Desert Data Fortress: UAE Central Bank Builds Sovereign Cloud With G42 Arm

Desert Data Fortress: UAE Central Bank Builds Sovereign Cloud With G42 Arm

In a decisive pivot toward digital self-reliance, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has inked a deal with Core42, a unit of Abu Dhabi’s AI heavyweight G42, to construct what it calls a Sovereign Financial Cloud Services Infrastructure. This is not just another IT upgrade. It is an attempt to redraw the digital …

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Desert Capital Circles EA’s Debt as $55 Billion Buyout Machine Roars On

Desert Capital Circles EA’s Debt as $55 Billion Buyout Machine Roars On

A heavyweight consortium backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth muscle has moved to sweep up $1.5 billion worth of debt issued by U.S. gaming giant Electronic Arts, tightening its grip ahead of a historic takeover. The buying vehicle, dubbed Oak-Eagle, brings together Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, global tech investor Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. …

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Private Cloud, Public Consequences: Wisconsin Court Backs Google’s Abuse-Reporting Call

Private Cloud, Public Consequences: Wisconsin Court Backs Google’s Abuse-Reporting Call

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has drawn a firm line between private tech surveillance and government search powers, ruling that Google acted within the law when it flagged child sexual abuse images found in a user’s cloud account. In a unanimous decision, the court concluded that Google’s automated detection and reporting of illicit material did not …

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Campus at the Crossroads: White House Takes UCLA to Court Over Antisemitism Claims

Campus at the Crossroads: White House Takes UCLA to Court Over Antisemitism Claims

A fresh legal storm is brewing between Washington and California. The administration of President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the University of California, alleging that its Los Angeles campus fostered an antisemitic work environment that harmed Jewish and Israeli faculty members. At the center of the dispute is University of California, Los Angeles, …

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States Take Washington to Court as Vaccine Rulebook Is Rewritten

States Take Washington to Court as Vaccine Rulebook Is Rewritten

A fresh courtroom clash is brewing over America’s childhood immunization policy. A coalition of Democratic-led states is suing the Trump administration, accusing it of dismantling long-settled vaccine safeguards and exposing children to preventable disease. The legal challenge targets sweeping revisions issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recently altered the nation’s …

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No Conflict, No Collapse: Utah Court Keeps Prosecution Intact in Charlie Kirk Killing

No Conflict, No Collapse: Utah Court Keeps Prosecution Intact in Charlie Kirk Killing

A courtroom in Utah refused to derail the prosecution in the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, rejecting claims that personal ties tainted the case. District Court Judge Tony Graf ruled that prosecutors would remain on the case, dismissing arguments that a conflict of interest existed because the daughter of a senior attorney in the …

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Bench in the Balance: Michigan Federal Judge Steps Aside After DUI Case Surfaces

Bench in the Balance: Michigan Federal Judge Steps Aside After DUI Case Surfaces

A senior federal judge in Michigan has temporarily stepped away from the bench as he confronts drunken-driving charges tied to an October arrest that only recently came to light. The announcement came from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, confirming that Judge Thomas Ludington has voluntarily taken a leave of absence …

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Courts Seek the Keys: US Judiciary Pushes to Reclaim Control of Its Own Buildings

Courts Seek the Keys: US Judiciary Pushes to Reclaim Control of Its Own Buildings

America’s courtrooms are accustomed to weighing constitutional crises. Now, the judiciary says it is living through one—brick by brick. The policy arm of the federal courts, the U.S. Judicial Conference, has asked Congress for something it has sought for decades: the authority to manage its own courthouses, rather than relying on the executive branch. The …

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Robes and Rebukes: Trump’s Tariff Fury Shadows Supreme Court at State of the Union

Robes and Rebukes: Trump’s Tariff Fury Shadows Supreme Court at State of the Union

The chamber was heavy with ceremony, but the tension was unmistakable. When President Donald Trump stepped into the House floor to deliver his State of the Union address, he found himself only a few feet away from members of the very court that had just derailed one of his signature trade policies. Days earlier, the …

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Oil, Budgets and Bank Stocks: Gulf Markets Split as Riyadh Slips

Oil, Budgets and Bank Stocks: Gulf Markets Split as Riyadh Slips

Trading floors across the Gulf told different stories on Tuesday. In Riyadh, caution ruled. In Dubai, momentum lingered. Elsewhere, investors moved with one eye on oil flows and another on Washington. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index retreated 0.6%, giving back recent gains as unease over public finances resurfaced. A widening quarterly budget deficit — driven by …

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