Scorching Pavement: Extreme Heat Is Making Surface Contact Burns Commonplace In The Southwest

Enlarge (credit: Timon Schneider/Dreamstime) Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is in talks to buy cybersecurity start-up Wiz for about $23 billion, in what would be the largest acquisition in the tech group’s history, according to people familiar with the matter. Alphabet’s discussions to acquire Wiz are still weeks away from completion, said one person with direct knowledge of the matter, while people briefed about the transaction said there was still a chance the deal would fall apart, with a number of details still needing to be addressed in talks. If a deal were to be reached it would be a test case for antitrust regulators, which in recent years have been cracking down on tech groups buying out emerging companies in the sector.

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Know your enemy, know yourself. It's a centuries-old strategy. But even in the present-day war against cancer, achieving it remains elusive. In many cases, cancer cells blend in with healthy ones. They bear no unique molecular markers or targets that we can aim clinical defenses at.

Find the connection between what you do and how it benefits the world, with these four tips. Gil Mandelzis is the founder and CEO of Capitolis.

There have been competing narratives, but here’s where things stand after the first half of 2024. With half of 2024 now on the books, U. S. electric vehicle sales continue to grow, for some manufacturers by leaps and bounds. But the overall pace has slowed compared to last year at this time.

These factors might be preventing you from getting more responsibility. But the good news is that it’s not too late to make a change. When it comes to getting a promotion at work, several factors can either hold you back—or help you get ahead. Elements like your performance and experience play a crucial role in determining your career trajectory, as well as things out of your control, such as the number of available positions and budget constraints.

Nowhere does a bigger gap exist between the average mortgage rate borrowers are holding and what the market is charging than in Colorado, and that could create a bigger disincentive to sell, according to a study from U. S. News & World Report. The mortgage rate lock-in gap, also known as the “golden handcuffs,” is 3.45 points in Colorado, the largest of any state.