Norsk Tipping Faces $2.5M Fine Due to Supertrekning Failure Summary Norsk Tipping, Norway’s state lottery operator, is facing a potential penalty of up to NOK 25 million (about $2.5m) after the regulator found errors in the Supertrekning (Super Draw) held on 19 April. A deletion of bets placed via cooperative banks around Christmas and New […]
White House targets timber and furniture imports with new section 232 tariffs, effective October 14 Summary The White House has issued an executive order, citing a Section 232 investigation, that finds wood products imported into the United States in quantities that threaten national security and domestic industry. New tariffs take effect 14 October 2025 and […]
Maritime security navigating an era of unprecedented challenges Summary The maritime sector has been tested by successive crises — the Red Sea disruptions, the war in Ukraine and persistent piracy in South East Asia — and is responding by shifting from region-based rules to a threat-based, voyage-specific approach. Updated Best Management Practices (BMP) now encourage […]
Pulling the trigger on shipping’s security concerns Summary A London International Shipping Week panel warned that the post-Cold War era of maritime security is finished and the industry must adapt to new geopolitical and technological threats. Speakers including Nusrat Ghani MP, James Henry Bergeron (NATO), Takeshi Hashimoto (MOL), Nikolaus H Schües (Reederei F. Laeisz/BIMCO) and […]
Questions linger in the wake of Trump’s $100K H-1B visa proclamation Summary President Trump issued a proclamation and follow-up DHS rulemaking in late September 2025 that attach a $100,000 fee to many H-1B visa petitions and shift lottery preference toward higher-paid roles. The moves created immediate confusion for employers over who is covered, when the […]
California State University faces systemwide EEOC probe over antisemitism concerns Summary The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has opened a systemwide probe into the California State University system to “review allegations of antisemitism,” Chancellor Mildred García told staff. The agency has begun contacting faculty and employees across Cal State’s 23 campuses as part of the […]
Exclusive: Entain looks to clamp down on ‘parasitic’ matched betting Summary Entain has launched High Court proceedings against Liquidity Trading Limited, the operator behind Outplayed and OddsMonkey, alleging unauthorised use of Entain brands and describing the matched‑betting business model as “parasitic.” The operator says matched‑betting sites are using branding from Coral, Ladbrokes, bwin, Gala and […]
The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession Summary Laura Bullard traces how Peter Thiel’s public preoccupation with the Antichrist and the katechon draws on René Girard’s mimetic theory and the controversial legal thinker Carl Schmitt. The piece reconstructs Thiel’s private lectures and public appearances, shows the sustained influence of Austrian theologian […]
Exclusive: Entain looks to clamp down on ‘parasitic’ matched betting Summary Entain has launched High Court proceedings against Liquidity Trading Limited — the company behind Outplayed and OddsMonkey — accusing the matched-betting operator of unauthorised use of its brands and of promoting matched betting as a risk-free source of income. Entain says the use of […]
The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession Summary Laura Bullard traces Peter Thiel’s public preoccupation with the Antichrist and the katechon back to his long engagement with René Girard’s mimetic theory and the scholarship of Austrian theologian Wolfgang Palaver. The piece reconstructs key lectures and meetings—from a 2023 Paris talk to […]
