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SEC shuts down initial coin offering scam that had raised $600M

By Duncan Riley Jan 30, 2018

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a court order to shut down a company that had already raised $600 million in an initial coin offering. Called AriseBank, the company was selling tokens to…

Infra

Microsoft launches Azure Event Grid for managing serverless computing functions

By Mike Wheatley Jan 30, 2018

Extending its reach in the cloud, Microsoft Corp. today announced its Azure Event Grid service is now generally available. The service is a key part of the company’s strategy for serverless computing, which is…

Infra

Samsung enjoys record profits thanks to booming memory chip business

By Mike Wheatley Jan 30, 2018

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw its share price jump 5 percent early Wednesday in South Korea after posting a record-breaking fourth-quarter operating profit of 15.2 trillion won ($14.15 billion). That’s up 64 percent from…

Emerging Tech

Bitfinex Tether fraud investigation causes bitcoin price to dive

By Duncan Riley Jan 30, 2018

The price of bitcoin plunged in trading Tuesday as news emerged that leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and related company Tether are under investigation by authorities on potential fraud allegations. The investigation was launched by the U.S.…

Cloud

Upping its bet on software containers, Red Hat acquires CoreOS for $250M

By Mike Wheatley Jan 30, 2018

Enterprise Linux company Red Hat Inc. today made what’s probably the most significant acquisition in information technology so far this year, announcing a deal to buy Kubernetes-focused startup CoreOS Inc. for $250 million. The move…

Emerging Tech

Facebook bans ads for bitcoin and initial coin offerings

By Duncan Riley Jan 30, 2018

Hoping to protect its users from scammers, social networking giant Facebook Inc. has banned all advertising related to cryptocurrencies, including anything to do with bitcoin and initial coin offerings. Facebook Product Management Director Rob…

Big Data

Cisco aims for 1 billion connected devices through Jasper and Kinetic

By Mark Albertson Jan 30, 2018

One billion of anything is a large number, yet that’s the number of connected devices that Cisco Systems Inc. hopes to reach with its Jasper and Kinetic “internet of things” platforms. That might be a tall…

Apps

NetDevOps whirls the network into agile spin cycle

By R. Danes Jan 30, 2018

Developer operations smooth an app’s path from the first line of code its maker writes to its clearing onto the network. New applications involving cloud and “internet of things” connected devices are so network-sensitive,…

Apps

Google axed 700,000 bad Android apps from Play store last year

By Eric David Jan 30, 2018

Google LLC revealed today that it had to remove more than 700,000 bad apps from Google Play last year, 70 percent more than it removed in 2016 — but the company insisted it’s not…

Infra

New chips help AMD beat earnings forecasts, but investors mostly shrug

By Robert Hof Jan 30, 2018

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. managed to turn in better-than-expected fourth-quarter results today, bolstered by the success of new data center processors and graphics chips. The Sunnyvale, California-based company reported a fourth-quarter profit $61 million,…

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SEC shuts down initial coin offering scam that had raised $600M

Samsung enjoys record profits thanks to booming memory chip business

Bitfinex Tether fraud investigation causes bitcoin price to dive

Upping its bet on software containers, Red Hat acquires CoreOS for $250M

Facebook bans ads for bitcoin and initial coin offerings

Cisco aims for 1 billion connected devices through Jasper and Kinetic

NetDevOps whirls the network into agile spin cycle

Google axed 700,000 bad Android apps from Play store last year

New chips help AMD beat earnings forecasts, but investors mostly shrug

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