Category: Business

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Blackstone Real Estate has acquired a 134,200-square-foot manufacturing and research facility in Sunnyvale for $99.6 million (with initial market estimates reporting $95 million). The property at 350 Cobalt Way is fully leased to AI chipmaker Nvidia under a long-term commitment through August 2036. The acquisition reflects growing investor demand for power-dense industrial […]

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) began regularly deploying drones two years ago and has since expanded their use in a way that has outpaced its documented policy and evaded existing local and state oversight of these devices.  The department has a new proposed policy, which continues to be grossly inadequate in protecting privacy and […]

Shares of GoDaddy surge while Gen Digital drops as markets weigh takeover deal risks Cybersecurity and digital privacy company Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) has made a preliminary takeover approach to acquire web hosting and domain registration provider GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY). The initial proposal was made in recent weeks, though discussions remain in the […]

EFF legal intern Simar Kaur also contributed to this article. Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme, which blocks people who won’t pay Trump’s company up to $100,000 a month early access to government news, EFF told a […]

The roadmap for recovery, and the potential for some $155 million in external investment, were among the outcomes of a three-day dialogue held this week in Khartoum, organized by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Sudan’s Ministry of Finance.  More than 300 participants from 20 countries – representing the Government, financial institutions, the national and […]

Key points G20 countries, responsible for around 80 per cent of global emissions, must lead the transition Climate finance should reach $1.3 trillion a year by 2035, with at least $300 billion mobilized annually for developing countries New initiatives announced around power grids and critical minerals, alongside a renewed push on early warning systems The […]

The attacks have involved ballistic and cruise missiles, drones and guided aerial bombs. Between 1 and 24 September, the Mission recorded at least 200 civilians killed and 1,234 injured – figures expected to rise as verification continues. Vegetable warehouse hit In the latest strike on Thursday, Russian forces hit a vegetable sorting facility on a […]

Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This kind of targeting is a form of online behavioral advertising, which is when companies personalize the ads they show you based on the data they’ve collected about you. The more […]

ISTANBUL / NEW YORK — Turkish Airlines has finalized a historic deal with Boeing for up to 150 737 MAX narrow-body aircraft, marking the Turkish flag carrier’s largest single-aisle order from the U.S. planemaker to date. The agreement—signed in New York in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish Airlines Chairman Prof. Murat […]

EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. This is an important case—Levine v. FAA—challenging the ability of the government to punish […]