Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has expanded the state’s list of prohibited technologies for state employees and state-issued devices, adding new restrictions on hardware, software, and artificial intelligence platforms tied to China and the Chinese Communist Party.[#item_full_content]

Iran accelerates execution campaign against anti-regime activists amid internet censorship
The Islamic Republic of Iran has accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely obscured by the regime’s internet
