Block Says Cash App Breach Affected 8 Million Users

Sensitive information for more than eight million users of Cash App Investing, a stock trading app run by Block, owner of the Square payment system, was exposed when a former employee downloaded company reports after he left the company. Block uncovered a data exposure. editor filing He said Monday and contacted affected customers. “Once it …

Twitch Says It Will Block Chronic Spreaders of Misinformation

Live streaming site Twitch, which has become an important internet communication service loved by video gamers, said on Thursday it has created new rules aimed at reducing restrictions. terrible suppliers of misinformation. Acknowledging the real-world harms with its rapidly expanding influence, the company said it will ban “harmful spreaders of misinformation who consistently post misinformation …

Justice Department Plans to Block UnitedHealth Group’s $13 Billion Deal

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice plans to file a lawsuit on Thursday by a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group to block the $13 billion acquisition of a health tech company, two people familiar with the matter said, in the Biden administration’s latest move to put pressure on corporate consolidation. The agency plans to argue that …

White House Prepares to Block Russia’s Access to US Technology

Kevin Wolf, international trade partner of Akin Gump, who worked on export controls under the Obama administration, said the White House could tailor export controls to target specific strategic sectors, such as companies in the aerospace or shipping industry. products used by the Russian public, such as washing machines. “They make it clear that they …

Composting on the Chopping Block in Mayor Adams’ Budget

Yet composters and supporters of the program — including former Council chairman Corey Johnson, who has called for a city-wide composting mandate — say it’s a Catch-22. Supporters say many residents want to compost, but the program isn’t available in either their area or their building. Owners of buildings with 10 or more apartments must …

Composting on the Chopping Block in Mayor Adams’ Budget

Yet composters and supporters of the program — including former Council chairman Corey Johnson, who has called for a city-wide composting mandate — say it’s a Catch-22. Supporters say many residents want to compost, but the program isn’t available in either their area or their building. Owners of buildings with 10 or more apartments must …

Covid Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Teachers’ Offer to Block New York

A girl who went to school in Abuja, Nigeria last year. Credit…Afolabi Sotunda/Reuters A new study of underreported coronavirus variants reminds us that early detection and frequent genomic sequencing are among the most effective arrows in public health officials’ concerns. But this is exactly what many countries lack, putting both their own populations and the …

Virginia Democrats Aim To Block Trump’s EPA Chief From State Agency

WASHINGTON — A rare confirmation battle is brewing around the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, who heads the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald J. Trump, to assume a similar role in a new Republican state administration in Virginia. Democratic leaders have said they will seek to prevent Mr Wheeler from being responsible for conservation programs, …

Square Renamed Block, Possibly Pointing to Jack Dorsey’s Crypto

Payments firm Square said Wednesday that it was renaming it Block, nodding to one of its main focuses, CEO Jack Dorsey, who is a cryptocurrency and blockchain technology enthusiast. Mr Dorsey said Monday was getting off the helm It’s a move from his other company, Twitter, which many believe should be able to devote more …

Judge Tries to Block New York Times’ Project Veritas Coverage

A New York court judge ordered the New York Times on Thursday to temporarily refrain from publishing or searching for certain documents related to the conservative group Project Veritas, an unusual example of a court blocking the coverage of a major news organization. The order raised immediate concerns among First Amendment advocates, who, in a …

US Asks Court Not to Block Employers’ Vaccination Duty

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday argued that the federal government has all the power to require major employers to require their workers to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, or to require those who refuse vaccinations to wear masks and be shipped weekly. testing. Inside 28-page filing Before the United States Court of …