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Healthcare giant McKesson Corporation over the weekend confirmed that hackers exfiltrated customer data from its systems, as the ShinyHunters extortion group is threatening to release the stolen information. McKesson delivers roughly one-third of prescription medicines to North American hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare clinics. It also provides medical supplies, supports cancer treatment and specialty care, and operates the Health Mart pharmacy franchise. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the healthcare and pharma giant said it discovered “a cybersecurity incident affecting its information systems” on August 25. In a Friday notice on its website, the company said the…

In brief Sberbank’s Anatoly Popov told TASS that Russian crypto trading could reach about 4 trillion rubles (~$46.43 billion) in the first year under new rules and roughly 7.5 trillion rubles (~$87 billion) by 2029. The bank plans to accept Ethereum and USDT as loan collateral alongside Bitcoin—”after the Central Bank, of course, allows them for public circulation.” The plans come as Russia’s crypto law takes effect September 1. Russia’s largest bank expects crypto trading to take off once the country’s new digital asset rules take effect, and it’s preparing to accept Ethereum and Tether’s USDT as collateral for loans.Sberbank…

Scientists at the University at Buffalo have developed an injectable hydrogel designed to keep osteoarthritis treatments inside the joint for much longer than conventional injections. After a single minimally invasive injection, the material changes from a liquid into a smooth, lubricating semisolid depot at body temperature. Once in place, it can remain in the joint for several weeks while gradually releasing drug-loaded nanocarriers. A Major Challenge in Osteoarthritis Treatment Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the world’s leading causes of chronic pain and disability. Common treatments delivered directly into joints, including analgesics, corticosteroids, and viscosupplements, can ease symptoms, but their effects…

Welcome to Inside Climate, a podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. This week, Alabama-based reporters Dennis Pillion and Lee Hedgepeth join co-host Kiley Price to talk about energy demand, rising residential utility bills and why customers in their state are paying so much for power. Listen and subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeart. KILEY PRICE Between air conditioners and data centers, energy demand continues to climb this summer—and that means rising utility bills. DENNIS PILLION: Utility companies across the country requested more than $18 billion in rate increases so far this year.  But it…

Eight decades after driving a fledgling Israel to the brink of civil war, the Altalena has suddenly resurfaced in the run-up to elections widely regarded as the most consequential in the nation’s history. An arms-smuggling ship, the Altalena was sunk off the coast of Israel in 1948 after a deadly confrontation between the country’s nascent army and the right-wing Irgun militia, led by Menachem Begin. It has served as a foundational symbol for the Israeli right ever since. The discovery of the ship’s wreckage on August 24 was hailed as a breakthrough in a joint statement by Heritage Minister Amichai…

Data center expansion has become a critical component in the leadup to November’s midterms, with polls showing a majority of Americans oppose them being built in their communities. Republicans and Democrats alike have expressed concerns over data centers, with lawmakers and state leaders warning about overloaded power grids, strained water systems and the level of noise the projects create.Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott this month instituted new regulations on data centers despite expressing broad support for them over the last year on the campaign trail. Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers and Pennsylvania GOP nominee for governor Stacy Garrity have…

Andy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in the Commons on Tuesday that it will be the only way to improve growth across the country.Burnham will address the house for the first time in 16 years from the frontbench, and six weeks since he became prime minister, after spending the summer recess announcing a slew of policies that will now be put before MPs.He will use the statement to put public control of services at the heart of his priorities for the coming months, sources told the Guardian, saying…

Automakers keep shoving more tech into their cars, despite evidence that consumers are increasingly fed up with huge screens and glitchy software. In fact, the features that car owners appreciate the most happen to be the ones they barely notice, according to the latest tech survey from JD Power.The consumer research firm surveyed 68,084 owners of new 2026 model-year vehicles after 90 days of ownership. The survey touched on 40 automotive technologies covering comfort and convenience; connected vehicles; driver assist; electric vehicles; and smart vehicles.The features that scored the highest were the ones that were the most inconspicuous, like smart…

Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka DPRK or North Korea) have been observed seeking job opportunities beyond the information technology (IT) sector, with recent investigations identifying suspected workers employed in sales and marketing and the medical profession. The ongoing insider threat is part of what has been described as the IT worker scheme, where North Korea leverages its network of skilled IT workers, both within and outside the country, to fraudulently land jobs in Fortune 500 companies and private sector firms across the world and remotely earn income to further Pyongyang’s unlawful nuclear weapons…

Webull, a self-directed brokerage and trading platform, is expanding its Canadian offering to include cryptocurrencies, adding Canada to a crypto footprint that already includes the United States, Australia and Brazil.The company announced Monday that its Canadian crypto offering will run on Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, with Coinbase providing the underlying trading and custody services. Webull’s Canadian website currently displays 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL), while indicating that additional assets are also available.The addition of crypto broadens Webull’s Canadian offering beyond stocks, exchange-traded funds and options, bringing digital assets alongside the traditional investments already available to its…