Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud

November 18, 2022

Ten months after she was found guilty of fraud, the former youngest self-made female billionaire Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison, plus three years of supervised release. At her trial, she was found guilty on four of 11 counts related to defrauding investors, but she was not found guilty of defrauding patients. […]

Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Booz Allen says former staffer downloaded employees’ personal data

November 18, 2022

U.S. government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has disclosed that a former staffer downloaded potentially tens of thousands of employees’ personal information from the company’s internal network. The government and defense contractor said that one of its staffers, while still employed by the company, downloaded a report containing the personal information of “active employees as of March […]

Booz Allen says former staffer downloaded employees’ personal data by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Should We Start Treating Robots Like People?

November 18, 2022
Robots are getting smarter, faster and more human-like every day: they can recognize faces, understand our emotions, drive cars and even operate on patients. So why aren’t we treating them like us?

VinFast’s bid to attract US buyers includes 4 all-electric SUVs and maybe a sports car

November 18, 2022

VinFast showcased four battery-electric SUVs at the LA Auto Show this week, and even hinted at a sports car, as the Vietnam-based automaker pushes ahead with its plan to break into the U.S. market. The four EVs, which ranged in size from small five-passenger crossovers to large seven-passenger SUVs, is part of the company’s effort […]

VinFast’s bid to attract US buyers includes 4 all-electric SUVs and maybe a sports car by Abigail Bassett originally published on TechCrunch

India’s securities depository CDSL says malware compromised its network

November 18, 2022

India’s leading central securities depository, Central Depository Services Limited, or CDSL, says its systems have been compromised by malware. On Friday, the securities depository said in a filing with India’s National Stock Exchange that it detected malware affecting “a few of its internal machines.” “As a matter of abundant caution, the company immediately isolated the […]

India’s securities depository CDSL says malware compromised its network by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch