Short-Seller Andrew Left Found Guilty In High-Profile Market Manipulation Jury Trial

The head of US Africa Command said on Thursday that the US pulled some of its forces from Nigeria after a series of joint US-Nigerian operations against ISIS in the northeastern part of the country, which included at least one attack that locals say killed civilians. “We have withdrawn much of our forces that were […]

Exxon Weighs Woodside Deal As LNG Becomes Strategic Priority Exxon Mobil is assessing a range of options to expand its global gas business, with Woodside Energy reportedly among the companies being reviewed as potential acquisition candidates, according to Bloomberg. No formal approach has been made, and internal evaluations remain preliminary. Both companies have declined to comment. Bloomberg writes that Woodside offers several strategic advantages for Exxon. As a leading LNG producer with established relationships across key Asian markets, the Australian company would provide immediate scale in a sector where Exxon has historically...

Judge Blocks Trump Admin's 'Orwellian' Supply Chain Risk Label On Anthropic - For Now It looks like Anthropic isn't as radioactive to other defense contractors - for now, and on paper.  In a sharply worded 43-page order issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin (Biden) of the Northern District of California granted Anthropic PBC's motion for a preliminary injunction, blocking key punitive measures imposed by the Trump administration after the AI company publicly refused to lift safety restrictions on its Claude model. Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; PHotograph: FABRICE COFFRINI/Getty Images Lin minced no...