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A federal judge appointed by President-elect Donald Trump during his first term overturned an Alabama mayor's decision to pull an LGBTQ+ pride float from his city's Christmas parade Friday. U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr.'s decision required the City of Prattville to allow the local LGBTQ+ Pride group to participate in the annual event that same night. Mayor Bill Gillespie had pulled the float on Thursday following safety concerns raised by Prattville Pride, but the group argued this went against their First and Fourth Amendment rights, as no action had been taken to investigate potential threats to their safety. "The decision to remove Prattville Pride from the 'Christmas in Prattville Christmas Parade' is nothing more than the City of Prattville and Mayor Gillespie bowing to the pressure from extremists and hecklers in the community who oppose the views of Prattville Pride," the group's injunction read. According to the Judge's ruling Friday, seen by Newsweek , the group had simply asked the city council for additional security following "harmful actions to be taken" against them and their float should it appear in Friday's procession, including "possibly slashing the float's tires so that it could not roll down the three mile stretch of the parade route." The city said these online comments were enough of a threat to prevent the group from participating, but the judge said the city provided no evidence that any of these threats could be carried out. During a phone hearing Friday, the city admitted that it could easily provide two additional police officers to walk alongside the Prattville Pride float, which appeared to irk the judge. "The Court struggles with how the City's decision to remove a law abiding parade participant could ever survive any level of scrutiny when the more easily tailored, and reasonable, response is to simply implement additional security measures, such as two or more law enforcement officers who can walk with the float on the parade route and make an arrest if an egg, water, or rock is thrown," he wrote in his decision. Ahead of the parade stepping off, Prattville Pride posted on Facebook that the ruling was "a powerful affirmation of the importance of visibility, representation, and inclusion for all members of our community." Not everyone supported the move, however. Some conservatives on social media said the float's inclusion was inappropriate. "Gender ideology has no place in public events. Especially ones paid for by the taxpayer," Paul A. Syzpula, a conservative poster, said on X, formerly Twitter . "Shame on Judge Huffaker, Jr." The Conservative Alternative argued that the case should be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on the grounds that freedom of religion was an important civil liberty. "This is a public parade, put on by the city," X user @PkmnTrainerSeth replied. "By the standards of the Constitution, they *have* to let them participate, provided they're not breaking any laws." Despite the protests, the parade went ahead Friday night, including the rainbow-decked pride float, seemingly without incident. "A huge thank you to our incredible legal team and the federal judge who made it possible for us to march in this historic parade," the group posted on Facebook the following day.Walmart is testing body-camera technology in North Texas, as it looks to increase security at its stores, according to CNBC. At least one store is in Denton, the cable news network reported. “We’re always looking at new and innovative security technology used across the retail industry,” a Walmart spokesperson said. “This is a pilot we are testing in one market, and we will evaluate the results before making any longer-term decisions.” The Walmart spokesperson declined to say where the body camera test is being conducted. The retail industry is looking to bolster security for employees as they try out new technologies such as body cameras. For example, in the U.K., Tesco offered body cameras last year, according to The Independent . TJX, parent of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, said it has equipped employees with body cameras over the last year, according to a TJX spokesperson. Body cameras are used by some loss prevention associates, who have gone through thorough training, the spokesperson said. “At TJX, the safety of our associates and our customers is always a top priority,” the spokesperson said. “Video footage is only shared upon request by law enforcement or in response to a subpoena. Body cameras are just one of the many ways that we work to support a safe store environment.”

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HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) announced that it has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd's Register (LR) of the UK for its design concept of a next-generation, eco-friendly, ultra-large ammonia carrier (VLAC), with a capacity of 88,000 cubic meters. In July, HJSC and Lloyd's Register signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a next-generation ultra-large ammonia carrier and have since focused intensively on research activities for about six months. Ammonia is drawing attention as a clean alternative fuel with no carbon dioxide emissions, positioned alongside hydrogen as a maritime fuel to prepare for a carbon-free era. With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) formalizing the 'Net-Zero' plan, which aims for zero carbon emissions from ships by 2050, there is an anticipated increase in orders for ammonia carriers and ships using ammonia as their main fuel. HJSC successfully certified the basic and structural design of the 88,000m3 ultra-large ammonia carrier, meeting the design load conditions required by Lloyd's Register, building on the technology acquired from developing eco-friendly ships like LNG dual-fuel and methanol-powered container ships. In this project, HJSC not only focused on the structural design of the ammonia carrier but also developed a TYPE-A tank design using low-temperature steel to minimize cracks, which can occur due to the nature of ammonia. Lloyd's Register reviewed this design to ensure structural safety and compliance with international regulations. HJSC plans to actively respond to the decarbonization ship market demand with this design concept approval. Additionally, they intend to prepare for the increasing order demand by further developing ammonia-powered carriers in line with the commercialization of marine ammonia-fueled engines. “The development of eco-friendly fuel-powered container ships, in response to the IMO’s 2050 carbon-zero goal, has been well received in the market," said CEO Yoo Sang-cheol. "We will lead the eco-friendly ship market through continuous R&D on decarbonization ships, including carbon capture and storage technology, hydrogen ships, and liquefied carbon dioxide carriers.”

In a recent interview, NVIDIA Corporation NVDA CEO Jensen Huang shared his thoughts on the company's focus on supply as demand remains "incredible," a development that was a big topic in the company's recent financial results. What Happened: Although Nvidia stock has dipped since its third-quarter results, analysts remain unfazed , pointing to surging demand for Blackwell chips. During an appearance on Fox Business Network's "The Claman Countdown," Huang was asked about the problem many CEOs would love to have of demand being greater than supply. "Hopper and Blackwell are two just magnificent computing systems," Huang said . Huang said demand is strong for data centers to get their hands on Blackwell chips. "We're going to go from zero billion dollars of Blackwell to many billions of dollars of Blackwell. And so, it's going to be an incredible thing. But the demand is just incredible." During the interview, Huang was asked about the large number of customers and big-name customers who have placed orders and the process for determining which customers get their Blackwell chips first. "We try to be fair with everyone so that they can all get their AI infrastructure up and running. We also make sure that their infrastructure is ready. And so, between us and them, there's no sense shipping computers if the data center and the power and the readiness of the system is not there," Huang said. Huang highlighted Alphabet, Dell and CoreWeave as companies who have expressed their optimism. "Everybody's really proud of the system they've stood up and we're all just racing to get there." Huang said Nvidia does pricing "based on the value delivered." "In a lot of ways, it's kind of like generating electricity in the last industrial revolution, and there are all this machinery, these large machinery called A.C. generators, and they produce electricity. We're now producing this miracle called artificial intelligence." Are you buying when the CEOs of the Magnificent 7 are selling? Stay in the know with our Insider Trades page — see when leaders like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jensen Huang are offloading their own shares. What's Next: Huang said the company is "in good shape" and confident in its Blackwell production ramp. "Our demand is greater than our supply. And so, we need to get more out," Huang said. Huang said Nvidia is working with thousands of AI native companies and it's hard to have infrastructure available for all of them. "We're working super hard to get there as fast as we can, which is the reason why we're ramping Blackwell so hard." Nvidia's success comes largely in the United States, Huang added. The CEO sees an opportunity to continue to expand to other countries. "Over time and very quickly, whether it's in the west or in the east, we're going to see just about every single country jumping onto this A.I. revolution, this age of A.I." Huang brushed off concerns that AI will take over the world and take all the jobs. "AI can do a lot of tasks, but they can't do 100% of our jobs. That's the big idea." Huang said AI is going to revolutionize and transform jobs and it's important that people learn how to use AI. "What is very likely is that AI will do 20, 30, 40% of 100% of the jobs in the world." NVDA Price Action: Nvidia stock is down 3% to $142.10 on Friday versus a 52-week trading range of $45.01 to $152.89. Nvidia stock is up 195% year-to-date, but has fallen 1% over the last month. Read Next: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Doesn’t Wear A Watch After A Gardner Taught Him The Secret Of Time Image created with photos from Nivida and Shutterstock. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.