Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco
The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
THURSDAY, 30 APRIL 2026, 19:01
The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: For its famous intractability, the Bloomberg Terminal has long inspired devotion, bordering on obsession. Among traders, the ability to chart a path through the software’s dizzying scrolls of numbers and text to isolate far-flung information is the mark of a seasoned professional. But as a greater mass of data is fed into the Terminal — not only...

More than 700 people working for a Meta contractor in Ireland are at risk of losing their jobs, documents show.
Google has reportedly signed a classified agreement allowing the Pentagon to use its AI models for “any lawful government purpose.” While the deal is said to discourage domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons without human oversight, it apparently does not give Google the power to block how the government actually uses its models. The Verge reports: The agreement was reported less...

ARIA has a billion-dollar budget and big aspirations for tackling everything from epilepsy to Alzheimer’s.

The war in Iran has drawn attention to arrests in the United Arab Emirates over online content, but the legal framework behind that enforcement has existed for years.
fjo3 writes: The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it would exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (source paywalled; alternative source), or OPEC, along with the wider group of partners known as OPEC+, effective May 1, in what could be a blow to control over prices by the group, long led in practice by Saudi Arabia. The move “reflects the UAE’s long-term strategic...

Uncertainty is still hanging over the broader crypto market, but this week, two familiar names are finding their footing again. The Stellar price is stabilizing around $0.17, with buyers defending the $0.16 floor as the market waits for a breakout above $0.20. Meanwhile, the Zcash price is riding a fresh tailwind after its Robinhood listing, […]

Readers respond to an article by Daniel Lavelle about his alien chasing expedition in the US
Daniel Lavelle went “alien-chasing” in the US and wrote a book about it. The late Nick Pope called it a “hugely entertaining, gonzo-style examination of UFOs, ufology and ufologists”. In his Guardian article (The Pentagon released its UFO videos – so I went to the US to chase aliens. This is...
The Pentagon has also signed deals for using A.I. on classified networks with OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, amid a dispute with Anthropic.
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
Bay Area homeowner and investment banker Storm Duncan is trying to swap a 13-acre Mill Valley property for Anthropic equity instead of cash. He created a LinkedIn page for the home, describing the move as a “diversification play” because he is “under-concentrated in AI investments relative to the importance of AI in the future, and over-concentrated in real estate.” A young Anthropic employee,...

FinBursa has officially launched the first dedicated investor app in the MENA region, providing a neutral mobile gateway for private market investors to discover direct-to-source opportunities in startups, private companies, funds, and capital-seeking entities.
Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard a dispute over labels on the popular Roundup weed killer, which thousands of people blame for their cancers. How the Supreme Court rules could have implications for tens of thousands of lawsuits against Roundup maker Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer. The case centers on who decides about warning...

On May 1, the United Arab Emirates will end its a 59-year membership in the oil consortium, allowing it to raise output during one of the most volatile energy markets in years.
Musk’s posts on his X social media platform have pushed his narrative that OpenAI has lost its way.

Amazon’s color e-reader finally gets a dark mode.