Government And Institutions

Apple announced Monday that it will pause sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches amid a patent infringement dispute with medical technology firm Masimo.

House lawmakers are demanding answers amid a report that Social Security benefits are overpaid to more than 2 million Americans annually, who are then contacted for repayment.

The Biden administration has conducted a "discovery review" of more than two dozen large banks with assets totalling over $100 billion to determine their plans to manage climate risk.

That National Labor Relations Board accused Starbucks of closing 23 locations last year as a way to shut down union activity and is trying to force the coffee giant to reopen them.

Major retailers have stopped selling certain water beads and revised their policies around the product after federal safety regulators cautioned that they could pose risks.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a moving company called Meathead Movers over alleged age discrimination in its hiring and marketing practices.

The FTC is trying to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the maker of the popular "Call of Duty" franchise, after a lower court allowed the deal to proceed.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers and tax professional to look out for suspicious emails and text messages that could be from fraudsters as tax filing season nears.

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is putting leading AI chipmakers like Nvidia on notice that redesigning high-end AI chips to get around trade restrictions will be restricted

The IRS is raising the interest penalty for underpayment of estimated taxes, with taxpayers who are self-employed or work as independent contractors urged to be vigilant.

President Biden's broad executive order on safety and testing of artificial intelligence systems has experts tracking how his administration develops and eventually implements rules.

Novo Nordisk announced Thursday that it is pursuing legal action against two compounding pharmacies for allegedly selling compounded drugs that claim to contain semaglutide.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new regulations to strengthen rules against lead contamination in drinking water and replace lead pipes nationwide.

The DOD failed an annual audit of its assets for the sixth year in a row, officials announced this week. A Pentagon spokesperson said that the organization is "learning."

The FDIC board called off a scheduled meeting to complete a plan to reimburse a federal deposit insurance fund for billions in losses tied to the collapse of two large banks in March.

A left-wing activist group called The People's Forum organizing protests against Israel is primarily funded by a multimillionaire tech mogul and his wife, who co-founded Code Pink.

The FAA's National Airspace System Safety Review Team warned Wednesday that there are several challenges making the current safety levels within the aviation system "unsustainable."

The National Transportation Safety Board has urged another government agency to mandate that new cars have intelligent speed assistance technology in them.

The FDA and CDC said at least 22 children between ages 1-3 were reported to have elevated blood lead levels after consuming recalled cinnamon applesauce fruit pouch products.

A study showing that Novo Nordisk's Wegovy has the ability to reduce the risk of serious heart problems in some patients by 20% was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.