• Os Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expuseram inadvertidamente os números de Seguro Social de milhares de médicos por meio de uma violação de dados.
• A agência não conseguiu proteger adequadamente informações pessoais sensíveis em seus sistemas, levantando preocupações sobre as práticas federais de proteção de dados.
• A violação desencadeou investigações sobre os protocolos de segurança do CMS e possíveis reformas regulatórias.
Robert Hayward prevê que o Reform será o grande vencedor, tirando cadeiras tanto do Labour quanto dos Conservatives. Bom dia. Entramos agora na semana final de campanha para o Scottish parliament, Welsh Senedd e as eleições locais inglesas. Keir Starmer planejava um grande discurso hoje, mas ele, e outros líderes políticos, estão hoje focando em sua resposta ao esfaqueamento em Golders Green e na ameaça de antissemitismo enfrentada pela comunidade judaica da Britain – descrita como uma “emergência de segurança nacional” por Jonathan Hall KC, o revisor independente da legislação de terrorismo do governo. Aqui está nossa matéria de ontem à noite. E aqui está nosso blog ao vivo por Taz Ali. Taz cobrirá a maior parte da reação política a essa história e, por isso, isso não será algo que eu cobrirei aqui. (E como processos criminais estão ativos, temo que comentários relacionados ao ataque não serão permitidos abaixo da linha.) Continue lendo...
• Juízes, em decisão unânime, retomam processo federal movido por 'centros de crise de gravidez' antiaborto no estado
• A Suprema Corte dos EUA decidiu na quarta-feira a favor do operador de centros de crise de gravidez antiaborto de base cristã em New Jersey, que tenta impedir uma investigação estadual sobre se as instalações se envolvem em práticas enganosas.
• Os juízes, em decisão unânime, reviveram uma ação federal movida pela First Choice Women’s Resource Centers contestando uma intimação de 2023 do procurador-geral do estado que buscava informações sobre os doadores e médicos da organização. Um tribunal inferior havia descartado a ação.
The Iran conflict has entered a Cold War-like phase with financial sanctions and naval interdictions, leading to a tense stalemate. Higher energy prices are expected to persist, while the risk of escalation remains. President Trump is reportedly weighing new strikes against intensifying sanctions, aiming to force Iran into nuclear program negotiations.
• X-Energy, a nuclear power company, completed its Nasdaq debut with CEO Clay Sell announcing plans to deliver clean energy solutions to data centers and industrial customers.
• The company is positioning itself as part of the broader reinvention of nuclear power to meet growing energy demands from artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure.
• The move reflects investor appetite for clean energy technologies as data center operators seek sustainable power sources to support AI expansion.
Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in MaineThe Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows.The decision reflects the difficult trade-off facing political leaders, who must weigh the impact of datacenters on the environment and household energy bills against the millions of dollars in investment and tax revenue they can bring. Continue reading...
• Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs sustained a concussion on a hard fall during the second quarter of Game 2 playoff loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night, played only 12 minutes before exiting.
• Spurs lost 106-103, evening the first-round series at 1-1; coach Mitch Johnson confirmed Wembanyama is in protocol and out for the game, emphasizing proper steps will be taken.
• The incident occurred with 8:57 left in the second quarter while driving to the basket defended by Jrue Holiday, landing chin-first and briefly appearing knocked out.
Tech company has signed on to nine deals as it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAmazon has entered power agreements with nine new renewable projects in New South Wales and Victoria, as the technology company seeks to source renewable power for its datacentre operations in Australia.The nine deals, including one windfarm and 10 solar and battery projects, will take the amount of renewable energy Amazon is sourcing in Australia from 430MW to nearly 1GW. Continue reading...
A top UN official has criticised lack of global urgency as reports confirm the world’s largest humanitarian crisis is worseningEfforts to end Sudan’s catastrophic war have been criticised as “unacceptable” by the country’s top UN official as a series of new reports confirm that the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis is worsening.Speaking to the Guardian on the eve of the third anniversary of the war, Denise Brown expressed her concern over the apparent lack of political urgency to end a conflict that has forced 14 million Sudanese to flee their homes. Tens of thousands of people are missing. Continue reading...
• Britney Spears has voluntarily entered a substance abuse treatment facility in Los Angeles more than a month after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
• The pop icon's decision to seek treatment comes as she continues to navigate personal challenges following her conservatorship termination.
• The move marks a significant moment in Spears' ongoing recovery journey, with sources close to the singer indicating her commitment to addressing substance abuse concerns.