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Apple admits to throttling the performance of older smartphones – to avoid sudden shutdowns

By James Farrell Dec 21, 2017

Apple Inc. admitted something Wednesday that some of its smartphone users had feared for a while: The company purposely slows down its older phones. Although the conspiracy theory has turned out to be true, it…

Apps

Google removes fake bitcoin wallet apps from its app store

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2017

Google LLC has removed three fake bitcoin wallets from its Play Store that had potentially stolen significant sums of cryptocurrency from its users. Discovered by researchers at mobile security firm Lookout Inc., the three…

Emerging Tech

EtherDelta is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to be hacked

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2017

A popular cryptocurrency exchange has had its webpage hijacked and customer funds stolen in the latest case of hacking in the booming market. The hack of EtherDelta, an exchange offering trading in Ethereum and…

Emerging Tech

Shares in drink maker surge 300% following blockchain name change

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2017

Shares in a drink manufacturer surged by nearly 300 percent in trading Thursday after the company announced it was pivoting into blockchain development. The Long Island Iced Tea Corp., a Hicksville, New York-based drinks maker founded…

Cloud

Eric Schmidt to step down as Alphabet executive chairman in January

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2017

Alphabet Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will be a taking a more backseat role going forward as the company announced that he would step down in January. Schmidt, who previously served as Google LLC…

Apps

Facebook launches ‘Related Articles’ to fight fake news with real news

By Eric David Dec 21, 2017

Facebook Inc. is still doing its best to prove that it can deal with the fake news stories that plague its platform, and the social media company announced yet another feature today to combat bogus articles. Facebook…

Women in Tech

LinkedIn software engineer stays motivated by mission-driven outcomes

By Aaron Melgar Dec 21, 2017

Neha Jain (pictured), senior software engineer at LinkedIn Corp., was recently honored at the CloudNow Top 10 Women in Cloud Innovation awards as a prominent female technology professional responsible for data center migration during the…

Cloud

Rubrik’s secret sauce relies on managing data from cradle to grave

By Kylie Anderson Dec 21, 2017

As cloud and object store have permeated the market over the past few years, data storage, backup and protection have become a top priority for businesses across industries. Once considered by most a precautionary…

Cloud

Cloud Native Foundation rallies contributors in plot to seize enterprise

By R. Danes Dec 21, 2017

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation is “hoovering up” heavy-weight industry sponsors who leverage its popular open-source projects. Enterprise adoption of cloud-native architectures isn’t vrooming along at quite the same pace thanks to complexities, though…

Apps

Daimler signs deal to acquire a French startup taking on Uber

By Maria Deutscher Dec 21, 2017

Auto giant Daimler AG, which owns major car brands such as Mercedes-Benz, is capping off the year with an investment in the crowded ride-hailing market. The company today announced that it has acquired a majority stake…

all stories

Apple admits to throttling the performance of older smartphones – to avoid sudden shutdowns

Google removes fake bitcoin wallet apps from its app store

EtherDelta is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to be hacked

Shares in drink maker surge 300% following blockchain name change

Eric Schmidt to step down as Alphabet executive chairman in January

LinkedIn software engineer stays motivated by mission-driven outcomes

Rubrik’s secret sauce relies on managing data from cradle to grave

Daimler signs deal to acquire a French startup taking on Uber

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