Microsoft Taps AWS to Support GitHub Amid AI Coding Boom 
DOJ Sues UCLA Over Alleged Antisemitism and Hostile Campus Environment 
HSBC Australia Faces A$35M Penalty Over Scam Protection Failures 
BHP Shares Fall as Jansen Potash Project Costs Surge 
Japan Signals Readiness to Intervene as USD/JPY Nears 161 Amid Yen Weakness 
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Signals Policy Overhaul as Hawkish Rate Outlook Rattles Markets 
Bayer Rules Out Monsanto Spin-Off as Roundup Lawsuits Continue to Mount 
Asian Stocks Rally as Japan and South Korea Reach Record Highs on US-Iran Peace Deal 
Kingboard Holdings Shares Surge After HK$11.77 Billion Block Trade to Expand PCB and AI Supply Chain Business 
Japan Inflation Stays Below BOJ Target Despite Rate Hike and Rising Energy Cost Risks 
Australia Sues 3M for Over A$2 Billion Over PFAS Firefighting Foam Contamination 
US Appeals Court Allows Trump Military Enlistment Ban on Transgender Recruits, Protects Current Service Members 
Asian Stocks Surge as Oil Prices Fall and Strong US Dollar Weighs on Markets 
Europe EV Demand Surges as Fuel Prices Rise Amid Iran Conflict 
Trump Administration Urges Judge to Allow UFC Event on White House Lawn 
Colombia Opens New Investigation Into Former President Álvaro Uribe Over Paramilitary Allegations 
Google Gemini Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI Amid AI Talent Race 
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has officially received a trademark for Scotch Whisky in the United States, which has committed to protecting "Scotch" as a whiskey produced in Scotland.
Although the US Federal Code already provides protection for Scotch, holding a trademark makes it simplerfor SWA to fight off counterfeiters.
According to Mark Kent, chief executive of the SWA, the registration offers Scotch Whisky a greater degree of legal protection and allows them to take action against those who seek to cash in on the heritage, craft, and quality of genuine Scotch.
Around $1 billion worth of Scotch was sold in the United States in 2021, which is a sizable portion of the $5.5 billion in annual Scotch Whiskey exports from the United Kingdom.
Yet, obtaining a trademark in the US has taken longer than in other countries and is already protected by intellectual property in more than 100 other nations.
