It’s often claimed that Apple Inc. products are safe from hacking, but even though that has been proven to be false time and time again, a new vulnerability has emerged that suggests threats have graduated from a soldier with a gun to a B-52 dropping a large bomb. Discovered by Google LLC’s Project Zero security ...

The USB Promoter Group has approved USB4, a new USB standard that supports data transfers of up to 40 gigabits per second. The new USB standard is an upgrade from USB 3.2, which supports transfers of up to 20 Gbps and sees the next generation of USB plugs fully embracing the Thunderbolt 3 standard designed by ...

Google LLC is expanded its partnership with LimeBike Inc., adding support for Lime bikes and e-scooters listings in Google Maps to more than 80 cities worldwide starting this week. The feature was initially launched in limited markets in December. Now, Google Maps users will be given transit information about Lime devices alongside public transit information ...

The tale of failed Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has turned downright ridiculous as a court-appointed auditor found that many of the wallets storing allegedly inaccessible cryptocurrencies are actually empty. The drama surrounding QuadrigaCX started when the exchange ceased business late January. QuadrigaCX claimed that it was unable to access customer funds because founder Gerald Cotten, who ...

Bitcoin and blockchain startup Circle Internet Financial Inc. is looking to raise an additional $250 million in funding ahead of possible initial public offering, according to a report published Saturday. The Information claimed that the round will consist of equity and debt financing and will be used to expand its operations and product offerings. The decision to raise additional ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is offering a $100,000 reward for information about the location of $190 million in crypto and regular currency from failed Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX. QuadrigaCX closed its doors at the end of January, claiming that its 30-year-old founder Gerald Cotten had died of Crohn’s Disease while in India and that he was the only person who had ...

Application security startup Contrast Security Inc. has raised $65 million in late-stage funding to accelerate technology development and help its international expansion. The Series D round was led by Warburg Pincus and included participation from previous investors Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, M12 (Microsoft), AXA Venture Partners and Acero Capital. Founded in 2014, Contrast Security offers “self-protecting” security software designed to protect ...

Silicon Valley self-driving car technology startup Drive.ai is apparently on the market and looking for a buyer, according to an unconfirmed report. The Information reported today that the firm has hired investment bank Jefferies as an adviser and in recent weeks told bigger rivals it is interested in selling. Founded in 2015 by former lab partners from Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence ...

Uber Technologies Inc. is said to be in advanced talks to acquire Middle Eastern ride-hailing startup Careem Networks FZ, according to a report published Thursday. Bloomberg reported today that the two companies may announce a cash-and-shares transaction that values Careem at about $3 billion in the coming weeks. But it notes that negotiations “are ongoing and no final agreements have ...

Amazon.com Inc. today announced that it no longer will sell Dash buttons, the single-item press-to-order devices they first launched in 2015. The physical Amazon Dash buttons were roughly the size of a packet of gum and allowed users simply to press the button to order the item tied to it. The idea behind them was ...