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Climate change may be putting millions more people at risk from an infection-causing fungi, which is likely spreading due to warming global temperatures, scientists say.There will likely be an increased risk of infection due to harmful fungi in the coming years due to climate change, according to researchers from the University of Manchester.MORE: What to know about Fusarium graminearum, the biological pathogen allegedly smuggled into the USThe scientists mapped the effects of rising temperatures on global distribution of three infection-causing fungi under different climate scenarios through 2100: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus niger, according to the paper, which has…
Landing a summer internship can sometimes feel like only half the battle — the next challenge is often turning it into a full-time gig.Interning at a tech giant puts you in the running for a full-time role, but that doesn’t mean it’s a done deal. Yasmeen Ahmad, a product and GTM executive at Google Cloud, has seen her fair share of interns at the tech giant, and she said there’s one trait that jumps out to her.”The people who stand out the most for me are those who really take initiative and look for opportunities,” Ahmad told Business Insider in…
If your LinkedIn inbox is a deluge of wishful recruiters, you hold a doctorate in machine learning, and you’re swatting away mid-six-figure job offers, congratulations: you’re probably an AI research engineer — one of the most eligible job candidates in America.Knowledge of machine learning is the hottest ticket in today’s hiring market, and there’s data to show it. An analysis of job-listing data by the University of Maryland, along with job listings platform LinkUp and Outrigger Group, found that one in four US tech jobs posted so far this year are seeking employees with AI skills.LinkedIn data shows that AI…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government.But the justices also have 21 cases to resolve that were argued between December and mid-May, including a push by Republican-led states to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. One of the argued cases was an emergency appeal, the administration’s bid to be allowed to enforce Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the…
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Brad Marchand is making more highlights for his new team, Sam Bennett is piling up the goals again and the Florida Panthers are on the verge of hoisting the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row.Marchand scored twice, Bennett had his playoff-leading 15th goal and the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 5 of the final on Saturday night to take a 3-2 series lead.The Panthers improved to 10-3 on the road during this run, matching the NHL record for victories away from home in a single playoffs. They can hoist the…
DETROIT (AP) — Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley declined on Friday to specifically address an accusation in court documents of providing drugs to the late Tyler Skaggs, a Los Angeles Angels pitcher who died of an accidental overdose in 2019.Skaggs’ former agent, Ryan Hamill, said in a deposition that Skaggs told him he was using pain pills containing oxycodone, which were provided by Miley.The deposition is part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Skaggs’ family against the Angels in California. A former publicist for the Angels, Eric Kay, was convicted in Texas of providing the fentanyl-laced pills that an…
New York state lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that aims to prevent frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic from contributing to disaster scenarios, including the death or injury of more than 100 people, or more than $1 billion in damages. The passage of the RAISE Act represents a win for the AI safety movement, which has lost ground in recent years as Silicon Valley and the Trump Administration have prioritized speed and innovation. Safety advocates including Nobel prize laureate Geoffrey Hinton and AI research pioneer Yoshua Bengio have championed the RAISE Act. Should it become law, the…
Clay, a sales automation startup, has raised a Series C round at an approximate $3 billion valuation, led by CapitalG, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. Clay and CapitalG didn’t respond to a request for comment. The new round comes just a month after the New York startup announced that it will allow most of its employees to sell some of their shares at a $1.5 billion valuation. That secondary deal, known as a tender offer, was led by Sequoia, which agreed to purchase up to $20 million in employee stock. While it may seem that employees…
Compared to other Nintendo consoles, the Switch 2 is an outlier. It’s the first Nintendo system that feels like a direct, no-frills upgrade to its predecessor. It looks similar, it doesn’t require new controllers, and it even plays 99% of the original Switch’s library. It’s a sequel, which is rare for such an innovation-focused company.This lack of innovation gives the Switch 2 its greatest strengths and worst flaws. On the one hand, the system carries over everything I loved about the original console, including its massive library and iconic blend of handheld and TV gaming. But on the other hand,…
2025-06-13T20:36:51Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Oracle appointed two new presidents SEC filings show. The people are considered part of a succession plan for the cloud company. Oracle shares recently reached a record high, reflecting its renewed enterprise popularity. Oracle revealed two new presidents in company filings on Friday. The move could have broader succession implications for the…