Shares of cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike fell more than 10% on Friday after a botched software update caused a stunning mass shutdown of businesses around the world. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz tried to apologize for the crisis, which affected millions of customers using Microsoft Windows — hurting airlines, banks, hospitals and various other customers. “This is … Read more
The former senior manager of special operations for eBay’s global security team was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for his role in a cyber campaign that included sending a preserved fetal pig, a bloody Halloween pig mask and a book about surviving the loss of a spouse. at a couple’s home in Massachusetts. … Read more
“Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan said she was told by Democratic Party insiders that it would be “political suicide” for anyone to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris as a running mate following President Biden’s decision not to seek re-election. on sunday. Harris emerged as the favorite to receive the nomination following Biden’s announcement that … Read more
Shares of CrowdStrike fell 13% on Monday, extending their losing streak, after Wall Street analysts downgraded the stock on concerns over the financial fallout from a global cyber outage last week. CrowdStrike’s surprise update to its security software crashed computers powered by Microsoft’s Windows operating system, disrupting Internet services across the globe and affecting a … Read more
The rise of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket has caused a rift among the tech industry’s biggest left-leaning donors — even as a growing number of Silicon Valley bigwigs throw their support behind GOP nominee Donald Trump. . While Biden quickly endorsed Harris to replace him as the … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris would get rid of Federal Trade Commission head Lina Khan if she defeated former President Donald Trump in the November election and succeeded President Joe Biden, according to CNBC commentator Jim Cramer. “I don’t have to go to Lina Khan anymore [because] everyone knows my views and there’s no need to … Read more
Tesla will have humanoid robots in “low production” for the company’s internal use next year, CEO Elon Musk said Monday, months after he announced an introduction by the end of 2024. The automaker will have the robots “hopefully” in high production for other companies in 2026, Musk said in a post on social media platform … Read more