Category: TechCrunch

TechCrunch: Equifax slapped with UK’s maximum penalty over 2017 data breach

EntrepreneurTechCrunch, Technology

Credit rating giant Equifax has been issued with the maximum possible penalty by the UK’s data protection agency for last year’s massive data breach. Albeit, the fine is only £500,000 because the loss of customer data occurred when the UK’s…

TechCrunch: VW reimagines the microbus as an all-electric cargo hauler

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The slow roll towards electrified vehicles isn’t isolated to passenger cars and SUVs. Manufacturers are investing in commercial vehicles as well — everything from school buses and delivery vans to big commercial trucks. VW Group’s vision for an electrified commercial…

TechCrunch: Google’s GitHub competitor gets better search tools

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Google today announced an update to Cloud Source Repositories, its recently relaunched Git-based source code repository, that brings a significantly better search experience to the service. This new search feature is based on the same tool that Google’s own engineers…

TechCrunch: Coinbase hires Fannie Mae exec Brian Brooks as chief legal officer

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Coinbase has made yet another addition to its c-suite. The cryptocurrency trading platform has hired Brian Brooks, the former executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Fannie Mae, as its chief legal officer. The hiring is part of…