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FTC and Eight States File Complaint Against Major Ad Agencies Over Alleged Brand‑Safety Collusion

FTC and eight states say WPP, Publicis and Dentsu colluded through industry groups to impose a 'brand safety' floor that cut ad revenue from sites. ...Read more

#antitrust, #advertising, #ftc, #media

FTC Orders Rollins to Stop Enforcing Noncompetes for Over 18,000 Workers

FTC says Rollins' noncompetes barred many low-wage workers; agency orders company to stop enforcement and warns other pest-control firms. ...Read more

$ROL, #ftc, #noncompete, #rollins, #labor

H5N1 RNA detected in semen of California dairy bull, study finds

Researchers detected H5N1 genetic material in semen from a California dairy bull — the first such finding in cattle; no live virus was recovered and risks remain unclear. ...Read more

#h5n1, #avianinfluenza, #dairy, #biosecurity

Google paper sharply lowers hardware estimate for quantum attacks on elliptic-curve crypto

Google researchers estimate a quantum computer could break 256-bit elliptic-curve signatures with under 500,000 qubits, raising urgency for post-quantum migration. ...Read more

#quantum, #cryptography, #blockchain, #algorand

Ireland’s Coalition Survives No-Confidence Vote After Week of Fuel Protests; Junior Minister Resigns

Ireland’s coalition beat a Sinn Féin no-confidence motion 92-78 after a week of fuel blockades. Government announced €505m relief; a junior minister resigned. ...Read more

#ireland, #politics, #fuelprotests, #sinnfein

Justice Dept. Asks Appeals Court to Vacate Jan. 6 Seditious‑Conspiracy Convictions for Proud Boys, Oath Keepers

DOJ asks D.C. Circuit to vacate seditious‑conspiracy convictions for 12 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers tied to Jan. 6, seeking dismissals with prejudice. ...Read more

#jan6, #proudboys, #oathkeepers, #seditiousconspiracy, #justice_department

JWST data suggest powerful galactic wind 300 million years after the Big Bang

JWST spectra show extended CIII] around a z≈14 galaxy, implying strong, metal‑rich outflows moved gas 300 million years after the Big Bang. ...Read more

#astronomy, #jwst, #galaxies, #cosmicdawn

NVIDIA open-sources Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Mixture-of-Experts LLM tuned for its GPUs

NVIDIA released Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Mixture-of-Experts hybrid Mamba‑Transformer LLM with a 1M‑token context, open checkpoints and GPU‑optimized formats. ...Read more

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai, #llm, #moe

Tornado Watch Remains in Effect for Wichita Area and Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas

A tornado watch covered south-central Kansas, western Oklahoma and north Texas into Tuesday night, with forecasters warning of possible intense tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. ...Read more

#weather, #tornado, #kansas, #severeweather

Former student kills himself after opening fire at vocational high school in Siverek, Turkey; 16 wounded

A former student opened fire at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational High School in Siverek on April 14, wounding 16 before killing himself; teachers plan nationwide protests. ...Read more

#turkey, #schoolshooting, #siverek, #education, #gunviolence

Lula Sends Bill to Cut Brazil’s Workweek to 40 Hours, End Widespread 6×1 Schedules

Lula sent Congress a bill to cut Brazil’s workweek to 40 hours and end common six‑days‑on/one‑day‑off schedules, sparking a fast‑track fight over costs and labor rights. ...Read more

#brazil, #labor, #workweek, #lula, #legislation

LaMelo Ball’s late layup, Miles Bridges’ buzzer block lift Hornets to 127-126 OT win over Heat

LaMelo Ball’s overtime layup and Miles Bridges’ buzzer-block lifted the Hornets to a 127-126 play-in win over the Heat, moving Charlotte one win from the playoffs. ...Read more

#hornets, #heat, #nba, #playin, #lameloball

Atlético reach Champions League semifinals for first time since 2017 after edging Barcelona

Atlético advanced to the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2017, winning 3-2 on aggregate over Barcelona despite a 2-1 loss in Madrid. ...Read more

#football, #championsleague, #atletico, #barcelona, #soccer

Javier Mascherano resigns as Inter Miami head coach, citing 'personal reasons'

Javier Mascherano resigned as Inter Miami head coach on April 14, 2026, citing 'personal reasons' — his departure comes less than five months after winning the club's first MLS Cup. ...Read more

#mls, #intermiami, #mascherano, #soccer

Liberal By‑Election Sweep Gives Mark Carney a Majority Without a General Vote

Liberal wins in three federal by‑elections push Mark Carney’s party past the 172-seat threshold, creating a majority government between elections. ...Read more

#canada, #politics, #by-elections, #markcarney