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May 27, 2026
Crypto-Friendly United Texas Bank Switches Regulator to OCC — theinformation.com
United Texas Bank, a crypto-friendly bank, said it successfully switched its regulator through a charter conversion, despite being under a consent order. The move will help it grow its business serving digital asset firms and foreign banks. The
Best Online Casinos in Canada: Where to Play Legally in 2026 — thewalrus.ca
We looked at dozens of platforms, choosing only those that are regulated by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Then, we ranked them based on game selection, payout speed, mobile experience, payment options, and player protections. Top 10
Could AI tokens be the digital currency that lasts? — semafor.com
Reed’s view It’s an accident that the economic unit of AI is known as a “token.” The 19th century mathematician and philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce used the term in linguistics, and computer scientists later adopted it to break language down into the
Robinhood allows users to use AI agents to trade stocks — semafor.com
In a first of its kind for retail investors, Robinhood has announced AI agents that can trade stock on a user’s behalf. What could go wrong? The tools allow anyone with a Robinhood account to compete more closely with institutional investors that have long
The LastPass Data Breach Settlement Could Net You a Big Payout — lifehacker.com
If you were a LastPass user affected by major security breaches in 2022, you might be eligible for a cash payout—possibly a really big one. The company is paying out benefits to those affected by breaches that compromised user vaults, and some people could
FBI: Get to know your IT guy – extortion crews are visiting law firms pretending to be tech support — theregister.com
The FBI is warning unsuspecting lawyers that their firms continue to be an active target for members of a longstanding extortion crew. Silent Ransom Group has been operating since 2022, by the FBI’s reckoning, and its latest message [PDF] about the gang
AI is not the answer to AI-enabled fraud — codastory.com
A top banker has got in trouble by referring to employees whose jobs will be replaced by AI as “lower-value human capital.” But he’s just saying the quiet part out loud: compliance officers have been expected to work like inefficient computers for years
Pope Leo XIV Takes on the Silicon Valley Oligarchy — newrepublic.com
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on Monday. The 42,000-word statement is being described by major media outlets as centering on the rise of artificial intelligence and the moral, spiritual, and social challenges that it
The Miller Doctrine — prospect.org
This article appears in the June 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. If you’d like to receive our next issue in your mailbox, please subscribe here. Stephen Miller’s giddy grin takes up half the screen as Fox News host Jesse Watters allows him to
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