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After raising $110M, Circle raises announces new US dollar-linked cryptocurrency

By Duncan Riley May 15, 2018

Bitcoin and blockchain startup Circle Internet Financial, Inc. has raised $110 million in new funding as a “strategic investment” while also announcing its intent to launch a new cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar. The new round…

Big Data

In-memory database company MemSQL lands $30M in late-stage funding round

By Mike Wheatley May 15, 2018

MemSQL Inc., the developer of a real-time in-memory distributed database, said Tuesday that it has closed on a $30 million late-stage round of funding. The Series D round was led by GV, formerly Google Ventures,…

Apps

Facebook details abuse on platform – and AI falls short in flagging some of it

By James Farrell May 15, 2018

Facebook Inc. Tuesday released its first Community Standards Enforcement Report, detailing what its algorithm and human moderators have detected and removed from October last year to March this year. The upshot: a lot. Facebook said…

Emerging Tech

Coinbase expands crypto product lineup to appeal to institutional investors

By Duncan Riley May 15, 2018

Coinbase Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding its services again in an attempt to broaden its appeal to traditional institutional Wall Street investors. In a raft of new products announced Tuesday, the…

Emerging Tech

Microsoft announces new megatablet: the 50.5-inch Surface Hub 2

By Duncan Riley May 15, 2018

Microsoft Corp.’s megatablet is back. The technology giant today announced a successor to its original model in the form of the Surface Hub 2. The original Surface Hub, launched in 2015, went on to become…

Emerging Tech

With its new blockchain phone, HTC angles for a slice of the crypto market

By Duncan Riley May 15, 2018

HTC Corp. wants a slice of cryptocurrency market. The Android phone maker today unveiled a new model that will have blockchain-enabled cryptowallet support built in by default. The new phone, called Exodus, will feature a…

Cloud

Amazon serves up a simplified Ethereum blockchain platform on its cloud

By Mike Wheatley May 15, 2018

Amazon Web Services Inc. is at last getting itself into the blockchain game, teaming up with the Ethereum design studio ConsenSys Inc. on a new platform that aims to make it easier for enterprises…

Big Data

UNICEF sends SOS to Red Hat to cure epidemics

By R. Danes May 15, 2018

Technology for social good is an expanding domain attracting boot-strapped entrepreneurs and industry giants alike. Sussing out solutions for epidemics, emergencies and natural disasters isn’t exactly simple arithmetic. Ingenious use of open-source technologies, big data analytics,…

Big Data

Former Navy admiral sees danger brewing in the virtual ‘public square’

By Mark Albertson May 15, 2018

After more than 30 years of service in the U.S. Navy, Rear Admiral (ret.) David Simpson (pictured) knows danger when he sees it. As he surveys the cybersecurity horizon, he’s become more concerned about…

Big Data

Dell’s PowerMax supports multi-cloud design, pushes modern data center

By Kylie Anderson May 15, 2018

Market migration to the cloud has created a push for updated data storage and management processes in the enterprise. As information technology companies work to fill the need for a modern data center, Dell…

the latest

After raising $110M, Circle raises announces new US dollar-linked cryptocurrency

In-memory database company MemSQL lands $30M in late-stage funding round

Facebook details abuse on platform – and AI falls short in flagging some of it

Coinbase expands crypto product lineup to appeal to institutional investors

Microsoft announces new megatablet: the 50.5-inch Surface Hub 2

With its new blockchain phone, HTC angles for a slice of the crypto market

Amazon serves up a simplified Ethereum blockchain platform on its cloud

Dell’s PowerMax supports multi-cloud design, pushes modern data center

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