Report: NSA paid RSA to make flawed crypto algorithm the default
Security company RSA was paid $10 million to use the flawed Dual_EC_DRBG pseudorandom number generating algorithm as the default algorithm in its BSafe crypto library, according to sources speaking to...
Overstock.com to Begin Accepting Bitcoin Second Half of 2014
In late October, there was a brief mention of retailer Overstock.com in a New York Times piece that noted the online retailer was considering accepting bitcoin, but decided they would put a hold on th...
Microsoft gifts 20GB of extra SkyDrive storage to Windows Phone users for a year
Microsoft is distributing some holiday cheer to Windows Phone owners today with an email inviting them to activate a bonus 20GB of SkyDrive storage. The bump in cloud storage will be active for a yea...
Almost Human: The Surreal, Cyborg Future of Telemarketing
This is a story about how the future gets weird. — It's about how humans interact with each other, and machines, and systems that can only properly be called cyborg. — Let's start, though, with a ...
Music-Discovery Service ExFM Pulls the Plug
After a four-year-run, music startup ExFM is throwing in the towel. — The company, which operates a music-discovery website, as well as iPhone and Android apps, says it will shut down its apps, as w...
Gameover malware variant steals BTC China users' credentials to gain control of accounts
Bitcoin Exchange In China - Gameover? — Cybercriminals' interest in Bitcoin has continued to grow alongside the mainstream media's heavy coverage of the currency and its high rate of adoption by bot...
Deals We Lost: Homebrew's Two 2013 Misses
When do you officially get christened a “VC?” Is it when you successfully raise your first dollar or finish the fundraising? Is it when you write your first check or see your first exit? With Homeb...
Intel Robot Puts Touch Screens through Their Paces
A robot able to play touch screen games like Cut the Rope can judge whether humans will find a new device responsive. — In a compact lab at Intel's Silicon Valley headquarters, Oculus the robot is p...
Amazon Bought GoPago's Mobile Payment Tech And Product/Engineering Team, DoubleBeam Bought The POS Business
Last week, we wrote about how Amazon had quietly acquired mobile payments startup GoPago. Today, some more details about the deal: A source close to the situation confirms …
Avegant Glyph: the virtual reality headset made for the mainstream
Part Google Glass, part Oculus Rift — part Beats by Dre — Picture it: you're sitting on the plane or in the doctor's waiting room, listening to music on a large, good-looking set of headphones.