UK competition regulators are spooking tech investors in the country with an implied threat to clamp down on startup M&A, according to a new survey of the industry. As the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer engaged with the tech industry at a ‘Chatham House’ style event today, the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) think-tank […]
Senate Democrats pitch new voting bill in effort to break filibuster logjam– live
• Freedom to Vote Act includes wide-ranging reforms in compromise• Bill would take 10 Republican votes to passSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 4.11pm BST Appearing alongside Gavin Newsom in Long Beach last night, Joe Biden w…
GrubMarket gobbles up $120M at a $1B+ pre-money valuation to take on the food supply chain
When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. But today a startup that’s tackling a different aspect of the market — addressing the supply chain that subsequently turns the wheels of the bigger food distribution machine — is announcing a […]
Recycling symbol can’t appear on non-recyclable items, California bill says
California wants to clear up confusion about which plastics can be recycled.
Howard University cancels classes after ransomware attack
Washington, D.C’s Howard University has canceled classes after becoming the latest educational institution to be hit by a ransomware attack. The incident was discovered on September 3, just weeks after students returned to campus, when the University’s Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) detected “unusual activity” on the University’s network and intentionally shut it down in order […]
After years of inaction against adtech, UK’s ICO calls for browser-level controls to fix ‘cookie fatigue’
In the latest quasi-throwback toward ‘do not track‘, the UK’s data protection chief has come out in favor of a browser- and/or device-level setting to allow Internet users to set “lasting” cookie preferences — suggesting this as a fix for the barrage of consent pop-ups that continues to infest websites in the region. European web […]
Greenville residents find remnants of former lives as they return home after Dixie fire
A photographer captures moments as residents return: ‘I’m doing what I can, which is to take pictures and have the story be told’As some families in Greenville, California started to return home this week after the Dixie fire tore through this town of …
How a Tahoe refuge saved owls, coyotes and raccoons from wildfire
Wildfires take a devastating toll on local animals. A Lake Tahoe refuge made sure its creatures didn’t suffer the same fateGreg Erfani watched the flames grow bigger and bigger as they crept toward Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, the animal refuge he helps r…
Toxic algae leads to closure of river areas near where California family died
John Gerrish, Ellen Chung, daughter and dog found on 17 AugustOfficial: bloom in Merced River can make people and pets sickThe mysterious deaths of a family of hikers from northern California and their dog have led federal officials to close 28 miles a…
Caldor fire: changing winds offer hope as firefighters battle blaze near Lake Tahoe
Winds expected to calm but humidity remains lowExperts warn of toxic effects of wildfire smokeWith winds finally turning in their favor, firefighters are throwing all their resources into boxing a California blaze burning mere miles from Lake Tahoe and…