XCharge NA + JOJO Launch EV Fast Chargers in Illinois – First Sites Live
XCharge North America and JOJO Superfast have begun deploying an EV fast‑charging network across Illinois, launching nine sites with two already operational. Each location will feature four 200 kW C6 Smart DC chargers, primarily installed at Menards home‑improvement stores to capture existing retail traffic. The rollout leverages ComEd’s Make‑Ready rebate and Illinois EPA’s Driving a Cleaner Illinois funding under the state’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. Additional sites are slated to open through Q3 2026, expanding regional charging capacity.
Anti-Money Laundering: AML Important Definition
Anti‑money laundering (AML) encompasses laws, regulations and procedures that force banks and other firms to detect and report illicit funds. Originating with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act in 1970, AML standards have expanded globally through bodies such as the Financial...
Jury Awards Cemex Driver $5M in ‘Egregious’ Disability and Race Bias Lawsuit
A federal jury in California awarded $5 million to a former Cemex truck driver who proved race and disability harassment, finding the company created a hostile work environment under Title VII and California law. The plaintiff’s claims against individual coworkers were...
Granite Scoops up $114M Job Segment on California’s Highway 101
Granite Construction secured a $114 million contract to rebuild Segment 4E North of California’s Highway 101 between Hermosillo Road and Salinas Street. The scope adds a new peak‑period carpool lane in each direction, replaces left‑hand ramps with right‑hand ramps, and installs a teardrop roundabout...
Google Planning an Open-Source Platform for Android Auto
Google unveiled Android Automotive OS for Software‑Defined Vehicles (AAOS SDV), an open‑source platform extending Android Auto beyond infotainment. The new OS will handle seat actuators, climate control, lighting, cameras, mirrors, and vehicle telemetry while providing a unified software architecture for automakers....
White House Issues FY 2027 Budget Request
The White House unveiled its FY 2027 budget request, projecting roughly $1.5 trillion in total federal outlays with a notable boost to health‑related programs. The proposal follows the American Hospital Association’s latest *Costs of Caring* report, which highlights rising expenses for hospitals...
Jason Blundell Announces His New-New Studio, Magic Fractal
Jason Blundell, former Call of Duty creative lead, announced the formation of Magic Fractal Studios in a livestream with ex‑Dark Outlaw partner JC Farmer. The new studio emerges just weeks after Sony shuttered Dark Outlaw, which never revealed a live‑service...
Proactive Approaches May Mitigate QOL Impacts of MASH
A new real‑world study published in JHEP Reports shows that patients with metabolic dysfunction‑associated steatohepatitis (MASH) experience markedly lower health‑related quality of life when advanced fibrosis and cardiovascular‑renal‑metabolic (CVRM) comorbidities are present. The analysis of 2,675 patients across Canada, France,...
New PECO Rate Hike Request Includes Proposal for Peak-Shaving Distributed Battery Program
PECO, the Philadelphia‑area utility, has filed a new rate‑hike request that bundles a proposal for a peak‑shaving distributed battery program. The filing seeks to recover costs for installing utility‑scale and behind‑the‑meter battery storage that can reduce demand spikes on the...
Q&A: AWS on New AI Agents, Quantum Computing in Healthcare
At HIMSS 2026, AWS chief medical officer Dr. Rowland Illing outlined the company’s new AI‑driven agent platform, Amazon Connect Health, which bundles five agents to streamline patient‑provider interactions while keeping a human in the loop. He emphasized AWS’s push for...
Banks Working on the SpaceX IPO Reportedly Have to Subscribe to Grok
Elon Musk is reportedly making subscription to X’s AI chatbot Grok a condition for banks, law firms, auditors and advisors to work on SpaceX’s upcoming IPO. Five Wall Street giants—Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley—are...
The Conclave at 50: Virtual Toast Previews Final Conference
The Conclave, a five‑decade‑old nonprofit for radio programmers, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a virtual toast on April 17. The online event will feature industry veterans and Community Marketing Revolution founder Seth Resler, offering reflections on the organization’s history and a...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Previews the Dire Lord Rework, New Blood Debt System, and Masteries
Visionary Realms previewed a major rework of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s Dire Lord, introducing a hybrid tank/physical DPS role with light plate armor. The update replaces the old essence mechanic with a new Blood Debt system that fuels self‑healing...
Magic Qualify for PGL Astana as K27's Major Bid Takes Big Hit
magic secured a spot at the PGL Astana Europe closed qualifier by defeating K27 3‑2 in a best‑of‑five final. The Russian‑led K27 team squandered a 2‑0 lead and lost crucial VRS points, pushing their Cologne Major hopes onto the upcoming...
Patentability of AI Related Inventions
The USPTO, under new Director John Squires, has signaled a shift toward accepting AI‑related patent applications by overturning overly broad Section 101 rejections and emphasizing traditional novelty, obviousness, and disclosure standards. The agency now evaluates AI inventions primarily on whether they...
Legal Docs Reveal Miyamoto Originally Saw Donkey Kong as "a Human in a Gorilla Costume," Disclose Other Names Considered for...
Legal documents from the 1983 Universal v. Nintendo lawsuit have been released, revealing Shigeru Miyamoto’s original vision of Donkey Kong as a human in a gorilla costume. The filings include a 1.3‑gigabyte trove of evidence and a list of alternate...
FMC Again Rejects Maersk Petition to Waive Notice Period for Emergency Fuel Surcharge
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has again denied Maersk’s petition to waive the statutory 30‑day notice required before imposing an emergency bunker fuel surcharge on U.S. trades. The carrier’s request, filed on March 11, was unanimously rejected, meaning Maersk cannot apply...
Podcast: EV Deliveries From Tesla, Rivian, Toyota Electric Pickup Truck, and More
The Electrek Podcast highlighted several key EV developments this week, including Tesla’s Q1 2026 deliveries of 358,000 units—missing expectations and leaving a 50,000‑vehicle inventory surplus. Tesla also announced the end of Model S and Model X production, with only about 600 units remaining,...
As the Senate Weighs the Trump-Backed SAVE Act, These States Are Advancing Their Own Voting Restrictions
The Senate is dragging its feet on the Trump‑backed SAVE Act, a federal voter‑ID bill that would require proof of citizenship and photo identification nationwide. Meanwhile, Republican governors in Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota and Utah have signed state versions of...
Resiliency in the Face of Volatility
Biotech markets are poised to sustain their outperformance as they navigate heightened geopolitical uncertainty. BioCentury’s Q2 2026 preview highlights strong follow‑on equity offerings and a robust M&A pipeline as primary catalysts. The sector’s resilience is underscored by more than $1 billion in...
California Bill Could Require Apartment Developers to Fund Grocery Construction
California’s AB 1674 would force developers of new apartments, townhomes, condos and mobile home parks to preserve or fund grocery‑store space when projects threaten food‑desert areas. The bill requires local governments to assess a development’s impact on grocery‑store capacity within a...
AI Companies Are Building Huge Natural Gas Plants to Power Data Centers. What Could Go Wrong?
AI‑driven data‑center operators are racing to build massive natural‑gas power plants, with Microsoft targeting 5 GW in West Texas, Google 933 MW in North Texas, and Meta adding 7.46 GW in Louisiana. The projects aim to secure "behind‑the‑meter" electricity to meet soaring AI...
Etsy Bans Fur From Its Listings
Etsy announced it will prohibit all animal‑fur listings on its marketplace starting August 11, 2024, after a sustained activist campaign. The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade staged over 50 protests in 17 cities, including a disruption of Etsy’s investor presentation....
Joint Commission Launches Outcome-Driven Certifications on Perinatal Care, Cardiac Procedures
The Joint Commission announced the rollout of outcome‑driven certifications, debuting two programs that assess hospital performance in perinatal care and cardiac surgeries. The perinatal certification will measure maternal and newborn outcomes alongside patient‑experience scores, while the cardiac certification will track...
SEMI Appoints Mary Bischoping as Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
SEMI announced Mary Bischoping as its new Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, based in Washington, D.C. Bischoping will steer SEMI’s engagement with U.S. lawmakers on supply‑chain resilience, intellectual‑property protection, tax policy, and emerging technologies such as AI and...
Balancing Efficacy and Tolerability in Skin Cancer Treatment: Todd Schlesinger, MD
At the American Academy of Dermatology meeting, Dr. Todd Schlesinger emphasized that proactive management of adverse events is essential for keeping skin‑cancer patients on effective therapies. He outlined next‑step options for melanoma that progresses on immunotherapy, including clinical trials, switching...
Collaborative Care Is Redefining Survival in Multiple Myeloma
Collaborative, multidisciplinary care is reshaping multiple myeloma treatment, linking hematology, transplant, pharmacy, infectious disease, and supportive services across the disease continuum. The non‑linear therapy pathway—spanning induction, autologous stem‑cell transplant, maintenance, CAR‑T and bispecific antibodies—requires constant cross‑specialty communication to avoid delays...
Molex Completes Acquisition of Smiths Interconnect
Global connector leader Molex has completed its largest acquisition to date, buying Smiths Interconnect, a UK‑based provider of ruggedized custom connectors, RF components and optical transceivers. The deal adds Smiths Interconnect’s semiconductor test and medical interconnect capabilities, expanding Molex’s data‑center...
Several Chinatown Buildings Find a Single Buyer for $21M
An unidentified investor, operating through the LLC 99‑91 Canal Project, purchased a cluster of commercial buildings at 99‑105, 95‑97 and 91 Canal Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown for $21.14 million. The properties, registered as office buildings with ground‑floor storefronts, include the artist‑run...
All the Space Events, Conferences, and Meetups Worth Your Time in April 2026
April 2026 hosts a dense schedule of space‑focused events across the United States and abroad, ranging from policy‑driven summits to hands‑on technical workshops. Highlights include the Assured PNT Summit in Washington, the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, and the...
Fox News Tops Competitors in Q1 YouTube Viewership
Fox News Media logged 1.5 billion YouTube video views in Q1 2026, outpacing all major news outlets. Its nearest rival, MS NOW, recorded 974 million views, while CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS lagged further behind. The network’s YouTube audience grew 21 percent year‑over‑year and 51 percent...
Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now
Right‑wing YouTuber Nick Shirley teamed with former DOGE engineer Edward Coristine to analyze a massive Medicaid dataset and claim widespread fraud in California. Coristine, now head of engineering for the White House National Design Studio, supplied the data and urged...
Buyers Finally Have Leverage in the Housing Market. Here Are 3 Smart Ways...
U.S. homebuyers are regaining leverage as the market cools, prompting sellers to offer concessions rather than price cuts. In Charlotte, agents report $5,000 closing‑cost credits on $355,000 listings, and nationwide data show 67% of sellers covered buyer closing costs in...
This Spring Has Been a Record Season for Renewables
Spring 2026 has become a record‑breaking season for U.S. renewables, highlighted by Texas ERCOT’s all‑time wind peak of 28.7 GW on March 14 and multiple solar records across major ISOs. The nation added 26.5 GW of utility‑scale solar and 5.7 GW of wind in...
Renewables Groups Believe Minnesota VPP Program ‘Misses the Mark’
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Phase 2 of Xcel Energy’s Capacity*Connect virtual power plant program, targeting 50‑200 MW of battery storage by 2028. The initiative marks the first U.S. utility‑owned VPP, where Xcel retains full capacity ownership rather than relying on...
Amazon's Big Summer Prime Day Sale Might Be Moving This Year. Here's What to Expect and How to Get Ready
Amazon is reportedly shifting its 2026 Prime Day from its traditional July slot to June, according to Bloomberg. The move could accelerate deal availability but gives shoppers less time to budget and forces rivals to rethink promotional calendars. Historically, Prime...
Artemis II Pilot Test Drove the Orion Capsule on the Way to the Moon
NASA astronaut Victor Glover manually piloted the Orion crew capsule during Artemis II after it separated from the Space Launch System’s second stage. Glover described the controls as responsive and superior to the ground simulator. Program manager Howard Hu likened the...
Ratatan's Switch Release Officially Cancelled
Ratatan, the rhythm roguelite from Ratata Arts, announced the cancellation of its Switch version after a detailed Kickstarter update. The developers cited high licensing fees and limited resources, opting to concentrate on newer platforms like Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and...
Litigation Update | March 2026
The latest litigation update highlights several pivotal rulings and policy shifts affecting patent practice. The Federal Circuit affirmed that means‑plus‑function claims require a clear justification for omitted structural elements, while a software claim was invalidated at Alice step one for...
Trademark & Brand Protection Update | March 2026
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is reviewing a Blockbuster trademark dilution case that could broaden dilution protection by allowing companies to cite historic success as evidence of current fame. A ruling could reshape trademark filing and enforcement strategies across...
H.H.S. Takes a First Step Toward Restoring Vaccine Advisory Committee
The Health and Human Services Department is set to renew the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) charter for two years, allowing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appoint new members after a federal judge halted the committee’s work....
Simulators Poised to Play Key Role in Air Taxi Pilot Training
The air‑taxi sector is turning to advanced flight simulators to address the looming pilot shortage and high training costs. Joby Aviation’s Academy uses a $60,000 per‑pilot simulator program, targeting 250 new pilots annually, while CAE supplies similar units to Eve...
FCC Hits Telecom Firm that Enabled Bank Impersonation Calls
The FCC has issued a notice seeking a $4.5 million penalty against Voxbeam Telecommunications for allegedly routing tens of thousands of bank‑impersonation robocalls. The agency says Voxbeam transmitted about 61,000 spoofed calls between March 31 and April 3, 2025, with roughly 80% displaying...
EXCLUSIVE: The Rolling Stones Rework Their Iconography With Paly
Iconic rock band The Rolling Stones have teamed with Los Angeles‑based label Paly and Universal’s Bravado to launch a limited‑edition 10‑piece apparel capsule that reimagines the band’s classic imagery. The collection, featuring T‑shirts, hoodies and accessories, draws from six decades...
The 9 Best Portable Tire Inflators for Peace of Mind on Your Next Road Trip
Popular Mechanics’ 2025 Gear of the Year Awards crowned the Milwaukee M18 Portable Tire Inflator as the top portable inflator, thanks to its record‑fast inflation, four memory presets, and a five‑year warranty. The guide also highlights the Etenwolf Vortex S6 for...
Delhi High Court Asks CBDT to Clarify Tax on Partners’ Bonuses, Stays Recovery
The Delhi High Court has stayed tax‑recovering proceedings against a partner of SRB, EY’s audit arm, and directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to clarify the taxability of bonuses and performance‑driven remuneration paid to partners of professional firms,...
Trump’s FY27 Budget Makes Both Boosts and Cuts to Tech Operations
President Trump’s FY27 budget proposes a $707 million cut to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency while preserving and expanding funding for emerging technologies. Artificial intelligence research across the Department of Energy receives $1.2 billion, and the National Nuclear Security Administration sees...
New Economy Prime Service Set for TAP Long-Haul Flights
TAP Air Portugal will roll out Economy Prime, a new premium‑economy cabin for long‑haul flights, starting June 1, 2026. The product sits between standard Economy and Business Class on the airline’s A330 and A321LR aircraft, featuring 12 seats in a...
Anti-Truancy Rule Unsafe for This Student?
A federal judge issued an injunction against a school district’s anti‑truancy rule after determining it endangered a student with a chronic medical condition. The court found the policy violated due‑process rights by threatening removal without individualized assessment. The ruling mandates...
Textile Exporters Urge Govt to Waive Cotton Import Duty
Indian textile exporters have asked the government to suspend the 11% import duty on cotton, citing a recent 7‑8% rise in domestic cotton prices and an 11‑12% jump in ginned cotton costs. International cotton prices have also climbed 12‑15%, squeezing...