Encrypted-messaging startup Telegram Messenger LLC has raised an additional $850 million in its initial coin offering even as the service suffered serious downtime today. The figure, reported in a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, came from the second stage of its ICO after it already raised $850 million in its ICO presale ...

Security firm Snyk Ltd. today said it has partnered with Google LLC to power the vulnerable JavaScript libraries audit in Google Chrome’s Lighthouse, an automated developer tool for improving the quality of web apps. The integration of Snyk’s open-source vulnerabilities data into Lighthouse is aimed at developing more secure web applications by making developers aware of ...

OPEN, a blockchain-based developer platform centered on providing payment infrastructure to mainstream application developers, Wednesday said it has received an investment from Tim Draper’s Draper Dragon Digital Asset Fund, though it didn’t disclose the amount. The OPEN Platform aims to bridge the gap between traditional application developers and the coming era of blockchain technologies by ...

Microsoft Corp.’s attempts to address the Meltdown vulnerability in Intel Corp. computer processing units have opened a new vulnerability in some versions of Windows, at least according to one researcher. The claim comes from Ulf Frisk, a security researcher based in Sweden, who wrote Tuesday that the patches released for Windows 7 x64 and Windows Server 2008 in ...

An aircraft manufacturing plant in South Carolina owned by the Boeing Co. was thrown into chaos Wednesday after its computer systems were taken down by what the Seattle Times reported is a WannaCry ransomware attack — the same kind that made global headlines in 2017. The details of the attack were revealed in a memo by Boeing Chief ...

Medical technology software-as-a-service communications platform provider Reachify opened its service to the public today after a private beta trial. Intended to provide an intelligent communication hub for medical practices, Reachify consolidates communication channels including phone, text, email, fax, social media into a single, collaborative workspace that promises to enable medical practices to operate more efficiently and attract ...

Macroless Word document malware attacks are surging in popularity among hackers, according to a new security report from WatchGuard Technologies Inc. The Internet Security Report for Q4 2017, based on data gathered from WatchGuard Firebox appliances protecting small and midsized businesses, found that malware attacks jumped 33 percent in the quarter. Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging Microsoft Office ...

As rival efforts continue to flounder, Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car company Waymo continues to accelerate. Today Waymo announced a new deal with Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc to deliver vehicles to its self-driving taxi fleet. Under the deal, Jaguar, a subsidiary of Indian carmaker Tata Motors Ltd., will deliver up to 20,000 I-PACE electric vehicles to Waymo for its autonomous-vehicle ...

Google LLC today said it has acquired Tenor Inc., a San Francisco-based animated GIF search engine startup, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2014, Tenor offers a platform for animated GIF searches offered through both its own tools and through an application programming interface that allows integration with third-party tools. Along with search engine and ...

Financial tech-focused blockchain startup Spring Labs Inc. today said it has raised $14.75 million in seed funding. The round was led by August Capital and included Victory Park Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Jump Capital,  Multicoin Capital, Pritzker Group and Wavemaker VC. Founded last year, Spring Labs is building what it calls a more transparent, efficient and secure ecosystem to ...