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Infra

Businesses are stockpiling bitcoin to pay ransomware demands

By Duncan Riley Jun 8, 2017

A survey of 500 information technology decision-makers in Britain has found that a significant number of companies are stockpiling bitcoin in anticipation of a ransomware attack. The survey, from the United Kingdom office of Citrix…

Apps

Irish fintech startup Plynk raises $28M to expand its ‘money messaging app’

By Duncan Riley Jun 7, 2017

Irish financial technology startup Plynk Ltd. has raised $28 million in a Series A round that was led by Swiss Privée International Ltd. Founded in 2015, Plynk offers a “money messaging app” that facilitates peer-to-peer…

Infra

Worldwide server revenues plunge as enterprises head for the cloud

By Mike Wheatley Jun 7, 2017

The server market has had a difficult year so far in 2017, according to analyst firms Gartner Inc. and International Data Corp., both of which published global server market reports Wednesday showing a decline…

Cloud

The multi-cloud future: HPE reveals its hybrid cloud partner strategy

By Marlene Den Bleyker Jun 7, 2017

It seems that the enterprise has a defined strategy to use multiple clouds. According to the “RightScale 2017 State of the Cloud Report,” hybrid cloud environments fell to 67 percent from 71 percent last year…

Emerging Tech

Alphabet’s Project Wing successfully tests drone air traffic management platform

By Duncan Riley Jun 7, 2017

Project Wing, the drone program from Google Inc. parent Alphabet Inc., just hit a new milestone by demonstrating that its air traffic management platform for unmanned aircraft systems works. The successful test revealed Wednesday was…

Big Data

The Machine: Riding the transition wave to the next stage of computing

By Nelson Williams Jun 7, 2017

Traditional computers are powerful, but they have limits. Many technologies are reaching those limits, while the demand for more computing power grows ever greater. The solution is new methods of computing and processing, using…

Infra

Okta’s shares jump 5 percent after first post-IPO earnings

By Mike Wheatley Jun 7, 2017

Identity and device management services provider Okta Inc. today posted solid earnings in its first quarterly results following an initial public offering in April. The company’s first quarter showed a loss after certain costs such as stock compensation of…

Emerging Tech

Zuck hearts Orwell with Facebook webcam spying patent

By Duncan Riley Jun 7, 2017

In a play reminiscent of George Orwell’s “1984,” Facebook Inc. has filed a patent that proposes a method by which it would spy on users through their webcams or smartphone cameras so the social network…

Cloud

ClearCenter deal continues HPE’s hybrid IT narrative

By Mark Albertson Jun 7, 2017

During an address to attendees at the Discover 2017 event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman made it clear that the firm’s future will be based on success in bringing products…

Emerging Tech

An AI supercomputer beat humans at poker — now can it call a bluff in business?

By R. Danes Jun 7, 2017

Debate over machine learning models and intellectual property may scare some away from data sharing, while some strategists even allege that companies under-report big data Return On Investment to avoid tipping off competitors. If an…

explore news

Businesses are stockpiling bitcoin to pay ransomware demands

Irish fintech startup Plynk raises $28M to expand its ‘money messaging app’

Worldwide server revenues plunge as enterprises head for the cloud

The multi-cloud future: HPE reveals its hybrid cloud partner strategy

Alphabet’s Project Wing successfully tests drone air traffic management platform

The Machine: Riding the transition wave to the next stage of computing

Okta’s shares jump 5 percent after first post-IPO earnings

Zuck hearts Orwell with Facebook webcam spying patent

An AI supercomputer beat humans at poker — now can it call a bluff in business?

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