An expert appointed in the wake of the $245 million settlement between Uber Technologies Inc. and Waymo LLC over the use of intellectual property has found that Uber is once again using Waymo’s IP without licensing. The discovery was disclosed by Uber in its 10-Q regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Uber says ...

Microsoft Corp.’s mixed-reality HoloLens 2 headset is now generally available to the public, with preorders shipped to customers in select markets. The new headset, announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February includes a complete redesign that not only embraces new technology but is also more comfortable to wear and easier to use. Hololens ...

DEV Community Inc., a social network for developers, today said it has raised $11.5 million in new funding to expand the development of its technology platform. The Series A round was led by Mayfield and included OSS Capital and Charge VC. Founded in 2017, DEV offers a social networking platform for software developers that aims ...

A fatal accident involving an Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle in self-driving mode in March 2018 was the result of a programming issue, according to initial findings from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The accident in Tempe, Arizona, involved the victim, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, crossing the road outside a pedestrian crossing when an Uber vehicle struck her, killing her ...

Google LLC’s parent company Alphabet Inc. is conducting an investigation into how it has handled sexual misconduct allegations, including those made against one of its current executives. The investigation, first reported today by CNBC, is said to be specifically investigating sexual misconduct allegations made against Alphabet Chief Legal Officer David Drummond. Drummond is alleged by former ...

Airbnb Inc. today announced several new safety features as part of its move to ban so-called “party houses” from its service following shootings at an Airbnb rental last week in Orinda, California. The new changes start with Airbnb for the first time verifying 100% of their listings. Putting aside the Orinda shooting, this is a massive ...

Canadian authorities have shut down a cryptocurrency exchange that is alleged to have stolen CA$16 million ($12 million U.S.) in customer funds. The move, led by the British Columbia Securities Commission, involved the seizure of Einstein Exchange Inc. and related companies in an attempt to preserve assets held by the company. Accounting firm Grant Thornton was ...

Symantec Corp. is no longer Symantec, as the company changed its name following the completion today of Broadcom Inc.’s acquisition of its enterprise security business announced in August. The company is now NortonLifeLock Inc., but its previous name will live on since Broadcom owns the rights to the Symantec name for the company’s previous enterprise security ...

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. today said it has acquired threat management provider ObserveIT Ltd. for $225 million in an all-cash deal. Founded in 2006, ObserveIT helps organizations identify and eliminate insider threats. The data loss prevention or DLP company does so through a combination of endpoint security and data risk analytics designed to allow security teams to ...

Users of popular online stock trading app Robinhood Market Inc. have allegedly found a glitch that allows them to trade stocks with excess borrowed funds. Dubbed the “infinite money cheat code,” the bug was first detailed on Reddit. Users boasted of how they were using it to fund market positions. One person claimed that he ...