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This Week in Hacks: 7M Driver's Licenses Stolen, Japanese Taxis Halted, US Military Phones Targeted
It's been a while since we've had a hack that affected millions of people, so we were probably due. This week, the breach is at AssuranceAmerica, an insurance company that offers coverage in 14 US states. Attackers made off with personal data on…
Taco Bell and other major chains are taking a hit from the cyclospora outbreak, early foot traffic data shows
Fewer diners visited Taco Bell and lettuce-heavy restaurants, including Panera, as a cyclospora outbreak grew late last week. Early data from location intelligence firm Placer.ai shows that US foot traffic at some of these chains began to decline…
Why Nvidia turned to Microsoft for one of its biggest leadership hires in years
Nvidia is ushering in a new era for its global sales organization. In June, Jay Puri — the chip giant's head of worldwide field operations, and a billionaire who served in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's inner circle — told the company he…
A unified front against fraud: Securing the UK's payments future
The UK's payment landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation. While regulatory initiatives, such as the mandatory authorized push payment (APP) reimbursement scheme, provide safeguards, sophisticated cyber-attacks and elaborate scams…
The Three Questions Every Security Leader Should Ask
Scott Sumner is chief information security officer at Dassault Systèmes. When a company suffers a breach, the CISO is often the first person held responsible and, at times, not in a position to prevent it. The mismatch between what…
Anthropic reveals it will pay $600,000 for someone to shape its tricky IPO story
Anthropic has already become a success story for venture capitalists. Now, the AI lab begins the tricky task of selling itself to a much larger pool of investors. The company behind the Claude AI model is preparing for a blockbuster initial public…
Cotton Futures Fade into the Weekend
Cotton futures saw weakness extend to Friday, with contracts closing down 62 to 89 points on the day, with December down 291 points this week. Crude oil was up another $3.50 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.011. Friday afternoon's…
Democrats look to support laid-off Foreign Service officers
Democrats are seeking to offer support to laid-off Foreign Service officers looking to get their jobs back. A new bill called the Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act would let former State Department officers rejoin service without needing to…
5 Disadvantages Of Buying Smart Glasses In 2026
The era of smart glasses is here — sort of. Meta's glasses have been very successful over the past few years despite privacy concerns, and several players have been releasing their own versions. However, unlike smartphones, smartwatches, or…
Phone Theft: Why Software Alone Can't Solve A Physical Problem
Antonia Bremeyer is the founder & CEO of Cordée Cases, where she focuses on product innovation in the consumer mobile accessories industry. Over a decade ago, San Francisco's then-District Attorney George Gascón called smartphone…
Lightspeed Commerce Advances Unified Commerce Vision with New AI, Payments, Fulfillment and Operations Innovations
Retailers and hospitality businesses are under increasing pressure to do more with less while managing disconnected systems, manual processes and rising operational complexity. Lightspeed's latest innovations address these challenges directly with…
Chip stock sell-off, Netflix earnings, Trump's approval rating and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. There are vastly different numbers floating around about the great wealth transfer. CNBC's Robert Frank explains why the estimates can…
Why Should We Be Cautious in the Stock Market over the Coming Months?
The S&P 500 is the most diversified U.S. stock market index. The most recent record high of 7,620.90 was on June 2, and while the index has not reached a higher high in over a month, it remains not far below the June peak at over 7,450. Low…
Nasdaq Futures Plunge as Chip Selloff Deepens; Netflix Sinks on Disappointing Forecast
September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are down -1.61% this morning as the global selloff in chip stocks deepened. A selloff in stocks tied to the AI buildout continued to ripple across global markets. Taiwan's benchmark Taiex and Japan's…
Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - JTC Plc
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) (a) Full name of discloser:Man Group PLC(b) Owner or controller…
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