Initial public offerings weren't expected to return in full force until 2024. But the relatively modest trickling back was halted with the unexpected outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October.
Why it matters: Companies are anxious to hit the market — and investors (and their backers) are anxious to cash out.
A wave of state-backed cyberattacks against U.S. water systems in the last month is bringing federal attention back to the digital challenges facing water utilities.
Driving the news: Late last month, an Iran-linked hacker group hacked a water authority in western Pennsylvania, along with a handful of other unidentified water utilities and critical infrastructure organizations.
Anonymous Sudan, a politically motivated hacking group, is pledging to keep targeting OpenAI's ChatGPT as part of its campaign against Israel and the country's supporters.
Why it matters: The group has already claimed responsibility for a few ChatGPT outages in the last month — with the latest happening early Thursday morning.
Game maker Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $47 million to settle gender discrimination claims brought by California in 2021.
Why it matters: The settlement is one of the largest in state history. It offers a potential legal resolution, at least, to scandals that have rocked the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft maker in recent years.
