Oregon’s electric vehicle adoption rate is showing signs of slowing, as the dominant EV maker, Tesla, faces a backlash from the political actions of its CEO.Author: Robert Timlick
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Tesla’s grip on Oregon EV sales loosens amid Musk’s controversial political moves
Oregon’s electric vehicle adoption rate is showing signs of slowing, as the dominant EV maker, Tesla, faces a backlash from the political actions of its CEO. -

Instrument, Vanport Studio team to give startups Fortune 500 support
Portland is a hive of creative talent and brand building. A new program from agency Instrument and Vanport Studio aims that talent at small businesses. -

Oregon lawmakers will consider a sales tax on beer, cider and wine
Tax hikes on producers have failed in the past and Oregonians have consistently rejected sales taxes of any sort. -

Portland nonprofit left with $75K shortfall with federal funding freeze
A State Department pause on federal funding has turned into an indefinite freeze of $75,000 in funding for WorldOregon. -

Kroger fires back, countersues as Albertsons makes fresh accusations tied to merger collapse
Kroger Co. has filed an answer to Albertsons Cos. Inc.’s lawsuit against it regarding the companies’ failed $24.6 billion merger and made counterclaims against its former acquisition target, claiming Albertsons actually undermined the deal. Albertsons also made additional claims against Kroger. -

Vancouver opioid treatment provider pauses services, furloughs staff
Columbia River Mental Health Services says it is the largest opioid treatment program in Southwest Washington. -

Executive Insights: Peggy Maguire, Cambia Health Foundation, and Katie McLaughlin, the Ballmer Institute, discuss transformative youth mental health programs (video)
Peggy Maguire, president and board chair of the Cambia Health Foundation, sat down with Katie McLaughlin, executive director of the Ballmer Institute, to discuss her role and the institute’s mission to transform behavioral health care for children and families. The institute focuses on expanding the workforce through innovative training programs, including a unique undergraduate program and a graduate micro-credential program for educators.
These programs aim to equip more professionals with…
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Researchers Uncover ~200 Unique C2 Domains Linked to Raspberry Robin Access Broker
A new investigation has unearthed nearly 200 unique command-and-control (C2) domains associated with a malware called Raspberry Robin.
“Raspberry Robin (also known as Roshtyak or Storm-0856) is a complex and evolving threat actor that provides initial access broker (IAB) services to numerous criminal groups, many of which have connections to Russia,” Silent Push said in a report shared with The -

Chinese Hackers Breach Asian Telecom, Remain Undetected for Over 4 Years
A major telecommunications company located in Asia was allegedly breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers who spent over four years inside its systems, according to a new report from incident response firm Sygnia.
The cybersecurity company is tracking the activity under the name Weaver Ant, describing the threat actor as stealthy and highly persistent. The name of the telecom provider was not -

AI-Powered SaaS Security: Keeping Pace with an Expanding Attack Surface
Organizations now use an average of 112 SaaS applications—a number that keeps growing. In a 2024 study, 49% of 644 respondents who frequently used Microsoft 365 believed that they had less than 10 apps connected to the platform, despite the fact that aggregated data indicated over 1,000+ Microsoft 365 SaaS-to-SaaS connections on average per deployment. And that’s just one major SaaS provider.
