Man reportedly had bayonet and machete in truck with a swastikaBarrett defends supreme court after radical Texas abortion rulingJustice: ‘This court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by em…
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 […]
Salesforce offers to help staff leave Texas as abortion law takes effect
Software company sends message to workforce addressing access to reproductive healthcareThe cloud-based software giant Salesforce is offering to help relocate employees out of Texas following the state’s enactment of its extreme new abortion law.Referr…
Tesla should say something
Last weekend, a reader wrote to this editor, politely asking why tech companies should speak up about the abortion law that Texas passed last week. “What does American Airlines have to do with abortion?” said the reader, suggesting that companies can’t possibly cater to both pro-abortion and anti-abortion advocates and that asking them to take […]
Texas law could force social media to host misinformation and hate speech
Big Tech ready to sue, says ban on social media “censorship” violates 1st Amendment.
Biden administration sues Texas over ‘clearly unconstitutional’ abortion ban
Law bans abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detectedKamala Harris says reproductive rights are ‘non-negotiable’The Biden administration sued Texas on Thursday over the state’s extreme abortion law, which amounts to a near total ban on abortion…
Thoma Bravo takes a stake in threat intelligence provider Intel 471
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo has taken a stake in Intel 471, a provider of cyber threat intelligence for enterprises and governments. The strategic growth investment, which comes as organizations double-down on cybersecurity amid a pandemic-fueled rise in cyber threats, will enable Intel 471 to evolve its product suite, broaden its go-to-market strategy and continue […]
From climate crisis to Brexit, alarmists have been proved right. It’s time to start listening | Arwa Mahdawi
There have been plenty of warnings about environmental catastrophe, food shortages and the erosion of reproductive rights in the US. After the horrors of the last week, it is more urgent than ever to heed themAfter a week of apocalyptic weather and dys…
Biden surveys Hurricane Ida damage and warns ‘climate change was here’ – live
Biden to tour neighborhoods affected by last week’s huge stormAbbott says ‘election integrity is now law in the state of Texas’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 7.41pm BST Joe Biden toured one of the neighborhoods in Manville…
Texas governor signs controversial voting restrictions into law
Voting rights advocates say law unfairly targets people of colorGreg Abbott confident law will survive legal challengesUS politics – live coverageThe Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has signed into law highly controversial new restrictions o…