The logistics industry in Nigeria, like any informal sector, struggles with poor infrastructure and other inefficiencies, making it difficult for businesses — both large and small — to […]
How European disability tech startups are leveraging AI
Making life better for people with disabilities is a laudable goal, but accessibility tech hasn’t traditionally been popular among VCs. In 2022, disability tech companies attracted around $4 […]
Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO
The ransomware gang that hacked into U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare used a set of stolen credentials to remotely access the company’s systems that weren’t protected by […]
neuroClues wants to put high speed eye tracking tech in the doctor’s office
The eyes aren’t just a window into the soul; tracking saccades can help doctors pick up a range of brain health issues. That’s why French-Belgian medtech startup neuroClues […]
TikTok faces a ban in the US, Tesla profits drop and healthcare data leaks
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering this week’s noteworthy happenings in tech. TikTok’s fate in the U.S. looks uncertain after President Joe Biden […]
Health insurance giant Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach
U.S. health conglomerate Kaiser is notifying millions of its members of a data breach earlier this month. In a legally required notice filed with the U.S. government on […]
UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America’
Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that a ransomware attack on its health tech subsidiary Change Healthcare earlier this year resulted in a huge theft of Americans’ […]
Two Chairs raises $72M Series C in equity and debt to scale its therapist network
When Alex Katz founded Two Chairs in 2017, he firmly believed that in-person therapy is the most effective for behavioral health. Two Chairs used technology — a proprietary […]
Checkr, the background-screening platform last valued at $5 billion, cuts 32% of workforce
Checkr, a 10-year-old startup that offers employee background checks and was last valued at $5 billion in April 2022, has laid off 382 employees as companies are not […]
Hackers stole 340,000 Social Security numbers from government consulting firm
U.S. consulting firm Greylock McKinnon Associates disclosed a data breach in which hackers stole 341,650 Social Security numbers. The data breach was disclosed on Friday on Maine’s government […]