BitTorrent, Inc. has dealt itself into the online broadcast television space with a new product that combines BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) networking with live streaming television channels. Called BitTorrent Live, the new service offers a range a live and linear video streaming channels spanning news, sports, music, tech, and youth culture. The service is powered by ...

Israeli cloud security startup Avanan, Inc. has raised $14.9 million Series A in a round led by Greenfield Cities Holdings that included previous investors Magma VC and StageOne Ventures. Founded in 2014 and with offices in New York and Tel Aviv, Avanan offers a cloud security platform that allows enterprises to protect Amazon AWS, Box, ...

Google, Inc.’s answer to Amazon.com, Inc.’s Alexa smart home assistant will be launched Wednesday at Google’s annual I/O conference, according to a new report. The New York Times claims the device will be called Google Home and will be able to answer simple questions and carry out basic tasks. The device itself will go on ...

The man behind the attempted extortion of 2012 Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been found guilty on multiple charges relating to his failed shakedown. Michael Mancil Brown, 37, of Franklin, Tenn., was convicted of six counts of wire fraud and six counts of using facilities of interstate commerce to commit extortion. In August 2012 ...

Hong Kong-based Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin Ltd. has revealed that it was hacked last week, with the loss of some 15 percent of total crypto-asset deposits they held. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Aurélien Menant explained in a notice on the Gatecoin main page that upon discovering the breach May 13, they immediately suspended ...

Google-owned, community-based traffic and navigation app Waze is branching out into carpooling in the United States and has launched a test service in the Bay Area. The initial service will connect employees at select companies via a new app, Waze Rider, and will let them request a ride from other Waze users who share a similar ...

Twitter, Inc. is set to undertake its biggest shakeup in years, by no longer counting pictures and links as part of its 140 character count, according to a report published Monday. Quoting “a person familiar with the matter,” Bloomberg says the decision to change the character count has been finalized and the change could be ...

Chinese ridesharing startup Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi) is planning on going public as soon as next year, according to a report Sunday. According to “people familiar with the matter” spoken to by Blooberg, Didi is looking at an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, but the timing of the float will depend on ...

The risks of security and privacy breaches are deterring Americans from using certain internet services, a new survey has found. According to the survey of 41,000 people undertaken by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), 45 percent of online households refrain from using at least one activity deemed as presenting a security or privacy ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is supporting a consortium that has bid to acquire the core assets of Yahoo, Inc., a report claimed at the weekend. According to sources quoted by The New York Times, the Berkshire Hathaway backed consortium is being led by Quicken Loans founder and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and is being ...