Microsoft, OpenAI Sued by New York Times for Copyright Infringement December 27, 2023 By Mark Bergen The New York Times Co. sued Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI Inc. for the use of content to help develop artificial...
Avalanche Closed Alaska Highway, Cutting off Access December 27, 2023 A large avalanche and blizzard conditions in southern Alaska cut off road access to much of the Kenai Peninsula south...
California Lawsuit Says Grocer Broke Law by Asking Job-Seekers About Criminal Histories December 27, 2023 California sued the Ralphs supermarket chain, alleging that it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal records...
Canada’s Fairfax Completes $860M Acquisition of Gulf Insurance Group from KIPCO December 27, 2023 Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the US$860 million acquisition of Gulf Insurance Group (GIG) from Kuwait Projects...
SPAC Mania’s Ugly End Yields $46 Billion of Investor Losses in 2023 December 27, 2023 By Jonathan Randles and Amelia Pollard Wall Street’s affair with blank-check firms, the finance fad that pushed companies onto the stock market during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Gas Tanker’s Detour of 8,000 Kilometers Highlights Shipping’s Current Chokepoints December 27, 2023 By Elizabeth Low A gas tanker’s long, circuitous journey is highlighting the toll that war and climate change are taking on the shipping...
French Climate Damage Measures Came Late but Were Sufficient, Court Rules December 27, 2023 By Nicolas Delame and Tassilo Hummel France’s moves to limit climate damage came late but were sufficient, a French court ruled on Friday, in a blow...
Iranian-Linked Hacks Expose Vulnerabilities of US Water System December 27, 2023 By Jamie Tarabay and Katrina Manson In late November, an Iranian-backed hacking group attacked Israeli-made digital controls commonly used in the water and wastewater industries in...
Severe Storms Lash Australia’s East Coast, Killing 9 People December 27, 2023 By Amy Bainbridge Nine people have died in Australia after severe storms lashed the nation’s east coast on Christmas Day and Boxing Day,...
Japan Orders 4 Non-Life Insurers to End Anti-Competitive Business Practices December 27, 2023 Japan ordered four major non-life insurance companies to improve business practices in connection with anti-competitive activity that aimed to keep...