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4 years later : OpenStack milestones and future challenges
It has been four years since OpenStack was officially launched – as the cooperative celebrates, we take a look at the major milestones this open source initiative has accomplished, and what the future holds. In a blog post, Paul Voccio, Rackspace Senior Director and Product Software Engineering, shared just some of the highlights OpenStack has ...
The confusing case of email court rulings: Complexity in the cloud
Can an entire Gmail account become evidence in a court case, or should access to personal data be limited to relevant content only? The question is one of privacy rights, and has garnered contracting rulings in several courts across America. In a money laundering hearing, New York District Judge Gabriel Gorenstein ruled that authorities can ...
Wearable tech gets star power and flexible batteries
This week’s Smart Health roundup features an NBA star’s entrance in the tech industry, fresh funding for a flexible battery maker, and a shirt that tracks your vital stats. NBA star enters the tech scene Carmelo Anthony, who plays forward for the New York Knicks, launched a new firm that aims to make better ...
Is Gliph messaging app the perfect vehicle for Bitcoin?
Near the end of 2013, Apple decided it was going to have nothing to do with Bitcoin, and immediately yanked various Bitcoin-related apps from its App Store. Because of this, many apps were stripped of their Bitcoin functionality so they could get back in Apple’s good books. One of the affected apps was Gliph, an ...
Smartly hydrated gardens, a smart door lever and more
This week’s Smart Living roundup features a connected way to water plants, a new kind of smart door lock, and rumors of a smart home solution acquisition. Hydros smartly hydrates gardens If you have a lawn, yard or garden, you probably have a sprinkler system that allows you to set a schedule for when ...
AirBaltic becomes the first airline to accept Bitcoin
It’s a fact that you can now travel the world using Bitcoin. Expedia allows you to book hotel rooms; affordable plane tickets can be purchased using Bitcoin on Cheap.Air.com; and BTCTrip allows you to plan your whole vacation using the cryptocurrency. And now, for the first time, an airline has started accepting Bitcoin payments. A ...
New York bids to regulate virtual currency exchange markets
The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed a set of rules to regulate virtual currencies so people using digital currencies such as Bitcoin can be better protected. According to Benjamin Lawsky, New York State’s Superintendent of Financial Services, the proposed regulation is not intended to hinder innovation of virtual currencies or make ...
Chef’s stellar quarter topped with Tower 3 acquisition
This week’s Smart IT roundup features Chef’s new acquisition and a buyback program for businesses looking to improve automated document management. Chef acquires Tower 3, launches new products Chef, a provider of web-scale IT automation, announced its acquisition of Tower 3, a Big Data and analytics startup. The acquisition comes alongside notable growth for ...
Bloodiest job cuts in tech history
An internal Microsoft memo revealed that the software giant is cutting 14 percent or 18,000 of its workforce. Over the years, Microsoft has amassed 127,000 employees, with 30,000 coming from its acquisition of Nokia. New CEO Satya Nadella wants to streamline Microsoft operations, starting off by removing redundant positions. Of the 18,000 jobs to be ...
Did GHash.io deliver another empty promise?
GHash.io, the Bitcoin mining pool owned by CEX.io, has been shrouded in controversy since the start of the year when it edged towards controlling 51 percent of the hashrate. If it reached this point, it would mean that one entity could control all Bitcoin transactions, thus disrupting its decentralized nature. GHash.io promised that it would ...