Pinterest directors resign from Nextdoor board in response to Justice Dept. antitrust enforcement

Pinterest directors resign from Nextdoor board in response to Justice Dept. antitrust enforcement

By SDCN Editor The Justice Department announced Wednesday that two directors of Pinterest Incorporated have resigned their positions on the Board of Directors of Nextdoor Holdings Incorporated in response to the Antitrust Division’s ongoing enforcement efforts around Section 8 of the Clayton Act.  The division’s enforcement initiative has led to fifteen interlocking director resignations from eleven boards. Section 8, which Congress made a per se violation…

Gov. Newsom announces new climate partnership with Australia

Gov. Newsom announces new climate partnership with Australia

Governor Gavin Newsom and The Honorable Dr. Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, form a partnership to fight climate change and support clean energy. Photo: Office of Governor By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), forging a new climate partnership between two of the largest economies in…

Tech executive pleads guilty to $150 million fraud on Qualcomm

Tech executive pleads guilty to $150 million fraud on Qualcomm

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The former CEO of a technology company sold to Qualcomm for over $150 million, pleaded guilty in federal court on August 10 for his role in a massive fraud.  Sanjiv Taneja of Cupertino, California, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering related to a $1.5 million transaction involving proceeds…

CA Gov. Newsom deploys resources to assist wildfires in Hawaii

CA Gov. Newsom deploys resources to assist wildfires in Hawaii

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of resources and urban search and rescue personnel to assist in the coordination and support of emergency operations in the most impacted areas of Hawaii due to deadly wildfires. In close coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Newsom directed his Office of Emergency Services…

A large Earth-like granitic system exists on the Moon

A large Earth-like granitic system exists on the Moon

This illustration shows the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex on the Moon’s far side and the boxed area indicated a large granite zone, which could not be picked up by topography. Credit: Matthew Siegler/Planetary Science Institute/Nature By Newswise Granites, which result from magma due to igneous activity, are nearly absent in our Solar System outside of Earth….

The New Children’s Museum adds prominent civic leader to its staff

The New Children’s Museum adds prominent civic leader to its staff

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The New Children’s Museum announced on July 19 that it added a prominent civic leader to its staff. Rebekah Hook-Held will join the museum’s leadership team as chief strategic advancement officer on August 28 following nearly 10 years with the San Diego LGBT Community Center as chief public affairs and…

San Diego man charged with COVID-related loan fraud, money laundering

San Diego man charged with COVID-related loan fraud, money laundering

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A San Diego man was arraigned in federal court on August 11 on additional charges that he fraudulently obtained $4 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans through several entities he managed and controlled.  Denny Bhakta, 41 was first indicted in December 2021 for defrauding investors in his companies; a grand…

A new look inside Ebola’s “viral factories”

A new look inside Ebola’s “viral factories”

Two views of Ebola’s “viral factories” inside host cells. The image on the left was captured via confocal immunofluorescence microscopy and shows Ebola’s viral factories in pink. The image on the right was captured using electron tomography and shows viral factories in orange. Credit: Image courtesy Saphire Lab, La Jolla Institute for Immunology By Newswise…