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• The International Longshoremen's Association plans to strike on Tuesday after wage negotiations stalled.
• The strike would impact the import and export of goods across most industries, from

Apple is planning to debut a new operating system called homeOS with its long-rumored smart displays, the first of which is expected to arrive as soon as 2025, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Reports of a HomePod-like device with a display have been swirling for over a year, and Gurman said just this summer that Apple is working on a tabletop smart display equipped with a robotic arm that

• "Saturday Night Live" premiered its 50th season on NBC.
• The cast portrayed leading political figures during the episode.
• Maya Rudolph appeared as Vice President Kamala Harris, while Bowen Yang played Ohio Sen. JD Vance.

"Saturday Night Live" began its 50th season lampooning the upcoming US presidential election. There was a lot of

• The FTC is targeting companies that use AI tools or make claims about AI for deceptive practices.
• The crackdown includes firms that sell AI tools for fake reviews or misleading services.
• But some experts worry the crackdown could stifle innovation.

The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on companies

• Donald Trump hopes to push several swing-state GOP Senate candidates over the finish line.
• But some of his supporters say they plan to back Democrats in those races instead.
• These split-ticket voters could end up having a major impact on the country.

In recent

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047) today. In his veto message, Governor Newsom cited multiple factors in his decision, including the burden the bill would have placed on AI companies, California’s lead in the

You know how Marvel and DC have held joint ownership over trademarks for “Super Hero” for decades? That time is apparently mostly over, as the US Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the companies’ claim to several of their trademarks, reports Reuters.

The cancellation comes as the result of a challenge

• Israel killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday.
• The Israeli military shared imagery of F-15I fighter jets taking off for the high-stakes mission.
• The aircraft were spotted carrying highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs.

The

• Abaxx is a new commodities exchange that aims to stabilize prices and aid the energy transition.
• "Trade and network keeps the world at peace," Abaxx's CEO told BI.
• Investment in the energy transition hit $1.8 billion in 2023, led by China and the US.

The race to clean-up the global economy is on.

Inv

• California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to add QR codes to student ID cards.
• Then, he used a QR code to announce he had signed the bill into law.
• The bill's author said it was the first time a QR code was used as a signing message.

You might be used to scanning a QR code to see a restaurant menu.

But