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Chip makers usually try to add extra storage capacity by packing greater numbers of transistors onto their flat checkerboard-style circuitry grids. But now they’re getting smarter – they’re stacking transistors in three dimensions, and that should lead to an exponential growth in …
Facebook accused of stealing Open Compute data center designs
A UK firm that specializes in building modular data centers from prefabricated parts has filed a law suit against Facebook containing some serious allegations. The suit claims the social media giant has not only stolen and used BladeRoom Group Ltd’s designs to …
FinancialForce bags $110M funding round to build out ERP cloud
FinancialForce.com, the cloud enterprise resource planning company that sits atop of Salesforce Inc’s platform, has just announced a $110 million funding round to help it capitalize on the growing demand for cloud-based ERP solutions. The latest funding round was led by Technology …
Apple enrages open-source community with FoundationDB shutdown
Apple has caused a bit of a ruckus in the open-source community with its acquisition of FoundationDB, a company that leads the development of the highly specialized, speedy and durable NoSQL database that bears the same name. The acquisition was reported earlier …
NoSQL market frames larger debate: Can open source be profitable?
Open source software is accelerating innovation in technology like never before. Over the last decade, non-proprietary, community-developed software has been adopted into virtually every aspect of computing, becoming the foundation for everything from Big Data and cloud computing to mobile devices and …
U.S. government bids to make HTTPS standard on all .gov websites
The United State’s newly appointed CIO – ex VMware Inc. man Tony Scott – has launched a new initiative aimed at making HTTPS the standard protocol for all .gov websites. HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, and offers what’s believed to …
Darktrace bags $18M to expand security analytics reach
UK network security startup Darktrace has just raised $18 million from investors from Invoke Capital, Talis Capital and Hoxton Ventures, in a round that takes its valuation to some $80 million, according to the company. Darktrace, which has previously been backed by …
Microsoft updates Azure cloud & Windows 10 for the Internet of Things
Microsoft has just its biggest play yet to stay relevant in the growing Internet of Things (IoT) market, announcing a new highly customisable cloud-based service for its Azure platform. The new Microsoft Azure IoT Suite is set to be launched in preview …
The Walking Dead? Flawed data shows over 6.5 million Americans are aged 112
People might be living longer, but not this long. Flawed data from the U.S. Social Security Administration shows that over 6.5 million American citizens have reached the ripe old age of 112. Of course, barely a handful of those people are really …
U.S Military drops $1.6B VMware contract after protests
The Defence Information Security Agency (DISA) reversed a decision to award VMware Inc. with a $1.6 billion contract, following a protest by number of tech companies last February. The Pentagon’s decision to cancel its joint enterprise licensing agreement with VMware means the …