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Adobe Systems Inc. is strengthening its cloud offerings with a new service that combines parts of its marketing, analytics and content tools in an effort to broaden its footprint for enterprise marketing users. Called the Adobe Experience Cloud, the new service consists of …
WikiLeaks demands tech companies meet mystery conditions to get CIA hacking details
A promise by WikiLeaks to provide big tech companies with details of hacking exploits it had received via a leak from the Central Intelligence Agency has hit a snag as the organization demanded the tech firms comply with a set of “mystery demands.” Exactly …
Chinese regulations would require bitcoin exchanges to check client IDs
China looks set to impose strict regulations on bitcoin as the country’s central bank circulates new guidelines that would require exchanges to identify clients and adhere to banking regulations. According to The Wall Street Journal, the draft regulations would require Chinese bitcoin …
MuleSoft kicks off 2017 enterprise tech IPOs with a 44 percent pop
Updated with opening price and analysis. In the year’s first big enterprise technology initial public offering, application network platform provider MuleSoft Inc. went public today and its shares jumped some 44 percent over the offering price. It offered 13 million Class A shares on the …
Google Drive goes down for Windows users following faulty software update
If you had problems using Google Drive Thursday, you weren’t alone. The search giant pushed out a faulty software update to Windows users that caused problems with the service. The client application software, which according to reports appeared to be private build of the …
Electrocardiogram app startup AliveCor raises $30M in new funding
Smartphone-enabled electrocardiogram system startup AliveCor Inc. has raised $30 million late-stage funding round led by medical device maker Omron Healthcare and the Mayo Clinic. Founded in 2010 and led by former Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. executive Vic Gundotra, AliveCor offers a device …
Nvidia teams with Paccar to power self-driving trucks
Nvidia Corp.’s efforts to bring its self-driving technology to more vehicles has taken another step forward as the chip maker announced a new deal with truck maker Paccar Inc. on Thursday. Paccar, the manufacturer of Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF trucks, has developed a proof-of-self-driving truck with …
Popular teen quiz app Wishbone hacked, exposing 2.2 million email addresses
Wishbone, a quiz app popular with teenagers, has been hacked, exposing the details of 2.2 million email addresses and some 287,000 mobile phone numbers being stolen. Created by Science Mobile LLC, Wishbone has been downloaded between 1 million and 5 million times from the …
Two Russian agents, two others indicted in massive 2014 Yahoo hack
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted four people, two of whom are alleged to work for the Russian FSB intelligence agency, over the 2014 hack of Yahoo Inc. In its indictment filing, the DOJ alleged that Russian intelligence agents Igor Suschin and Dmitry Dokuchaev …
Snapcard will close its bitcoin services to pursue blockchain payments platform
Bitcoin exchange and wallet provider Snapcard Inc. is leaving the bitcoin business to focus on an alternative blockchain-based payments service. Snapcard operated as a bitcoin-focused exchange and wallet provider from its launch in 2013, catering to customers in both the United States and …