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Google, Inc. backed augmented reality startup Magic Leap, Inc. has raised $827 million Series C on a $3.7 billion valuation. Details on the round were obtained by Forbes via a Delaware filing which did not include who the investors were. Founded in …
Coupa’s Rob Bernshteyn predicts that with cloud and SaaS there’s a chance to get enterprise software right
With the adoption of cloud services continuing to grow apace, how will the enterprise software space change in 2016? Coupa Software, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Rob Bernshteyn believes that “with the cloud and Software-as-a-Service, we have a new chance to get enterprise …
Spotify may cave into greedy musicians and withhold some music from free ad-support tier
Streaming music service provider Spotify AG may be about to back down on one of its founding principles, that all users of the service should have access to the same catalog of music, due to pressure by filthy rich, greedy musicians. The …
Cord cutters delight: Amazon adds subscriptions to Showtime, Starz + others to Prime Video
Amazon.com, Inc. has announced a new offer for its Amazon Prime Video streaming service that allows customers to sign up to video on demand (VOD) services from a range of premium cable providers. The Streaming Partners Program sees Amazon Prime customers being …
Report claims Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto is Australian academic and entrepreneur Craig Wright
Who is Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto? That question has perplexed many since Bitcoin went live for the first time in 2009 but now we potentially have an answer to that question…perhaps. Wired is claiming that Satoshi Nakamoto is actually 44-year-old Australian academic …
IBM snaps up cloud based video content management service provider Clearleap
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has acquired cloud based video content management service provider Clearleap, Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2007, Clearleap offers a platform that provides customers with multi-screen video processing and video asset management, along with an open …
Singapore-based Bitcoin startup BitX raises new round of funding from Venturra Capital
Bitcoin startup BitX has raised an undisclosed new round of funding from South East Asia investment fund Venturra Capital. “It’s a substantial amount and what we believe to be the first substantial investment from a Southeast Asian VC into a Bitcoin company,” …
Enterprise security firm Blue Coat in talks for possible IPO in 2016
Enterprise security firm Blue Coat Systems, Inc. may be returning to public equity markets in 2016 with a report that the company is considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO). According to Bloomberg Business, the company, acquired by Bain Capital for $2.4 billion …
JAMF’s Dean Hager predicts declining Microsoft enterprise desktop market share, Apple Watch success in 2016
As competition for hiring top talent continues to heat up as the great tech bubble continues to go on its merry way, will Microsoft continue its dominance in the enterprise desktop market as new hires demand access to Apple machines instead? The …
Bitcoin to Amazon P2P service provider Purse.io raises $1m seed round
Bitcoin to Amazon person-to-person (P2P) service provider Purse.io (PurseIO, Inc.) has raised $1 million in a seed round from Digital Currency Group. Founded in 2014, Purse.io offers a service that acquires unwanted Amazon gift cards and certificates and then sells them to …