A year after announcing that it was coming, Microsoft Corp. today finally released details of its next-generation Surface Hub mega tablet along with giving would-be buyers a release date and a price. Called the Surface Hub 2S, the new range of megatablets will be offered in 50.5-inch and 85-inch screen sizes, with a big upgrade ...

Uber Technologies Inc. is close to sealing a deal to sell off part of its self-driving car unit to a group of investors ahead of its initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Reports that Uber was attempting to offload part of the division first emerged in March. Uber was said to be in talks with SoftBank’s ...

Updated: Zoom Video Communications Inc. and Pinterest Inc. both saw their shares pop this morning after each completed initial public offerings in a continuing stream of tech IPOs this year. The new offerings were seen as a major test of investor appetite for tech IPOs, and at least for now, they passed with flying confetti. ...

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is potentially facing its biggest public relations disaster since exploding batteries in the Note 7, with multiple tech reviewers saying today that their Galaxy Fold devices are breaking after only two days of use. Samsung debuted the $1,980 Galaxy Fold, the first foldable phone on the market, to much fanfare in ...

Social trading and investment marketplace eToro Tuesday launched a dedicated cryptocurrency exchange targeted at professional traders. Called eToroX, the new exchange launches with support for eight cryptocurrencies along with support for eight new stablecoins, tokens that are tied to a particular traditional currency. The cryptocurrencies supported are primarily popular ones and include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stellar Lumens, EOS, Litecoin, Ripple ...

Online scammers are exploiting the tragic fire that severely damaged the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris Monday, according to a report today from ZeroFOX Inc. The scammers are targeting both interest in the fire and also nascent efforts to raise money for its rebuilding to trick online users in multiple ways. In the 24 hours since ...

Google LLC today released a teaser on the Google Store for an event May 7 that’s expected to see the launch of a new range of midlevel Pixel phones. The teaser itself reads, “Help is on the way,” before adding “On May 7, something big is coming to the Pixel universe.” Following a link to a Marvel ...

Electronic Arts Inc. has quickly updated its Origin gaming client after security researchers discovered a vulnerability that could be easily exploited by hackers. Detailed by TechCrunch today, the vulnerability relates to how Origin, a client used to install EA games, used a specific address, “origin://,” to download and install a game. The researchers found that they ...

An insidious new form of malware designed to avoid detection on ad networks has successfully targeted over 200 premium publishers. Detailed today by ad verification firm The Media Trust, the AfterShock-3PC malware is described as “polymorphic” in that it constantly changes its identifiable features to evade detection. First detected in March, AfterShock-3PC exploited several well-known ad networks, used frequent code-switching, ...

A hacking group that leaked the details of federal law enforcement agents last week has accessed and leaked data from more sites and is now making political demands. The group, which goes by the name of PokemonGo Team, first breached several Federal Bureau of Investigation-affiliated website and leaked details April 11. According to TechCrunch, the ...