Fresh off news in January that it’s getting serious about virtual reality (VR), Google, Inc. is said to be preparing to launch a new headset for smartphones, at least according to one report over the weekend. The Financial Times claims that the new headset will be a successor to Cardboard, and will feature better sensors, lenses ...

In a story worthy of an episode of History Channel’s Ancient Aliens kooks, conspiracy theorists, and other people who are likely vegan are apparently claiming that an ancient Greek funeral stele (grave marker) is proof of time travel because it includes a laptop. The marker, named “Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant” ...

Simplex (SimplexCC Ltd.), an Israeli startup that enables Bitcoin purchases with credit cards has raised $7 million Series A in a round that included Bitmain, Cumberland Mining, and a number of unnamed individual investors. Founded in 2014, Simplex offers a service that enables Bitcoin exchanges to accept credit cards at no chargeback risk. The company’s ...

Driving analytics software development kit (SDK) maker Zendrive, Inc. has raised $13.5 million Series A in a round led by Shervin Pishevar of Sherpa Capital that included Nyca Partners, Thomvest Ventures, First Round Capital, BMW i Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, and Tad Montross. Founded in 2013, Zendrive takes an interesting approach to tracking driver safety by only ...

Shares in business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn Corp. plummeted Thursday after the company revised down forward projections in its financials for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. LinkedIn predicted that revenue of $820 million in the first quarter, and $3.6 billion to $3.65 billion for 2016, missing analysts’ estimates of $867.1 million and $3.9 billion ...

The European Commission (EC) has put forward a proposal that would strip away the ability to trade Bitcoin anonymously due to supposed links to terrorism. In an Action Plan to strengthen the fight against the financing of terrorism (PDF), the EC argues that criminals are quick to seek out new ways of moving money that offer ...

A long time ago in a far less cashed up Silicon Valley than it is today, a crazy guy decided to live stream his life on the internet for all to see, and then sold the company that resulted from that to Amazon.com, Inc. for $970 million. OK, so we skipped some of the story ...

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has acquired European digital full-service agency Ecx.io, their third creative agency acquisition in a week. Founded in 1995, Ecx.io provides services necessary to implement successful digital projects including strategic consulting, creative implementation, technical implementation, service, and maintenance. The company claims to be one of Europe’s leading agencies with offices in ...

Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced that they intend to acquire Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider Jasper Technologies, Inc. for $1.4 billion in cash and assumed equity awards, plus additional retention-based incentives. Founded in 2004, Jasper’s cloud-based platform facilitates the launch, management, and monetization of IoT deployments. The company’s turnkey SaaS Control ...

Australian Bitcoin mining firm Bitcoin Group Ltd.’s initial public offering (IPO) hasn’t been the success the company had hoped with a bookbuild for the float managing to raise only 30 percent of the funds they were seeking. Bitcoin Group were looking to raise AU$20 million ($14 million) in an IPO offering of 100 million new ...