A Swedish startup aiming to build a hyperscale cloud company in Europe has raised €50.6 million ($55 million) in Series A funding. Evroc, as it’s called, says it’s laying the foundations for a “secure, sovereign and sustainable hyperscale cloud to reimagine the digital future of Europe.” The announcement comes amid growing calls to create a … Read more
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s shoot-from-the-lip style kept Americans on the edge of their seats during last year’s campaign. But now that he’s speaking as a president and not as a candidate, his words are being used against him in court in the blizzard of litigation challenging his agenda. The spontaneity is complicating … Read more
One of America’s largest unions is taking aim at President Donald Trump’s administration for shutting down access to affordable student loan repayment plans — saying the decision is “effectively breaking” the system. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), representing 1.8 million educators across the country, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., hoping … Read more
President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban transgender people from military service continues an unfortunate history of the armed services excluding marginalized people from the “privilege of serving,” a federal judge wrote Tuesday night. In a 79-page decision, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration from enacting the policy and offered a scathing rebuke … Read more
An FBI agent who accused the bureau of political bias during President Donald Trump’s first administration was arrested Monday in New York on charges related to the alleged unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Johnathan Buma, a 15-year veteran of the bureau, allegedly shared text messages, internal documents and other … Read more
A gaze of raccoons was spotted sneaking across utility wires under the cover of darkness in Los Angeles. Source link
Sporting have confirmed an agreement with Chelsea for the transfers of Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo. Chelsea could pay up to £41.9m for Quenda, who turns 18 in April, after moving swiftly to secure the future of the winger, who was attracting interest from Manchester United. Quenda broke into the Sporting first team under United … Read more
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to diminish the Department of Education at the White House on Thursday, multiple sources told ABC News. The president’s order will direct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary steps permitted by law to dissolve the Department of Education, according to the sources. The … Read more
Wiz’s $32 billion all-cash acquisition by Google parent Alphabet promises a colossal payday for the cybersecurity startup’s early-stage investors. The deal is a big win for Sequoia, one of the best-known VC firms, which stands to make $3 billion, about 25x the money it invested in the company, Bloomberg reported. Despite substantial returns for Sequoia’s … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its yearslong case and appeal against a cryptocurrency firm whose CEO has ties to the White House, the CEO said Wednesday. Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs, said on the social media platform X that the case against his company “has ended.” “Today is a victory — … Read more
