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Smartphone-enabled electrocardiogram system startup AliveCor Inc. has raised $30 million late-stage funding round led by medical device maker Omron Healthcare and the Mayo Clinic. Founded in 2010 and led by former Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. executive Vic Gundotra, AliveCor offers a device …
Nvidia teams with Paccar to power self-driving trucks
Nvidia Corp.’s efforts to bring its self-driving technology to more vehicles has taken another step forward as the chip maker announced a new deal with truck maker Paccar Inc. on Thursday. Paccar, the manufacturer of Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF trucks, has developed a proof-of-self-driving truck with …
Popular teen quiz app Wishbone hacked, exposing 2.2 million email addresses
Wishbone, a quiz app popular with teenagers, has been hacked, exposing the details of 2.2 million email addresses and some 287,000 mobile phone numbers being stolen. Created by Science Mobile LLC, Wishbone has been downloaded between 1 million and 5 million times from the …
Two Russian agents, two others indicted in massive 2014 Yahoo hack
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted four people, two of whom are alleged to work for the Russian FSB intelligence agency, over the 2014 hack of Yahoo Inc. In its indictment filing, the DOJ alleged that Russian intelligence agents Igor Suschin and Dmitry Dokuchaev …
Snapcard will close its bitcoin services to pursue blockchain payments platform
Bitcoin exchange and wallet provider Snapcard Inc. is leaving the bitcoin business to focus on an alternative blockchain-based payments service. Snapcard operated as a bitcoin-focused exchange and wallet provider from its launch in 2013, catering to customers in both the United States and …
Evrythng raises $22.4M to pursue the rapidly growing IoT management market
Evrythng Inc. on Tuesday said it has raised a $24.8 million round to push its Internet of Things smart products platform ahead. Founded in 2011, Evrythng offers an enterprise-focused IoT platform for managing intelligent software identities in the cloud and digital lifecycle applications …
Internet-connected vibrator maker settles data privacy lawsuit
A sex toy company has agreed to pay its customers up to $10,000 each in compensation after it was revealed that its Internet-connected vibrators were collecting highly sensitive information without their consent. If you’re not up to scratch with the latest in …
Israeli enterprise logistics startup Bringg raises $10M in new round
Israeli enterprise logistics startup Bringg Delivery Technologies Ltd. on Tuesday said it has raised a $10 million funding round. Founded in 2013, Bringg offers a Software-as-a-Service enterprise supply-chain and delivery technology platform that allows companies to manage on-demand and last-mile deliveries. The company …
Biggest bitcoin miner unexpectedly backs Bitcoin Unlimited software fork
The fight for the next generation of the bitcoin platform just took an unexpected twist: Antpool, the world’s largest bitcoin miner, has backed Bitcoin Unlimited’s proposal along with a number of other high-profile miners. Bitcoin Unlimited, first proposed by Roger “Bitcoin Jesus” …
Rand finds that unknown ‘zero-day’ flaws hang around a long time
New research has found that zero-day flaws — that is, holes in software that are unknown to suppliers and can be exploited by hackers — live a long time. The flaws have an average life expectancy of 6.9 years, according to a …