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What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit that threatens its future

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota's court system, where a judge has decided to order the environmental group to pay an expected $345 million to an energy company whose Dakota Access oil pipeline construction drew protests nearly... Read More.

Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms as she was growing up, saying she was on social media "all day long" as a child. The now... Read More.

Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Netflix said on Thursday it will not raise its offer for Warner Bros Discovery after the HBO Max owner's board determined that Paramount Skydance's latest proposal was a "Superior Proposal" to the streaming pioneer's existing merger agreement. (Reporting by Jaspreet... Read More.

FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of schedule, the latest in a flurry of changes to longstanding norms and procedures. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary described... Read More.

Anthropic rejects Pentagon’s requests in AI safeguards dispute, CEO says

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Anthropic cannot accede to the Pentagon's requests in an AI safeguards dispute, the AI firm's CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday. (Reporting by Carlos Méndez in Mexico City; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

Analysis-As Trump reins in China tech curbs, Beijing’s export controls come of age

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Almost a year after China expanded rare-earth export controls ostensibly aimed at preventing their use by foreign militaries, exporters are still asking a basic question: when does a small magnet turn an everyday product into a controlled item? Makers of... Read More.

Walmart agrees to pay $100 million to settle deceptive earnings charges, FTC says

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Walmart has agreed to pay $100 million to settle charges the company caused delivery drivers to lose tens of millions of dollars in earnings, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a statement on Thursday. The FTC, along with 11... Read More.

Explainer-How did Ivory Coast and Ghana’s cocoa sales crisis come about?

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

By May Angel LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The producers of half the world's cocoa - Ivory Coast and Ghana - have struggled to sell beans and pay farmers this year due to ample global harvests, lower cocoa prices and falling demand from chocolate makers... Read More.

Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 after viral success of AI image generation tool

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Google on Thursday unveiled a successor to its viral Nano Banana image generation model, touting faster performance as the search-engine behemoth pushes to attract more users to its AI tools. The model, called Nano Banana 2, is being rolled out across... Read More.

A children’s hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee

Thursday, February 26 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - Dolly Parton's name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman's anthem "9 to 5," or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park. Now, the Grammy-winning country music superstar is lending her name to a new cause:... Read More.

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What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit that threatens its future

Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros

FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews

Anthropic rejects Pentagon’s requests in AI safeguards dispute, CEO says

Analysis-As Trump reins in China tech curbs, Beijing’s export controls come of age

Walmart agrees to pay $100 million to settle deceptive earnings charges, FTC says

Explainer-How did Ivory Coast and Ghana’s cocoa sales crisis come about?

Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 after viral success of AI image generation tool

A children’s hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee

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