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UnitedHealth data breach should be a wake-up call for the UK and NHS
The ransomware attack that has engulfed U.S. health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group and its tech subsidiary Change Healthcare is a data privacy nightmare for millions of U.S. patients, with CEO Andrew Witty confirming this week that it may impact as much as one-third of the country. But it should also serve as a wake-up call…
8:43 am PDT • May 3, 2024
Space
NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches
8:30 am PDT • May 3, 2024
NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost 200%, according…
It’s hard for early-stage founders to say no to revenue from a large customer, whose needs might not align with the broader customer base.
Startups
How Y Combinator’s founder-matching service helped medical records AI startup Hona land $3M
8:00 am PDT • May 3, 2024
Y Combinator’s founder matching tool has quietly become one of most powerful offerings. That’s how medical records AI startup Hona was founded.
Venture
Inside TC’s Techstars investigation and how AI is accelerating disability tech
7:15 AM PDT • May 3, 2024
The downturn in venture capital funding has impacted startups, VC firms, and accelerators alike. One company in the final category, Techstars, has been shaking up…
Apps
Google dubs Epic’s demands from its antitrust win ‘unnecessary’ and ‘far beyond the scope’ of the verdict
1:00 am PDT • May 3, 2024
The new filing, along with Epic’s proposal, will help to inform Judge James Donato in a hearing scheduled on May 23 about what actions to take next to put Google’s…
Hardware
Apple: Pay attention to emerging markets, not falling China sales
3:59 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
Apple’s chief financial officer Luca Maestri challenged investor worries over an 8% drop in China revenue by noting that sales in other emerging markets are growing. “When we start looking…
Featured Article
Apple iPad event: What to expect
So far, the biggest surprise about May 7’s “Let Loose” event is that it’s happening at all. We’re just over a month out from Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference, and yet the company determined there was enough news to warrant a stand-alone event. iPads (including the iPad Pro and iPad Air) will be the focus,…
3:12 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
AI
Microsoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition
1:57 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
Microsoft has reaffirmed its ban on U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through Azure OpenAI Service, the company’s fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI tech. Language…
Hardware
Apple earnings see 10% iPhone sales drop, massive buyback fuels stock jump
1:45 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
Apple on Thursday reported a 10% drop in iPhone sales for the second fiscal quarter, dropping from $51.33 billion to $45.96 billion, year-over-year. The slowdown was fueled, in part, by…
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Featured Article
UnitedHealth data breach should be a wake-up call for the UK and NHS
The ransomware attack that has engulfed U.S. health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group and its tech subsidiary Change Healthcare is a data privacy nightmare for millions of U.S. patients, with CEO Andrew Witty confirming this week that it may impact as much as one-third of the country. But it should also serve as a wake-up call…
8:43 am PDT • May 3, 2024
Space
NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches
8:30 am PDT • May 3, 2024
NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost 200%, according…
It’s hard for early-stage founders to say no to revenue from a large customer, whose needs might not align with the broader customer base.
Startups
How Y Combinator’s founder-matching service helped medical records AI startup Hona land $3M
8:00 am PDT • May 3, 2024
Y Combinator’s founder matching tool has quietly become one of most powerful offerings. That’s how medical records AI startup Hona was founded.
Venture
Inside TC’s Techstars investigation and how AI is accelerating disability tech
7:15 AM PDT • May 3, 2024
The downturn in venture capital funding has impacted startups, VC firms, and accelerators alike. One company in the final category, Techstars, has been shaking up…
Apps
Google dubs Epic’s demands from its antitrust win ‘unnecessary’ and ‘far beyond the scope’ of the verdict
1:00 am PDT • May 3, 2024
The new filing, along with Epic’s proposal, will help to inform Judge James Donato in a hearing scheduled on May 23 about what actions to take next to put Google’s…
Hardware
Apple: Pay attention to emerging markets, not falling China sales
3:59 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
Apple’s chief financial officer Luca Maestri challenged investor worries over an 8% drop in China revenue by noting that sales in other emerging markets are growing. “When we start looking…
Featured Article
Apple iPad event: What to expect
So far, the biggest surprise about May 7’s “Let Loose” event is that it’s happening at all. We’re just over a month out from Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference, and yet the company determined there was enough news to warrant a stand-alone event. iPads (including the iPad Pro and iPad Air) will be the focus,…
3:12 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
AI
Microsoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition
1:57 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
Microsoft has reaffirmed its ban on U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through Azure OpenAI Service, the company’s fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI tech. Language…
Hardware
Apple earnings see 10% iPhone sales drop, massive buyback fuels stock jump
1:45 pm PDT • May 2, 2024
Apple on Thursday reported a 10% drop in iPhone sales for the second fiscal quarter, dropping from $51.33 billion to $45.96 billion, year-over-year. The slowdown was fueled, in part, by…