Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles

WOODS HOLE, Mass. (AP) — Green cells whirl around a red-light chamber, propelled by a blade through bubbling water. These little seaweed cells, called gametophytes, will develop into a strain of fast-growing kelp — part of what was once a government-funded initiative to develop sustainable biofuels for American transport ... (full story)

State not required to compensate operator for temporary shut down of injection wells after earthquakes

The state does not owe compensation to an oil and gas waste injection company for the temporary closure of two wells in Trumbull County suspected of causing earthquakes, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled April 29.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, which had found the Ohio D ... (full story)

US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said May 1 that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.
Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and Spac ... (full story)

Court found juvenile used force to commit rape at youth home

The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld a rape adjudication of a teen in a youth home for pressuring another teen into having intercourse and restraining him during the act.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rejected the boy’s argument that he did not use physical force to compel his housemate to have sex, but only verba ... (full story)