Islamic terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, more commonly known as ISIS, has entered the Android chat marketplace with a new encrypted messaging app that they are able to use to plot their attacks on Western civilization. The app, called Alrawi.apk, or just “the Alrawi app,” was discovered by online terrorist hunting ...

Raytheon | Websense, the majority owned cybersecurity division of defense contractor Raytheon Co., has a new name following its acquisition of Stonesoft from Intel Security. The new company name is Forcepoint, LLC and will offer the combined products of both Raytheon | Websense (itself the result of a merger back in April 2015) and Stonesoft’s ...

Insurance discovery and purchase startup PolicyGenius, Inc. has raised $15 million Series B in a round led by Revolution Ventures that included Karlin Ventures, Susa Ventures, AXA Strategic Ventures, Transamerica Ventures and MassMutual Ventures. Founded in 2014 by two former McKinsey & Company consultants, PolicyGenuis aims to service a gap in the insurance industry through ...

The days of using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or proxy service to access Netflix, Inc.’s catalog of content in the United States may be numbered with the company announcing Thursday that it would be cracking down on the practice. Previously, users outside of the United States could sign up to the service and then ...

European Union law enforcement agency Europol has announced the arrest of individuals suspected of being tied to the notorious Bitcoin extortion group DD4BC. According to the organization, the arrests were made as part of Operation Pleiades, a global law enforcement response to the numerous attacks by the group and included the police forces of Austria, ...

In a case of better later than never, Google, Inc. has decided to get serious on virtual reality (VR) with the creation of a unit dedicated to the burgeoning space. According to Re/Code, Google has appointed Clay Bavor, previously the Vice President of Product Management, a division covering services such Google’s Gmail and Google Drive, ...

Gay hookup app provider Grindr LLC has a new majority owner with the company taking a majority investment from Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. According to The New York Times the Chinese gaming company has taken 60 percent of Grindr on a $155 million valuation, with the remainder of shares in the company to be owned ...

Do you vape? The rise of electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking has been profound over the last five years, and rightfully so, as they provide a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes for those who are addicted to nicotine. Vaping requires a user to carry an e-cigarette device with the decent ones, at least, ...

The gloss on smartphone maker and leading unicorn Xiaomi, Inc. may be starting to fade with news that the company missed its sales targets in 2015 as competition, particularly in its home country of China, has continued to rise. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Xiaomi missed its sales target of 80 ...

Apple’s streaming music service Apple Music has hit 10 million subscribers, according to a new report. The Financial Times (FT) quotes the proverbial people familiar with the matter and notes that it is a milestone that took its arch-rival Spotify AG six years to reach. It’s not clear from the report if the 10 million figure ...