Google Inc. today announced a new deal with Audi and Volvo Group that will see Android delivered to the two automakers’ cars. This will be a full version that operates various car functions, in contrast to Android Auto, Google’s current cut-down version of Android that primarily acts as an information service. The software, which will be ...

Apple Inc. has acquired Lattice Data Inc., a startup that uses artificial intelligence to mine “dark data,” a form of data that is collected but not normally used for broader purposes, for a reported $200 million. While not confirming the deal, Apple did say in a statement that “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time ...

Uber Technologies Inc. investors will not be sleeping well anytime soon, as news broke over the weekend that Waymo Inc., Google Inc. parent Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit, has signed an agreement with Uber archrival Lyft Inc. The deal will see Waymo vehicles hitting the road in the near future in the service of Lyft. ...

Microsoft Corp. has taken the unprecedented action of issuing a patch against the headline-grabbing WannaCry ransomware for older, unsupported versions of their ubiquitous operating system, including Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. The patch itself, which fixes a so-called SMBv1 flaw that Microsoft addressed in a security update for Windows 7 and 10 in March, ...

The ransomware that swept across the world Friday remains a huge threat after all, despite media reports over the weekend that claimed a security researcher had “accidentally” managed to put a stop to the widespread WannaCry ransomware. Indeed, according to many reports, the malware has continued to evolve and is expected to infect millions more ...

In a security failure of gargantuan proportions, laptops shipped by HP Inc. have been found to include a keylogger that captures all user keystrokes and records them to an unprotected file. First spotted by Swiss security firm modzero AG, the keylogger was included in a device driver developed by Conexant Systems Inc., the manufacturer of the audio chips ...

Artificially intelligent smart camera maker Lighthouse AI Inc. has come out of stealth with the launch of its first product. The three-year-0ld Palo Alto, California-based company also announced it has raised $17 million in a round led by Eclipse Ventures and including Playground Ventures, the accelerator headed by onetime Android co-founder and Google Inc. executive Andy ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that launches sweeping reviews of the U.S. government’s digital vulnerabilities. The order directs agencies to adopt the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, a policy developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that is meant to bolster government defenses against malicious attacks. The order, which came 111 days into ...

Simulated worlds startup Improbable Ltd. has raised a whopping $502 million in a Series B round of financing. According to reports, the round was raised on a $1 billion valuation. It was led by Softbank and also included previous investors Andreessen Horowitz and Horizon Ventures. Founded in 2012, Improbable offers SpatialOS, an operating system that facilitates large-scale simulations in ...

A form of ransomware that ran riot across Android apps in 2016 has returned, with more than 400 new versions found in the wild. SLocker is a form of ransomware that targets employee and corporate data. It was notable when it was discovered not only because it infected thousands of Android devices but also because it ...