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Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe exits Facebook in latest high-profile departure

By Maria Deutscher Oct 22, 2018

Continuing a string of high-profile departures from Facebook Inc., Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe today announced that he’s leaving the social network to “recharge, reflect and be creative.” Iribe (pictured) served as the chief executive…

Blockchain

APIs are leaving crypto door ajar to burglars, says white-hat hacker

By R. Danes Oct 22, 2018

White-hat bounty hunters put enterprises’ cybersecurity systems to the test for pay. Their clients figure it’s preferable to pay a skilled hacker a reasonable fee to point out vulnerabilities than wait for a black…

Cloud

With Swift alliance, Microsoft puts key piece of global banking system on Azure

By Maria Deutscher Oct 22, 2018

Microsoft Corp. has teamed up with Swift SCRL to bring the organization’s financial communications network to Azure. The Swift system is a core pillar of global commerce that’s used by over 11,000 financial institutions,…

Cloud

At OpenWorld, Oracle debuts new AI-powered cloud app services

By Mike Wheatley Oct 22, 2018

Oracle Corp. is putting software as a service at the forefront of its cloud strategy as it kicks off its annual Oracle OpenWorld conference today in San Francisco with a number of important updates to…

Infra

Pulumi raises $15M for its unique brand of infrastructure automation

By Maria Deutscher Oct 22, 2018

Pulumi Corp., an infrastructure automation startup that launched in June with $5 million from investors, has bagged an additional $15 million round led by Madrona Venture Group. The investment was announced today and saw…

Security

Data stolen in hack of Affordable Care Act enrollment system

By Duncan Riley Oct 21, 2018

Hackers have stolen data relating to 75,000 people who registered with Healthcare.gov, the Affordable Care Act website. Those behind the hack did not hack the site directly but via the Federally Facilitated Exchanges portal…

Security

Report: Facebook looking to buy a major cybersecurity firm

By Duncan Riley Oct 21, 2018

Facebook Inc. is apparently looking to buy a “major” cybersecurity company, according to a report published over the weekend. The Information, quoting “four people familiar with the matter,” claimed that the social networking giant…

Apps

Twitter employee reportedly acted as Saudi Arabian spy

By James Farrell Oct 21, 2018

Trolls worked for the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his advisors to discredit slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi (pictured) and other critics of the government on Twitter, according to a New York Times report Saturday. But…

Big Data

An elevator maker reveals the ups and downs of digital transformation

By Paul Gillin Oct 20, 2018

A list of the 10 large companies that have most successfully transformed their businesses through technology published in the Harvard Business Review last year included many of the usual suspects – and one that…

AI

‘Explainable AI’ crunches data seven ways to Sunday

By R. Danes Oct 19, 2018

Is any term in technology today buzzing louder than machine learning? Maybe artificial intelligence. Aren’t they they same thing, sort of? Sort of. Customers need to get clear on what they expect ML or AI to…

all stories

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe exits Facebook in latest high-profile departure

APIs are leaving crypto door ajar to burglars, says white-hat hacker

Pulumi raises $15M for its unique brand of infrastructure automation

Data stolen in hack of Affordable Care Act enrollment system

Twitter employee reportedly acted as Saudi Arabian spy

An elevator maker reveals the ups and downs of digital transformation

‘Explainable AI’ crunches data seven ways to Sunday

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