Celebrity guests have begun leaving former President Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard "scaled-down" birthday bash, creating a "s–t show" of traffic congestion on the resort island.
Mark Feffer / HCM Technology Report : PE firm Clearlake Capital to acquire and take private Cornerstone OnDemand, a cloud-based learning and talent management software company, for ~$5.2B — Cornerstone OnDemand said it will be acquired by the private equity firm Clearlake Capital. Under the terms of their agreement …
Fred Pennic / HIT Consultant : Toronto-based Smile CDR, which offers software for health and clinical data interoperability, raises $20M Series A led by 30 North Group and UPMC Enterprises — What You Should Know: — Smile CDR Inc. (Smile CDR), a Toronto-based health data storage and integration company …
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : Retain.ai, a service that gives enterprises a view of customer engagement across teams, processes, and apps, raises $23M Series A led by Emergence Capital — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — Retain.ai, a platform that gives enterprises …
Sean O'Neill / Skift : Siemens says that it has agreed to buy Netherlands-based Sqills, a cloud-based software suite for rail transport operators worldwide, for ~$650M — Sqills has won more contracts from railway operators to upgrade their inventory, booking, and ticketing software than any other tech vendor in recent years.
Prince William and Kate Middleton shared a photo of six-year-old Princess Charlotte playing with a butterfly. The royals are currently participating in the Butterfly Count initiative in the United Kingdom.
Reuters : China sues Tencent, claiming WeChat's “youth mode” does not comply with the country's laws protecting minors — Beijing prosecutors initiated a civil public-interest lawsuit against a Tencent (0700.HK) subsidiary on Friday, saying the “youth mode” on the company's popular social …
Bella Davis responded with screenshots after actor Joel Kinnaman accused her of extortion. The "Suicide Squad" actor claimed the model threatened to tell the media that the two had nonconsensual sex in order to receive money from him.
Comedian Bill Maher slammed “woke” culture and said that defunding the police and ignoring the theory that the coronavirus came from a Chinese lab due to fear of being called racist are examples of how “wokeness” will “get people killed.”
Chrissy Teigen reportedly remained on the guest list of Barack Obama's 60th birthday bash after the event was "scaled back" due to coronavirus concerns. The model has been laying low since she was accused of cyberbullying by multiple celebrities.
Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : [Thread] Apple's child safety protections announcement hurt the effort to find a policy balance on safety and privacy aspects of e2e encrypted comms products — The chatter around Apple's recent announcement of new child safety protections is rather frustrating, as the amplification/knowledge ratio seems rather high on this one. Apple's docs: https://www.apple.com/... A discussion with friends: https://twitter.com/...
Conservative media host Ben Shapiro criticized MSNBC commentator Malcolm Nance for advocating for critical race theory despite having “succeeded in” American society.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., announced Friday that he intends to file articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, citing the administration’s handling of the crisis at the southern border.
Karl Bode / VICE : Experts say the $65B broadband bill Congress is finalizing has many good aspects, but won't fix the high prices that result from broadband monopolization — Experts say there's some very good things in the broadband infrastructure proposal, but it won't truly fix what ails the broken sector.
The Arizona Democratic Party has called for the immediate resignation of a rising star Phoenix Democrat after he was arrested and charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas have apprehended two MS-13 gang members and a migrant convicted of a sex crime against a child -- the latest instance of criminals arrested at the border amid fears of criminals getting into the U.S. by exploiting the border crisis.
A San Francisco, California, union representing local sheriffs' deputies is warning that officers will quit or retire if they are forced to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Apple Privacy Letter : More than 4,000 organizations and individuals sign an open letter asking Apple to halt the implementation of its proposed content monitoring technology — Security & Privacy Experts, Cryptographers, Researchers, Professors, Legal Experts and Apple Consumers Decry Apple's Planned Move …
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg : Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks resigns just over three months after taking up the role, citing “differences over strategic direction” — - He cites ‘strategic differences’ in leaving crypto exchange — The former bank regulator joined trading platform in May
Sandra Lee is reportedly dating Ben Youcef while her ex-boyfriend Gov. Andrew Cuomo deals with allegations of sexual harassment. Cuomo and the Food Network star dated for 14 years, from 2005 until 2019.
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : FCC releases its first-ever mobile broadband coverage map, which compares the LTE and voice coverage areas of the four largest carriers in the US — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its — first-ever mobile broadband coverage map.
Attorneys representing embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke to the media Friday and blasted the attorney general's office for not conducting a fair investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the governor.
Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Time’s Up, a charity that supports victims of sexual harassment, are represented by the same law firm, Fox News has learned.
Montgomery has been in an ongoing finger-pointing match with estate runner, Jamie, since the “Toxic” singer worked up the gumption to issue a public court plea to dissolve her 13-year conservatorship – said in a statement obtained by Fox News that Jamie is “misrepresenting” Montgomery’s position and isn’t being truthful about their conversations.
Lourdes Leon revealed she paid for her college tuition herself in Vogue's September cover issue. The musician also revealed she lives in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick instead of Hollywood.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox issued a preliminary injunction against the law that Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed in April banning mask requirements by governmental entities.
An Ohio congressman on Friday asked his GOP House colleagues to consider filing articles of impeachment against President Biden for an "unconstitutional" order to extend the eviction moratorium and for his "dereliction" of duty in securing the southern border.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted President Biden Friday in response to the president pretending to not know who the governor was when asked a question by a reporter.
Senator Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday raising his concerns about ESPN’s role in UT’s and OU’s conference shift out of the Big XII.
Sean Hollister / The Verge : Valve Steam Deck hands-on: handles resource-intensive games better than other handheld PC gaming devices, great ergonomics, gyroscopic aiming feature works well — Reservations are already sold out through mid-2022 — I have held the Steam Deck, and I'm nearly a believer. — Not quite, but I like what I see.
The actor said as much during an interview with Vanity Fair on Thursday while he was promoting a new fragrance that he is of the belief that showering every day is moot.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that the country was not headed toward more lockdowns despite a surge in the delta variant of the coronavirus.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki pushed back on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent decision about the use of face masks at schools, arguing that public health officials were more suited to make those types of decisions than politicians were.