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An Entrepreneur opinion piece argues that business costs, already elevated due to years of supply chain disruption, are being further strained by a resurgence in union membership. The author notes union membership reached a 16-year high in 2025, fueled largely by younger and minority workers joining organized labor.
After the Trump administration cut funding for the US Global Change Research Program and pulled past climate reports offline, the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society created a new system to preserve this research. Instead of one coordinated government report, teams of scientists will publish peer-reviewed papers in journals that feed into a shared 'US Climate Collection.' The first entry, authored by 149 researchers—many of whom had worked on the now-defunct federal assessment—was published simultaneously in two journals to set priorities for future submissions.
Polymarket has reportedly held talks with the European Commission, ESMA and the UK's FCA to be regulated under MiFID financial rules rather than gambling law. The prediction-market platform hopes this reclassification would let it reverse bans imposed by Spain and France, which currently require it to hold a gambling license to operate.
The Czech Republic has become the seventh European country to approve Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system, with Tesla saying it will soon roll out availability to Czech drivers. Regulators based their decision on the Dutch RDW's earlier provisional approval from April, after reviewing how the system handles traffic lights, speed limits and driver attention monitoring.
Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer have issued a strike notice against King, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Candy Crush Saga, after leadership rejected a proposed collective bargaining agreement in August. Unless a mediator helps the two sides reach a deal, the strike is set to begin September 25. King has argued its current global benefits already exceed what the CBA would offer Swedish staff.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed granting Canada associate membership in the EU, a first-of-its-kind status meant to deepen ties as U.S. pressure pushes Ottawa toward Europe. President Trump called the plan a 'hostile act' and warned he would respond with additional tariffs on the bloc.
Australian trade minister Don Farrell said Canberra is watching Canada's push for a deeper relationship with the EU, after PM Mark Carney described seeking a 'unique alliance' rather than full EU membership. Farrell did not specify what form closer Australia-EU ties might take, but said Australia is 'on the same page' as Canada on the issue.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen indicated Canada could gain an 'associate member' status linked to a proposed European Security Council, framing the move as a response to escalating geopolitical risks. The remarks suggest the EU is considering deeper defense and security ties with non-member allies as threats intensify.
The European Union is preparing the EU Kids Act, a proposed law that goes beyond social media to limit children's access to video platforms, chatbots and online games. Under the draft, minors would face tiered restrictions by age, ranging from no access for under-3s to parent-supervised accounts and eventual independent access at 15, with mandatory age checks before signup or download.
Micron unveiled a one-time NT$1 million (~$31,650) cash bonus for Taiwan staff as part of a larger rewards package that guarantees at least NT$1.7 million per worker, calling it the largest such payout in company history. Unions representing roughly 10,000 of Micron's 15,000 Taiwan employees rejected the offer, dismissing it as a distraction and instead demanding a 15% profit-sharing arrangement tied to the company's AI-driven earnings surge.
Fired UK Rockstar employees have told a Glasgow employment tribunal that HR director Charlie Kinloch received regular reports from a junior staffer embedded in a union organising Discord server starting February 2024. The claimants say roughly 26 meetings or exchanges occurred over 21 months, many initiated by Kinloch himself, well before Rockstar dismissed 34 workers in October 2025 for alleged 'gross misconduct' tied to that same server.
Roughly 1,900 developers and staff at Blizzard have voted to ratify a labor contract with Microsoft, formalizing terms for one of the largest unionized groups in the video game industry. The agreement follows Microsoft's earlier pledge of neutrality toward unionization efforts across its gaming divisions after acquiring Activision Blizzard.