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Dozens of activist and legal groups, elected officials, local jurisdictions and individuals have launched more than 50 lawsuits against the Trump administration since Jan. 20 in response to his more than 60 executive orders, as well as executive proclamations and memos, Fox News Digital found. Trump long has been a legal target, which hit a fever pitch during the 2024 election cycle when Trump faced four criminal indictments, including a criminal trial in Manhattan in the spring of 2024 when he was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump has maintained his innocence in the four cases, pointing to…
DeepSeek may face more actions from national regulators in the future, Europe’s privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, underscoring the bloc’s concerns about the rising popularity of the cheap Chinese Artificial Intelligence startup.National privacy regulators discussed DeepSeek at a monthly meeting on Tuesday, after Italy blocked the chatbot over lack of information on its use of personal data and as enforcers in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and other countries questioned DeepSeek on its data collection practices.”Several DPAs (data protection authorities) have already started actions vis-a-vis DeepSeek and there may be further actions in the future,” a spokesperson for the European…
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TAMPA, Fla. — Astroscale and ClearSpace have passed the halfway mark in de-risking key technologies for potentially de-orbiting two satellites in a single mission in 2026 for the UK Space Agency (UKSA).Astroscale’s U.K. subsidiary announced Feb. 11 that it has successfully completed the Mid-Term Review of Phase 2 for UKSA’s Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, focusing on early-stage testing and refinement of technologies needed for satellite capture and de-orbiting.The company highlighted significant progress with partners in debris de-tumbling capabilities and its robotic capture system, ahead of further testing in a specialized vacuum chamber in Germany to replicate space conditions and…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto analyst Ali (@ali_charts) has published a weekly chart on TradingView that places Dogecoin (DOGE) squarely above a defining ascending channel drawn from early 2014. Although many altcoins have gone through boom‐and‐bust cycles in their histories, the attached chart reveals that DOGE has largely respected this upward‐sloping range for more than a decade. “DOGE is holding strong above the upper boundary of this channel, keeping the path open for a potential rally toward $4!” Martinez claims. Dogecoin Poised For $4? The channel itself is composed of two primary bold lines—defining the lower and…
The L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund has acquired Project Monvallet, a ready-to-build (RtB) solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio, with a combined capacity of over 211MW in Ireland. The Fund is a joint partnership between NTR and L&G’s Asset Management division, a major global investor. The acquisition was completed by NTR on behalf of the Fund. Situated in County Louth, the portfolio has been acquired from Strategic Power Projects (SPP). Consisting of two special purpose vehicles, Monvallet Solar and Hazelboro, they have grid and planning in place, with construction of the solar to commence in 2025…
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Wednesday that strong consumer spending so far this year means the Federal Reserve will probably hold off on cutting its benchmark interest rate.The bank’s retail customers are spending about 6% more money in the first 40 days of this year compared with the same period in 2024, Moynihan told CNBC’s Leslie Picker. That rate is an acceleration from the spending growth seen in the final three months of last year, he noted.”That’s driving price firmness, demand firmness,” Moynihan said. “You’re seeing activity that says that we’re probably in a period where rates are…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working to make sure the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency doesn’t hit what she called “life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions,” including her state’s beloved University of Alabama.Kansas GOP Sen. Jerry Moran is worried that food from heartland farmers would spoil rather than be sent around the world as the U.S. Agency for International Development shutters.And Idaho GOP Rep. Mike Simpson warns national parks could be impaired by cutbacks at the start of summer hiring in preparation for the onslaught of visitors.“We need to have a conversation with DOGE and…
Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was looking into a limestone mine in Pennsylvania, where the cost-cutting organization says federal employee retirements are processed manually using a system that could take months. Musk told reporters about the mine on Tuesday during an appearance with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, as the president prepared to sign an executive order concerning the billionaire’s work leading DOGE.”And then we’re told this is actually, I think, a great anecdote, because we’re told the most number of people that could retire possibly in a month is 10,000,” Musk…
The US and UK were among countries that declined to sign the final statement released Tuesday from the AI Summit hosted by France that called for promoting international governance over artificial intelligence.In a speech before the communique was released, Vice President JD Vance argued strongly against the European Union’s tough regulatory approach to social-media platforms and AI and what he termed as foreign governments “considering tightening the screws” on US tech companies. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman, Dave Pares, told reporters on Tuesday that while the UK had worked “closely” with the French throughout the summit, “we haven’t been able to agree…