U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., underwent emergency surgery in Washington, D.C., on Friday and was recovering, a spokesperson said, according to reports.
Many Americans have become more germ-conscious since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year – but Vice President Kamala Harris may have made her concerns too conspicuous.
Steve Lohr / New York Times : Profile of Paul Romer, once tech's favorite economist and now a critic, who has championed state taxes on the digital ads sold by Facebook and Google — Paul Romer's call for government activism, particularly toward the big tech companies, reflects “a profound change in my thinking.”
Globes Online : Cynerio, a cybersecurity startup focused on healthcare IoT, raises $30M Series B, says it ended 2020 with a 300% YoY increase in revenue — The Israeli company will expand its clinically-intelligent toolbox of preemptive and proactive zero trust solutions into a full-service, responsive security platform.
Conor Hale / FierceBiotech : Heru, which is building a tool that uses AI and commercial AR/VR headsets to diagnose eye conditions and vision loss, raises $30M Series A led by D1 Capital — The classic eye chart wall poster is getting an upgrade, with newcomer Heru looking to bring vision tests into virtual reality.
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge : Twitch launches a category for “Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches” streams, letting creators continue to stream them while letting advertisers and viewers avoid them — ‘Being found to be sexy by others is not against our rules’ — Twitch is launching a dedicated category …
As the Biden administration has been working rapidly to undo key Trump-era border and immigration policies and replace them with more liberal policies, Republican state attorneys general have been working just as hard to push back against what they see as illegal actions that could hurt Americans and put them in danger.
Though Caitlyn Jenner would be the first transgender governor if elected, she’s been largely rejected by the transgender community, which sees Jenner's Republican views as coming from a place of privilege.
Pat Maio / Los Angeles Business Journal : ProducePay, which offers an analytics service to track market prices of fruits and vegetables, raises $43M Series C led by G2VP, bringing total raised to $300M — Downtown-based ProducePay Inc., a fintech-like business that has created a privately run commodity trading exchange …
Bygones appeared to be bygones at the White House Friday, with first lady Jill Biden getting chummy with Vice President Kamala Harris — days after a forthcoming book revealed Biden said Harris should “go f–k” herself for attacking her husband during the Democratic primaries.
Police use of force would be legal only as an "absolute last resort," the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday, endorsing a Democrat-sponsored bill in the state Legislature.
Bloomberg : A look at the characters behind the speculative shitcoin crypto scene, including promoters who can earn anywhere from $5K-$10K to hype a coin — The Bud Light Mango Mai Tais were beginning to take hold when Eric Hackney — 38, unemployed and ticked off by watching other people get rich …
FinSMEs : Informed.IQ raises $20M Series A for its AI tech that helps financial institutions verify income, assets, residence, and other loan origination data and docs — Informed.IQ, a San Francisco, CA-based technology company used by financial institutions to verify income, assets, residence …
Wall Street Journal : A look at a fossil fuel power plant in NY that has been restarted to mine crypto, as NY considers a bill for placing a three-year moratorium on crypto mining — The lofty prices of cryptocurrencies have investors sinking money into electricity generation, risking a backlash
Andrea Park / FierceBiotech : PathAI, which develops AI-powered technology for disease diagnosis and treatment, raises $165M Series C led by D1 Capital Partners and Kaiser Permanente — If its hundreds of millions in venture funding and wide-ranging cadre of big-named partners are any indication, PathAI's (ahem) path forward appears to be paved in gold.
Lynette Lee Eng, a city councilwoman in Los Altos, Calif., was in the middle of an official Zoom meeting on Nov. 24 when she received a text message from a 22-year-old local activist named Kenan Moos.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is weighing in after it was revealed that Martin Bashir used "deceitful behavior" to secure his controversial interview with the late Princess Diana in 1995.
Vice President Harris met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Friday, without the participation of President Biden, and then the two appeared together to make a statement. A bilateral meeting at the White House between a U.S. vice president and a visiting head of state followed by a joint appearance featuring the two is highly unusual.
Andy Greenberg / Wired : RSA executives recount the hack of its SecurID seeds in 2011, which affected millions of users around the world and redefined the cybersecurity landscape — In 2011, Chinese spies stole the crown jewels of cybersecurity—stripping protections from firms and government agencies worldwide.
Elizabeth Hurley is no stranger to posing in a bikini on social media, but there is a reason behind her many two-piece snapshots. The actress is the designer behind her own beachwear line called Elizabeth Hurley Beach.
Lucille Ball's life is explored in a book titled, "Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz: They Weren’t Lucy & Ricky Ricardo" is out now. Volume II is set for release later this year.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's transition fund paid for a private jet she took to attend President Biden's inauguration in January, according to a new report.
President Biden said that there has been “no shift” in his commitment to Israel and that the Democratic Party still supports the Jewish state, despite objections from progressives.
President Biden said the U.S. and South Korea are both “deeply concerned” about the situation in North Korea, and announced he is appointing Ambassador Sung Kim as special envoy to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said this week she “definitely” plans to run for president again, after bowing out of the 2020 race in August 2019 because she failed to meet the fundraising and polling threshold for the September debate.
Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard accused Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday of harboring anti-White racism and called for her to step down over her remarks this week about the city's media landscape.
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Cognite, which offers an IoT data platform to support digital transformation of heavy-asset companies, raises $150M Series A led by TCV at a $1.6B valuation — Industrial software-as-a-service startup Cognite AS said today it has raised $150 million in new funding to help accelerate …
Prince Harry said Meghan Markle did not commit suicide because she felt it would be "unfair" to Harry after he lost his mother, Princess Diana, in 1997.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s anti-recall campaign received a $3 million donation from Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings, a Thursday filing to the California secretary of state said, according to reports.
Republican Pennsylvania State Senate President-Pro-Tempore Jake Corman, joined "The Ingraham Angle" on Thursday – two nights after Keystone State voters approved two landmark state constitutional amendments curbing emergency powers of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and future executives.
Thomas Claburn / The Register : Volunteer staff of Freenode IRC, a key communication channel for FOSS developers, resign in protest over what they describe as a hostile takeover of the service — Crown Prince and network boss Andrew Lee disputes claims made by those leaving the internet chat community