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Hong Kong’s New Critical Infrastructure Ordinance will be effective by 1 January 2026 – What CIOs Need to Know

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By:NSFOCUS
11 December 2025 at 22:08

As the clock ticks down to the full enforcement of Hong Kong’s Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance on January 1, 2026, designated operators of Critical Infrastructures (CI) and Critical Computer Systems (CCS) must act decisively. This landmark law mandates robust cybersecurity measures for Critical Computer Systems (CCS) to prevent disruptions, with non-compliance risking […]

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Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order

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By:Cecilia Kang
11 December 2025 at 23:56
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

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President Trump, who has said it’s important for America to dominate in the race to develop A.I., has said that the various state A.I. laws have created a confusing patchwork of regulations.

After Australia, Which Countries Could Be Next to Ban Social Media for Children

✇NYT: Technology
By:Lynsey Chutel
11 December 2025 at 12:54
Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause.

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Elementary school children in Denmark, which could become the first country in the European Union to impose an age limit on access to social media.

Our Children’s Trust Suit Asks Montana Court to Block Some New Laws

✇NYT: Science
By:Karen Zraick
10 December 2025 at 18:45
The young plaintiffs, who won a major case over climate change policy in 2023, argue that legislators are illegally ignoring the effects of fossil fuels.

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Rikki Held, the named plaintiff in Held v. Montana, in June 2023. The same plaintiffs are asking the state’s top court to prevent legislators from undermining their victory.

U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare

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By:Rebecca Robbins
26 November 2025 at 13:15
The Trump administration said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its spending on those drugs by 44 percent.

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The 15 drugs include widely used inhalers, such as Breo Ellipta, and treatments for cancer, diabetes and depression.

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Locals Fight for ‘The Right to Night’

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By:Katrina Miller and Emily Elconin
25 November 2025 at 11:01
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s celestial splendor.

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The night sky above Eagle Harbor, a village in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula along the shoreline of Lake Superior.

Trump Moves to Weaken the Endangered Species Act

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By:Maxine Joselow and Catrin Einhorn
19 November 2025 at 16:15
Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live.

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An endangered red wolf in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge near Manns Harbor, N.C., in 2023.

Hochul Urged to Ban Horseshoe Crab Fishing

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By:Jon Hurdle
15 November 2025 at 05:00
Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry.

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If Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the bill, New York would join New Jersey and Connecticut in stopping the fishing industry from using the crabs as bait for catching other marine species, including the endangered American eel.

The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves

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By:Carl Zimmer
8 November 2025 at 09:58
“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.

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The x-ray crystallography by Rosalind Franklin in 1952 that assisted James Watson and Francis Crick in their discovery of the structure of DNA.

Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up

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By:Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell
6 November 2025 at 05:02
A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, faces emerging foes in the food industry that are challenging his Make America Healthy Again agenda.

‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts

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By:Sarah Kliff · Margot Sanger-Katz and Asmaa Elkeurti
3 November 2025 at 05:00
New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.

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Long Battle Over Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Moves Closer to a Resolution

✇NYT: Technology
By:Jack Ewing
15 October 2025 at 16:02
The justices on the State Supreme Court heard arguments in a long dispute about whether the Tesla chief executive’s compensation was fair to shareholders.

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The Delaware Supreme Court heard arguments about Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package on Wednesday.
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