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Bay Area tech giant Intel published an announcement on its website on Thursday in the wake of disappointing Q2 earnings results. The announcement was an internal email, delivering the rough news that 15,000 employees would now be cut loose in an attempt to save costs and chart a new approach for the company. Intel Announcment Source: Christina @ wocintechchat.com/Unsplash Published publicly on August 1, an internal email by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivered the news that the firings would happen by the end of the year. “We have moved our All Company Meeting to today, following our earnings call, as…

In the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision that created a limited form of prosecutorial immunity for US presidents around official acts done in office, Democrats have been scrambling to come up with a way to reverse the decision. The latest effort comes from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who introduced a bill Thursday called the “No Kings Act.” No Kings Act Source: Megan Watson/Unsplash If passed into law, this new bill would ban presidents and vice presidents, both sitting and former, from having immunity from prosecution for alleged crimes carried out in office. The bill already has gained…

US automaker Ford is reportedly trying to patent a camera system that would allow its vehicles to forward reports of other speeding vehicles on the road to law enforcement and authorities. The company submitted a patent application for the technology last year, but it was only recently publicly published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patent Application Source: Tobias Tullius/Unsplash Ford’s patent application titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” outlines a process for their vehicles to monitor the speeds of other drivers on the road. According to the documents, if a vehicle detects another vehicle…

Since the sudden departure of Joe Biden from the presidential race, Kamala Harris has been quickly shoring up support and getting her policy positions in order in preparation for the general election. To this end, now-presidential candidate Harris has recently made efforts to walk back a previous stance she supported on mandatory gun buybacks when she was a primary hopeful back in the 2020 election cycle. Past Ideas Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons A New York Times article published Monday documented how positions further to the left that Kamala Harris used to have in her campaign four years ago may come…

A study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has come to discover interesting findings about the connection between the sense of smell and a looming threat of physical health deterioration. The study seems to confirm that the nose “knows” and can predict impending frailty and even death. Nose Study Source: Scott Graham/Unsplash A study published in the Journals of Gerontology titled “The Association of Peripheral and Central Olfaction With Frailty in Older Adults” was responsible for the latest findings. This study attempted to explore an increasingly recognized connection of the impairment of the sense of smell as a “biomarker of frailty.”…

In a seemingly rare showing of cross-party cooperation, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott is putting politics aside to help out the state of California by sending more firefighters as it deals with an intense wildfire season. Millions of Californians have been put under air quality alerts since wildfire season started and firefighters are struggling while working around the clock to contain multiple huge blazes. Deploying to California Source: Pixabay/Pexels Multiple fire departments located in North Texas are sending trained firefighters to help colleagues in California who are tirelessly working to stop the advance of wildfires in the Golden State. “I feel…

Union member employees of Disneyland in Anaheim, California have voted to agree to what is being called the “biggest wage increases ever” in wage negotiations with the resort. The unions managed to secure a 31% pay raise following approval of plans last week that would have okayed the possibility of a massive worker strike that would have been the first at the park in decades. Long Fight source: Brian Mcgowan/Usnplash Disneyland union workers have been embroiled in a months-long fight with the resort over demands for higher pay and better benefits. The stalemate between the two parties seemed to have…

California-based Vintage Wine Estates (VWE), one of the largest wine producers in America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week as part of a restructuring process. In court filings, the company blamed the consequences of emerging from the Covid lockdowns which it says made customers start drinking less, creating a surplus of products they couldn’t sell. Bankruptcy Filing Source: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA/Pexels On July 24, VWE filed for Chapter 11 in US Bankruptcy Court. Starting in 2009 when former CEO Pat Roney added more vineyards to Napa Girard winery, the company has grown to offer more than 30 wine and alcohol…

In response to the passage of a new gun law in Massachusetts last week, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has announced an intent to challenge the law in court. The NRA has called the new law “radical” and “one of the most egregious” gun laws in the history of the state. New Gun Law Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a new firearm bill into law on Thursday, which gives courts greater power to take away a gun from an individual deemed a threat to themselves or others. The law also expanded the areas to which someone…

In November, California voters will be given a choice whether to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 through Proposition 32. If the measure succeeds, the minimum wage floor will be gradually increased to $18 per hour by 2026, which many Californians are demanding as the cost of living becomes an increasing burden. Current Minimum Wage Anna Tarazevich/Pexels California has a statewide minimum wage of $16 per hour, which can be higher based on the area and industry in which a person works. The current minimum wage in California is a result of a law signed by then-Governor Jerry Brown…