Irvine News Archives - Page 22 of 135

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...

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...

July 18, 2024

Taco Bell introduces a Cheesy Street Chalupa

Innovators at Taco Bell have come up with a street taco version of its chalupas. Cheesy Street Chalupas are made with chicken or steak, onions, cilantro and jalapeño in a cheesy shell Taco Bell describes...

July 18, 2024

UCI launches Orange County’s first school of public health

With the help of a $42.5 million gift, UC Irvine is launching a new school of public health that intends to be a major shaper of research and policy in Orange County. The Joe C....

July 17, 2024

Ex-Trump adviser Navarro released from prison, headed to RNC

By Jill Colvin | The Associated Press Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was released from prison on Wednesday after completing his sentence for a contempt of Congress conviction and is expected to speak...