Google LLC’s annual I/O developer conference starts Tuesday, when it’s expected that the Alphabet Inc.-owned search engine giant will launch a range of new midrange smartphones as well as new “internet of things” devices and a new version of Google Assistant. Leading the list is what’s expected to be the official launch of the Pixel 3a ...

After admitting to raiding the reserves of the Tether stablecoin to cover a stolen $850 million, Bitfinex is now looking to raise $1 billion in a so-called “initial exchange offering.” The news of Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company, iFinex Inc., raising money via an IEO came via Chief Executive Officer Dong Zhao sharing details of the ...

After a purge of adult content that saw its traffic decline by a staggering 100 million views, old-school blogging site Tumblr is now apparently on the market, according to a report published Thursday. The Wall Street Journal, quoting people familiar with the matter, claims that Tumblr’s owner, Verizon Communications Inc. is shopping Tumblr to prospective ...

Was it an exit scam or wasn’t it? That’s the question users of popular “dark web” marketplace Wall Street Market are asking after a statement appeared on the site purportedly from German police claiming that the site had been seized. Wall Street Market, which had become popular after rival Dream Market announced it was closing, first started ...

A little over two months after announcing the second incarnation of its mixed-reality headset, Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced that the developer edition of the headset will be available for sale later this year. Microsoft launched the sequel to the Hololens in February with a pitch that included a complete redesign that not only embraced the ...

China’s leading mobile phone maker, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., has set its sights on defeating rival Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. after confirming its ascent over Apple Inc. in the latest smartphone sales figures. Huawei became the second most popular smartphone maker globally in the second quarter of 2018, and although Apple retook the spot briefly ...

A security vulnerability in Oracle Corp.’s WebLogic Server is actively being exploited by hackers. The vulnerability, CVE-2019-2725, is a remote code execution vulnerability that gives hackers access to a WebLogic server without the need for authentication. Oracle released a patch for the vulnerability April 26, but many with WebLogic Server installations have yet to install ...

Shares in Square Inc. fell in after-hours trading after it delivered a mixed bag of first-quarter results. The payments company beat analysts’ estimates on earnings and revenue but at the same time reported weaker-than-expected gross payment volume and delivered lower-than-expected second-quarter guidance. Revenue rose 43% over a year ago, to $959 million. Notably, $65.5 million of ...

A botnet used to target the Electrum bitcoin wallet network is continuing to grow as researchers say it surpassed 150,000 at its peak with even more cryptocurrency now stolen from users. The botnet targeting Electrum customers, first detected April 8, is a new variation of a targeted campaign first detected Dec. 27. Electrum works on ...

A German information technology firm that works with some of the world’s largest companies was hacked and then blackmailed, according to a report by Motherboard. The company hacked, Citycomp GmbH, provides multivendor maintenance and infrastructure services to a range of companies with a client list that includes Airbus SE, Volkswagen AG, Oracle Corp., Toshiba Corp., SAP ...