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Internet radio company Pandora Media, Inc. is attempting to sell itself, at least according to one report Thursday. The New York Times claims that Pandora has hired Morgan Stanley to meet with potential buyers and that talks so far have been preliminary …
Profitable AI startup Diffbot raises $10m Series A
Artificial intelligence startup Diffbot, Inc. has raised $10 million Series A in a round led by Tencent Holdings Ltd. that included Felicis Ventures, Valor Capital, Amplify Ventures, Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Lee and Georges Harik. Founded in 2010, Diffbot uses artificial intelligence (AI) …
New Trustwave report finds Infosec staff are seriously stressed
Infosec firm Trustwave Holdings has released its 2016 Security Pressures Report, and has found that information security professionals are feeling more under pressure as the security environment continues to become more difficult. The report, based on a survey of 1,414 in-house information …
Twitter introduces algorithmic timeline 4 days after CEO Jack Dorsey said they wouldn’t
Four days after Chief Executive Officer Jack swore that Twitter, Inc. has no intention to implement an algorithmic timeline this week, Twitter has launched an algorithmic timeline. Dubbed by the company as an “improved timeline,” the new service is promoted as a …
Twitter loses more users in Q4, but makes more money from those remaining
The problems at microblogging-come-messaging service Twitter, Inc. have continued with the company reporting that it lost even more users in the fourth quarter of 2015. Twitter reported that its Monthly Average Users (MAU) remained stable in the quarter compared to the Q3, …
Twitter’s latest social justice brainwave is to implement an Orwellian “Trust & Safety Council”
Microblogging come messaging service Twitter, Inc. has upped the ante in its pursuit of turning the service into a safe space with a new “Trust & Safety Council” that could have easily come out of a George Orwell book. In an announcement …
SaaS cyber security startup Digital Shadows raises $14m Series B
Software-as-a-Service (Saas) cyber security startup Digital Shadows Ltd. has raised $14 million Series B in a round led by Trinity Ventures that includes Storm Ventures, TenEleven Ventures, Passion Capital and Paladin Capital Group. Founded in 2011, Digital Shadows provides “cyber situational awareness,” …
Browser maker Opera to be acquired by Chinese consortium for $1.2b
Opera Software ASA, the makers of the Opera web browser, is about to be acquired after having received a NOK 10.5 billion ($1.2 billion) takeover offer from a consortium of Chinese companies. The offer, from investment funds Golden Brick Silk Road Fund …
Memories: Internet Archive’s new Malware Museum lets you relive viruses of old
Before BitTorrent, Limewire and Napster piracy had a different form, and that form was the floppy disk; first actual floppy disks (8 inch then later 5 1/4 inch), then later the not so floppy 3 1/2 inch disk. Back in the 1980’s …
Bitcoin stolen from lending startup Loanbase in alleged hack
Bitcoin lending startup Loanbase, Inc. is claiming to have been hacked, although fortunately for customers and the company alike the amount stolen was not huge. Loanbase advised customers of the hack via email and its Facebook page on Sunday, explaining they had …