The EU adopted regulation in 2023 that requires many electronics to have replaceable batteries by 2027.

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The European Commission has announced exemptions to its current battery regulation that will save six new categories of electronics from having to have user-replaceable batteries, including wearable devices like smartwatches. The European Union started enforcing its new Batteries Regulation in 2023 as part of the European Green Deal, but the replaceable batteries requirement doesn't go into effect until 2027. The regulation has already forced Nintendo to announce a new version of the Switch 2 with a user-replaceable battery.

Washington, D.C. has passed legislation that is set to make the nation’s capital the most stringent anti-scalping marketplace in the U.S. for concert tickets.

The District of Columbia Council unanimously passed the RESALE Act on Tuesday, a piece of legislation that most notably will cap ticket resale prices for concerts in the city at 10 percent above the ticket’s original face value, a move that could significantly curb markups on secondary ticketing sites such as StubHub and Vivid Seats.

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A new way of converting stubborn plastic waste into high-value chemicals using only water and oxygen has been developed by an international team of scientists.

Parliament adopted the text by 291 votes to 241, though it still needs approval from the Constitutional Council.

French lawmakers have adopted a ⁠bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, following an intense ethical and political debate.

Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, prepares to testify during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on his nomination to be director of national intelligence, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, July 15, 2026.

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The U.S. forces launched the latest round of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, according to U.S. Central Command, continuing bombardments against military assets as Trump mulls strikes against civilian infrastructure in Iran.

OpenAI is officially entering the hardware market with the launch of a $230 light-up keyboard designed to pair with its AI coding assistant, Codex.

The Codex Micro, co-designed with specialty keyboard designer Work Louder, is being advertised as a fancy new way for ChatGPT users to manage their fleets of AI coding agents — the semi-autonomous bots that can write and execute code with little human input.