Google Maps, the world’s most popular navigational service, is being upgraded to make it easier for users to identify local landscapes. Starting this week, Google Maps will switch to a default view that includes visual improvements that bring “even more details and granularity to the maps, making it easier to understand what an area looks ...

Amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump today endorsed the surprising bid by Oracle Corp. to acquire the U.S. operations of short-form video-sharing service TikTok from owner ByteDance Ltd. The president gave his support for the bid in an interview ahead of a rally in Yuma, Arizona. “I think Oracle ...

Canadian government services have been targeted in credential-stuffing attacks and about 15,000 accounts have been compromised, including those used to provide COVID-19 relief benefits. Those behind the attacks compromised 5,500 Canada Revenue Agency accounts, a service portal that enables Canadians to view and manage tax and benefits information along with more than 9,000 GCKey accounts, ...

The world’s largest cruise operator Carnival Corp. & plc has been hit by a ransomware attack and customer data stolen. The attack, detailed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory filing Aug. 15, was detected by the company the same day. The unnamed form of ransomware is said to have accessed and encrypted a portion of one ...

Free stock-trading app maker Robinhood Market Inc. has raised $200 million in new funding on an $11.2 billion valuation amid continuing reports that the company is planning an initial public offering in the coming months. The Series G round was led by D1 Capital Partners with a valuation significantly higher than the $8.6 billion valuation given ...

The battle between Fortnite maker Epic Games Ltd. and Apple Inc. continues to heat up as Apple threatens to remove Epic’s access to its developer tools within two weeks if Epic does not comply with its payment policies. The row between the two companies started Aug. 13 after Epic Games allowed players to purchase in-game ...

Chinese self-driving car startup AutoX Inc., a company that also has a presence in Silicon Valley, has launched a publicly available robotaxi ride-hailing service in Shanghai. The service is initially available in Shanghai’s Jiading District, with a population of 1.47 million people. It can be booked through Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd.’s AutoNavi smartphone app or through the ...

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that it has seized millions of dollars worth in bitcoin tied to Middle Eastern terrorist groups. The seizure follows a joint operation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service that targeted accounts with funds used for terrorist activities. The over 300 ...

The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation today issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning on a previously undisclosed form of Russian malware. Dubbed “Drovorub,” the Linux malware is believed to have originated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate 85th Main Special Service Center military unit 26165, commonly known in the security ...

Now patched vulnerabilities in servers used by Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa smart home devices could have been exploited to obtain the personal information of users, including voice recordings. Detailed today by security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the vulnerabilities relate to several subdomains relating to Alexa web services. The domains were found to be vulnerable ...