The U.S. Secret Service has announced a new task force that merges two existing task forces into one, just as Coinbase Inc. has come under criticism for licensing its blockchain analytics software to the agency. The new Cyber Fraud Task Force combines the services of the Financial Crimes Task Force and the Electronic Crimes Task ...

Updated: Semiconductor maker Analog Devices Inc. Monday said it has offered to acquire Maxim Integrated Products Inc. for $20.91 billion in stock. Maxim shareholders under the deal will receive 0.63 Analog Devices shares for each share they own. The overall price is higher than Maxim’s $17 billion valuation at the close of trading Friday. Maxim’s shares were ...

Does the “internet of things” smell? Some may argue that some valuations given to IoT companies do, but more seriously some startups are actually tackling smell as a service, more formally known as olfaction. One such company is Aryballe, which today said it has raised €7 million ($7.89 million) in new funding to help build out its ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. has started preparing for an initial public offering later this year or early next year, according to a report today from Reuters. Quoting three people familiar with the matter, Reuters claims that the plans are still subject to change and that the company has not yet registered with the U.S. Securities and ...

Barely a day passes without new reports of sites and services being hacked or companies exposing customer data through unsecured databases, but how many account credentials have been stolen in total is a mystery. Although it doesn’t answer how many account credentials have been stolen, a new study out today from Digital Shadows Ltd. puts a figure ...

Slack Technologies Inc. today said it has acquired business directory startup Rimeto Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, Rimeto offers a business directory service that automatically integrates information across a company to deliver rich profiles of every employee. Pitched as “reinventing the corporate directory,” the service is said to give people the understanding ...

Google LLC today released Android 11 Beta 2, the latest test version of its mobile operating system, rolling out a number of new design tweaks and changes. The release is notable because it has achieved what Google describes as “platform stability.” That means the apps, application programming interfaces and other main features should not change between ...

Microsoft Corp.’s Teams today announced a range of new features as use continues to surge thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing workplace restrictions. Leading the list is what Microsoft calls “Together mode,” a new experience in Teams that reimagines how users engage virtually via video. Using artificial intelligence segmentation technology, the feature places participants in a ...

EDP Renewables North America LLC has confirmed that it was targeted in a ransomware attack, with the company advising that those behind the attack gained unauthorized access to some information stored on its information systems. The attack was first reported in April and is believed to have involved the use of Ragnar Locker ransomware. Ragnar Locker is a ...

Salesforce.com cloud backup startup OwnBackup Ltd., a cloud backup firm centered on Salesforce.com Inc.’s platform, said today it has raised $50 million in new funding to accelerate product development and sales efforts. The Series D round was led by Insight Partners and included Salesforce Ventures, Vertex Ventures and Innovation Endeavors. Founded in 2012, OwnBackup offers cloud-to-cloud ...