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There’s no shortage of stories about employees stealing company secrets, but a new study has found that the biggest risk may come from the top, with chief executive officers often presenting a larger risk when it comes to enterprise intellectual property protection. …
With two partnerships, Google brings blockchain technology to the cloud
Google LLC is embracing blockchain technology announcing two partnerships that will deliver distributed digital ledger technology to Google Cloud. The first partnership with Digital Asset Holdings LLC will see the startup’s blockchain platform and developer tools made available on the Google Cloud Platform. Although Google Cloud …
Bitcoin hits two-month high as positive news drives bull market
Bitcoin has hit its highest level in two months as a long-term bear run that started at the beginning of the year may have finally come to an end. While nowhere near its record highs, bitcoin was trading at $7,744.04 as of …
No honor among thieves: Exobot banking virus source code leaked online
The source code for the Exobot banking trojan virus has been leaked online, putting even more Android users at risk of being targeted by the software. First offered for sale in 2016 on the darknet, a shady part of the internet reachable by …
Internet-of-IPOs: Sonos and Arlo set price ranges ahead of July 30 public offerings
Smart speaker and audio tech maker Sonos Inc. and internet-connected camera maker and Netgear Inc. spinoff Arlo Technologies Inc. have both issued price guidance for their initial public offerings. They’re each scheduled for July 30 on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange, …
Robotics company data breach exposes trade secrets of Tesla and leading car makers
A data breach at a leading Canadian robotics company has exposed the trade secrets of a range of leading automakers and Tesla Inc. in seemingly yet-another case of misconfigured storage. The breach was discovered by security researchers at UpGuard Inc., which announced it …
Snap to close down Snapcash as Snapchat continues to decline in popularity
Snap Inc.’s efforts to take a slice of the peer-to-peer mobile payments market has failed. The Snapchat app maker said Sunday that it will close down its little-used Snapcash feature Aug. 30. Announced back in 2014, Snapcash was pitched as a way …
Report: Alphabet’s GV has replaced humans with AI for investment decisions
Alphabet Inc.’s venture capital arm GV, formerly Google Ventures, has replaced humans with artificial intelligence when it comes to investment decisions, at least according to a report published Thursday. Axios made the claim, saying that GV uses an algorithm called “The Machine” …
Lab testing firm LabCorp struck by SamSam ransomware attack
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, better known as LabCorp, is the latest victim of ransomware as the company disclosed that it had detected “suspicious activity” on its information technology network over the weekend. The company, claimed by Forbes to be the biggest blood …
Uber signs deal with Cargo to upsell customers in-car convenience products
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers are now going to upsell their riders on snacks and other in-car convenience goods after the company signed a deal with Cargo Systems Inc. The contract, which will eventually see Uber drivers flogging snacks, beverages, electronics and beauty …