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Education Department Opens 20 Investigations Into Adult Sexual Misconduct in K-12 Districts

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has launched a nationwide initiative and opened 20 directed probes into K‑12 districts over staff sexual misconduct and reporting. ...Read more

#education, #titleix, #civilrights, #schools

U.K. names AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle as first ‘Critical Third Parties’ for finance

HM Treasury designated AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle as the U.K.’s first Critical Third Parties, triggering joint Bank of England-FCA-PRA oversight. ...Read more

#cloud, #financialregulation, #uk, #cloudproviders

GAO Warns VA’s Push to Use AI for Disability Claims Faces Longstanding IT and Oversight Gaps

GAO testimony says the VA is modernizing disability-claims IT and exploring AI, but longstanding management and oversight weaknesses and a recent automation error pose risks. ...Read more

#veterans, #va, #ai, #gao

UCL Reanalysis Confirms 20 GeV Gamma‑Ray Halo Around Milky Way, but Stops Short of Dark‑Matter Claim

UCL reanalysis finds a persistent 20 GeV gamma‑ray halo in Fermi-LAT data around the Milky Way but cautions it's consistent with—not proof of—dark matter. ...Read more

#astronomy, #darkmatter, #fermilat, #astrophysics

SAG‑AFTRA urges Instagram users to opt out of Meta’s Muse Image over likeness concerns

SAG‑AFTRA urges members to opt out of Meta’s Muse Image, which can use public Instagram photos by default in AI-generated images unless users opt out. ...Read more

#meta, #instagram, #ai, #sagaftra

Interior agency seeks public input on using U.S. federal waters for offshore rocket launches

BOEM opened a 30-day request for information on offshore launch, re-entry and recovery operations from the Outer Continental Shelf. ...Read more

#space, #offshore, #boem, #outercontinental

Pirtobrutinib Triplet Prolongs Progression-Free Survival in Previously Treated CLL, Lancet Reports

Phase 3 BRUIN CLL-322 found fixed-duration pirtobrutinib with venetoclax–rituximab cut progression/death risk by ~45% vs venetoclax–rituximab in relapsed CLL. ...Read more

$LLY, #cancer, #cll, #hematology, #pirtobrutinib

CBO: Layered Counter-drone Defense Would Cost About $74 Million to Harden One U.S. Base, $5 Million a Year to Support

CBO estimates a layered counter-drone system would cost about $74M to equip one representative U.S. base and $5M annually to operate it. ...Read more

#defense, #drones, #cbo, #military

At Least 15 U.S. Workplaces Record Union Wins in Late June–Early July

Unions and workers across at least 15 U.S. workplaces — from hospitals and manufacturing to media and federal science — won first contracts, elections, ratifications and AI protections. ...Read more

#labor, #unions, #workers, #ai

Karolína Muchová Beats Coco Gauff in 12-10 Tiebreak to Reach Wimbledon Final

Muchová defeated Gauff 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (12-10) in a deciding-set 10-point tiebreak to reach her first Wimbledon singles final. ...Read more

#tennis, #wimbledon, #muchova, #gauff

Texas Filing Shows Most of id Software’s Public Headcount Cut in Microsoft Xbox Layoffs

Texas WARN filing shows 136 id Software layoffs tied to Microsoft's Xbox cuts, removing much of the studio's public headcount and raising concerns about lost technical knowledge. ...Read more

$MSFT, #gaming, #layoffs, #microsoft, #idsoftware

Bonnie Tyler, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' Singer, Dies at 75

Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer behind 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' died at 75 in Faro, Portugal, after a recent serious illness. ...Read more

#bonnietyler, #obituary, #music, #pop

Google reCAPTCHA mobile verification depends on Play Services, raising access and privacy concerns

Google’s reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification relies on Google Play Services, prompting privacy advocates to warn it could lock out users of de‑Googled Android systems. ...Read more

#google, #recaptcha, #android, #privacy

U.S. launches strikes across Iran, says about 90 targets hit after tanker attacks near Strait of Hormuz

CENTCOM says U.S. forces struck about 90 targets across Iran July 8–9 in response to attacks on commercial tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. ...Read more

#iran, #straitofhormuz, #centcom, #usmilitary

Super Typhoon Bavi Batters Guam and Northern Mariana Islands as Category 5, Knocking Out Power and Closing Ports

Super Typhoon Bavi, a Category 5 storm in early July, cut power and communications across Guam, Rota and Saipan, closing ports and straining recovery efforts. ...Read more

#typhoon, #guam, #northernmarianas, #poweroutage