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BitConnect closes investment and exchange service following cease-and-desist notices

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2018

Bitcoin investing service BitConnect Ltd. is exiting its investment and exchange business following negative publicity and a number of cease-and-desist notices from U.S. states. The company, established in 2016, originally launched as a platform…

Emerging Tech

IBM and Maersk team up to offer blockchain-based global shipping platform

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2018

IBM Corp. and A.P. Moller-Maersk Group are establishing a new jointly owned company to promote and sell a blockchain-based system for managing global shipping. The yet unnamed company will use a platform developed by the…

Cloud

Veeam acquires Amazon cloud backup and disaster recovery firm N2WS

By Mike Wheatley Jan 16, 2018

Veeam Software Inc., a company providing backup, disaster recovery and virtualization management services, said today it has acquired N2W Software Inc., which provides a similar set of services specifically for Amazon Web Services Inc.’s…

Emerging Tech

Crypto wipeout: Major cryptocurrencies plummet over China, South Korea ban fears

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2018

The price of cryptocurrencies continued to plunge Tuesday as ongoing fears of a ban in South Korea along with a new crackdown on trading in China drove a nearly unprecedented bear market. At the…

Emerging Tech

Driven by AI, blockchain and IoT, IT spending could hit $3.7 trillion in 2018

By Mike Wheatley Jan 16, 2018

Led by investments in artificial intelligence, blockchain and the “internet of things,” businesses will spend nearly $3.7 trillion on information technology hardware, software and services in 2018, up 4.5 percent from the year before,…

Infra

Android malware ‘Skygofree’ has unprecedented spying abilities

By Eric David Jan 16, 2018

Be careful what you say around your smartphone—you never know who might be listening. Russian antivirus provider Kaspersky Lab revealed in a report today that it uncovered a new type of spyware for Android…

Apps

Hoping to make tech jobs more accessible, Google launches IT training program

By Maria Deutscher Jan 16, 2018

Google LLC today introduced a new online certification initiative designed to equip workers with skills that can help them join the tech industry. The program, which will become available on Coursera starting Jan. 23, focuses…

Apps

Facebook Messenger boss promises to streamline ‘too cluttered’ app

By Eric David Jan 16, 2018

Facebook Inc. has dumped dozens features into Messenger since it split the service from its core app in 2014, adding everything from in-app games to peer-to-peer payments. Now, Messenger chief David Marcus is conceding that Facebook may…

Infra

Google is building three undersea Internet cables, five new regions to extend its cloud reach

By Maria Deutscher Jan 16, 2018

Google LLC is taking its efforts to gain an edge in the public cloud market to a new front: the ocean floor. The technology giant today announced plans to lay three undersea fiber-optic links…

Apps

Instacart acquires Unata, a digital shopping platform for grocery stores

By Eric David Jan 16, 2018

Same-day grocery delivery service Instacart announced today that it has acquired Unata, a white-label ecommerce platform for grocery retailers. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Bloomberg reported that the acquisition came out…

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BitConnect closes investment and exchange service following cease-and-desist notices

IBM and Maersk team up to offer blockchain-based global shipping platform

Veeam acquires Amazon cloud backup and disaster recovery firm N2WS

Crypto wipeout: Major cryptocurrencies plummet over China, South Korea ban fears

Driven by AI, blockchain and IoT, IT spending could hit $3.7 trillion in 2018

Android malware ‘Skygofree’ has unprecedented spying abilities

Hoping to make tech jobs more accessible, Google launches IT training program

Google is building three undersea Internet cables, five new regions to extend its cloud reach

Instacart acquires Unata, a digital shopping platform for grocery stores

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