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Barracuda urges customers to remove and replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers

Barracuda Networks has told customers they must replace vulnerable email gateway appliances following the disclosure of a critical security flaw. The technology company, which provides security, networking and storage products, is issuing the extraordinary guidance as it struggles to contain … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees

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 … Continue reading

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Spotify is officially testing an offline mix

Music streaming company Spotify is finally and officially testing a playlist that automatically downloads some of your recent favorites a couple of years after starting working on such a feature. In a tweet, the company’s CEO Daniel Ek said that … Continue reading

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Shell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data

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 … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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How well are SaaS, e-commerce, fintech and healthtech startups doing in 2023?

Healy Jones Contributor Share on Twitter Healy Jones runs financial planning and analysis for Kruze Consulting. The startup ecosystem has gone through some substantial changes over the last few months, and founders need to understand current conditions to properly plan … Continue reading

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How curbside pickup caused Wing to rethink its approach to drone delivery

In many ways, drone delivery still feels very pie in the sky in terms of scalable e-commerce. In smaller, controlled pockets, however, the concept is going swimmingly. Among the spots is a small Google satellite campus in the Palo Alto … Continue reading

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GM follows Ford’s lead and adopts Tesla chargers

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 … Continue reading

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