Author: IQ TIMES MEDIA
Hey, all, happy Monday! Are you constantly tossing and turning? A new study suggests there’s a good reason to address your sleep problems. Let me explain.Today’s health tip“Chronic insomnia may be a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline,” according to the study, which found that insomnia was linked to a 40% higher risk of cognitive impairment.The good news: People who improved their sleep or used treatments for insomnia didn’t show the same risks. Do you want to sleep better? First try strategies like setting a consistent sleep schedule — and sticking to it — relaxation techniques like meditation, or limiting…
(Reuters) -Strive said on Monday it will acquire Semler Scientific in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.34 billion, as the bitcoin-treasury company backed by former Republican U.S. presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy moves to expand its cryptocurrency holdings.Semler shareholders will receive 21.04 Class A common shares of Strive for each Semler share, valuing Semler at $90.52 per share, a premium of more than 210% to its Friday close.The deal comes less than five months after Strive announced a merger with Asset Entities as part of its plan to list on Nasdaq and pursue a strategy of buying and holding bitcoin.Shares…
There’s still time — but just barely. Register for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by September 26 and save up to $668 before Regular Bird pricing disappears. Disrupt 2025 gives you an exclusive look at tomorrow’s tech. Founders can connect with the right investors and partners to scale their startups. Investors can discover their next portfolio company. Tech innovators and visionaries can glimpse the future of technology while building the connections that help them grow. With 10,000 tech and VC leaders in one place, you’re bound to find the insights and relationships you need. Join us for the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch,…
OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah Valley University is launching an independent, external review of the fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on its campus earlier this month.The university announced the move Monday in an effort to improve safety practices amid fallout over security lapses and the shattering of the serene image the institution had cultivated.“We believe the findings of the comprehensive, third-party independent review of this targeted act of violence will offer valuable insights on how college campuses improve response and preparedness moving forward,” Astrid S. Tuminez, the school’s president, said in an emailed statement. “We will integrate…
A federal appeals court says a Vermont Christian school can participate in the state’s sports league, overturning a previous ruling that upheld a ban on the school after it forfeited a high school girls basketball game against a team with a transgender athlete.In a Sept. 9 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted Mid Vermont Christian School a preliminary injunction to rejoin the Vermont Principals’ Association — also known as the state’s executive council that governs school sports — as the legal battle continues in court. “We conclude that plaintiffs are likely to succeed in showing…
On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school.Current Florida law and the state’s Department of Health require that children who attend day care or public school be immunized for polio, diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, pertussis and other communicable diseases. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general and a professor of medicine at the University of Florida, has stated that “every last one” of these decades-old vaccine requirements “is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.”As experts on the history of American medicine and…
Kara Lawson helped the U.S. women’s basketball team win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago. Now she’ll have a chance to lead it to another as the coach in the 2028 Los Angeles Games.Lawson was announced as the head coach for the women’s team for the next four years by USA Basketball on Monday.“I mean it’s hard to put everything into words as it’s something I’ve been working towards. I have so much love for USA Basketball and have been so excited to serve in any capacity they ask me to,” Lawson said in a phone…
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates the First Amendment, a law professor at the military school said in a lawsuit Monday seeking class action status.Tim Bakken filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court and named the school and its leaders as defendants. He said he wants to protect free speech and the right to academic freedom at an institution where he has flourished despite his public criticisms of the academy and the U.S. military.Bakken also noted in…
Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings is backing Donald Trump’s plan to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, saying the policy would fix long-running issues with the US immigration system.”I’ve worked on H1-B politics for 30 years. Trump’s $100k per year tax is a great solution,” Hastings, who was Netflix’s CEO for 25 years, wrote in an X post on Sunday.”It will mean H1-B is used just for very high-value jobs, which will mean no lottery needed, and more certainty for those jobs,” he added.The H-1B program allows US companies to hire foreign workers in specialized roles, particularly in tech and…
SALINAS, California − A lethal fungus has quietly spread in the soil across the West. Now, it’s threatening those well beyond the dusty deserts and valleys where it likely originated.Valley fever, a disease caused by the Cocciodioides fungus, was once concentrated in the American Southwest. In an era of increasingly extreme weather, the disease is thriving in areas once considered cool and temperate.Ahead of the disease’s peak fall and winter seasons, health officials are scrambling to raise awareness about its easily-missed signs and symptoms, before the situation worsens.“I’m not sure we can prevent people from getting Valley fever,” said Christie Michie,…