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The Supreme Court denied emergency requests from CCIA and a Texas student group to halt SB 2420, leaving the app age-verification law enforceable as the case heads to an August Fifth Circuit hearing.

CCIA and the SEAT student group asked the Supreme Court to vacate the Fifth Circuit stay that let Texas SB 2420 take effect; Justice Alito gave Texas until June 22 to respond.

The Fifth Circuit stayed an injunction against Texas SB 2420, letting the App Store Accountability Act take effect June 4 as Apple rolled out age-assurance rules.

Nvidia receives a five-year option on 30 million IREN shares at $70 each while paying IREN $3.4 billion over five years for Blackwell cloud capacity at Childress, Texas.

ERCOT's preliminary 2026-2032 load forecast filed April 15 projects peak demand reaching 367,790 MW, more than four times the current record, with data centers accounting for over 60% of the projected growth. CEO Pablo Vegas and the PUCT say the number is almost certainly too high.

Texas will fully fund a $50 million ibogaine trial through 11 universities after no drug company met partnership terms, targeting PTSD, addiction, and TBI in veterans.

As the Commerce Department's 90-day deadline approaches, a constitutional confrontation over AI governance is taking shape between the White House and state legislatures across the country.