Tristan Thompson, a former NBA player with big earnings over his career, recently found himself in a legal battle with a crypto company. He had signed a deal to promote World Mobile Group’s digital tokens, expecting $2 million spread out over two years. The plan was simple: Thompson would help the c
A new look at why teens think about ending their lives shows that both the classroom vibe and how kids feel inside themselves matter a lot. Researchers asked nearly three thousand Spanish teens, about half girls, to share how they feel at school and online. They also asked them about their own thoug
Meta Platforms has agreed to hand over $9 million to a Kentucky school district that argued its social‑media apps were harming students’ mental health. The payment came after the district filed a lawsuit and before a trial that was scheduled for June. Meta, along with Snap Inc. , Alphabet’s YouTube,
Companies are learning that old ways of planning for problems aren’t enough when AI runs most decisions. The idea is to move from “backup” plans that wait for a failure to create parallel, independent systems that keep working no matter what. Because AI workloads spread across many clouds and
The cloud‑software firm ServiceNow is still seen as pricey, even after a recent $7. 75 billion purchase of security company Armis. The deal was financed with about $4 billion in new debt, which will raise interest costs and squeeze the company’s free‑cash‑flow margins. ServiceNow aims to hit $30
A group of business leaders in Wisconsin has asked the state’s highest court to review a decision that dismissed their challenge to congressional district lines. The group, which calls itself Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy, claims the current map unfairly favors incumbents and limits vo
The U. S. defence chief said that Asia must spend more on its own armies to stop China from becoming too powerful in the region. He spoke at a big meeting of military leaders in Singapore, where he urged countries like Japan, South Korea and the Philippines to raise their defence budgets to about 3
The big news is that the Texas billionaire Tillman Fertitta is buying Caesars Entertainment for about $6 billion. This move could shake up the whole U. S. gaming scene, but for the Caesars casino on Canal Street in New Orleans, the everyday experience is likely to stay the same. The brand name will
A legal fight has started over who should get money from a $1. 4 million settlement meant for inmates who worked at a Maryland recycling center. The issue isn’t just about the money—it’s about who gets paid first. Victims of crimes, who are legally owed restitution, might miss out because the deal d
A major medical device company just won a court case that could shape how heart pumps get made in the future. A jury decided that Abiomed’s Impella heart pumps don’t break Maquet’s patent rules. Even more surprising? The jury said Maquet’s patent itself wasn’t even valid. That’s a double win for Abi
