Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches: The prolific cybercrime group ShinyHunters took responsibility for hacking Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, and published the stolen data on its extortion website. Read More |
Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid: The startup has raised more than $500 million, to date, from investors to build a massive, distributed power plant supported by residential batteries. Read More |
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