Des Moines: Iowa joins multistate 23andMe settlement

 

Iowa, United States, is among 42 states that have reached a settlement with genetics and biotechnology company 23andMe after a large-scale data breach disclosed in 2023. According to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, the breach affected nearly 7 million people and exposed customers’ genetic ancestry information, personal details and other...

United States tech giant IBM shares plunge 25 percent

 

United States–based International Business Machines Corporation saw its shares drop by more than 24 percent on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, after releasing preliminary second-quarter results that significantly missed Wall Street expectations. The company reported revenue of $17.2 billion, up just 1 percent year over year, with its Software division growing...

New York publishers sue Google over Gemini training

 

A group of major U.S. book publishers and author representatives has filed a class-action lawsuit against Google in New York, alleging the company copied millions of copyrighted books without permission to train its Gemini artificial intelligence models. Filed on a Wednesday in July, the complaint from Hachette Book Group, Cengage...

United States firms Stripe, Advent bid for PayPal

 

United States – Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have jointly submitted a takeover proposal of more than $53 billion to acquire PayPal, according to unnamed sources cited by JQJO. The offer values PayPal at about a 28 percent premium to its current market price and would be split...

Supreme Court Halts Savings Licence Restoration Pending Determination

 

Accra: The Supreme Court yesterday stayed execution of the Court of Appeal's May 21 order that directed the Bank of Ghana to restore the operating licence of GN Savings and Loans Limited, requiring Groupe Nduom to suspend branch reopenings and other operations until the final determination of the central bank's...

Ohio outlets map 172 verifiable data center locations

 

Columbus, Ohio — NBC4 compiled and published an interactive map listing 172 verifiable data-center projects across the state, noting that commonly cited totals near 200 often include duplicate entries or unverified proposals. The resource includes projects confirmed by company statements, multiple news reports or public records, and omits at least...

United States: Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets

 

Apple has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States accusing OpenAI and several former Apple employees of systematically stealing trade secrets related to unreleased Apple hardware products. The complaint alleges that OpenAI recruited former and prospective Apple staff and requested information about confidential, unreleased devices. Apple claims a former...

United States: IBM stock tumbles after earnings miss

 

New York — IBM shares fell 25 percent on Tuesday, erasing roughly $70 billion in market value, after the company issued a surprise warning with preliminary second-quarter results that missed Wall Street expectations. The technology company reported revenue of $17.2 billion for the quarter ending in June, up just 1...

Phoenix Education Q3 Miss Sends Shares Tumbling Wednesday

 

PHOENIX — Phoenix Education Partners reported fiscal third-quarter results on Tuesday for the quarter ended May 31, posting adjusted earnings per share of $1.43 and revenue of $271.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA declined to $78.1 million and GAAP net income was $39.2 million, while average total degreed enrollment rose slightly to...

Corpus Christi port sees sustained surge; city golf returns

 

Corpus Christi, Texas: Port of Corpus Christi Chief Executive Kent Britton said Tuesday that U.S. crude exports surged this year to about 6.4 million barrels per day, above prewar levels of roughly 4 million, after near-closure disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz; the port reported a record first half for...