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Elizabeth Holmes’ high-stakes decision to testify in her own defense could reach its most risk intense phase Monday as prosecutors’ inevitable cross-examination draws nearer. The failed blood-testing entrepreneur is scheduled to return to the stand for her fourth day of testimony. Holmes, founder and CEO of the now defunct Silicon Valley biotech startup, Theranos, faces 11 counts of fraud for allegedly lying to investors and patients about her company’s capabilities. Each count carries… Source link

On Thursday, senior Biden administration officials announced details of a highly anticipated mandate requiring U.S. employers with 100 or more workers to ensure employees are either fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested each week for the virus. The officials also unveiled details of a separate mandate that will require employers participating in Medicare or Medicaid to have a fully vaccinated workforce, with no testing alternative. The first rule covers 84 million U.S. workers, or two-thirds… Source link

Google put out a report detailing a phishing campaign directed at YouTubers, which involved around 15,000 fake accounts and over a million messages to targets. The phishing attempts were carried out by multiple hackers, and the company says it’s recovered around 4,000 accounts since late 2019. The attackers weren’t just trying to get the creators to put their password into a fake website, though — they were trying to infect their computer with malware that would steal their login… Source link

Details of alleged collusion between Google and Facebook to squash competition in the online ad space are set to be made public this week, a federal judge has ordered. The judge’s ruling, revealed in court documents on Friday, marks a defeat for Google, which had fought for extensive redactions in an antitrust complaint brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last year. Google had argued that parts of the complaint contained confidential business… Source link

The Department of Education (ED)’s office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), which oversees the government’s massive student loan portfolio, launched a new Office of Enforcement last week to overhaul oversight of postsecondary schools that participate in federal student loan programs. FSA Chief Operation Officer Richard Cordray, a former attorney general in Ohio who served as the director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under President Obama and wrote “Watchdog: How Protecting… Source link

American web services provider Yahoo shut down its services in India on Thursday, August 26, thereby ceasing the publication of content operations across the country from this day onwards. However, the web portal, owned by technology company Verizon Media, assured its users that their Yahoo accounts, e-mail, and search experiences will not be affected in any manner. “As of August 26th, 2021, Yahoo India will no longer be publishing content,” a statement on the Yahoo India homepage read…. Source link

With help from Leah Nylen Editor’s Note: Morning Tech is a free version of POLITICO Pro Technology’s morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories. Act on the news with POLITICO Pro. — Hitting pause: Google is heading to court this week in a bid to block “highly sensitive information” about its business from being revealed in… Source link

Warning: The following article contains graphic allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault. This post has been updated with a response from Bauer’s representatives. One day after news broke that Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer had been accused of assault, details of his accuser’s account of their interactions has surfaced. A temporary ex parte restraining order filed against Bauer and executed on Monday was obtained by The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli and Katie Strang. The… Source link

More details have surfaced in the investigation that has reportedly been launched against Arizona State for violations committed by the Sun Devils football program. The Athletic reported Wednesday morning that ASU program is subject to potential recruiting violations, and additional reporting from Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday afternoon went into further detail regarding violations that were allegedly committed during the recruiting dead period, which lasted more than 12 months due to… Source link

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tesla on Thursday revised its application for a planned gigafactory in Europe to include details for plans to produce battery cells on site and an expansion of other production lines, German officials said. It also includes plans to reduce water consumption so that usage remains constant compared to earlier proposals despite the expansion. Tesla has sharply criticised the lengthy regulatory processes in Germany and has pushed back the factory’s opening date. The… Source link