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Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack

June 9, 2023

Hackers stole another half a million people’s personal and health information during a ransomware attack on a technology vendor earlier this year. Intellihartx, a Tennessee-based company that handles patient payment balances and collections, said in a notice filed with the Maine attorney general’s office that 489,830 patients had information stolen in the cyberattack targeting its […]

Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees

June 9, 2023

Meta is set to appeal Kenya’s court decision declaring it as the primary employer of the moderators that review content on its platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. Meta has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling made last week on orders issued in March. This comes after 184 moderators sued it, and its content review […]

Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Shell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data

June 9, 2023

Oil giant Shell said it is investigating after a security researcher found an exposed internal database spilling the personal information of drivers who use the company’s electric vehicle charging stations. Security researcher Anurag Sen found a database online that contained close to a terabyte of logging data relating to Shell Recharge, the company’s worldwide network […]

Shell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Peakview, a U.S. LP once backed by a Chinese firm, diversifies its own investor base

June 9, 2023

In the aftermath of Sequoia Capital’s big reveal earlier this week that its China- and India-based affiliates are spinning off into independent entities, we reached out yesterday to someone who we thought might have an opinion on the development. Erik Lassila is a former VC whose Silicon Valley-based fund of funds business, Peakview Capital, was […]

Peakview, a U.S. LP once backed by a Chinese firm, diversifies its own investor base by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon

June 9, 2023

U.K.-based cultivated meat startup Higher Steaks has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding and revealed that it’s changing its name to Uncommon. Founded out of Cambridge in 2017, Uncommon is one of countless companies pushing to make cultured “lab-grown” meat a reality in kitchens and restaurants around the globe, covering everything […]

Cultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

GM follows Ford’s lead and adopts Tesla chargers

June 8, 2023

General Motors will integrate Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard in its future EVs, CEO Mary Barra said Thursday during a Twitter Spaces with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The agreement between the erstwhile rivals comes less than two weeks after Ford announced a similar partnership, and signals that other automakers could soon follow. As with the […]

GM follows Ford’s lead and adopts Tesla chargers by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The Porsche Mission X dreams of a faster, electric sports car future

June 8, 2023

Porsche kicked off its 75th anniversary Thursday with an electrifying reveal: a battery electric hypercar concept the automaker described as a “technology beacon for the sports car of the future.” For Porsche, that means more than splashy details like an  “E” on the rear that illuminates and pulses when being charged — although that is […]

The Porsche Mission X dreams of a faster, electric sports car future by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

The SEC’s situationship with Binance and Coinbase keeps getting messier

June 8, 2023

Follow me on Twitter @Jacqmelinek for breaking crypto news, memes and more. Welcome back to Chain Reaction. It’s been quite a long week (and it’s not over yet). Unless you live under a rock, you know that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission came out guns blazing on Monday and Tuesday, by suing the two […]

The SEC’s situationship with Binance and Coinbase keeps getting messier by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Popular third-party Reddit app Apollo is shutting down as a result of Reddit’s new API pricing

June 8, 2023

The popular third-party Reddit app Apollo is shutting down on June 30, 2023, as a direct result of Reddit’s recently announced new API pricing plans which would end up costing Apollo $20 million per year to continue to operate its business — an unsustainable ask for an indie developer. The app’s maker, Christian Selig, had […]

Popular third-party Reddit app Apollo is shutting down as a result of Reddit’s new API pricing by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch