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The Supreme Court refused to block Texas's SB 2420 on July 6, 2026, letting app store age verification proceed while the Fifth Circuit hears the merits in August.

Four US states claim Meta could owe up to $1.4 trillion over child addiction allegations, nearly matching Meta's market value. Meta calls the figure outlandish.

AI workloads push US data center water use toward one trillion liters a year, with cooling systems and peak demand straining local supplies in Texas and beyond.

Beijing is reviewing how its frontier AI models can be accessed abroad, with potential limits on APIs, weights, and licensing for foreign users.