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Burger King debuts WhopperCoin as a loyalty reward program in Russia
Fast-food chain Burger King Corp. has launched its own cryptocurrency as an alternative to traditional loyalty reward scheme. WhopperCoin, as the new currency is aptly named, was launched in Russia earlier this week. Burger King said it’s giving away one free coin to customers for each ruble (1.7 cents) spent on Whopper burgers at its ...
Google says it will comply with EU demands on shopping search results
Search engine giant Google Inc. has said it will comply with European Union demands to amend the way it displays its shopping search results. The apparent concession comes after the company was slapped with a record $2.7 billion fine for engaging in anticompetitive behavior last June. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Google has officially informed the EU of its ...
OpenStack Pike release delivers a more modular approach to private clouds
The massive open-source private cloud project OpenStack just put out another release today that’s designed to bring the features of public clouds such as Amazon Web Services to private data centers. Once again in this 16th version, there’s a huge number of updates, but the main focus is on making OpenStack more modular, and hence ...
LevaData’s new AI platform takes aim at supply chain costs
Artificial intelligence startup LevaData Inc. thinks it can help enterprises get a better handle on their supply chains, with the goal of reducing costs and eliminating risks that could hurt their bottom lines. To do so, the company today announced the launch of its Cognitive Sourcing Platform, which combines market intelligence with enterprise data before ...
Cloudian and Skymind team up on data management for AI systems
Object storage system provider Cloudian Inc. and deep learning company Skymind Inc. are teaming up to provide data management solutions for artificial intelligence systems. Emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning are seeing rapid adoption as companies bet on their potential to tackle problems that simply couldn’t be solved before. But Cloudian and Skymind ...
Agile monetization firm BillingPlatform gets new CEO & funding boost
BillingPlatform, a startup that’s aiming to transform the way companies can charge for their products and services, has hired a new chief executive officer to lead its war on legacy billing providers. In addition, the company has landed $4 million in funding from venture capitalist firm Columbia Capital. The cash will be topped up by ...
Oracle says it’s going to hire 5,000 more cloud specialists
Database software giant Oracle Corp. is launching a massive recruitment drive aimed at securing some of the country’s best young cloud computing talents. The company said Monday it plans to hire 5,000 new cloud staff, including engineers, consultants, sales and support people to help run its growing cloud services offerings. Oracle said the new talent will ...
Western Digital snaps up cloud storage startup Upthere
Data storage giant Western Digital Corp. said Monday it has completed the acquisition of cloud services company called Upthere Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Upthere is an interesting startup founded in 2012 that offers consumers a single, cloud-based storage space to keep their photos, videos, music and other files. The company said it began offering ...
Survey: The personal computer has a bright future, at least at work
Amid several years of declining sales, the supposed “death” of the personal computer has been announced repeatedly. But although it’s true that most consumers no longer use PCs as their primary computing device, a new study from the information technology professionals network Spiceworks Inc. shows that traditional computers still have plenty of life left in them yet ...
HP and Deloitte bid to transform manufacturing with 3D printing
HP Inc. is teaming up with the U.K.-based consultancy firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. in order to promote the use of its 3D printing technology in manufacturing. The PC maker will work with Deloitte to foster relationships with companies that are interested in using its 3D printers to manufacture their products. Deloitte promised to use ...