A state senator in California is introducing legislation designed to provide more direct oversight over direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies. The new regulations, introduced by Santa Ana’s Democratic Senator Thomas Umberg, builds on attempts in the California Consumer Privacy Act to regulate the ways data collected from genetic testing can be used
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Here are all 21 companies from Alchemist Accelerator’s latest batch
We’re down in Sunnyvale, CA today, where Alchemist Accelerator is hosting a demo day for its most recent batch of companies. This is the 23rd class to graduate from Alchemist, with notable alums including LaunchDarkly, MightyHive, Matternet, and Rigetti Computing. As an enterprise accelerator, Alchemist focuses on companies that
APT40 hacking group linked to 13 alleged front companies in Hainan, China
The mysterious research group Intrusion Truth has unleashed a new series of reports claiming that 13 businesses based in the southern island province of Hainan, China are collectively a front for reputed Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT40. The alleged front companies all purport to be science and technology businesses seeking to hire
At CES, companies slowly start to realize that privacy matters
Every year, Consumer Electronics Show attendees receive a branded backpack, but this year’s edition was special; made out of transparent plastic, the bag’s contents were visible without the wearer needing to unzip. It isn’t just a fashion decision. Over the years, security has become more intense and cumbersome, but attendees
Rappi and Oyo pare staff as Vision Fund companies trim costs, target profits
This week we’ve covered layoffs at unicorns both inside the Vision Fund and out. This afternoon we add two more to our list: Oyo and Rappi. The staff reductions are surprising — and not. They are surprising, as Oyo (India-based, low-cost hotels) and Rappi (Latin America-focused e-commerce) were bright lights in
Here’s where California residents can stop companies selling their data
California’s new privacy law is now in effect, allowing state residents to take better control of the data that’s collected on them — from social networks, banks, credit agencies and more. There’s just one catch: the companies, many of which lobbied against the law, don’t make it easy. California’s Consumer Privacy Act
Tech’s biggest companies are worth ~$5T as 2019’s epic stock market run wraps
Citrix vulnerability places 80,000 companies at risk
Vulnerabilities have been uncovered in two Citrix platforms that, if exploited, could give an attacker direct access to a company’s local network, potentially affecting thousands of organizations. The flaws were found in NetScaler Application Delivery Controller and NetScaler Gateway by Positive Technologies researcher Mikhail Klyuchnikov, who believes about 80,000 companies in
