Hackers have stolen digital assets worth around $160 million from crypto trading firm Wintermute, according to a tweet from its CEO on Tuesday. CEO Evgeny Gaevoy posted on Twitter that the company was experiencing an ongoing hack that had...
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Angus King (I-ME) on Friday introduced the American Defense Programs, Logistics, and Acquisitions for the Nation’s Security (American Defense PLANS) Act, which would direct the Department of Defense (DOD) to facilitate an external...
Uber said on Thursday it is investigating a possible breach of its network after a hacker gained access on Thursday to the company’s internal system, forcing it to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. A hacker compromised an employee's...
Adobe Inc announced on Thursday it would buy online design startup Figma for about $20 billion to expand its portfolio of collaboration-focused platforms geared for the hybrid-work era. According to a statement by Adobe, “Adobe and Figma will benefit all...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Amazon Wednesday, alleging the e-commerce giant has stifled competition in a way that’s increased prices for California consumers. The lawsuit focuses on the way Amazon — the largest online retailer — deals with third-party...
Tesla Inc was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing the electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. According to the filling, Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk “deceived...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday charged three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims. As alleged in the indictment, from October 2020 through the present, the Iranians engaged...
A group of 13 companies urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to approve a bill that would rein in giant tech companies like Alphabet's Google and Meta's Facebook. These companies, whose products offer alternatives to those produced by technology giants...
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Google to develop and produce chips that researchers can use to develop new nanotechnology...
Democratic senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to discontinue its use of facial recognition and other surveillance technologies capable of infringing on personal privacy rights. The lawmakers referenced a report...