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Twitter, Inc. has taken to legacy broadcast media for the first time with a new television commercial that allegedly is meant to highlight their new Moments feature. Allegedly is the key word, because the ad channels the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson …
Mark Karpeles spent missing Bitcoin from Mt Gox on prostitutes
Disgraced former Mt Gox Chief Executive Officer Mark Karpeles was rearrested on fresh charges in Japan Wednesday with reports that that at least some of the stolen Bitcoin from the exchange was spent on hiring prostitutes. Karpeles had been previously arrested by …
Australia to trial Cloud Passports to take international travel into the digital age
We live in a digital age where our data can cross borders in the blink of an eye, but little has changed when it comes to doing the same in person in a century; to cross most country borders we require a physical …
LinkedIn beats analysts again with record Q3 financials
LinkedIn, Inc. continued its market-beating run in the third quarter with the business-oriented social network provider once again surpassing analyst predictions. The company booked $780 million for the third quarter on earnings of 78 cents per share, a 37 percent increase over …
It’s happening: Report claims Google will merge ChromeOS into Android
A long-rumored merger may finally be happening with a report Thursday that Google is looking to merge its Android and ChromeOS operating systems. The Wall Street Journal quotes the proverbial “people familiar with the matter” as saying that ChromeOS will be folded …
Microsoft and Consensys sign deal for Ethereum Blockchain implementation on Azure
Microsoft has signed a deal with Consensys (Consensus Systems, Inc.) to develop new Ethereum Blockchain-as-a-service products and new tools for its cloud-based service platform Azure. The Ethereum based service will officially be launched at the Ethereum developer conference, DΞVCON1, in London on 10th …
Report finds porn and ransomware dominate mobile malware infections in 2015
Enterprise security provider Blue Coat Systems, Inc. has released its 2015 State of Mobile Malware report and if you’re in the security business, let alone and end user, it makes for some disturbing reading. The core finding of the annual report found …
Free webhosting provider 000webhost hacked, 13.5m accounts now offered on the Darkweb
A hack of a free web hosting provider has seen millions of user account details offered on the Darkweb. The hack of 000Webhost, a Lithuanian provider, was discovered by independent security researcher Troy Hunt, best known for running the service Have I …
OTT play: Cisco has acquired cloud streaming platform startup 1 Mainstream
Cisco Systems, Inc. has acquired Cupertino, CA-based over-the-top (OTT) cloud streaming platform startup 1 Mainstream, Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2012, 1 Mainstream offers an automated platform for distribution of linear and on-demand content to connected devices such as digital …
Survey finds decision makers see value in IoT enterprise deployments while accepting challenges ahead
A new survey of leading executives by machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) Aeris Communications, Inc. has found that many see the value in IoT enterprise deployments, while still noting that there are significant challenges ahead. The survey polled 200 decision …