The victim says Los Gatos Party Mom tore her life apart. Current and former Los Gatos High School students cried as they urged a Santa Clara County judge to send an accused sexual predator, also known as “Party Mom”, away to prison with a maximum sentence. Shannon O’Connor was silent as her alleged victims spoke … Read more
According to a new IMF report, China and India will dominate global GDP growth, followed by the US. China will provide 22.6 percent of global GDP growth, India 12.9 percent, and the US 11.3 percent, according to IMF figures and Bloomberg calculations. China will contribute roughly twice as much to global growth as the US … Read more
Year-to-date export volumes at Port Houston have reached 349,964 TEU. This is the highest monthly volume for laden exports in its history, with a 26 percent increase in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year and a 10 percent increase compared to March 2022. Imports of empty containers increased … Read more
CapStar Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: CSTR) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report on April 20, 2023. Despite higher revenues, analysts forecast that the company will report earnings per share (EPS) of $0.40, indicating a decline in earnings year-over-year. The market will closely monitor the results to determine how they compare to expectations and how … Read more
Hackers released thousands of CommScope employees’ bank account and Social Security numbers. The Vice Society ransomware gang’s dark web leak site mentioned the North Carolina-based network infrastructure provider, which serves hospitals, schools, and federal institutions. The listing links to company data stolen. When cash ransom demands fail, ransomware criminals disclose stolen data. TechCrunch examined internal … Read more
Uber is once again in the news for losing sensitive data. However, this round of data exposure is not the result of a facility breach at Uber. Earlier this year, assailants stole data from the New Jersey law firm Genova Burns, which was storing data about Uber’s drivers, including social security numbers, taxpayer identification, and … Read more
In San Francisco, the National Guard was called in to fight the Fentanyl crisis. San Francisco is about to receive help from state authorities, including the California National Guard, to combat the city’s deadly fentanyl epidemic. The governor made a surprise visit to the neighborhood. The governor gave a reason on Friday. The California National … Read more
The 1.6GW Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor began producing power Wednesday, 18 years after construction began and €8 billion over budget. OL3 is Europe’s largest nuclear reactor. Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), the unit’s owner, stated that the unit would be able to produce around 14% of Finland’s electricity needs, with Olkiluoto station, now with three reactors, … Read more
This month, Arbutus Biopharma and its licensee Genevant Sciences sued Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology. The lawsuit, filed April 4, claims that Comirnaty’s inventors infringed five Arbutus patents on lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology, the vaccine’s delivery mechanism for mRNA. The plaintiffs say Pfizer and BioNTech should pay since Arbutus’s … Read more
If you were among the millions of Facebook users between May 2007 and December 2022, you may be eligible for a payout, but you must submit a claim. Meta, the parent company of the Bay Area-based social network, has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a lengthy lawsuit over the privacy of Facebook’s personal … Read more