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Gobble gobble: IBM acquires Ecx.io, its third creative agency buy in a week

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2016

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…

Cisco acquires SaaS enterprise IoT platform provider Jasper for $1.4b

By Duncan Riley Feb 3, 2016

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…

Bitcoin Group fails to raise desired amount on ASX IPO bookbuild

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2016

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…

There’s a hacker in there: Security vulnerabilities found in Fisher Price, hereO GPS kids toys

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2016

New research from cybersecurity firm Rapid7, Inc. has discovered that two popular devices aimed at children have shipped with security vulnerabilities that would allow the devices to be accessed by nefarious third parties. The…

Microsoft said to have acquired SwiftKey for $250m in possible AI buy

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2016

In what could be one of the more interesting buys in recent times, Microsoft Corp. is reported to have acquired SwiftKey (TouchType Ltd.) the maker of a predictive keyboard for iOS and Android devices.…

Report: Apple to launch new 4″ iPhone, iPad Air, something Apple Watch related March 15

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2016

New releases across Apple, Inc.’s range of devices could be coming sooner than expected with a report Tuesday that a launch event is currently scheduled for March 15. 9to5mac claims that the event will…

Former Secret Service agent and Silk Road Bitcoin thief arrested trying to leave country

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2016

Proving the old saying that “some people never learn”, the former Secret Service agent who was arrested for stealing Bitcoin during the investigation into notorious dark web marketplace Silk Road has been re-arrested following…

Bitcoin exchange Kraken takes investment from big Japanese financial group

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2016

Bitcoin exchange Kraken (Payward, Inc.) has announced a new investment from leading Japanese venture capital firm SBI Investment. The amount of the investment was not disclosed and was only named as “multi-million”, and will…

Report claims Samsung may launch 360 degree VR camera alongside Galaxy S7

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2016

Not only will Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd. be launching its new flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge phones in Barcelona later this month, they will also be launching a new 360 degree virtual reality…

U is for unicorn as Sesame Street launches a venture capital fund

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2016

Could the “U” in the Sesame Street segment “letter of the day” soon stand for “unicorn,” with another segment asking viewers to count to “Series A”? Those questions may actually not seem all that…