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July 26, 2024

UCI plays big role in national initiative to make health research more inclusive

The National Institutes of Health wants to shepherd a new era of medical research, and UC Irvine professors are taking the helm in Southern California. You might have heard of the All of Us research...

July 26, 2024

Irvine takes big step toward creating city library system, breaking from county

The Irvine City Council cleared a path forward this week for the city to create its own library system separate from the county’s. Irvine has been a part of the Orange County Public Libraries system...

July 26, 2024

Taco Bell will be giving away Baja Blast on Monday, July 29

Taco Bell is going big for the 20th anniversary of the launch of Baja Blast, culminating in the arrival of its long-awaited Baja Blast gelato. The “Bajaversary” will begin on Monday, July 29 with a...

July 26, 2024

World of Warcraft development workers are unionizing

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips | The Associated Press More than 500 workers behind the popular video game franchisee “World of Warcraft” are unionizing. The game’s development team employees — which include designers, engineers, artists, quality assurance...

OC Parks Summer Concert Series

July 25 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm The County of Orange and OC Parks are proud to present the annual OC Parks Summer Concert Series with free concerts. Gather your family and friends...

Spectrum Sunset Strolls with VUORI

July 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join us for Spectrum Sunset Strolls with Vuori from 6pm – 8pm, the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month! Enjoy a fitness-led walk covering 2-3...

July 24, 2024

Optum laying off 364 California healthcare workers, shuttering urgent cares

Optum, a healthcare company owned by UnitedHealth Group, is laying off 525 people in multiple locations, many of them at urgent care facilities in Southern California. The company, in a notice to the state’s Employment...

July 22, 2024

Irvine Great Park adds a new food spot

A new food and beverage court is open weekends at Great Park Live, Irvine’s new music venue. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, parkgoers can enjoy The Layover, an eatery serving American...

July 22, 2024

CrowdStrike: More machines fixed but details on what caused meltdown still pending

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a “significant number” of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back in operation as its customers and regulators await a more detailed explanation of what...

July 19, 2024

CrowdStrike got its start in Irvine selling cybersecurity. Now its software is causing chaos

By Matt O’Brien | The Associated Press Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data breaches. But all it took...