Uber introduces stricter background checks for drivers, disqualifying those with violent felonies, child abuse, and other crimes, even if convictions are over seven years old, amid shareholder lawsuits over safety failures.
France's High Commissioner for Childhood, Sarah El Haïry, announced that 5,277 individuals have been denied roles in child protection and early childhood sectors due to background checks. This comes after 957,850 attestations were issued since the system's generalization in October.
An Iowa man is suing Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for $341,000, alleging antitrust violations after his application for "Pokémon Professor" status was denied due to a background check revealing a pending arrest warrant.
USCIS now requires re-submission of fingerprints for pending immigration cases to the FBI's upgraded background check system, causing delays and potentially increased scrutiny of applicants.
Elon Musk's xAI has leased its Colossus 1 supercomputer to Anthropic, a move that follows Musk's public shift from criticizing the AI lab to expressing confidence in its leadership. This deal provides Anthropic with significant GPU capacity, addressing its urgent compute needs and enabling immediate inference workloads. The partnership also hints at future collaborations for orbital AI compute infrastructure.
The Justice Department announced over 30 regulatory changes to gun laws, including repealing a 2024 Biden administration rule that required background checks at gun shows. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called it the most comprehensive ATF reform in history. The moves come four days after an armed man allegedly tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Robert Cekada was confirmed as ATF director, the first confirmed leader since 2006.
