Amazon.com Inc. has finally combined the Alexa service found in its range of Echo devices into its television streaming devices in the form of the newly launched Amazon Fire TV Cube. The device delivers the same streaming services as existing Fire TV devices, including access to Netflix, Hulu, PS Vue and Amazon Prime Video, though notably ...

PayPal Holdings Inc. has kept its wallet wide open this week, announcing yet another acquisition: cloud-based fraud prevention startup Simility, Inc. for $120 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Founded in 2014, Simility offers a cloud-based fraud prevention software solution that combines machine learning with human evaluation to protect small to medium-sized businesses along with enterprise clients ...

Apple Inc.’s long-awaited AirPower wireless charger may be finally coming to market in September following surprising revelations about the reasons for the unprecedented delay. According to Bloomberg, the AirPower, announced alongside the iPhone X in 2017, has been delayed because of multiple problems, including overheating, issues with circuitry and software requiring additional engineering time. Given that ...

The price of bitcoin recovered Wednesday after leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb revealed it had been hacked again following a previous hack in July 2017. The new hack is reported by South Korean media to involve the theft of $32 million in cryptocurrency from a hot wallet with Bithumb ceasing all withdrawals and deposits ...

The Car Connectivity Consortium, a previously little-known group that has among its members Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and a number of car manufacturers today announced a new standard for communication between smartphones and cars. Called the Digital Key Release 1.0 specification, the standard enables drivers to download a digital key onto their smart ...

Tesla Inc. today filed a lawsuit against a former employee that alleges he hacked its systems and shared confidential information with others. The lawsuit comes on the heels of Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk alleging that an employee had sabotaged the company doing among other things, stealing data and sharing it. The suit alleges that Martin Tripp, a ...

Cybersecurity company Vectra Networks Inc. today released a new report that suggests that financial institutions are being targeted by sophisticated cyberattackers using what the firm describes as “hidden tunnels” into networks to steal data. Hidden tunnels are pathways used by hackers to gain access to corporate networks, often hidden in plain sight, that are difficult to detect because a ...

Accusations made yesterday by Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk that the company had been targeted by an employee who, among other things, sabotaged internal systems reveal important lessons in cybersecurity, according to a number of security experts. “What do the numbers 18.28 and 4.93 have in common? I’ll tell you: Tesla stock has dropped ...

PayPal Holdings Inc. is continuing on its acquisition spree, buying San Francisco-based funds disbursement company Hyperwallet Systems Inc. today for about $400 million in cash. Founded in 2000, Hyperwallet offers a financial technology payments platform that allows companies to disburse payments such as wages, refunds and dividends to more than 200 countries in local currencies via ...

Amazon.com Inc. wants its smart-home technology used by accommodation business, introducing a new service today called Alexa for Hospitality that offers tailored Echo devices for hotels, vacation rentals and other hospitality locations. The service will allow guests in their rooms to ask Alexa for hotel information, order guest services, play music in their room and ...