Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy.

Netflix swings into MLB with Yankees-Giants opening night

Netflix’s forays into live sports have already been successful with the NFL and WWE. The streamer is hoping for another home run as its partnership with Major League Baseball begins Wednesday night with the opening night game between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants.

Trump bans import of new foreign-made routers, citing security risks

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has banned imports of new, foreign-made routers citing supply chain vulnerability and cybersecurity risks. The newest addition to the U.S. “covered list” targets consumer-grade routers, the boxes that connect home computers, phones and smart devices to the internet.

Editorials from The Washington Post, New York Times, The Guardian and others

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Anthropic heads to court to seeks end to 'stigmatizing' supply chain risk label

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is asking a federal judge on Tuesday to temporarily halt the Pentagon’s “unprecedented and stigmatizing” designation of the company as a supply chain risk.

Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 amid slowing Fortnite engagement

Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges. The Cary, North Carolina-based video game publisher said in a memo to employees that the job cuts are not related to artificial intelligence. Rather, they stem from industry-wide challenges.

EU and Australia sign free trade pact and new defense partnership

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The European Union and Australia on Tuesday agreed on the final text of a free trade agreement, some two years after negotiations broke down over Australian demands for more red meat market access and complaints about Australian products labeled with traditionally European names such as prosecco.

OpenAI Foundation pledges $1B to ensure AI 'benefits all of humanity'

OpenAI Foundation, the nonprofit that controls the artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its flagship product ChatGPT, pledged Tuesday to grant out $1 billion over the next year and to build up its capacity as a philanthropic funder.

Vietnam and Russia advance nuclear power deal as energy concerns grow

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam and Russia signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant in Vietnam as the Southeast Asian country revives its nuclear plans with hopes of boosting energy security while curbing greenhouse gas emissions.