Uber has acquired self-driving truck startup Otto in a move that will expand Uber's self-driving vehicle ambitions.

Microblogging service Twitter, Inc. has rolled out two new features that allow users to control what they see in their notification view, with an aim of reducing alleged harassment. The first of the new features, which was previously available to verified users only, is called by Twitter as a “quality filter,” and when switched on ...

Ridesharing giant Uber Technologies, Inc. is about to change transport as we know it by launching a fleet of driverless cars onto the streets of Pittsburgh in what will go down in history as the first use of the technology for commercial transport purposes. According to Bloomberg, who broke the news, Uber will allow customers ...

Russia has joined the bitcoin age, with the country seeing the opening of its first bitcoin exchange despite ongoing attempts in the country to ban the trade of cryptocurrencies. The exchange, run by a group well-known as BTC24pro.com on LocalBitcoins, is a physical office that allows customers to convert bitcoin into Russian Rubbles but does ...

Cisco Systems, Inc. has confirmed that the alleged hacking of a group tied to the National Security Agency (NSA) is real, by issuing a security warning in response to a tool being offered by the hackers that could compromise a number of its products. The hack, undertaken by a hacker or hackers known as “The ...

Xiaomi, Inc., the Chinese phone manufacturer often called the Apple of China, has lost its gloss, with new figures showing that its sales have started to plummet. According to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC), Xiaomi sales slid in China by 38 percent in the second quarter to a 9.5 percent market share ...

Investment in bitcoin and blockchain related companies is surging, with a new study published Tuesday finally putting a figure to the investment boom. According to Juniper Research, venture capital investment into bitcoin and blockchain companies came in at $290 million for the first six months of the calendar year, with over 30 startups receiving funding ...

Intel Corp. has entered the burgeoning virtual reality (VR) space with Project Alloy, an all-in-one wireless VR headset. Project Alloy delivers what Intel describes as new immersive experiences due to the company’s RealSense technologies that are optimize for VR usage, including most notably, compared to its competitors such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, ...

Bankrupt social justice warrior blog network Gawker Media, Inc. has been acquired by Spanish-language media company Univision Communications, Inc. for $135 million. In acquiring Gawker Media, Univision outbid publishing company Ziff Davis LLC, who had offered the lower figure of $90 million to buy the blog network. Founded in 2002, Gawker Media was one of ...

A hacker or hackers going by the name of “The Shadow Brokers” is claiming to have hacked a group linked to the National Security Agency (NSA) and are offering their tools for sale on the dark web. The Shadow Brokers claim to have hacked the Equation Group, a hacking group believed to be linked to ...