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Just one day before the World Wide Web celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Pew Research Center has published an in-depth report on how the internet is set to evolve over the next ten years. The report, which is based on surveys of …
Google Idea’s Jared Cohen says cryptocurrencies are “inevitable”
In an appearance at SXSW yesterday, Google’s Director of Ideas claimed that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin aren’t going anywhere soon. “I think it’s very obvious to all of us that cryptocurrencies are inevitable,” said Cohen in conversation with Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. “There’s …
Why personalized news apps will never take off
Last week’s big acquisition saw CNN sell off its Zite newsreader app to Flipboard in a deal reportedly worth some $60 million, as the latter bids to become the world’s number one news personalization app. Flipboard says that it bought the app …
Hackers claim MtGox still has access to ‘missing’ Bitcoin
When MtGox suddenly shut up show with $400 million worth of ‘missing’ Bitcoins last month, the owners of the exchange stated that hackers were responsible for this loss. Whoever had raided MtGox has successfully exploited the transaction malleability bug to divert these …
Satoshi Nakamoto’s disappearance was good for Bitcoin
And so Satoshi Nakamoto, the man who created Bitcoin, has finally been located. That is, of course, if you believe the investigative feature published in Newsweek yesterday, which claims that “Satoshi Nakamoto” is none other than a reclusive 64-year old Japanese-American guy …
Federal agencies stake their cybersecurity hopes on Big Data
Government IT leaders says that the growth of Big Data analytics can help agencies to better understand network security, and lead to the development of new tools to combat cybersecurity threats, according to a new report from MeriTalk. Based on conversations with …
Getty has just made 35 million images free for everyone to use
Getty Images has a well deserved reputation for being something of a ‘copyright pig’. Previously, representatives of the company have testified in Congress and lobbied for an expansion of copyright protections. Not so long ago it acquired PicScout, a company that provides …
Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition was the ‘last straw’ that forced Steve Ballmer out
When Steve Ballmer announced that he was going to quit his role as Microsoft’s CEO last summer, the tech world was pretty shocked – all the more so when he refused to give a reason for his departure, simply stating in a …
IDC report: PC market is doomed for at least four more years
Things are only set to get worse in the declining PC market over the next few years, according to a new forecast from the research firm IDC. The prediction comes from IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker report that was released on …
Japan looks to regulate Bitcoin in wake of MtGox collapse
The clouds that have been hanging over MtGox might just have a silver lining for Bitcoin enthusiasts. While plenty are still pissed that the exchange shut up shop, taking all of their Bitcoins with it, its closure seems to have prompted Japan …