States Move To Restrict Student Cellphone Use in Schools

 

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House on Monday passed a bill requiring a bell-to-bell ban on student cellphone use in all K-12 schools statewide, voting 126–75. The measure prohibits phone use on school grounds throughout the day, with limited exceptions, and now advances to the state Senate for consideration this...

United States: Nvidia moves Vera Rubin to production

 

United States – Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang has announced that the company’s next‑generation artificial intelligence platform, Vera Rubin, is moving into full production, easing recent investor concerns about potential delays in its AI roadmap. Huang disclosed the move at a key industry conference on Monday, describing the rollout as...

Taiwan: Microsoft debuts Surface Laptop Ultra

 

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra on June 1, 2026, at the Computex 2026 conference in Taiwan, positioning it as the company’s most powerful Surface laptop to date. Developed in collaboration with Nvidia, the device targets AI developers, creators and engineers needing high-performance portable computing. It is built around Nvidia’s...

Voters Decide Primaries Across Multiple States in June

 

Santa Fe — Voters across New Mexico went to the polls Tuesday, June 2, for the state's primary election, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and absentee ballots due by 7 p.m. The Secretary of State reported 181,934 early and absentee ballots cast before the end of...

Illinois DOR issues tax guidance and proposed regulations

 

Springfield, Illinois—This week the Illinois Department of Revenue issued guidance and proposed multiple amendments clarifying sales and service occupation tax treatment for medical services, prescription drugs, and out-of-state sellers, and proposing a 15 percent backup rate for retailers lacking adequate records; the proposed regulations were published in the May 29,...

U.S. Localities Tighten Rules on Data Center Development

 

United States officials and local governments this week enacted and proposed a series of rules addressing large data centers, citing utility, water and environmental concerns. Little Rock’s Board passed an ordinance Tuesday, Reno extended a moratorium through Aug. 31, 2027, and county and state officials signaled reviews and potential legislation...

States Vary Widely In Safety Manager Staffing Ratios

 

United States. This week local news outlets reported that several states display differing ratios of workplace safety managers to workers, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics definitions and recent analyses; Indiana ranked fourth best, Kentucky tenth best, Mississippi fourteenth best, Georgia thirteenth-lowest, and Nebraska sixth-lowest in their latest state-by-state staffing reviews...

Kodiak Copper Upsizes Offering After Strong Investor Demand

 

Vancouver, British Columbia. Kodiak Copper Corp. announced on June 1 a best-efforts private placement to raise up to C$10 million and then announced on June 2 that the offering was increased to approximately C$13.1 million after reported strong investor demand; Paradigm Capital Inc. is acting as lead agent and sole...

Hawaii volcano Kīlauea enters intense eruptive phase

 

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island entered a new, intense eruptive phase early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Episode 48 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 4:40 a.m. HST after a series of overflow events over the weekend. Lava fountains at the summit have exceeded 650 feet,...

Global markets roiled as U.S.-Iran strikes lift oil

 

Global oil benchmarks Brent and West Texas Intermediate rose about 3% in early trading on Monday, June 1, 2026, after new U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets heightened tensions in the Gulf region. The escalation has increased uncertainty around fragile negotiations over extending a ceasefire intended to secure shipping through...