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Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills
Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response center running as it monitored Chinese naval maneuvers, the coast guard said. The exercises named “Justice …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 10:44 AM |
US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Tankers With Venezuela Links
The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading restrictions. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 10:13 AM |
Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers
The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a “very small number” of external servers. In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, ESA said it was conducting a forensic analysis and had implemented …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 9:50 AM |
Porsche to Recall Over 173,000 Vehicles for Rearview Camera Issue
Porsche is recalling 173,538 vehicles in the U.S. as the rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. This is one of the largest single …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 7:37 AM |
Whose Dog Is That? Delaware Courts Wade Into Pet Custody Fights
The country’s premier corporate law court, which routinely confronts the obduracy of controlling billionaires, is finding pet owners no less intractable in their deal-making. A conflict over ownership of the goldendoodle Tucker pushed Delaware’s Chancery Court into an emerging area …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:20 AM |
Labor Board Abandons One of Its Cases Against Musk’s SpaceX
The US labor board is abandoning a complaint over SpaceX’s severance and arbitration policies, resolving one front of a sprawling legal battle between the agency and Elon Musk’s aerospace company. In a Dec. 18 joint motion, attorneys for both SpaceX …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:14 AM |
US Lifts Sanctions on Trio Accused of Work on ‘Predator’ Spyware
The US government has lifted sanctions on three people who it previously accused of aiding in the proliferation of “Predator” spyware, a sophisticated surveillance technology that’s allegedly been used against Americans. The Department of Treasury’s removal of the business bans …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:06 AM |
People Moves: Alliant Hires Johnson as EVP in M&A Specialty
Alliant Insurance Services hired Adam Johnson as executive vice president within Alliant Specialty. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Johnson has experience in insuring venture capital and private equity funds, along with their portfolio companies. He develops strategic risk …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:00 AM |
How Maine Is Spending Its Share of Opioid Settlement Money
Over the past five years, the attorney general’s office, with Aaron Frey at the helm, has secured for Maine more than $260 million in settlements with major pharmaceutical companies accused of “supercharging” the opioid epidemic. It has overseen the settlements’ …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:00 AM |
Thousands of Maui Vacation Rentals in Limbo After Council Hits Gridlock
In arguably its biggest decision of the year, the Maui County Council recently voted to phase out roughly 7,000 vacation rentals over the next five years to make room for sorely needed longterm housing for residents. The 5-3 decision on …
POSTED JANUARY 02, 2026 6:00 AM |
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