Johnny Depp and Amber Heard attend a premiere for ‘Black Mass’ during the 72nd Venice Film Festival … [+] at on September 4, 2015 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/...
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Commonwealth Bank puts crypto trading trial on ice as regulators dither
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has put its plans for a second pilot program of crypto trading services on hold indefinitely and cut off access to those in the first round of testing. CBA sen...
More Controversy In The Bellwether Opioid Trial
In late April, I discussed what I felt were serious problems with Judge Dan Aaron Polster’s handling of the mass tort trial pitting two Ohio counties against Walmart WMT , Walgreens WBA , and CVS. (li...
Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty To Killing Unarmed Civilian In Ukraine’s First War Crimes Trial
Topline A Russian soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian during Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Russia invaded the country in February, in what could be the first of ma...
Optics And Facts; What The Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Trial Teaches Us About The Power Of PR
TOPSHOT – US actress Amber Heard (R) speaks to her legal team as US actor Johhny Depp (L) returns to … [+] the stand after a lunch recess during the 50 million US dollar Depp vs Heard defa...
Ukraine Begins First War Crimes Trial For Russian Soldier Accused Of Killing Unarmed Civilian
Topline Ukraine on Friday held a preliminary hearing of a case against a 21-year-old Russian soldier accused of killing an unarmed 62-year-old Ukrainian man, potentially the first of many trials as au...
Mark Zuckerberg: Instagram Starts NFTs Trial, Facebook Plans A Similar Move
Instagram, the social media giant, has initiated testing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Instagram’s head Adam Mosser expressed that there are tensions because Instagram is a centralized...
Mario Batali Found Not Guilty In Sexual Misconduct Trial
Topline Disgraced celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery Tuesday over a 2017 incident in which he was accused of groping a woman at a bar in Boston. Mario Bat...
China Branches Out The Digital Yuan Trial To Hospitals And Finance Sector
The use of the digital yuan continues to expand in various sectors of China, including hospitals now. A few hospitals in Hangzhou and Guangzhou have also started to accept digital yuan for...
Kate Moss’ Connection To The Johnny Depp Amber Heard Defamation Trial, Explained
Topline Amber Heard mentioned supermodel Kate Moss last week during her testimony in ex-husband Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation trial against her, setting social media ablaze with interest in wha...
Ice cream freezers to get ‘warmed up’ in trial by Unilever
According to Unilever, the industry standard for freezer temperatures in many markets stands at minus 18 degrees Celsius (around 0 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature of freezers in the trials will b...
Amber Heard Accuses Johnny Depp Of Sexual, Physical Abuse On Stand In Defamation Trial
Topline Amber Heard took the stand in Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation suit against her Thursday, and claimed the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor sexually, emotionally and physically abused her dur...
Amber Heard ‘Felt Nothing’ For Elon Musk, Psychologist Testifies During Defamation Trial
Topline A psychologist who evaluated Amber Heard testified in Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against the actress Wednesday that Heard said she “felt nothing” during her relationship with Elon Musk, ...
Nio starts trial production of smart EV that could challenge Tesla’s Model 3 as it races to gain edge over rivals in China
Chinese electric car maker Nio has kicked off operations at its second factory as it races to get ahead of rivals that are struggling with a worsening supply chain bottleneck. The Shanghai-based carma...
Philippines central bank to trial wholesale CBDC
Digital Retail transactions have increased to 20% They aim to reduce friction in cross-border money transfers Wholesale CBDCs are restricted to banks Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will send off a...
Johnny Depp And Amber Heard’s Trial Takes A Turn For The Surreal
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard attend a premiere for ‘Black Mass’ during the 72nd Venice Film Festival … [+] at on September 4, 2015 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Im...
Carlos Ghosn says he expects fair trial in France following arrest warrant
Carlos Ghosn, former Nissan chief executive officer, is in an ongoing legal battle amid allegations of financial misconduct. Bloomberg | Getty Images Carlos Ghosn has said he would receive a “fa...
Stripe to Offer Crypto Payments With Twitter First to Trial
Share this article Stripe will pilot cryptocurrency payouts using the Ethereum scaling solution Polygon. Twitter will be the first company to test Stripe’s crypto payments for users of its content mon...
Walmart EEOC wrongful termination case: Company seeks new trial
Scott Olson | Getty Images Walmart is seeking a new trial in a case over the firing of a longtime employee with Down syndrome. A jury in July found Walmart wrongfully terminated the employee, Marlo Sp...
Former Police Officer Found Guilty In Capitol Riot Trial
Topline A federal jury on Monday convicted an ex-police officer who was charged with storming the Capitol with a wooden stick on January 6, 2021—the second Capitol riot defendant to be found guilty at...
Court Struggles To Assemble Jury In Death Penalty Trial For Parkland Shooter
Topline The Florida judge overseeing the upcoming trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz decided Monday afternoon to remove an entire 60-member panel of potential jurors af...
Two Acquitted In Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Trial, Mistrial Declared For Other Two
Topline A jury on Friday acquitted two Michigan men who were accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), according to multiple reports, and failed to reach a unanimous verdict fo...
Lawyers Of Astroworld Victims Accuse Travis Scott Of Trying Influence Public Opinion Ahead Of Trial
Topline In a court filing on Monday, Travis Scott was accused of violating a court-mandated gag order that is supposed to prevent him from influencing public opinion, as the rapper faces multiple laws...
Canadian Govt employee accused of crypto-ransomware scheme to face trial in US court
Vachon Desjardins accused of being involved in a number of ransomware attacks related to crypto; extradited to the US for judgment Finally, the person allegedly involved in a series of crypto-related ...
Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins to Face Trial in U.S. for Crypto Ransomware Scheme
A Canadian government employee thought to be involved in a series of crypto-related ransomware attacks has been extradited to the United States to face judgement. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins – who wor...
Proud Boys Head Detained Pending Trial Over Capitol Riot
Topline A federal judge in Miami ordered that Enrique Tarrio, a former leader of the far-right Proud Boys, be held in jail without bail while he awaits trial on charges related to the January 6 Capito...