Car maker’s software can detect imminent danger and take action. In the hotly contested race to get self-driving cars on the road, everyone from Uber to Google has a stake. But one company is quietly working on a less flashy option, one that only kicks in if the vehicle... Read more

The social network you probably didn’t know ever existed, is closing due to a lack of users. Microsoft are pulling the plug on yet another one its projects. The So.cl experiment will be shut down at the end of the month joining other recent projects such as Windows Phone... Read more

Prosecutors in the USA have dropped child pornography charges against a man because the FBI refused to reveal how it found out his identity. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said that it had dropped the case because the FBI did not want to reveal the Tor vulnerability it... Read more

WikiLeaks posts 8,761 documents that seem to detail CIA hacking arsenal and secret cyber weapons. WikiLeaks has posted classified leaked documents online that it claims shows some of the CIA’s hacking and surveillance techniques. It began posting the leaked material on Tuesday of this week. The leak, called “Vault... Read more

Method was used to deceive authorities worldwide. It’s been a rough road lately for the ride-hailing company Uber. From its earliest days, the company came under fire for encroaching on the highly regulated taxi and car service industries, not paying its drivers as employees (thereby denying them retirement savings... Read more

40 per cent increase in fraudulent transactions in just a year. The US took its time rolling out the adoption of EMV cards, and in many places, the changeover hasn’t even occurred yet. Part of the delay is in forcing retailers to update their POS systems, which isn’t an inexpensive process.... Read more

Big name businesses team up to develop standards and technology to make it easier for enterprises to use blockchain code Ethereum. Looking to jumpstart a blockchain bandwagon, thirty or so companies have united to build business-ready versions of the software behind Ethereum, a decentralized computing network based on digital... Read more

Courts in more than 20 US states face allegations of wrongful arrests. When most companies implement a brand-new software system to run the entire operation, there are bound to be glitches and headaches. Training all the employees, updating the hardware to run the software, and making sure the system communicates... Read more

A class action lawsuit filed in Illinois, USA, claims PayPal misled thousands over charitable donations. According to the lawsuit, donations made through PayPal’s Giving Fund platform may often never reach their intended targets. Lawyers pursuing the case say specifically that the PayPal Giving Fund will redirect donated money to... Read more

Ride hailing service takes swift action to help salvage reputation. It’s been a rough road for Uber, with everything from privacy accusations to sexual harassment reports. Recent political criticism has been lobbed at the company for its campaign contributions and its violation of a taxi drivers strike in the... Read more

‘Rainbow’ will stop selling ad blocking services, to make money selling ads instead. Israeli company Shine has abandoned its market leading ad blocking roots which offer ad blocking solutions at a network level to mobile carriers, and has changed its name to Rainbow. Rainbow says it has “quietly” been... Read more

Think Twice, Pirates, New Ransomware Locks You Up For Good! Researchers have uncovered a new form of Mac ransomware, and this one’s a little hard to hate. While it’s never okay to write and spread malicious code, this one targets users who download illegal “crack” tool software. According to... Read more

Imaginary font message fools the unwary… There’s a new Google Chrome malware scam making the rounds, one that alerts users to a dangerous situation: the “HoeflerText font” cannot be found. Fortunately, there’s a handy update button in the popup box to help remedy this imaginary problem. Clicking the update... Read more