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Pennsylvania to receive $491K from 23andMe genetic data breach settlement
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (369+ words) Settlement 23andMe agreed to a class action settlement over a data breach. (Sharaf Maksumov/sharafmaksumov - stock.adobe.com) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced an $18 million multistate bankruptcy claim settlement with genetic testing company 23andMe. Pennsylvania will receive $491,902 from the settlement. Impacted…...
Two tech companies take space in Bakery Square
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (139+ words) WPXI Two tech companies take space in Bakery Square PITTSBURGH â Two artificial intelligence companies are preparing to take up office space in Bakery Square. The first, Jacobian, has taken 5,500 square feet. A medtech startup developing an AI imaging platform…...
City of Pittsburgh sues several fire apparatus manufacturers, citing monopoly on truck parts
21+ hour, 36+ min ago (202+ words) The City of Pittsburgh is suing several fire apparatus manufacturing companies, citing a monopoly on truck parts. City officials on Monday afternoon said the antitrust lawsuit alleges that the companies are lessening competition, reducing output, causing a shortage of apparatuses,…...
Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak
3+ day, 32+ min ago (485+ words) New York City's famed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease amid the city's latest outbreak. The city health department on Friday released a list of…...
Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (340+ words) PHOENIX — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities. The administration narrowed the definition of “harm” under…...
Monroeville Pride adding extra security after week of online backlash
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (406+ words) MONROEVILLE, Pa. — Organizers of Monroeville Pride, a festival on Saturday, say they’re expecting a large crowd for the event and have hired additional security to help ensure everyone feels safe following a week of online backlash and controversy surrounding a…...
Steelers defender learning from Pitt, Rams legend Aaron Donald
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (149+ words) The Pittsburgh Steelers signed safety Jaquan Brisker in free agency this offseason, and it is safe to say he is taking his new opportunity very seriously. Brisker recently worked out with former Pitt and Los Angeles Rams legend Aaron Donald…...
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (524+ words) A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit…...
Small fire forces evacuation of South Strabane Walmart
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (110+ words) SOUTH STRABANE, Pa. — The Walmart in South Strabane was evacuated on Thursday due to a small fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the store on Trinity Point Drive just before noon. The South Strabane Fire Department said the fire, which started…...
Anaheim Ducks keep Leo Carlsson, matching Flyers' $90 million offer sheet for young center
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (806+ words) ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost. The Ducks announced their decision Thursday on the 21-year-old Carlsson, who is now the NHL's…...