TOKYO (AP) — A major Japanese beverage producer has been hit by a cyberattack this week which has disrupted shipments and operations. Asahi Group Holdings says its computer systems were attacked on Monday, affecting orders, shipments, and a customer call center. A company spokeswoman told The Associated Press on Friday that the issue remains unresolved,…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — Greystar and 25 other property management companies have agreed to pay over $141 million to settle a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit accuses them of using rent-setting algorithms from RealPage to drive up housing costs. Greystar, the largest apartment owner in the U.S., would pay $50 million under the proposed settlement. The…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating with another transformative technology in…… MORE
A lawsuit filed Thursday by parents of a college student killed in a Tesla crash says she was trapped inside as the car burned because of a design flaw that makes it difficult to open the doors in fires. The suit filed in California state court by the parents of Krysta Tsukahara alleges she burned…… MORE
Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents after coming under pressure from the Trump administration. ICEBlock, aniPhone-only app that lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers is no longer available on Apple’s App Store. ICEBlock and other crowdsourcing apps…… MORE