online Safety Act → | tags: legislation, minors, online

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A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-27 | by Kelly Jensen | get E-book readers → | tags: ban books, books, legislation

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The Physics and Economics of Moving 44 Tonnes at 56mph (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Nuclear Reactor → | tags: eu legislation, fuel additives, artic gross weight