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Twitter Inc. today filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk to force him to follow through on the original deal to acquire the microblogging company. The lawsuit, filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, alleges that Musk (pictured) refuses …
Three Arrows Capital founders allegedly go missing amid liquidation proceedings
The founders of cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital Ltd. have allegedly gone missing and are not cooperating with the company’s liquidation. Three Arrows Capital was ordered to liquidate by a court in the British Virgin Islands on June 27 after creditors …
Amazon Redshift Serverless now available alongside EMR and MSK Serverless big-data services
Amazon Web Services Inc. has today announced the general availability of its Redshift Serverless alongside EMR Serverless and MSK Serverless, services that are designed to make it easier for customers to analyze large amounts of data without having to configure, scale up or manage the …
New Tenable Nessus Expert offers greater external and cloud visibility
Network security company Tenable Inc. today announced the addition of Nessus Expert to its portfolio of vulnerability assessment solutions. The service is designed to give security consultants, penetration testers and security practitioners extended external capabilities and expanded visibility into cloud-native environments. Nessus Expert is claimed to …
New Rezilion release identifies, prioritizes and remediates vulnerable software
DevSecOps automation tools startup Rezilion Inc. today announced the full availability of its new, automated vulnerability management solution. Designed to identify, prioritize and remediate vulnerable software, Rezilion’s new management solution is pitched as uniquely solving challenges in the software attack surface by applying automation …
Ransomware gangs offer ability to search stolen data
In an evolution in ransomware and data extortion, gangs are reported to be now offering the ability to search stolen data in an effort to have victims pay ransom demands. Bleeping Computer reported today that the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang was the first to …
Apple self-driving cars reportedly hit curbs, veer out of lanes at intersections
Apple Inc.’s Project Titan self-driving car project continues to be troubled, with a new report detailing delays and issues with the company’s efforts. The Information today detailed a chronology of the car, covering aspects of its development, Apple’s ability to retain talent and …
L3Harris reportedly ends talks to acquire controversial Israeli spyware maker NSO Group
Technology company and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies Inc. has reportedly ended talks to acquire some or all of the controversial Israeli spyware maker NSO Group Ltd. L3Harris was first reported to be in talks with NSO on June 14, although what it attempted to acquire …
Leaked documents show Uber used dubious tactics and lobbying to grow business
A trove of more than 100,000 documents belonging to Uber Technologies Inc. leaked to The Guardian and then shared with other media outlets and organizations details how the company used dubious tactics and lobbying to grow its business. Dubbed the Uber Files, …
Disneyland accounts post racist and offensive content following hack
Social media accounts belonging to Disneyland were hacked this morning, with the hacker posting racist and offensive content. A self-described “super hacker” going by the name of David Do claimed responsibility for the hack, saying that he had hacked Disneyland’s Instagram and …