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In San Francisco , the debate over public safety technology has recently centered on Flock Safety cameras and digital currency billionaire Chris Larsen's role in expanding their use. Flock Safety, founded in 2017 and based in Atlanta , produces automated license plate reader cameras and other surveillance tools marketed to neighborhoods, businesses, homeowners associations, and law enforcement agencies. Unlike a traditional security camera that records continuous video , Flock cameras use motion activation and computer vision to capture still images of vehicles, including license plates, make, model, color, and other identifying features. The images are stored in a searchable database for a set period, typically 30 days , and can be searched by law enforcement to investigate crimes such as stolen vehicles, burglaries, and package thefts. Supporters describe them as a tool for solving crime after it happens, while critics raise concerns about privacy, data retention,...

Back To The Future  Three stabbings on two continents, teen mobs reclaiming the streets, and a war with Iran nobody seems to have time to process. Have we been here before? If you have been watching the news this week with the vague, unsettled feeling that you fell asleep in 2001 and woke up somewhere much older, you are not imagining it. Three stabbings in three days. Teen mobs are overwhelming city centers. A military confrontation with Iran. The decade has a familiar rhythm, and not a comfortable one. Start with Texas . Today a Collin County jury convicted Karmelo Anthony , 19, of murder in the 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco. Both teenagers were 17 at the time. The case drew enormous national attention — not primarily because of the stabbing itself but because of the racial dimension that social media forced onto it , fairly or not. The jury deliberated roughly three hours and sentenced Anthony to 35 years. Two families...