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SEC accuses SolarWinds CISO of misleading investors before Russian cyberattack

October 31, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged SolarWinds and its top cybersecurity executive Timothy Brown with fraud and internal control failures for allegedly misleading investors about the company’s cybersecurity practices prior to a cyberattack launched by Russian hackers in 2019. In a statement published late Monday, the SEC said SolarWinds “allegedly misled investors by […]

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DistroKid users can now upload their songs to TikTok Music and CapCut

October 31, 2023

Thanks to a new agreement between TikTok and music distribution service DistroKid, millions of independent artists will now be able to promote their music on TikTok Music, the recently launched subscription-based music streaming service. The deal also allows musicians to make their songs accessible on ByteDance-owned video editing app CapCut, which has about 490 million […]

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Wirepas nabs $22M to expand a IoT business based on distributed, mesh technology

October 31, 2023

Wirepas, a startup out of Finland that is building out an Internet of Things business based on a novel approach — using mesh networking, rather than cellular or WiFi to connect thousands of objects — has raised some funding to give its efforts some oxygen. The company has picked up $22 million, at a valuation […]

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Confirmed: Palo Alto Networks buys Dig Security, sources say for $400M

October 31, 2023

We reported in September that Palo Alto was getting ready to make yet more security acquisitions out of Israel, specifically of Dig Security and Talon. Today, some confirmation of one of those has arrived: the U.S. security giant said it would be acquiring Dig. The company is not disclosing the financial terms but our sources say […]

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Analyzing Apple (AAPL) Stock Before Earnings

October 31, 2023
Although Apple (AAPL) is poised for robust growth in the long run, driven by its strategic leadership and innovative product lineups, its near-term performance could be affected by dampened consumer…

Yuzu wants to make health plans cheaper by letting insurers mix and match benefits

October 31, 2023

In the U.S., figuring out ways to pay for health insurance is a perennial problem — not just for individuals, but for the businesses employing them. Companies pay upwards of $22,000 per employee for family coverage, according to health policy publication KFF. And that’ll soon increase — the cost of medical plans is set to […]

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