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Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet

Blackwall has raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation to continue building security and filtering tools that help websites grapple with growing bot and AI traffic.

TheChaiCentral • Oct 20, 2026

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Congressman Ritchie Torres Authors Bill For Digital Games Ownership Rights

The Stop Killing Games movement appears to still be alive and well. The grassroots campaign to legislate out the practice of gaming companies selling games that they neuter …

TheChaiCentral • Oct 19, 2026

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Mamdani says feds have abdicated on AI, urges New Yorkers to push back

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday night that New Yorkers must resist the narrative that an AI takeover is inevitable and demand regulations that protect the public and put …

TheChaiCentral • Oct 19, 2026

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Embedded AI evaluators won’t be an easy solution, Hugging Face’s policy chief says

The idea of embedded evaluators — in which supposedly "neutral" third-party observers are placed inside AI organizations — has been popularized over the last several months, as AI …

TheChaiCentral • Oct 19, 2026

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The Metric Is Not The Mission: When The Reckoning Reaches The Courts

The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own …

TheChaiCentral • Oct 19, 2026

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Daily Deal: Soundfreaq Sound Spot II Bluetooth Speaker

The Soundfreaq Sound Spot II combines wireless audio performance, ambient lighting, and relaxing sound features in a compact design built for modern lifestyles. Featuring a Bamboo and White …

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