OpenAI policy exec who opposed chatbot’s “adult mode” reportedly fired on discrimination claim|BREAKING:

Ryan Beiermeister, who served as OpenAI’s vice president of product policy, was fired in January after a male colleague accused her of sex discrimination, the Wall Street Journal has reported. “The allegation that I discriminated against anyone is absolutely false,” Beiermeister told the Journal. TechCrunch reached out to OpenAI for comment and also contacted an … Read more

Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2025 – Latvia

It would not be an exaggeration to state that the year of 2025 will make itself known as one of the most eventful years in Latvian competition law scene – the conclusion of more than a decade-long litigation in a landmark prohibited agreement case and Latvian Supreme Court’s (“the Senate”) ruling shaking the Latvian Competition … Read more

The U.S. Navy’s new insurance policy for war with China is an Australian base

HMAS STIRLING, Australia—If the U.S. and China come to blows over Taiwan, this naval base in Western Australia offers a berth to bring American nuclear-powered submarines close to the fight—and a haven if things go wrong. The Virginia-class USS Minnesota docked at the HMAS Stirling base in Western Australia last year. Washington plans to deploy … Read more

Appeals court endorses Trump policy of holding many ICE detainees without bond hearings

A federal appeals court on Friday endorsed the Trump administration’s policy of holding broad groups of immigration detainees without access to bond hearings, a major legal victory for President Trump and his deportation crackdown. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of federal judges at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said the Trump administration had … Read more

India’s central bank keeps policy rates steady at 5.25%

Newly appointed Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra after addressing a press conference, in Mumbai on Dec. 11, 2024. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India’s central bank on Friday kept its policy rates steady, as trade deals with the E.U. and the U.S. are set to support the world’s fastest growing large … Read more