Google LLC has changed the name of Android Wear, its wearables version of Android, to Wear OS by Google in an apparent bid to appease Apple Inc. users who were confused by the fact that the operating system worked with both Android and iOS devices. “In 2017, one out of three new Android Wear watch ...

Intel Corp. is promising that the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities will mostly be a thing of the past in its next generation of central processing units following a redesign of its upcoming eighth-generation Xeon and Core processor chips. The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, putting aside the attention they have gained, are notable because unlike most ...

Security researchers are warning that hackers will be out in force this year targeting fans of NCAA Basketball games, better known as “March Madness.” “March Madness is back and with it comes a great opportunity for cyber criminals who are intent on making some quick cash,” Steve Durbin, managing director of the Information Security Forum, ...

A cryptocurrency that claims to be the most secure on the market has had its Twitter account hacked, with customers scammed into handing over funds via a fake promotion. The hacking of the Twitter account of the Verge cryptocurrency occurred Tuesday. Hackers asked Verge followers to donate Verge tokens, called XVG, to a fraudulent wallet for a ...

A healthcare provider in Albany, New York, is the latest to be targeted by hackers as records pertaining to 135,000 patients were potentially stolen. The hack at the St. Peter’s Surgery & Endoscopy Center was discovered Jan. 8, and the hospital moved to take the data offline immediately. While saying in a statement that it has no evidence ...

A former Equifax Inc. executive has been charged with insider trading after he allegedly sold shares in the troubled consumer credit reporting agency after learning of its hacking but before the information was released publicly. The charges were the first brought following an investigation launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in September. They accuse former Senior ...

Ride-hailing startup Lyft Inc. is continuing its successful run of late, signing a new deal today with international automotive parts maker Magna International Inc. to develop self-driving car systems. The deal, which includes Magna investing $200 million into Lyft, will see the two companies collaborating and jointly funding, developing and manufacturing self-driving car tech that can ...

Google LLC is following in the steps of Facebook Inc. in banning all advertising related to bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, though not immediately. The ban, which will cover any cryptocurrency-related content, including initial coin offerings, wallets and trading advice, will extend across all Google-owned platforms, including YouTube, its DoubleClick web ad serving system and others starting ...

Mobile payments company Square Inc. is doubling down on its cryptocurrency play by applying for a Bitlicense to allow it to trade bitcoin in New York. Launched in 2015, the Bitlicense has often been controversial in the bitcoin community because of its strict regulations, causing some companies to flee the state following its introduction. But others ...

On the same day the head of the International Monetary Fund called for a crackdown on cryptocurrencies, the Winklevoss twins have proposed a new body to regulate the industry. IMF head Christine Lagarde (pictured) called for the cryptocrackdown in a blog post Tuesday, saying that cryptocurrencies are dangerous, a risk to global financial stability, as well as ...