UN countries agree on legal obligation to address climate change
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141–8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to
UN top court finds key labour treaty protects workers’ right to strike
The International Court of Justice issued on Thursday a landmark advisory opinion that potentially enshrines the right to strike in labour standards and international trade
Queen Elizabeth pressed for Andrew to be U.K. trade envoy, documents reveal
Documents show Queen Elizabeth was “very keen” that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, be given the job of U.K. trade envoy, as the U.K. government
Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms
The guidance was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.
Trump Plans to Sign Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models
The president said he postponed the executive order, which would give the government power to evaluate A.I. models before their release, over concerns about “aspects
Gov. Gavin Newsom to Sign Executive Order Aimed at A.I. Job Loss
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to explore an overhaul of labor policies to deal with potential mass job displacement from artificial intelligence.
Conservative rails the GOP accomplished a ‘difficult’ feat — it made ‘itself stupider’
The Republican Party has reached its nadir by standing by and letting Tweety McTreason oust incumbent GOP senators during the primaries and put in their
MAHA mom warns Trump just made a powerful enemy: ‘He’s going to regret that’
A self-proclaimed “MAHA Mom” unloaded on President Tweety McTreason for engineering the defeat of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). Zen Honeycutt, executive director of the grassroots
‘Some good signs’ a US-Iran deal to end war could be in sight, Marco Rubio reveals
Marco Rubio said there are “some good signs” that a deal to end the Iran war could be in sight – but added that he
Brett Adcock’s AI hardware startup Hark raises $700m at $6bn valuation
Two months out of stealth, the founder of Figure and Archer has a chip-and-model stack and a chip-and-model-stack-sized cheque to match. Hark, the AI hardware
Spotify and Universal sign licensing deal for AI covers and remixes
Premium subscribers will be able to generate AI versions of songs by participating UMG artists. The financial terms were not disclosed. Spotify and Universal Music
EU moves forward on $5.8B scale-up fund to keep startups from leaving
The European Union has stepped up efforts to grow its homegrown tech sector and reduce dependence on US firms, advancing plans this week for a
Do Apple’s accessibility efforts point at its AI plans?
You can usually measure a society by the way it treats its most vulnerable populations, and technology often can help people live better, more autonomous
Top UN court rules workers’ right to strike ‘protected’ in key treaty
The nonbinding ruling is expected to be hailed as a victory by workers’ groups and influence global labour relations.