U.S.-based venture capital firm Insight Partners has confirmed that hackers breached its systems in January. When reached by TechCrunch, Insight Partners confirmed the cybersecurity incident in a statement published Tuesday. Calcalist first reported the breach earlier in the day. In its statement, Insight Partners said it detected that an “unauthorized third party” had accessed “certain … Read more
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed several members of its election security team on administrative leave, the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed to TechCrunch. The Associated Press, citing a person familiar with the situation, reported on Tuesday that 17 CISA employees have been placed on leave pending review. In a … Read more
US President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Saturday, February 1, on the United States’ three largest trading partners – Canada, Mexico and China – the White House said, sparking concern for global … Read more
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently confirmed that an employee’s complaints to an important customer about wages and working conditions for herself and her coworkers were protected under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). After she was fired, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that … Read more
The long-awaited and much anticipated judgment of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”) in Waterrower (UK) Limited v Liking Limited (t/a TOPIOM) [2024] EWHC 2086 (“WaterRower”) was finally handed down last month. IP practitioners and the wider design community have been eagerly awaiting the decision as it was expected to be the first UK decision … Read more