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The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Atlas of Surveillance database lists more than 1,800 police departments and sheriff’s offices as having operated drones in the United States. The nonprofit organization also highlighted a notable rise in US law enforcement adopting “drone as first responder” programs in 2025, with tech and drone companies teaming up to sell law enforcement on drones with enhanced surveillance capabilities. Such companies pitching drone surveillance systems tailored for law enforcement include Flock Safety, Axon and Skydio, and Brinc and Motorola Solutions. For example, Flock’s drones carry the company’s automated license plate readers. “Flying cameras are bad enough,” wrote…

Donaldson’s demise was laid bare in graphic detail over the course of his four-week trial.Throughout some harrowing testimony he sat defiant with his arms folded. According to those who know him best it was classic Donaldson, giving nothing away in the most pressurised of environments.For them there was never any doubt that he would take the stand.As a skilled politician with decades of experience of dealing with difficult questions he backed himself to convince the jury of his innocence.But it didn’t work.The Donaldson downfall has also come at a cost to the DUP.The former leader was suspended from the party…

From left, Assemblymember Claire Valdez, a Democrat from New York and U.S. House candidate; Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and U.S. House candidate; Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York; and U.S. House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, during a “Get Out The Vote” rally ahead of a primary election at Kings Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York, June 18, 2026.Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOn Tuesday night, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces his first major electoral test since his election in November 2025. While Mamdani isn’t on the ballot, his power to swing voters…

By David Shepardson June 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday an auction of wireless mid-band spectrum raised more than $3.5 billion, which will largely be used to fund the replacement of Chinese telecom equipment. The FCC said up to $3.3 billion of the auction’s proceeds will be used to cover funds borrowed to support the FCC’s “Rip and Replace” program to purge Huawei, ZTE or other Chinese gear from their wireless networks and other programs. The agency previously estimated removing the Chinese equipment would cost $4.98 billion, but Congress only approved $1.9 billion before deciding to…

SpaceX employees go to work at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne on the day of their company’s IPO, in Hawthorne, California, June 12, 2026. Mike Blake | ReutersLess than two weeks after its record IPO, SpaceX has raised $25 billion in a debt sale, CNBC has confirmed. SpaceX on Monday announced a senior unsecured notes offering, with sources telling CNBC that the company was looking to raise $20 billion. As of Tuesday, SpaceX had received nearly $90 billion worth of orders and upsized the sale by $5 billion, according to people familiar with the fundraising who asked not to be named because the…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as he prepares for a meeting with President Donald Trump.J. Scott Applewhite | APSenate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday that he expects Congress would likely vote on any broader Iran deal that emerges from the Trump administration’s 60-day negotiating window, though he said he does not yet know what form that vote would take.”If there is some deal that is struck, I would expect at some point Congress would have some sort of vote on it,” Thune told reporters. “Whether that’s a…

SpaceX displayed outside the Nasdaq as the company launches their IPO on June 12th, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBCSpaceX’s sharp pullback from its post-IPO record high is doing little to embolden short sellers reluctant to bet against CEO Elon Musk, even as the shares have shed more than a quarter of their value in just over a week.The rocket company is down about 12% this week and roughly 28% from its June 16 peak, erasing hundreds of billions of dollars in market value after a blistering rally that followed the June 12 initial public offering.Yet bearish bets remain in check.…

Brian Rolapp, CEO of the PGA TOUR, speaks, during an announcement of a new competitive model to the PGA TOUR, prior to Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 23, 2026 in Cromwell, Connecticut.Ben Jared | PGA Tour | Getty ImagesGolf fans are finally getting details on a new chapter for the PGA Tour that’s designed to elevate competition and raise payouts for winners. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp unveiled the new competitive model for professional golf’s premier circuit ahead of the Travelers Championship taking place this week outside of Hartford, Connecticut. Rolapp has prioritized modernizing the Tour since…

By Abigail Summerville, Twesha Dikshit and Joel Jose June 23 (Reuters) – The Nasdaq and the fell to over one-week lows on Tuesday, dragged down by sharp losses in semiconductor stocks as investors scrutinized growing debt-funded AI spending and braced for a more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve. The tumbled 7.6%, while the S&P 500 tech sector index shed 3.2%. fell 3.3%, lost 1%, while chipmakers , and fell between 5.8% and 9.4%. “Some of the news lately about AI raises questions about all the spending that’s being done and the capex and ramping of the capacity for semiconductors,” said Thomas…

After a slower start than its major rivals, Toyota has been making up for it with a flurry of new electric vehicles for the North American market. Its first attempt, the bZ4x, was an also-ran, but a new battery pack, more efficient motors, and a NACS charging port transformed the face-lifted bZ into an EV I happily recommend. Then, earlier this year, it followed up with some bZ-related variants. For those who miss the vibe of a station wagon, there is the bZ Woodland, and an all-electric Highlander is nearing the showroom, too. But today’s focus is the C-HR, and…