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The US Cyber Trust Mark Program, an Energy Star-style certification for smart home security, could be winding down less than a year after it launched. Safety testing company UL Solutions has announced...
Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump's trade push is de-escalating after months of tariff turmoil, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan said. Tari...
French authorities slammed what they said was "a manifestly hostile initiative," in what represents a continuation of deteriorating relations between Paris and Algiers....
Article URL: https://alec.is/posts/ai-employees-dont-pay-taxes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46426596 Points: 6 # Comments: 1...
📋 Key Facts ✓ $7.5 billion allocated to bolster Pentagon's critical minerals reserves in six depots. ✓ Planned stockpiles include 7...
The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships. Official US Navy photo The US Navy's fleet size has shrunk considerably due to problems with new ship c...
Crisis has laid bare the increasingly fraught relations between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi...
An attempted ICE arrest outside Baltimore turned violent after a man allegedly drove into law enforcement vehicles....
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the detention of 125 suspects in operations across 25 provinces against the so-called IS terrorist group....
The Legal Accountability Project complaint, which has not been previously reported, states that it is based on conversations with multiple former law clerks. (Image credit: Mark Lennihan)...
After Australia's world-first social-media ban for minors, France has drafted a similar law to block under-15s from major platforms, which could take effect from September....
Steel and aluminium exporters to the EU will start paying for the CO2 emissions linked to their production as of 1 January 2026. Critics have accused the EU's law of 'protectionism' and say it will hu...
They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinfo...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said over the summer that she didn't use AI. "Yeah, that's changed," she told Business Insider this month. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images More and more lawmakers are be...
The Egyptian military has long held a significant stake in the country’s household brands. From pasta to petrol, what does this mean for the economy of the region’s biggest country?...
The UK, Canada, Germany and several other countries on Wednesday condemned Israel’s decision to approve 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying the move violated international law and ris...
Across the country, new laws dealing with artificial intelligence, healthcare, the climate, and a variety of other areas are set to take effect as 2026 begins....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, legalizing bitcoin and crypto trading. ✓ The Bank of Gh...