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Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Workers Ratify First Union Contracts with Microsoft

On Sept. 9 nearly 1,900 Blizzard employees ratified contracts with Microsoft, winning pay raises, layoff protections, AI bargaining and a three-day hybrid week. ...Read more

$MSFT, #blizzard, #microsoft, #union, #videogames, #cwa

U.S. sanctions Xinbi Guarantee, says marketplace handled more than $24 billion in scam-linked transactions

Treasury’s OFAC designated Xinbi Guarantee as a transnational criminal organization, blocking assets and naming blockchain wallets tied to a $24B scam marketplace. ...Read more

#sanctions, #treasury, #cryptocurrency, #scams

Google to invest €13 billion in Finland to expand AI data centers and energy partnerships

Google will invest €13 billion in Finland over two years to expand AI data centers, back Loviisa nuclear power, add wind and battery capacity and fund local training. ...Read more

#google, #finland, #data-centers, #ai, #energy

EU General Court Dismisses Hungary’s Challenge to Use of Immobilized Russian Asset Proceeds for Ukraine

EU court says it lacks jurisdiction to review Hungary's challenge to using proceeds from immobilized Russian assets to support Ukraine. ...Read more

#eu, #hungary, #ukraine, #law

Detokenization Cache Attack Can Reconstruct Local LLM Outputs, Researchers Warn

Researchers show locally run LLM outputs can be reconstructed from CPU cache activity during detokenization, raising privacy concerns for on-device AI. ...Read more

#security, #llm, #sidechannel, #privacy

Report: Israeli use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon between March and May 2026

Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law document 23 incidents of Israeli white phosphorus use in southern Lebanon (Mar–May 2026) and call for U.N. action. ...Read more

#humanrights, #whitephosphorus, #armscontrol, #lebanon

Man Pleads Guilty in Alleged $245 Million Bitcoin Theft Tied to Social‑Engineering Ring

Malone Lam pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy after prosecutors say he helped steal more than $245 million in bitcoin from one victim using social engineering. ...Read more

#cryptocurrency, #theft, #rico, #bitcoin, #cybercrime

Study of eROSITA clusters gives first constraints on Early Dark Energy; joint fit suggests H0 ≈ 71 km/s/Mpc

eROSITA cluster counts yield first cluster-based constraints on Early Dark Energy; combined with CMB and BAO the fit finds f_EDE≈0.10 and H0≈71.4±1.4 km/s/Mpc. ...Read more

#astronomy, #cosmology, #erosita, #hubbletension

Preprint: Hybrid physics–ML flood model outperforms NOAA’s National Water Model in retrospective hourly U.S. simulations

An arXiv preprint reports a hybrid physics–ML model beat NOAA’s National Water Model in retrospective hourly U.S. flood simulations, notably for rare flood peaks. ...Read more

#hydrology, #floods, #ai, #noaa

Trump Signs Proclamations Banning Some Canadian Imports, Revises Tariff Lists Under Section 338

President Trump signed five proclamations under Section 338 banning some Canadian imports and revising tariffs on alcohol, dairy and autos. ...Read more

#trade, #tariffs, #canada, #usa, #dairy

Lonnie Bunch to Retire as Smithsonian Secretary at End of 2026

Lonnie G. Bunch III will retire as Smithsonian secretary at the end of 2026 after nearly 38 years, leaving amid recent White House scrutiny of museum history displays. ...Read more

#smithsonian, #lonniebunch, #museum, #whitehouse

GAO: End of CFATS Left Thousands of High‑Risk Chemical Sites Without Terrorist‑Watchlist Vetting

GAO says ending CFATS in 2023 removed federal terrorist‑watchlist vetting for workers at thousands of U.S. high‑risk chemical sites, leaving a security gap. ...Read more

#chemicalsecurity, #cisa, #gao, #infrastructure

Rivian outlines autonomy roadmap: point-to-point R2 driving by late 2026, Uber robotaxis planned for 2028

Rivian aims for point-to-point R2 driving by late 2026 and Uber-backed Level 4 robotaxis in 2028, using in-house chips, sensors and software. ...Read more

$RIVN, #rivian, #autonomy, #ev, #robotaxi

Verizon, Corning sign multibillion-dollar deal to lock in 80+ million miles of fiber through 2032

Verizon agreed a multibillion-dollar deal with Corning to reserve 80+ million miles of optical fiber for broadband and AI backbone networks through 2032. ...Read more

$VZ, $GLW, #verizon, #corning, #fiber, #broadband, #ai

Amnesty Says March Tehran Strikes Killed at Least 41 Civilians, Calls for Independent Probes

Amnesty reports at least 41 civilians killed in three March 2026 strikes in Tehran it attributes to a U.S.-Israeli campaign and urges impartial investigations. ...Read more

#amnesty, #iran, #tehran, #airstrikes