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Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for fraud

A federal judge sentences former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years in prison on four charges of investor fraud.

Mercy employees in payroll limbo after cyberattack against parent company

CHI Mercy Medical Center (OR) employees say that last month’s cyberattack on parent company CommonSpirit Health continues to impact its payroll system, resulting in missing hours and incorrect payments.

Amazon is gutting its voice-assistant Alexa. Employees describe a division in crisis and huge losses on a ‘wasted opportunity.’

Amazon’s Alexa business division loses $3 billion in the company’s most recent quarter, ranks third in usage behind Google Assistant and Apple Siri, and is being hit hard with layoffs.

More stolen Medibank data released, containing information about mental health and chronic conditions

Hackers continue to publish data stolen from Australian company Medibank, releasing on Sunday the medical records of 1,500 patients with chronic conditions, cancer, dementia, mental health conditions, infections, and injuries.



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