Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Speaker Ted Arnott to reverse a ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park, describing the move as “needlessly” divisive. Source: CP24 'I do not support his decision': Ford calls on Ontario Speaker to reverse … Continue reading 'I do not support his decision': Ford calls on Ontario Speaker to reverse Queen's Park keffiyeh ban
Auston Matthews won’t be joining the NHL’s 70-goal club this season. Source: CP24 Leafs star Auston Matthews finishes season with 69 goals Continue reading Leafs star Auston Matthews finishes season with 69 goals
Nemat Shafik said some contested phrases — like “from the river to the sea” — might warrant discipline, angering some supporters of academic freedom. Source: New York Times Columbia University’s President, Nemat Shafik, to Testify in Congress Continue reading Columbia University’s President, Nemat Shafik, to Testify in Congress
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In 2020, we wrote how coding bootcamp Lambda School seemed like a bit of a bait-and-switch. Four years later and one rebranding to “BloomTech” later, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is … Continue reading Coding bootcamp Lambda School — now BloomTech — is finally getting punished
The State Senate introduced a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War, while the House blocked an effort to do so. Source: New York Times Arizona Republicans Splinter Over Repeal of 1864 Abortion Ban Continue reading Arizona Republicans Splinter Over Repeal of 1864 Abortion Ban
Toronto councillors have voted in favour of increasing fines for more than 100 parking violations. Source: CP24 Toronto city council approves increasing fines for more than 100 parking violations Continue reading Toronto city council approves increasing fines for more than 100 parking violations
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. Source: New York Times Miscalculation Leads to Escalation … Continue reading Miscalculation Leads to Escalation as Israel and Iran Clash
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in an order on Tuesday that BloomTech, the for-profit coding bootcamp previously known as the Lambda School, deceived students about the cost of loans, made false claims about graduates’ hiring rates, and … Continue reading Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims
Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund co-led the raise, which also included participation from new backers Sequoia Capital, Greylock and … Continue reading Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla, Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge After nearly a year of testing, Twitch’s new TikTok-style discovery feed will finally roll out to all users later this month. During a Patch Notes livestream on Wednesday, Twitch announced the new feed … Continue reading Twitch is bringing its TikTok-style feed to everyone this month
