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Thai eSports players sentenced over SEA Games cheating scandal

Thai eSports players sentenced over SEA Games cheating scandal

A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced two eSports players to three months in detention for cheating at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand last year. Thai gamers Naphat Warasin and Kong Sutprom "jeopardised the credibility of the country", a court statement said. Naphat, 29, was expelled from the

Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents

Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents

In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests. The digital counter stands outside the Smart Sampa monitoring center, where dozens of

Sweden's prisons prepare to house young teens

Sweden's prisons prepare to house young teens

North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July. The minority right-wing government, which is backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats, announced in January that it

Federal appeals court upholds decision blocking Montana law restricting drag performances

A federal appeals panel last week blocked a Montana law prohibiting drag performances in public places, marking another win for the groups who took the first-of-its kind policy to court. House Bill 359 garnered national headlines when it passed the 2023 Legislature, controlled by a Republican supermajority, and

Gianforte wants Montana Supreme Court to expedite property tax lawsuit

Gov. Greg Gianforte is asking the Montana Supreme Court to take over a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a property tax bill passed by the 2025 Montana Legislature. In a news release Monday, the governor, a Republican, said he was asking for the state high court to take over in

Stop work order issued in Flathead dock case

A Flathead county judge has temporarily stopped a luxury real-estate company from construction on a 159-foot dock on Flathead Lake. The bench ruling came in a lawsuit filed earlier this year by Citizens For A Better Flathead, which said Flathead County violated violated public participation and state environmental

States, small businesses ask court to stop Trump's newest tariffs

(The Center Square) – States and small businesses challenging President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs have asked a Manhattan trade court to immediately block or suspend the new import duties as their legal case proceeds. Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% tariff