An independent news outlet in Indian-administered Kashmir says it has been evicted from its office after Indian authorities blocked access to its website and social media accounts, adding to concerns about press freedom in the disputed region. The Kashmir Walla, based in the capital of Srinagar, said it had lived a “horrifying nightmare” since February… Continue reading India blocks independent news outlet in Kashmir
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Judge partially blocks Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors
A federal judge has blocked the state of Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that bans doctors from starting hormone therapy for transgender people under the age of 18. In a ruling issued Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Geraghty granted a preliminary injunction sought by several transgender children, parents and a community… Continue reading Judge partially blocks Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors
U.S. appeals court blocks Idaho’s transgender student athlete ban
A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to allow Idaho to enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on transgender women and girls from participating in female sports leagues, saying the measure likely was unconstitutional. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel delivered a victory to LGBTQ rights advocates by upholding an injunction blocking Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports… Continue reading U.S. appeals court blocks Idaho’s transgender student athlete ban
Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use
A federal judge temporarily blocked an Idaho law requiring public school students to use the restroom corresponding to their assigned sex at birth, in a lawsuit brought by the family of a transgender middle school student. U.S. District Judge David Nye said his temporary restraining order Thursday did not weigh on the merits of the case, but… Continue reading Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use
IBM says all the building blocks for analogue AI are in place
IBM Research has published a paper discussing a breakthrough in the use of analogue computing for artificial intelligence (AI) calculations. When building AI systems, the data model needs to be trained. This is where weightings are given to different subsets of the training data, such as image data that depicts distinct features of a… Continue reading IBM says all the building blocks for analogue AI are in place
Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma $6 Billion Opioid Settlement
The Supreme Court put OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement on hold Thursday in an order siding with the Biden administration’s request to reexamine provisions shielding the Sackler family from liability. The single-page order does not contain a breakdown of the nine justices’ votes. The billionaire Sackler family, which controlled the pharmaceutical giant since its… Continue reading Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma $6 Billion Opioid Settlement
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have created a new process to challenge library materials and request that… Continue reading Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials