Why space junk matters On 4 May 2022, a heavy piece of unidentified metal crashed through the ceiling of a young Gympie family’s home – narrowly missing the bouncer in which their baby daughter had been lying moments earlier. Less than six months later, four pieces of space junk – which the United Nations says originated from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience – were discovered in paddocks in and around the Snowy Mountains region. Fortunately, no one was harmed and minimal property damage occurred as a result of these incidents. However, debris in low-earth orbit has increased by 50% in the last five years and some estimate that there is up to a 10% chance of a person being hit by space junk this decade.…
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DHS Adds Two Entities, Eight Subsidiaries to UFLPA Entity List
On June 12, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), published a Notice adding two entities and eight subsidiaries to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, for allegedly working with the government of the People’s Republic of China’s Xinjiang Province to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of Xinjiang. The updated UFLPA Entity List is published as an appendix to the Notice. Companies should make sure to regularly review updates to the UFLPA Entity List against their supply chains.…
Pokemon Go players urged to take legal action following the new TOS update
Cassidy Stephenson❘ Published: 2023-05-09T17:56:47 ❘ Updated: 2023-05-09T17:56:57Pokemon Go users are concerned about the mobile game’s new Terms of Service (TOS) update and if they should take legal action. On May 8, Niantic updated Pokemon Go’s Terms of Services, and some players noticed a troubling distinction from the previous version. The Dispute Resolution clause was changed to require arbitration in the event of a dispute, meaning that players will not be able to sue Niantic in court. Instead, all disputes will be resolved by one neutral arbitrator in a simple proceeding.The article continues after adFollowing the TOS update, knowledgeable players have simplified the legal terms for those unfamiliar with their meaning.…