Hackers using the name “Mr. Smith” posted a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online Monday, and demanded that HBO pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent further such releases. The data dump included what appear to be scripts from five “Game of Thrones” episodes, including one upcoming episode, and a month’s worth […]

Thousands of people are getting genetic tests, for everything from their cancer risk to their likelihood of passing on a disease to a child. But many doctors aren’t adequately trained to interpret these results, or tell patients how to act on them. And genetic counselors — who do have that knowledge — are in short […]

Twilio shares jumped after the company issued a strong quarterly earnings report. The stock was up 12 percent at around $34 a share in after hours trading Monday, after going as high as 20 percent. The cloud communications platform reported Q2 revenue of $95.9 million on Monday, up 49 percent year-over-year. Twilio sells customer service […]

Millions of people don’t have access to their medical records. A recent exchange between former Vice President Joe Biden and the CEO of one of the largest health IT companies in America offers some insight into why. As reported by Politico, Biden asked Judy Faulkner, CEO of medical record vendor Epic Systems, why patients shouldn’t […]

Those of us who were around for the early days of the internet remember when Amazon was just a bookseller, or “Earth’s biggest bookstore,” as the company fondly described itself. Amazon has since expanded to just about every market imaginable, becoming one of Earth’s biggest companies altogether. But books — even the physical kind — […]

Software stocks have crushed the market this year and a Wall Street analyst believes the industry’s strong performance will continue. The sector has rallied 23 percent year to date versus the S&P 500‘s 10 percent return, according to Credit Suisse’s research. Cloud-oriented software stocks are up even more with a 30 percent gain in the […]

In the age of social media, professional athletes’ retirements aren’t just grand last hurrahs — they’re also marketing opportunities. Veteran NFL player Vince Wilfork announced his retirement Monday on Twitter, in a video post sponsored by Kingsford Charcoal, a Clorox brand. Wilfork wrote: “Well y’all – it’s been a great run, but the time has […]

Uber co-founder and board member Garrett Camp told employees that the company’s former CEO Travis Kalanick isn’t returning to fill his prior role, sources told Recode. In an email to staff on Monday, Camp addressed recent reports that Kalanick was attempting to come back as CEO. Camp wrote that he received several questions about the […]

Google and Uber mulled teaming up on self-driving car technology, but the relationship iced over, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in a deposition published this weekend. The deposition centers on an ongoing lawsuit between Alphabet’s self-driving car unit Waymo (formerly all under Google) and Uber. The tech giants are fighting over whether a star […]

If the markets hit a downturn, Amazon and Netflix are the most vulnerable of the FAANG stocks, according to Rob Sanderson, managing director at MKM Partners. Although Sanderson called the FAANG stocks “roaring leaders in a strong market,” two could see pullback in the case of a market correction. “The [stocks] furthest away from earnings […]