Elon Musk is back on the artificial intelligence scaremongering bandwagon, saying in a recent talk that AI is probably going to kill us all. The Tesla Inc. chief executive made the comments talking to employees at his neurotechnology company Neuralink Inc., a startup developing “high bandwidth and safe brain-machine interfaces.” He said efforts to make AI safe have only “a 5 to 10 ...

Uber Technology Inc.’s woes continue to go from bad to worse as authorities in four countries launched probes into Uber’s hacking and subsequent cover-up of a serious hacking last year of 57 million customer records. Moreover, there are new claims that former Chief Executive Officer and current board member Travis Kalanick (pictured) authorized the payment to those ...

Intel Corp. has issued a patch to fix a number of serious security vulnerabilities discovered in its Management Engine, Server Platform Services and Trusted Execution Engine featured on a range of its chips. The vulnerabilities, found in Intel-based computers, including laptops and desktops shipped with Intel Core processors since 2015, could allow a remote attacker ...

In yet another backflip worthy of the Moscow Circus, a Russian minister has said that the country will never legalize bitcoin, just seven months after another government minister said it was considering making it legal. Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov made the statement Monday, saying that “bitcoin is a foreign project for using blockchain technology, the Russian ...

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday hit back at claims of an alleged security vulnerability in Windows 8 and 10 that could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system, saying the security coding is a feature, not a flaw. The drama started last week when the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team issued a warning Friday saying ...

In another self-inflicted blow, ride-hailing startup Uber Technologies Inc. has fired its chief security officer after it was discovered that he hid details of a hack in 2016. Worse still, the executive paid the hackers $100,000 behind it to delete the data and keep the breach quiet. Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said today that the hack ...

In a sign of what Apple Inc. might have in mind for virtual reality, the iPhone maker has acquired Canadian VR company Vrvana Inc. for $30 million, according to a report from TechCrunch. Apple has neither confirmed nor denied the deal, but sources confirmed it to TechCrunch. Founded in 2005, Vrvana is developing a mixed reality ...

A security company is warning that cybercriminals are targeting Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in massive phishing campaigns that attempt to steal personal and financial details from unsuspecting consumers. The new report from Barracuda Networks Inc. out today showcases real examples of phishing emails offering time-sensitive gift cards and huge discounts impersonating brands such as ...

Despite bitcoin’s current roller coaster ride, the price of the cryptocurrency will reach $14,000 in 2018, according to one analyst. The prediction comes from Standpoint Research Inc. analyst and founder Ronnie Moas (pictured), who revised his price guidance up from his previous target of $11,000 in a report to clients. “There have been many positive developments during the last five ...

Investment and growth in virtual and augmented reality technology continues to accelerate thanks to growing demand in the entertainment and enterprise markets, according to a report from a leading venture capital firm that specializes in the space. The Venture Reality Fund makes the claim in its VR industry landscape report for the second half of 2017, ...