San Diego County Counsel filed a civil lawsuit on October 5, 2026 in San Diego County Superior Court against Polymaker LLC, the Shanghai-based filament maker with U.S. operations in Houston. The complaint alleges Polymaker's marketing, including hiring 3D-printing figure Sean Aranda ("The 3D Print General") after his 2023 YouTube ban over firearms content, effectively turned its PLA filament into a regulated firearm precursor part under California law. The state seeks disgorgement of profits, civil penalties and injunctive relief.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-11
In a wide-ranging interview, New York Governor Kathy Hochul discussed her positions on AI, teen social media restrictions tied to Meta's multistate settlement, ghost gun bans challenged by activist Cody Wilson, Flock surveillance cameras, and a one-year moratorium on data center construction signed in July. She argued AI development needs stronger guardrails and pushed back on critics who say her policies face legal or technical loopholes.
theverge.com
· 2026-08-31
Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson says he's built a tool called 'Hochulization' that automatically alters the digital hash of gun-design files without changing how the printed object functions, defeating detection software that scans for known gun-file hashes. The tool targets New York's new law requiring 3D printers to include software that blocks firearm files, and Wilson plans to apply it by default to the 200,000-plus files hosted on his DEFCAD repository.
theverge.com
· 2026-08-24
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