News
Cracking open a can of cannabis -- America's new pastime (for now)
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (599+ words) At Fourth of July barbecues this weekend, Americans are more likely than ever to crack open a can of cannabis, rather than a beer. Pot has long been associated in the United States with hippies and stoners nursing pungent joints....
Exclusive-Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits
1+ week, 6+ day ago (491+ words) June 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has lobbied the U. S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to "a source familiar with…...
Trump's Iran Nuclear Deal Risks Falling Short of Obama Version
2+ week, 1+ day ago (457+ words) (Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump's emerging nuclear accord with Iran risks securing fewer restrictions than the deal negotiated by the administration of Barack Obama " one he derided and later scrapped. Most Read from Bloomberg Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between…...
Musk's x AI, Space X hit with class action over data center "nuisance'
3+ week, 1+ day ago (321+ words) WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's x AI and Space X have been sued by Mississippi residents who say a power plant "fueling nearby data centers is blasting "omnipresent and inescapable" noise that has eroded "their health and home values. The…...
Trump to Drop $1. 8 Billion Fund in IRS Deal, Keeps Tax Probe Ban
4+ week, 1+ day ago (645+ words) (Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is moving to drop controversial plans for a $1. 8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government "weaponization," but will still provide immunity from any probes into the president's past tax filings under a deal agreed to…...
Trump Says He Wants Iran's Uranium Mostly for "Public Relations'
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said the US objective of recovering highly enriched uranium from Iran was "more for public relations than it is for anything else," while reiterating his commitment to removing the nuclear material. Most Read from Bloomberg Hormuz…...
More Americans Are Heading For Retirement In Europe. Will You Join Them?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (902+ words) More Americans are considering and actually moving to Europe. More American retirees are considering moving to Europe. Polling from Monmouth University and Gallup shows that the percentage of people aged 55 and older who want to leave the country is now…...
Musk wanted $80 billion to colonize Mars, Open AI president testifies at trial
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (664+ words) By Deepa Seetharaman and Jonathan Stempel OAKLAND, California, May 5 (Reuters) - Open AI's president testified on Tuesday that Elon Musk supported transforming the artificial intelligence startup into a for-profit company, but wanted full control in part to help him raise $80 billion…...
Bernard Arnault Warns Middle East Conflict Could Spell "Catastrophe" for World Economy
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1283+ words) PARIS " Bernard Arnault warned on Thursday that the conflict in the Middle East could spell "catastrophe" for the world economy this year unless a rapid resolution is found. Speaking at LVMH Mo't Hennessy Louis Vuitton's annual general meeting in Paris,…...
Iran Menaces Hormuz as Its Own Oil Tankers Test US Blockade
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (916+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Iranian gunboats fired on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as Tehran maintained its grip on the vital energy channel, while two of its own oil supertankers tested a US blockade. Anthropic's Mythos Model Is Being…...