Security firm Cloudflare disclosed late Thursday that a long-running bug in its security systems may have leaked information, including potentially personal information, from thousands of sites including Uber, Fitbit and OK Cupid.The…
World's biggest builder arrives in NZ for $375m in contracts
The world’s biggest construction company has arrived quietly in New Zealand for work worth $375 million.China Construction New Zealand – part of the giant China First State Construction Engineering Corporation – was announced on…
Mortgage fraud complaints soar
Mortgage fraud complaints soared during the past year.Figures released to the Labour Party and shared with the Herald show the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) received five complaints about alleged mortgage scams in the year to March.That’s…
Tesla vehicle deliveries slip in Q2
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Tesla Motors shipped fewer autos to customers in the past three months, making it unlikely to meet prior expectations for delivering 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year.The California-based maker of electric autos…
United Airlines flies back into NZ with a Dreamliner
United Airlines has returned to New Zealand after an absence of 13 years, adding to a growing list of new air services to this country during the past year.The United flight, UA917 from San Francisco, touched down at Auckland Airport…
Enterprise Rent-A-Car founder Jack Taylor dies at 94; wealth estimated at $5.3 billion
ST. LOUIS (AP) ” Enterprise Rent-A-Car founder Jack Taylor dies at 94; wealth estimated at $5.3 billion.
Enterprise founder Jack Taylor dies at 94
ST. LOUIS (AP) ” Jack C. Taylor, who started a leasing company with seven cars and built it into Enterprise Rent-A-Car, died Saturday. He was 94.Enterprise said in a statement Taylor died in St. Louis after a brief illness.In…
NY lawmaker, former diplomat face fraud charges in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (AP) ” A New York state assemblyman and a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are among four people facing fraud charges in Cambodia.Republican Assemblyman William Nojay, former ambassador Sichan Siv and two…
Caribbean community to discuss US banks at Guyana meeting
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) ” The Caribbean Community says regional heads of government gathering for a three-day meeting will study moves by U.S. banks to sever or reduce ties to Caribbean banks.The community known as CARICOM said…
California governor signs stringent gun bills, vetoes others
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ” Gov. Jerry Brown signed six stringent gun-control measures Friday that will require people to turn in high-capacity magazines and mandate background checks for ammunition sales, as California Democrats seek…