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International Business Machines Corp. has acquired Salesforce consulting firm Bluewolf Consulting LLC. Terms of the deal were not officially disclosed but the price is reported by Re/Code to be $200 million. Founded in 2000 and providing services to Salesforce since 2002, Bluewolf …
Ubuntu Bash support coming to Windows 10
Microsoft, Corp. and Canonical Ltd have announced a new partnership that will see the Ubuntu Linux command-line tool Bash come to Windows 10. The new support comes not via running a virtual machine or emulator (which has been possible previously), but through …
Digital Asset Holdings signs Depository Trust & Clearing Corp deal for Blockchain repos trial
Blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, LLC has signed a new deal with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. to trial the company’s Blockchain technology at the firm. Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., a post-trade clearing manager, will trial Digital Asset’s Blockchain derived …
Spotify raises $1b in convertible debt as it attempts to strengthen its war chest
Music streaming provider Spotify AB has raised $1 billion in convertible debt from TPG Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. According to reports, the deal comes with some strict guarantees, including TPG and Drogoneer being able to convert the debt to equity at …
Google goes full telco, offers landline phone package to Fiber users
Google, Inc. is now officially a proper telco with the company announcing Tuesday that is was launching a home phone service. Called Fiber Home, the new service gives anyone with a Basic, Gig, and Gig TV Google Fiber connection access to a …
MIT establishes Bitcoin Development Fund to support the work of the Bitcoin Core project
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, better known by its acronym MIT, has announced the creation of the Bitcoin Development Fund to cover salaries, travel and work costs of Gavin Andresen, Wladimir van der Laan, and Cory Fields, the three leading developers of …
Bitcoin startup Coinkite closes wallet service due to “BS” of DDoS attacks, dealing with lawyers
Bitcoin startup Coinkite, Inc. has announced that it is closing down its secure Bitcoin wallet service in order to focus on building hardware-based Bitcoin products instead. Founded in 2012, Coinkite billed itself as the easiest and safest way to use and accept …
Mobile data accessed to create accurate looking scam speeding tickets
Received a speeding ticket via email lately? First, the vast majority of Police Departments do not email speeding tickets, but secondly, you may also have malware installed on your mobile phone. Although not officially confirmed, police in Pennsylvania believe that a “free …
DoJ officially abandons Apple iPhone backdoor case after confirming they’ve cracked the phone
Apple has been let off the hook in the contentious iPhone unlocking case after the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Monday that it was dropping the case. In a notice of withdrawal, the DoJ explained that they had found a way to …
Samsung Galaxy S7 review: This is the Android phone you’ve been waiting for
The Samsung Galaxy S7 was revealed to the world back in February, and subsequently went on sale March 11 in the United States and globally in the weeks that followed. SiliconANGLE’s Duncan Riley recently purchased one and reviews it as follows. When …