PowerSchool data breach: Hackers steal student Social Security numbers,...
PowerSchool, a leading education technology firm, said the company was the target of a data security breach in late December, in which hackers stole sensitive data including Social Security numbers,...
View ArticleWhat immigrant entrepreneurs can teach us about success
Maybe you found this article on Google, in which case you have an immigrant to thank, Sergey Brin, the search engine’s cofounder. Or perhaps someone sent you the link on WhatsApp—a company created by...
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1.5 degrees of warming has always been a red line for climate. We just passed it
This week, multiple wildfires have burned more than 33,000 acres across Los Angeles, fueled by a rare set of perfectly terrible conditions, including a midwinter drought. On the other side of the...
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Peyton and Eli Manning face off in FanDuel’s 2025 Super Bowl ad
NFL legends and brothers Peyton and Eli Manning may have two Super Bowl rings of their own, but they’ve never faced each other in competition on Super Bowl Sunday. Until now. FanDuel, the fantasy...
View ArticleL.A. wildfires have destroyed these film and TV landmarks
The high school where Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s Carrie to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house, and a motel owned by William Randolph Hearst are among some of the famous structures that have...
View ArticleFarming tech is on display CES: How John Deere and others are embracing...
When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn’t own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides...
View ArticleCanada’s growing list of retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. has been revealed
Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on...
View ArticleWhat’s driving the ‘weather whiplash’ that’s fueling the Los Angeles fires
It’s supposed to be the rainy season in Southern California, but the last time Los Angeles measured more than a tenth-inch of rain was eight months ago, after the city logged one of the soggiest...
View ArticleWhy this night sky advocacy group is praising an oil and gas developer in New...
Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that obscures night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico.DarkSky...
View ArticleWhy now is the best time to IPO
Timing is essential for the success of an IPO. Similar to how a seed needs the proper nutrients to sprout and thrive, new companies going public need a regulatory and economic environment that...
View Article5 GenAI principles for K-12 education
Imagine this: A new technology has arrived, drawing enormous public discussion. Among the questions is how it might be used in schools. Advocates call for its widespread adoption, saying it will...
View ArticleWBA soars: Walgreens stock up 25% on earnings despite store closures, as...
Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) are surging this morning after the company reported its first quarter fiscal 2025 results. As of the time of this writing, WBA shares are...
View ArticleThe TikTok ban is being weighed by the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know
The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing arguments today to decide the fate of TikTok. Lawmakers believe the app, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, poses a threat to national...
View ArticleThe L.A. fires underscore how much California has to lose if Trump withholds...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As wildfires erupted in Southern California, so did a years-long feud between incoming president Donald Trump and...
View ArticleHow Trump’s EPA could use ‘science’ to weaken environmental protections
Environmental issues were conspicuously absent from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, but moves by President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration and his leadership picks for his next...
View ArticleNew York governor wants to limit hedge funds from buying up single-family homes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. In a statement, Hochul said she...
View ArticleTikTok’s future looks bleak
TikTok’s future prospects in the United States looked grimmer than ever Friday, following a bruising day of Supreme Court arguments in a case that could determine whether the app is forced to shut...
View ArticleWhy is there an egg shortage? How bird flu is making the political lightning...
Have you recently gone to the grocery store to buy eggs, only to find the section half empty or barely stocked at all? You might be wondering why there’s an egg shortage, and why the ones that are...
View ArticleOscar nominations delayed amid deadly L.A. wildfires
The massive Los Angeles fires are still going strong for the fourth day in a row, and they’re causing huge disruptions across the entertainment world. This week, the organization behind the Academy...
View ArticleThis video company is positioning itself for a world without TikTok
As TikTok pleads with the U.S. Supreme Court to let it continue operating in the United States, one video company is taking advantage of the uncertainty around TikTok’s sister app. CapCut, a...
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