Katrina Lake is back as interim CEO of struggling Stitch Fix, a year-and-a-half after stepping down

Can Katrina Lake save Stitch Fix? The founder of the nearly 13-year-old, subscription-based online personal shopping service is going to try, returning today to her role as CEO one-and-a-half years after stepping down from the position. Indeed, as first reported by CNBC, it was Lake who today informed the company’s 1,700 salaried employees in a company-wide … Read more

Making sense of Coinbase’s post-settlement stock bump

We learned two things about Coinbase yesterday: First, the U.S. crypto exchange will have to disburse $100 million for failing to conduct adequate background checks. And second, its stock jumped 12% in the aftermath of the news. (It’s since moderated, trading at $34.10 per share at the time of publication, roughly in line with where … Read more

Google launches HD maps for vehicles, Volvo and Polestar first to integrate

Google today is announcing a HD version of its vehicle mapping solution. Unlike Google Maps, Google’s HD map is not a consuming-facing application, but an additional layer of data that’s served to the vehicle’s L2+ or L3 assisted driving systems through Google Automotive Services. The additional information sits on top of Google Maps’ data and … Read more

Google’s new high-definition maps are arriving first on Volvo and Polestar electric vehicles

Image: Volvo Google is rolling out a brand-new high-definition version of Google Maps for cars with the tech giant’s native Android Automotive operation system. The HD maps will provide granular details that were not previously available, like lane markings, road signs, and traffic barriers. The first vehicles to get the new HD maps will be … Read more

Google is working on cross-device notifications to let you resume media playback on the move

Google hasn’t had a massive presence at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). But the search giant announced that it is working on a couple of useful media playback features including better playback options for Spotify Connect-compatible devices and cross-device notifications to let you resume media playback on the move. The idea behind cross-device notifications … Read more

US family planning non-profit MFHS says patient medical data stolen in ransomware attack

U.S. non-profit healthcare giant Maternal & Family Health Services has confirmed hackers accessed sensitive patient, financial and medical information months earlier. In an advisory published on its website on Thursday, MFHS said a “sophisticated ransomware incident” exposed the sensitive information of current and former patients, employees, and vendors. This information included names, addresses, dates of … Read more