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Apps

Cohesity focuses on building application ecosystem as investors back transition to software

By Mark Albertson Aug 19, 2019

When Cohesity Inc. announced that it secured a new $250 million round of funding last year, it was not so much the amount of money that attracted notice as the major names involved. Noted…

Big Data

Technology to save them all: Animal welfare charity uses big data to promote no-kill shelters

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Aug 19, 2019

Back in the ’80s, an average of 17 million dogs and cats were killed per year in U.S. shelters. Today, that number has dropped to just over 700,000. This huge decline is thanks mostly…

Blockchain

Alleged Chinese cryptocurrency scam may have driven down the price of bitcoin

By Duncan Riley Aug 18, 2019

The recent price drop in bitcoin may have been related to a selloff following an alleged massive cryptocurrency scam that apparently swindled up to $2.9 billion from investors, according to some reports. The scam in question, called “Plus Token,”…

Security

23 local governments in Texas crippled by coordinated ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Aug 18, 2019

About 23 local governments in Texas have been crippled in an unprecedented coordinated ransomware attack. The attack started on Friday. Texas State officials didn’t name which local governments were affected, only describing them as…

Security

Trend Micro exposes 85 adware apps on Google Play with 8M+ downloads

By Maria Deutscher Aug 16, 2019

Google LLC has built security mechanisms into Google Play to keep malicious Android apps out, but occasionally cybercriminals find a way to jump the moat. Researchers from antivirus maker Trend Micro Inc. today revealed that…

AI

Baidu announces simultaneous translation service for business users

By Mike Wheatley Aug 16, 2019

Baidu Inc. today announced the availability in beta test of a new “speech-to-speech simultaneous translation service” designed to facilitate communication at business events. The Chinese technology giant said the service can provide highly accurate, real-time translation…

Policy

YouTube sued by LGBTQ creators for discrimination

By James Farrell Aug 16, 2019

LGBTQ creators are suing Google LLC because they say their content has not been fairly treated on the company’s video website YouTube. According to a story in the Washington Post Thursday, there are eight…

Emerging Tech

Proving foldable smartphones are hard, Huawei delays release of Mate X

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2019

Smartphone sales have stagnated over the past few years and even started to decline as newly released phones struggle to provide any great leap forward in functionality and design. Then along came foldable phones in…

Security

700,000 Choice Hotels customer records stolen, held for ransom

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2019

Some 700,000 customer records belonging to Choice Hotels International Inc. have been stolen and those behind the data theft are demanding a ransom payment of 0.4 bitcoin ($4,142) to delete their copy. In a…

Blockchain

Ripple’s Xpring invests $264M into micropayments startup Coil

By Duncan Riley Aug 15, 2019

Ripple Labs Inc.’s investment subsidiary Xpring today announced a grant of 1 billion Ripple XRP cryptocurrency worth about $264 million into Coil Technologies Inc., a provider of micropayments for content providers. The funding will…

all stories

Cohesity focuses on building application ecosystem as investors back transition to software

Technology to save them all: Animal welfare charity uses big data to promote no-kill shelters

Alleged Chinese cryptocurrency scam may have driven down the price of bitcoin

23 local governments in Texas crippled by coordinated ransomware attack

Trend Micro exposes 85 adware apps on Google Play with 8M+ downloads

Baidu announces simultaneous translation service for business users

YouTube sued by LGBTQ creators for discrimination

Proving foldable smartphones are hard, Huawei delays release of Mate X

700,000 Choice Hotels customer records stolen, held for ransom

Ripple’s Xpring invests $264M into micropayments startup Coil

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