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Video Elderly man charged with killing Uber driver apparently victim of scam
William Brock, 81, is charged with the murder of Uber driver Loletha Hall, 61, but authorities believe they were both unknowingly targeted by scammers.
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Cyberattack costs hit UnitedHealth in 1Q that still turns out better than expected
UnitedHealth Group trounced first-quarter expectations even as costs from a cyberattack to its Change Healthcare business ate into the company’s performance. UnitedHealth said earlier this year that a ransomware group had gained access to some of the systems of its Change Healthcare business, which provides technology used to submit and process insurance claims. UnitedHealth is still restoring several services from the February attack.
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth, Live Nation and more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.
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House Speaker outlines Israel aid plan and 81-year-old kills Uber driver after both caught in scam: Morning Rundown
Day 1 of Trump’s criminal trial featured haggling over what salacious evidence could be shown to the jury — which could take days or even weeks to be seated. A top psychology group warns that common features on social media platforms are “risky” for kids’ mental health. And an 81-year-old man killed an Uber driver after both were targeted by scammers. Here’s what to know today. Search continues for ‘fair and impartial’ jurors in Trump’s historic trial Donald Trump made history yesterday as the...
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Johnson & Johnson tops quarterly profit estimates as medical device sales jump
The company is benefiting from a rebound in demand for nonurgent surgeries among older adults, who deferred those procedures during the Covid pandemic.
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UnitedHealth beats on revenue despite impact from cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday reported better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter. The company is still dealing with the fallout...
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BowFlex's $37.5M Ch. 11 Asset Sale Gets Green Light
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Monday approved fitness equipment maker BowFlex Inc.'s sale of assets to its stalking-horse bidder after canceling an auction, saying the company was accepting a fair offer.
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Eco-friendly data centers help drive $6.3 billion of green investment in Southeast Asia, but report shows more needed
Southeast Asia saw an uptick in green investments in 2023, with a boost from green data center projects, though funding remains insufficient, says a report.
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When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow
'The ambient presence of journalism and true information in our feeds, the signals of reliability that were there, that's gone,' Taylor Owen, founding director of McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, says
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Finmid raises $24.7M to help SMBs access loans through platforms like Wolt
finmid is building an embedded finance product that targets that relationship between marketplaces and sellers, and raised a Series A round to further build out its product and enter new markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown
Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning used to monitor staff attendance after a clampdown by the UK’s data watchdog.In February, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ordered a Serco subsidiary to stop using biometrics to monitor the attendance of staff at leisure...
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NIMC eyes 200 million NIN enrolments 2025
The National Identity Management Commission has announced that it is targeting the enrolment of 200 million Nigerians in the National Identification Number system by 2025. The Head of Corporate Communications at the commission, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this on X Space on Sunday. “As of today, over 105 million NIN have been issued to Nigerians and Read More