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Energy industry interests are asking the US Supreme Court to take up a case that could shield oil companies from climate-related lawsuits. According to Vox, the request is being described as audacious, with critics saying the industry is seeking to escape accountability in state courts where dozens of cities and states are suing over climate damages.

Vox has published a piece examining why Democrats have largely stopped making climate change a central talking point. The article, built around an interview with William Lawrence, a climate activist from Michigan's 7th district associated with the Sunrise Movement, suggests the party has shifted focus toward other issues, including data centers and economic concerns, as climate politics have grown quieter in national debate.

Traders on prediction platform Polymarket now put a 56% probability on Spain holding a snap general election in 2026, up from under 20% only days earlier. The sharp move followed Catalan separatist party Junts joining the conservative PP and far-right Vox to defeat Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's two housing decrees in parliament, deepening doubts over his minority government's ability to survive.

Spain's Government has confirmed it will uphold its decrees and has challenged the opposition parties PP, Vox, and Junts to "show their true colors" in the upcoming vote in Congress. The move sets up a direct confrontation over the decrees' validation, with the governing coalition framing the vote as a test of whether the right-wing parties and Junts will back or block the measures.

Seattle voice AI startup Ultravox, previously known as Fixie, has been acquired by Inworld, an AI company focused on building real-time voice and character technology. The deal brings Ultravox's speech-focused team and technology under Inworld's umbrella, consolidating capabilities in the fast-growing voice AI space. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.

Jim Justice, the West Virginia governor and US senator, is back in the political conversation as commentary resurfaces around the midterm cycle. A Vox piece examining how Democrats miscalculated on immigration enforcement, including ICE, has put figures like Justice back into discussion about the broader electoral landscape and party strategy.

A Vox podcast episode argues that diesel prices function as an economic time bomb, connecting crude oil costs and tensions involving Iran to higher prices for farmers, trucking, groceries and the wider economy. The discussion highlights how diesel underpins the movement of goods, so spikes ripple quickly through food and consumer prices.

Vox has released a podcast episode examining China's ambitions in artificial intelligence under Xi Jinping, framing the country's AI strategy in the context of a deepening technological rivalry with the United States. The discussion explores what Beijing seeks to achieve with AI and how that shapes the emerging tech cold war.

TuxCare's Director of Global Enterprise Sales is scheduled to speak at Devoxx Belgium, one of Europe's major developer conferences. The company announced the speaking slot in a press release, positioning itself within the open-source and enterprise software community. Further details about the talk's topic and the conference programme have not been widely discussed.

Vox Nutrition, a supplement manufacturer, has announced the launch of a new and improved NAD+ formula. The announcement was made via a press release distributed through EIN Presswire. NAD+ supplements have grown in popularity due to interest in cellular health and anti-aging, and companies in the nutrition sector have been racing to update their formulations to compete in this market.