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Court Ruling Protects Endangered Wildlife Nationwide From Dangers of Coal Mining https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/court-ruling-protects-endangered-wildlife-nationwide-from-danger…

Court Ruling Protects Endangered Wildlife Nationwide From Dangers of Coal Mining
Center for Biological Diversity: CHARLESTON, W.Va.— A federal court ruled today that the federal government’s attempts to undercut Endangered Species Act protections for the sake of coal mining were illegal. Coal mines will now be required to follow the law and ensure their activities don’t harm protected plants and animals.

“They’re relying on tests people have written in the past with great care and covering 100% to see if the LLM-refactored code-base still works!”

Amazon unveils its next-gen Proteus warehouse robot, adding AI-powered language capabilities to let workers assign tasks, rolling out in Europe in H1 2027 (Robert Hart/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/942…

Amazon develops a warehouse robot that workers can speak to
The company insists its robot investments are designed to support, not replace, warehouse workers.

The AI boom isn't just creating new cyber risks. It may finally be creating the business case that CISOs need to secure larger budgets.
Check out my latest CSO piece on how AI may finally be unlocking the cyber budgets CISOs have wanted for years.
Many thanks to Nate Rollings of Zafran Security, Diana Kelley of Noma Security, Bernard Brantley of Corelight, Kyle Lai of KLC Consulting, and Ian Thornton-Trump of Inversion6 for their insights.

AI may finally unlock the cyber budgets CISOs have wanted for years
Autonomous AI systems are reshaping enterprise security, creating an unprecedented expansion of risk just as business leaders may finally be ready to pay for stronger defenses.

A federal judge just told President Trump he has to stop building his tacky, enormous ballroom until he gets congressional approval.
Unsurprisingly, Trump immediately said he would keep building it anyway,
trying to squeeze his precious new obsession through a national security-sized exception in Judge Richard Leon’s ruling.
Leon, a 76-year-old George W. Bush appointee, wrote a banger of an opinion granting the preliminary injunction requested by the plaintiff, the Nationa…

Federal judge demolishes legal "basis" for Trump's ballroom
Judge Leon offered a masterclass in exposing MAGA nonsense.

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The Downballot (@the-downballot.com)
This is partisanship at its rawest. SCOTUS has clamped down on lower courts for rulings that could alter maps many *months* before an election—even when those maps have been judged illegal. Here, it's rushing to let the Louisiana GOP change a map *while an election is underway.* [contains quote post or other embedded content]

The EU Commission unveils its proposed tech sovereignty package, including the Cloud and AI Development Act, in a bid to cut its reliance on US tech companies (Mathieu Pollet/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-plots-long-game-against-us-digital-supr…

EU plots long game against US digital supremacy
The European Commission’s so-called tech sovereignty plan aims to boost domestic champions rather than shut out American competitors.

Legislators and experts criticize the EU's €20B sovereign compute data center plan, questioning whether there is demand and the plan's reliance on Nvidia GPUs (Pieter Haeck/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-accused-wasting-20-billion…

EU accused of wasting €20B on AI computing dreams
Critics argue that there’s no demand for the massive computing hubs Brussels has planned.

Sources: SoftBank plans to make lithium- and cobalt-free data center batteries in Japan as soon as FY2027, as Japan tries to cut its reliance on Chinese metals (Natsuki Yamamoto/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/energy/so…

SoftBank aims to make data center batteries without lithium, cobalt
Next-generation power cells are part of Japanese group's bet on AI infrastructure

Apple says users in Texas must confirm they are 18 years or older or obtain parental consent to create an Apple Account starting June 4, after a court ruling (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/03/apple-app-store-texas-sb-2420/

Apple Bringing App Store Age Verification to Texas as SB 2420 Takes Effect June 4
Apple today said App Store rules in Texas are changing due to the enforcement of SB 2420, a law that adds age assurance requirements for app...