Perplexity AI makes unsolicited $34.5bn bid to buy Google Chrome | Technology News
This is the second major offer the AI startup has made this year to buy a major asset. In January, it offered to buy TikTok.Perplexity…
How RFK Jr’s vaccine funding cuts fit with Trump’s vision | Donald Trump News
United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced that the US is to cut funding for mRNA vaccine development –…
Trump administration moves to nix key finding on greenhouse gas emissions | Climate Crisis News
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it plans to revoke a scientific finding on climate change that has served as the basis…
Trump signs GENIUS Act for stablecoin regulation
July 18 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday signed the GENIUS Act, which regulates dollar-based digital tokens called stablecoins and is the first major…
Win for the crypto industry: US passed the first major bill to regulate digital assets
ADVERTISEMENT What the US government dubbed as the "Crypto Week" yielded in the House passing the first federal legislation to regulate stablecoins. As it has…
What is the US’s Crypto Week? Why has Bitcoin hit a record high? | Crypto News
Bitcoin has scaled $120,000 for the first time, a major milestone for the world’s largest cryptocurrency in the run-up to what could be a landmark…
Lithuania to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede due to climate change | Climate Crisis News
The seal population has increased from about 4,000, considered nearly extinct, in the late 1980s to about 50,000.Lithuania will make a concerted effort to save…
Supreme Court turns down claim from L.A. landlords over COVID evictions ban
WASHINGTON — With two conservatives in dissent, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down a property-rights claim from Los Angeles landlords who say they lost millions from…
US judge allows company to train AI using copyrighted literary materials | Technology News
Ruling sides against authors who alleged that Anthropic trained an AI model using their work without consent.A United States federal judge has ruled that the…
GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns
WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain…
Stablecoin regulation bill easily moves toward full Senate vote
June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly advanced legislation for a regulatory method for payment with stablecoins. The cloture, which ended debate, was approved…
Why did the Dutch government collapse and what’s next? | Conflict News
The Dutch government collapsed on Tuesday after far-right politician Geert Wilders pulled out of the right-wing coalition after a dispute over anti-immigration measures his party…
No ‘Pikachu’: Why is Japan at war against unconventional, ‘glittery’ names? | Government News
Japan has introduced new rules restricting how names are spelled and pronounced. The new regulations, announced last week, aim to quell a growing practice of…
Brazilian prosecutors sue Chinese carmaker BYD over labour conditions | Automotive Industry News
Labour prosecutors allege that workers were brought to Brazil illegally and toiled in ‘slavery-like conditions’.Brazilian labour prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the Chinese auto…
French farmers protest in Paris for law loosening environmental regulations | Agriculture News
Farmers demonstrate against changes to legislation that would ease restrictions on pesticide and water use in farming.French farmers have disrupted highway traffic around Paris and…
California labor leaders grill Democrats running for governor on AI, benefits for strikers
SACRAMENTO — In the largest gathering of 2026 gubernatorial candidates to date, seven Democrats vying to lead California courted labor leaders on Monday, vowing to support pro-union…
Report on faulty alerts during L.A. fires calls for more regulation
After conducting an investigation into Los Angeles County’s faulty emergency alerts during the deadly January wildfires, U.S. Congressman Robert Garcia issued a report Monday calling…
EU slaps Meta, Apple with nearly $800m fines | Technology News
The penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined 700 million…
‘Make showers great again’: Why Trump’s fighting bathroom water pressure | Donald Trump News
EXPLAINERTrump’s new executive order declares showerheads will not be ‘weak and worthless’ any more. But what about water bills?US President Donald Trump signed an executive…
Musk vs Navarro: Is the Trump team divided on tariffs? | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his tariffs plan, even as markets crash around the world. However, signs of divisions among Trump’s…