A federal court blocked Utah's SB 73, which attempted to require adult websites to detect and block VPN users or identify their physical locations for age verification. The judge ruled the law likely violates the Constitution by imposing impossible technical requirements on websites and burdening interstate commerce.
A federal court blocked Utah's SB 73, which required adult websites to detect and block VPN users or verify their physical location, ruling the law demands technical impossibilities and unconstitutionally burdens interstate commerce. The EFF supported the decision, arguing such geolocation perfection is unattainable and would undermine privacy protections globally.
Valar Atomics, a startup founded by someone committed to reviving nuclear energy, is proposing Project Beehive, a massive nuclear-powered data center on over 9,000 acres of federal land near Price, Utah. The facility would include approximately 456 small nuclear reactors producing 9.6 gigawatts of power—more than double Utah's current average electricity output—along with fuel production and waste storage facilities. Local environmental groups have raised concerns about the project's impact on public lands, while federal regulators review the application.
Governments worldwide are increasingly banning or restricting VPNs to enforce age verification and online surveillance measures. VPN users and advocacy groups are mobilizing to defend these tools as essential for internet privacy and freedom, opposing legislation in the US, Australia, Brazil, the UK, and other countries.
U.S. mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have climbed to 7.03% weekly average and 7.37% daily, marking the highest levels in nearly 2.5 years amid five consecutive weeks of increases driven by geopolitical uncertainty and rising Treasury yields. The rate surge is making homeownership increasingly unaffordable for Americans, with monthly payments rising over $276 since late February on a $400,000 loan, while some markets like Utah see 91% of renters unable to afford median home payments.