A weekend event in Riverton drew nearly 200 residents to workshops on artificial intelligence run by a group of ex-management consultants turned local start‑up founders. Organisers say the fair is the first step in a broader community training programme aimed at boosting digital skills and job creation.
A previously struggling semiprofessional baseball club in Meadstown, Kentucky, has been rescued by a $3.25m investment from a little-known overseas consortium. The deal has brought new lights, kids' programs and brisk merchandise sales — and has prompted an unusual local debate about community control.
A temporary injunction issued Sunday halted construction of the $2.1bn Cedar Lake data campus in Pinevale County, extending a months-long community fight over water, power and planning. Investors have paused funding and the governor has called for a state review that could reshape approvals for large computing facilities statewide.
A government bill proposed Monday would give ministers temporary override powers over financial regulators and trading in volatile assets in the name of market stability. Economists and civil liberties groups warn the measures risk politicising oversight, spooking investors and deepening the very volatility ministers say they want to reduce.
The president of the Capital University Student Forum has been suspended and faces a police inquiry after an unlicensed mixed-martial-arts event held in a university gym resulted in multiple injuries and property damage. University officials say club funds were used without authorisation; the student body and event promoters dispute elements of that account.
At the Lucan Museum opening on Sunday evening a new wind-based art-science installation briefly lifted a group of visitors higher than intended. Museum staff say the event was caused by a control-system glitch; inspections and a safety review are underway.