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Sweeping crypto legislation hits major snag as Senate Banking Committee postpones markup

Sarah Wynn / theblock - The Senate Banking Committee has pulled its hearing to amend and vote on sweeping crypto legislation following a tumultuous few days.


Coinbase Withdrawals - Coinbase shuns problematic crypto bill, sparking wider industry concern.

Coinbase, the Biggest U.S. Crypto Company, Asserts Its Power in Washington

7 wks / nytimes / David Yaffe-Bellany

Coinbase, the Biggest U.S. Crypto Company, Asserts Its Power in Washington

7 wks / nytimes / David Yaffe-Bellany

Morning Minute: Coinbase Withdraws Support of Clarity Act, Markup Delayed

7 wks / decrypt / Tyler Warner

Coinbase (COIN) Stock: Up After CEO Flags Excessive SEC Oversight

7 wks / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Coinbase pulled support for Senate crypto legislation — here’s what happened

7 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Coinbase CEO Pulls Support for Senate Crypto Bill Over Tokenized Equities Ban

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Coinbase pulls support for major crypto bill. Here's what it means for the industry

7 wks / coindesk / Helene Braun

Coinbase Withdraws Support for Crypto Bill on Eve of Key Senate Vote

7 wks / decrypt / Sander Lutz

Coinbase says it won’t back Senate crypto bill ahead of banking committee vote

7 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Coinbase pulls support from crypto market structure bill

7 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De


Market & Analyst Impact - Analysts predict cascading effects as crypto bill stalls in Congress.

The big crypto bill isn't dead, may return next month as Wall Street fight still looms

7 wks / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

Bitcoin slides below $96,000 as key crypto bill stalls in Congress

7 wks / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

Crypto bill delay 'may ultimately be constructive' for final product, Benchmark says

7 wks / coindesk / Will Canny

Bank of America CEO: Interest-Bearing Stablecoins Could Take $6T Out of Bank Deposits

7 wks / decrypt / Will McCurdy


Senate Markup Turmoil - Senate panel halts crucial crypto markup amid fierce debates.

Crypto Leaders Call for Negotiations as Senate Postpones Markup of Crypto Bill

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Senate committee delays vote on crypto bill amid pushback

7 wks / semafor / Eleanor Mueller

Senate Banking Committee Delays Markup of Key Crypto Bill as Industry Support Frays

7 wks / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

Sweeping crypto legislation hits major snag as Senate Banking Committee postpones markup

7 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Senate Banking Committee cancels crypto market structure markup

7 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

Senate crypto bill nears crunch time as amendments pile up, lobbying intensifies ahead of Senate Banking Committee hearing

7 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn


Support Among Peers - Robinhood CEO supports bill despite Coinbase exit and policy rifts.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev reaffirms support for crypto market structure bill amid delay

7 wks / theblock / Danny Park

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Verizon Outage Knocks Out US Mobile Service, Including Some 911 Calls

Lily Hay Newman / wired - A major Verizon outage appeared to impact customers across the United States starting around noon ET on Wednesday. Calls to Verizon customers from other carriers may also be impacted.


Competitor, Investor Response: Rival jabs and stock resilience

Verizon’s outage may have annoyed users, but it didn’t bother investors

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

T-Mobile takes jab at Verizon outage in service update

7 wks / mashable


Customer Compensation: Apologies, credits, and restoration promises

Claim It Now: Verizon Is Offering A $20 Credit As An Apology Of Sorts For Its Network Outage

7 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

How to claim your free $20 from Verizon

7 wks / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Verizon offers $20 account credit following daylong cellular outage

7 wks / appleinsider

Verizon outage today: Verizon reveals how to fix ongoing issues, offers $20 credit

7 wks / mashable

Verizon Explains How to Receive $20 Bill Credit Following Major Outage

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

iPhone SOS: Verizon Apologizes for Outage, Promises Customer Credits

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol


Widespread Outage Impact: Disruptions, SOS, and 911 call issues

Verizon outage update: Cause, credits, and what to know about the SOS snafu heard around the country

7 wks / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for wireless customers across the US

7 wks / techxplore

Verizon outage may be impacting 911 calls

7 wks / mashable

Verizon Outage Knocks Out US Mobile Service, Including Some 911 Calls

7 wks / wired / Lily Hay Newman

Verizon outage: Voice and data services down for many customers

7 wks / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Verizon’s wireless network is down for many people nationwide

7 wks / theverge / Richard Lawler

Verizon Wireless outage puts phones in SOS mode without cell service

7 wks / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams


All Other Stories

Verizon Explains How to Receive $20 Bill Credit Following Major Outage

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

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Verizon breaks silence on massive outage. Heres what they said.

mashable - In a statement, Verizon acknowledged that its customers were impacted by a major disruption on Wednesday afternoon.


Competitor reactions and grid vulnerability insights

After widespread outage, a look at the vulnerabilities in the U.S. wireless grid

7 wks / npr / A Martínez

Verizon’s Cell Network Is Down, and AT&T and T-Mobile Are Sassing Them About It

7 wks / techradar / John Gruber


iPhone SOS alerts and fixes

Today's Verizon Outage Could Leave Your iPhone Stuck in SOS Mode. Here's the Fix

7 wks / cnet / Nelson Aguilar

Verizon wireless outage leaves iPhones stuck in SOS across the U.S.

7 wks / appleinsider

Verizon is Down: iPhones Show 'SOS' Mode Due to Network Outage

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Verizon outage: Why your phone says SOS, what we know so far

7 wks / mashable


Nationwide outage reports and official alerts

Verizon Outage Hits Around 175,000 Customers

7 wks / cnet / Corin Cesaric

Verizon outage map: How to check your area

7 wks / mashable

It's not just you, Verizon is down

7 wks / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Widespread Verizon Outage Prompts Emergency Alerts in Washington, New York City

7 wks / slashdot / msmash

Verizon breaks silence on massive outage. Heres what they said.

7 wks / mashable

Verizon Users Report Service Outage Affecting 176,000 Customers

7 wks / bloomberg / Molly Schuetz


Restoration efforts and customer compensation updates

Verizon will pay you $20 following its nationwide outage — here’s how to get it

7 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Verizon says a major outage is resolved and promises account credits for those affected

7 wks / qz / Chris Morris

10-hour long Verizon outage is finally resolved

7 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Verizon says network back up after massive outage

7 wks / mashable

Verizon outage cause: What we know, what we dont

7 wks / mashable

Verizon support hints at phone bill discount for outage

7 wks / mashable

Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 17873 / 18 stories in 7 wks


California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok

Kate Conger / nytimes - The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law.


California probes

California Opens xAI Investigation Over Grok's Deepfake Flood

7 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

California to investigate xAI over Grok chatbot images, officials say

7 wks / reddit / /u/ddx-me

California Attorney General Investigating xAI Over Grok’s Deepfakes

7 wks / wsj / Georgia Wells

Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

California Launches Investigation Into Grok’s Nonconsensual Sexual Images

7 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

California investigating Grok AI over lewd fake images

7 wks / techxplore

California is investigating Grok over AI-generated CSAM and nonconsensual deepfakes

7 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok

7 wks / nytimes / Kate Conger

California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok

7 wks / nytimes / Kate Conger

Elon Musk's xAI probed by California DOJ over Grok's deepfake explicit images

7 wks / cnbc


Global regulatory & advocacy

‘Get Grok Gone’: Advocacy groups demand Apple and Google block X from app stores

7 wks / theverge / Robert Hart

It’s not over, Europe’s regulators tell X

7 wks / politico / Eliza Gkritsi

Philippines to Join Indonesia, Malaysia in Blocking Musk’s Grok

7 wks / bloomberg / Cliff Harvey Venzon

Advocacy groups slam Apple and Google for hosting Grok and X apps

7 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes

7 wks / engadget / Will Shanklin

Musk bows to pressure over Grok creating sexualised AI images

7 wks / ft

Musk claims Grok made “literally zero” naked child sex images as probes begin

7 wks / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Grok Generated 6,700 Nudifying Images Per Hour. Musk Says He Saw 'Literally Zero.

7 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

Senate passes bill letting victims sue over Grok AI explicit images

7 wks / reddit / /u/sksarkpoes3


Platform policy clampdown

Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok

7 wks / nytimes / Ali Watkins

Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok

7 wks / nytimes / Ali Watkins

X says it has blocked Grok from editing images of real people into revealing clothing

7 wks / techspot

Grok now bans all undressing images -- where it's forced to

7 wks / appleinsider

Musk’s xAI bows to pressure and blocks Grok from ‘nudifying’ images

7 wks / siliconrepublic / Ann O’Dea

Musk rushes to fix disgusting Grok replies

7 wks / news.com.au

X Announces Grok Can No Longer Edit Real People’s Images, But Website Still Allows It

7 wks / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

X says Grok, Musk's AI chatbot, is blocked from undressing images in places where it's illegal

7 wks / go

Grok blocks X users from creating images of real people in ‘revealing clothing’

7 wks / mashable

X Tightens Grok Image Generation Following International Backlash

7 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Musk’s Grok barred from undressing AI images after global backlash

7 wks / scmp

Musk's xAI limits Grok's ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash

7 wks / cnbc

X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’t

7 wks / theverge / Jay Peters

X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash

7 wks / bbc

XAI Blocks Grok From Creating Sexualized Images of Real People

7 wks / bloomberg / Kurt Wagner

X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis

7 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell


All Other Stories

X is claiming it’s restricted the ability to generate explicit deepfakes with Grok, and plenty of media outlets are parroting it without checking. But it’s still easy to get Grok to generate the very same “undressing” photos causing this scandal in the f

7 wks / bsky / @parismarx.com / parismarx.com

Le Monde publie de fausses nouvelles. www.theverge.com/news/862372/...

7 wks / bsky / @clauderioux.bsky.social / clauderioux.bsky.social

California DOJ is the latest to initiate a formal investigation of xAI and its Grok issues - the AI chatbot and image generator enabled widespread creation and publication of deepfake NCII & CSAM (nonconsensual intimate images, and child sexual abuse

7 wks / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

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British Police Used Microsoft Copilot for Faulty Report That Led to Ban on Soccer Team Fans

Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - Microsoft's AI assistant hallucinated a soccer match.

#ai #techpolicy #microsoft #aiethics #genai #uk #soccer #police #copilot

UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake

7 wks / reddit / /u/ScootSchloingo

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7 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans | Police finally come clean about botched use of AI tools

7 wks / reddit / /u/Hrmbee

British Police Used Microsoft Copilot for Faulty Report That Led to Ban on Soccer Team Fans

7 wks / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans

7 wks / arstechnica / Nate Anderson

UK Police Blame Microsoft Copilot for Intelligence Mistake

7 wks / slashdot / msmash

UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake

7 wks / theverge / Tom Warren

Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 17865 / 7 stories in 7 wks


Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China

tomshardware - Chinese customs officers were allegedly told to disallow the entry of Nvidia H200 chips, effectively banning the entry of these AI processors into the country. The command comes as other sources say that Beijing will only allow the import of these AI GPUs…

#ai #semiconductors #techpolicy #china #chips #nvidia #gpu #government #supplychain #regulation

Chinese Customs Block NVIDIA H200 Shipments Hours After US Approval, Freezing $54B in Orders

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China

7 wks / tomshardware

Confusion mounts as China issues vague rules on Nvidia H200 imports

7 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

China Limits Nvidia Chip Purchases to ‘Special Circumstances’

7 wks / eweek / Kezia Jungco

Beijing reportedly limiting H200 purchases to those with ‘special circumstances’ — sources suggest only university R&D labs can acquire Nvidia GPUs in China

7 wks / tomshardware

Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 17855 / 5 stories in 7 wks


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