Ladd Keith, director of the Heat Resilience Initiative at the University of Arizona, told the BBC that other places, such as Phoenix, could appoint a heat officer, someone who oversees initiatives and handles communications between government offices. “It’s incredibly important to hold someone responsible for the heat because the problem is, if it’s no one’s
ICE agents stand guard outside an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, in May 2026. Medicaid officials improperly shared data on millions of people with ICE, who then shared that data with data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court documents. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide title toggle title Adam Gray/Getty Images After Medicaid officials
Taylor Farms, a lettuce supplier to Taco Bell, has been linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak in five states. Taylor Farms, founded by Bruce Taylor and several partners in 1995, is a California-based fresh produce company that has grown into a multimillion-dollar company with more than 24,000 employees and 22 production facilities throughout North America. The
The window is almost closed. On August 19, eight startups will take to the Stripe Tour Sydney stage in front of investors, the global press and the Australian tech community. A startup is automatically entered into TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco: no application, no further competition, a guaranteed spot on the world’s most iconic startup
Downing Street backed calls for Fifa to investigate the incident, with the Prime Minister’s official spokesman saying: “The World Cup may not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are. Our commitment to the Falklands will never waver.” The No 10 added that any possible action against the Argentine players who unveiled the banner was
Netflix paid $587 million in cash when it bought InterPositive, Ben Affleck’s artificial intelligence startup, the company revealed in a federal filing. As part of the company’s Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Netflix confirmed that it completed an acquisition in March “for a total purchase price of approximately $587 million. The
