UK Crypto Incentives Ban Could Drive Firms Out of Country, Lobbyists Say Lobby group CryptoUK called for more clarity on the FCA’s guidance on its upcoming rules for crypto ads.

Biden Orders Ban on U.S. Investments in China’s Sensitive High-Tech Industries The new limits, aimed at preventing American help to Beijing as it modernizes its military, escalate a conflict pitting the world’s two largest economies against each other.

Appeals Court Overturns Mississippi’s Lifetime Ban on Voting for Former Felons A federal appeals court said that barring people convicted of certain felonies from voting pointlessly denied them access to “the democratic core of American citizenship.”

90 percent of Ray-Ban Stories owners aren’t using Meta’s smart glasses Various technical issues impacting Meta’s Ray-Ban Stories have contributed to poor user experience and a 13 percent return rate. | Photo by Amanda Lopez for The VergeMeta is struggling to retain users for its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, with over 90 percent of consumers having seemingly abandoned the platform, according to a report by The Wal…

Incandescent Bulb Ban Renews a Squabble Over the American Home A ban on most kinds of traditional bulbs renews a cultural squabble between regulatory efforts to curb energy consumption and the very American impulse to do whatever one wants in one’s domicile.

LAX becomes 2nd major US airport to ban sale of single-use plastic water bottles – The Points Guy submitted by /u/LunacyNow

Angels’ Nevin gets 1-game ban after outburst Angels manager Phil Nevin received a one-game suspension after he yelled at the plate umpire over a game-ending, called third strike in Friday’s loss.

Judge Rejects Hong Kong’s Bid to Ban Pro-Democracy Song From Internet The authorities sought a court injunction that could have pressured Google and other tech firms to remove “Glory to Hong Kong.”

‘I’m him’: Jags’ Ridley says rust gone after ban It has only been two days, but Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley said the bit of rust he felt in the spring following his return to football after a yearlong suspension is gone.

Source: Michigan’s Harbaugh facing 4-game ban Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is facing a potential four-game suspension as the school and the NCAA continue to negotiate a resolution to an investigation into the Wolverines’ recruiting practices, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

What Does The Norwegian Meta Behavioral Ads Ban Really Mean? via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson The Norwegian order imposed a three-month ban on personalized and behavioral ad targeting against Meta, starting August 2023. The post What Does The Norwegian Meta Behavioral Ads Ban Really Mean? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Apple Pay Summer Promo Offers Discounts at Ray-Ban, Sonic, and More Apple is currently running a summer-themed promotion where customers can save on purchases made at Ray-Ban, Sonic, Gymboree, HotelTonight, Sunglass Hut, PacSun, and select other retailers when they pay with Apple Pay. The offers are available through July 26, so there is around one week remaining to take advantage of the discounts. The offers a…

Biden Administration Moves to Ban Funding for Wuhan Lab A memo said an official suspension of funding to the lab, which has not received any U.S. money since 2020, was necessary to “mitigate any potential public health risk.”

Has Facebook gotten rid of the Like counter in the comment section? Or is it some sort of shadow ban? submitted by /u/dirty_boy69

Iowa Judge Temporarily Suspends New Abortion Ban Judge Joseph Seidlin put a hold on the law, which prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, days after the governor signed it.

Ron DeSantis Promises to Ban CBDCs if Elected President DeSantis in March signed a bill as Florida’s governor to prohibit the use of CBDC’s within his state.

Iowa Governor Signs Abortion Ban Into Law Gov. Kim Reynolds had vowed to approve the ban, which was being challenged in court as she signed it.

Tennessee avoids bowl ban, fined over $8 million Tennessee avoided a bowl ban but has been fined more than $8 million by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions stemming from violations committed during the tenure of former coach Jeremy Pruitt.

China’s Huawei poised to overcome US ban with return of 5G phones, research firms say submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Texas TikTok Ban Challenged for Threatening ‘Academic Freedom’ A lawsuit filed on Thursday says that Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban is compromising research and teaching at public universities.