Dominion filed a defamation lawsuit against the conservative news station after it pushed false claims about “rigging” the 2020 presidential election. Along with this hefty sum, Newsmax must also pay $40 million to the voting machine company Smartmatic as part of an earlier settlement.
The draft, obtained by Politico last week, outlines the health secretary’s plan to “make our children healthy again.” As spotted by Ars Technica, that apparently includes a study to “identify gaps in knowledge” on the same kind of radiation emitted by 5G towers and Wi-Fi routers — a common subject of conspiracy theories.
Bloomberg reports that the investment could come from converting “some or all” of Intel’s CHIPS Act grants into equity, potentially making the US government the struggling chipmaker’s largest shareholder.
Maybe not anytime soon.
Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw reports that YouTube has looked into acquiring the rights to the Oscars, which is set to air on ABC through 2028.
[Bloomberg]
