U S recovers most of pipeline ransom
The Justice Department recovered most of the multimillion dollar ransomware payment after DarkSide hacked Colonial Pipeline halting operations on May 7. The operation marks the first use of a specialized DOJ ransom ware task force. Deputy AG Lisa Monaco described the seizure as part of an aggressive stance against cybercrime and crypto ecosystems.
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U.S. Department of Justice
Lisa Monaco
Colonial Pipeline
DarkSide
Colonial
Biden Administration
Justice Department
Associated Press
Slow charging times still threat to electric vehicles
Detroit report notes public charging remains too slow for many EVs slowing adoption. Newer models offer longer ranges but DC fast chargers cost tens of thousands more, with only about 5,000 of the 42,000 U.S. public stations delivering fast charging. The Biden plan considers grants totaling 15 billion over five years to expand a 500,000-station network by 2030.
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Brett Smith
Center For Automotive Research
Biden
Congress
United States
U.S. Department of Energy
Apple previews iPhone features at WWDC unveiling
Apple unveiled iOS 15 iPadOS 15 and macOS updates at WWDC previewing FaceTime enhancements including video calls screen sharing and call to non Apple users. The hardware and software updates include privacy options health data sharing wallet ID support and text extraction from photos with a public beta in July and fall fall release.
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U.S. House grills Fisher-Price executives over Rock n Play recall
A House Oversight Committee hearing condemned Fisher-Price for selling the Rock n Play incline sleeper for a decade before recalling it in 2019. The product linked to more than 90 infant deaths, with safety research and medical input critiques highlighted as failing.
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Fisher-Price
U.S. House
House
Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-Ill
Pat Fallon
R-Texas
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
D-Fla
Washington Post
Fisher- Price
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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