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Former heavyweight world boxing title holder Mike Tyson may be biting off more than a rival’s ear in August with news over the weekend that he is apparently getting into the Bitcoin ATM ring. But an investigation by SiliconANGLE has revealed that …
Discount luxury holiday site Secret Escapes raises $60m Series C from Google Ventures and others
Discount luxury holiday site Secret Escapes Ltd. has raised $60 million Series C in a round led by Google Ventures and Octopus Investments that also included existing investors Index Ventures and Atlas Venture. Founded in 2010, Secret Escapes offers members (it’s free …
Lies, damn lies, and Apple related statistics
Selection bias: the selection of individuals, groups or data for analysis such that proper randomization is not achieved, thereby ensuring that the sample obtained is not representative of the population intended to be analyzed. The art of polling is far from a …
Shots fired in smart home devices war as Apple pulls Nest products out of stores
The Google, Inc. owned Nest smart connected thermostats are no longer available through the Appe, Inc. owned Apple stores, after the latter withdrew them from sale as the first devices become available that work with Apple’s HomeKit. According to reports, although the …
Apple’s back to school promo throws in a free pair of Beats Solo 2 headphones with Mac purchase
Are you a student, parent of a student, or educator who would you like a free pair of Beats headphones with your shiny, brand new MacBook, MacBook Pro, or other Mac computer purchase? If your answer is in the affirmative you’re in …
Dropbox acquires enterprise comms startup Clementine, but it’s not sure why
Dropbox, Inc. has acquired enterprise communications startup Clementine, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2013 and launched in August 2014, Clementine offers messaging, conference calls, and voice calls within an enterprise environment, with an aim to helping companies make the most …
Open Container Initiative gets a boost with 14 new members, releases draft charter
The Open Container Initiative (OCI,) the peace project between CoreOS, Inc. and Docker, Inc. that put an end to the Container Wars back in June, received a boost Wednesday with news that 14 new companies had signed up. Linux Foundation’s executive director Jim …
Microsoft’s Advanced Threat Analytics to be made generally available in August
Microsoft Corp.’s cybersecurity solution Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) will be made generally available in August 2015, the company announced Wednesday. Based on the on-premises cybersecurity software Microsoft acquired through its acquisition of Aorato, Inc. 2014, ATA, as its name suggests, offers threat …
Distributed P2P Bitcoin exchange Coinffeine opens offering services to 70+ countries
Decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange Coinffeine S.L. officially launched in beta Tuesday, offering exchange services to over 70 countries. Billed as the world’s first decentralized Bitcoin exchange, Coinffeine’s founders describe it as “BitTorrent for Bitcoin” in that it is completely distributed, just like …
Coin.mx founders arrested for running an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange, money laundering
Two Florida men were arrested Tuesday on multiple charges relating to their operation of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Anthony Murgio and Yuri Lebedev stand accused of running an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange which was …