Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal September 21, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner Starbucks agreed on Thursday to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or...
Virginia Tightens Data Center Restrictions Amid Political Backlash September 21, 2026 The state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the...
New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show September 21, 2026 By Newley Purnell Opposition to data centers continues to mount in the US. That’s according to research group Data Center Watch, which said...
Tesla Faces Major Trial in California for Alleged Bias Against Black Workers September 21, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A California agency’s lawsuit accusing Tesla of allowing rampant race discrimination at its flagship assembly plant is set to go...
US Weighs Antitrust Guidance on AI Safety, Top DOJ Official Says September 21, 2026 By Leah Nylen The Trump administration is considering whether to update interagency antitrust guidance on cybersecurity to address a new wave of threats...
Bankers Hit EU Privacy Wall in Race to Stem Evolving Climate-Related Credit Risk September 21, 2026 By Claudia Cohen, Frances Schwartzkopff and Alastair Marsh Banks under pressure from European regulators to manage extreme weather risks are bumping up against client data-privacy barriers that are...
New York Upgrades Systems to Better Predict Floods and Water Supplies September 21, 2026 New York is upgrading its statewide system that helps communities better understand and predict flooding so that they can reduce...
AI Adoption Is Driving Hiring, but Mostly for Senior Roles September 21, 2026 By Saijel Kishan Companies using artificial intelligence are adding more jobs than those that aren’t, but those gains sharply favor senior employees over...
Tech Update: Mosaic Launches AI-Enabled Digital Underwriting System for SMEs September 21, 2026 Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-based insurer, launched a digital underwriting system designed to quickly bring complex specialty products to the small...
El Niño and Heat Fuel Destructive Storms Across Pacific Ocean September 21, 2026 By Mary Hui and Brian K. Sullivan A strengthening El Niño is stirring up a dangerous mix of typhoons and hurricanes across the Pacific, fueling storms that...