New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill
Almost seven months after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a right-to-repair bill, New York governor Kathy Hochul has signed it into law. But Hochul only greenlit...
Security flaw in Florida tax website exposed filers’ sensitive data
Some Florida residents may be keeping a close eye on their finances after a security incident. Researcher Kamran Mohsin tells TechCrunch that Florida’s Department of Revenue...
Japan’s Digital Minister is going to war against floppy disks and fax machines
Japan has a high level of adoption when it comes to advanced technologies and is a world leader in various areas, such as robotics. However, it’s...
YouTube is still battling 2020 election misinformation as it prepares for the midterms
YouTube and Google are the latest platforms to share more about how they are preparing for the upcoming midterm elections, and the flood of misinformation that...
Taiwan’s presidential website hit by cyberattack ahead of Nancy Pelosi’s visit
As more than 300,000 people anxiously watched the flight path of SPAR19, the US Air Force plane carrying Nancy Pelosi on her tour of Asia, Taiwan’s...
Report: The US organ transplant network is failing desperate patients
The US network that matches donated kidneys, livers and hearts with desperate patients has serious issues and “needs to be vastly restructured,” according to a government...
Nearly 600 more TV writers call for Netflix, Apple to detail abortion safety policies
Last week, more than 400 TV showrunners, writers and producers called on streaming giants and traditional Hollywood studios to offer improved protections for workers in states...
TikTok tells senators how it plans to beef up data security for American users
In a letter to nine Republican senators, TikTok said it’s working to “remove any doubt about the security of US user data.” CEO Shou Zi Chew...
Biden will posthumously award Steve Jobs the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The US government has no higher award with which to honor a civilian’s achievements than the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Handed out at the discretion of...
We’re heading for a messy, and expensive, breakup with natural gas
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated a number of fault lines already present within the global energy supply chain. This is especially true in Europe, where...