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Former Uber security chief guilty of data breach coverup

The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.

Uber’s former security chief convicted of data hack coverup
Joe Sullivan was convicted of both charges against him, obstructing a government investigation and concealing the theft of personal data of 50 million customers and 7 million drivers.

In rebuke to West, OPEC and Russia aim to raise oil prices with big supply cut
Saudi Arabia and Russia, acting as leaders of the OPEC+ energy cartel, agreed on Wednesday to their biggest cuts in production in more than two years in a bid to raise prices, countering efforts by the United States and Europe to choke off the massive revenue Moscow reaps from the sale of crude.

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The high court agreed this week to hear two cases, setting up a dramatic challenge to the most important federal law governing the Internet — Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act.

Musk adds Twitter mission while taking Tesla’s in new direction

Elon Musk's sudden U-turn from months spent trying to get out of his agreement to buy Twitter isn't sitting well with Tesla investors.

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‘Best Before’ labels scrutinized as food waste concerns grow

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Revamped observatory set to open atop Prudential tower in 2023

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Seattle overtakes Boston as third-richest US city by household income

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US mortgage rates rise for seventh week to highest in 16 years

US mortgage rates jumped to a 16-year high of 6.75 percent, marking the seventh-straight weekly increase and spurring the worst slump in home loan applications since the depths of the pandemic.

OPEC+ makes big oil cut to boost prices; pump costs may rise

Oil is trading well below its summer peaks because of fears that major global economies such as the US or Europe will sink into recession due to high inflation, rising interest rates and uncertainty over the war in Ukraine.