Adaptation Ventures is a new angel investor group focused on disability and accessibility tech
The global assistive technology market was valued at more than $22 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow substantially by 2030. Despite the potential market size, many founders building…
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Trump urges Syria’s new leader to sign onto Abraham Accords
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s new leader, praising him as a “young, attractive guy” and urging him to rid his country of “Palestinian terrorists.” Trump also urged…
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Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
On Tuesday, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million in damages to the Meta-owned company….
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Rights group calls out TikTok for failing to protect children – JURIST
Amnesty International (AI) published a statement Monday condemning TikTok’s failure to address the previously identified risks to youth’s mental health. AI reported TikTok’s responses to previous inquiries into implemented changes…
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UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down; suspends 2025 outlook
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation’s largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to…
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Rights group urges Vietnam to release activist amid escalating crackdown on dissent – JURIST
Human Rights Watch on Friday called for the immediate release of Trinh Ba Phuong, a prominent Vietnamese human rights activist, condemning what it described as an intensifying campaign by the…
Read More » Five things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
On Tuesday, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million in damages to the Meta-owned company….
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Press advocacy group urges Syria to actively protect journalists – JURIST
Reporters without Borders (RSF) condemned on Wednesday the assault on seven journalists who were violently attacked this week in the southwestern Syrian city of Sweida by members of a local…
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US jury orders NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $168M in damages over spyware use – JURIST
A California jury ordered NSO Group Technologies to pay WhatsApp $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages on Tuesday. The jury found that “NSO engaged in malice, oppression,…
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NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign
Spyware maker NSO Group will have to pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for a 2019 hacking campaign against more than 1,400 users. On Tuesday, after a…
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MoneyFellows raises $13M to take its group savings model outside Egypt
While most African digital lenders depend on working capital to fuel growth, MoneyFellows has quietly done what few others have: lend billions of Egyptian pounds with almost no debt or…
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Israel launches attack in Syria to protect Druze minority
BEIRUT — Sectarian battles erupted in Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 16 security personnel and civilians in a suburb near Damascus, and drawing Israeli airstrikes against what Israeli leaders said were…
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In a bid to blunt gentrification after fire in Altadena, nonprofits look to buy burned lots
Eshele Williams always believed she’d eventually own the home she rented in Altadena’s historic Janes Village neighborhood. The 1920s cottage was where she brought her son Brayden home from the…
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Reproductive rights group releases list of Trump administration attacks on reproductive health – JURIST
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) on Wednesday published a list of attacks on reproductive rights and healthcare during Trump’s first 100 days in office. First, the Trump administration is…
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Press advocacy group condemns Kyrgyz lawsuit against independent media outlet – JURIST
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned on Thursday a lawsuit filed by the Kyrgyz prosecutor’s office against the independent media outlet, Aprel TV, for alleged “negative” and “destructive” coverage…
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Ad campaign will target Trump allies for looming Medicaid cuts
With the Trump administration slashing budgets and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status for nonprofits, some Southern California social justice organizations have gone into a defensive crouch, hoping to wait out…
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Aiming for Accuracy, Group Launches Legal AI Adoption Index; Invites Law Firms and Legal Teams to Self-Report
A newly launched independent initiative aims to develop an accurate, holistic and transparent index of AI adoption among law firms, in-house legal departments, and individual legal professionals. Called the AI…
Read More »An Easter Bunny, Colorful Eggs and a Second Signal Group Chat
At the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could not avoid the news about another chat that involved sensitive details about forthcoming military…
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Altadena suffered a ‘catastrophic failure.’ Did unincorporated status hurt fire response?
In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena’s communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping…
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In O.C., ex-Vice President Harris says she’ll stay politically active
In a rare appearance after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President and potential gubernatorial candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday decried the rollback of fundamental rights under President…
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