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Walmart submits patent for blockchain-based drone delivery system

By Mike Wheatley May 31, 2017

The idea of using drones to deliver consumer goods was made famous by Amazon.com Inc., but the online retail giant is not alone in that endeavor. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is one such company testing drones…

Infra

Research finds hackers like to hack other hackers on the ‘dark web’

By Duncan Riley May 30, 2017

Hackers like to hack other hackers. That bit of poetic justice is the main takeaway from new research published by security firm Trend Micro Inc. that studied the actions of hackers who operate on…

Infra

Cost of cybercrime set to hit $8 trillion by 2022 with billions of records hacked

By Duncan Riley May 30, 2017

The cost of cybercrime will rise to $8 billion over the next five years, with billions of hacked customer records finding their way online, according to a newly released research paper. The paper from Juniper…

Infra

Printer cartridges freed as Supreme Court rules patent law doesn’t restrict resale

By Duncan Riley May 30, 2017

In a win for consumers and businesses alike, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that companies can’t use patent laws to prevent secondary uses of their products in a case that, not surprisingly, involved…

Infra

Qualcomm launches mesh networking platform for smart devices in the home

By Mike Wheatley May 30, 2017

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has unveiled a new mesh networking platform that’s intended to manage and improve the use of consumer Internet of Things devices in the home. The platform was unveiled…

Infra

Western Digital to join Japan-KKR consortium bid for Toshiba’s flash business

By Mike Wheatley May 30, 2017

It might not be the frontrunner, but Western Digital Corp. hasn’t given up on its bid to acquire Toshiba Corp.’s NAND flash business unit, which is currently one of the hottest properties in tech.…

Cloud

100 Zcash: Shadow Brokers announces the price of its exploit subscription service

By Duncan Riley May 30, 2017

The notorious hacking group Shadow Brokers have revealed more details on its new exploit as a service offering, and for both black-hat and white-hat hackers, access to the trove of exploits won’t come cheap.…

Emerging Tech

CrowdJustice raises $2M to let people crowdfund their legal battles

By Eric David May 30, 2017

Legal battles can be incredibly expensive, which can make it difficult for the average Joe to take on governments or major corporations. U.K.-based startup CrowdJustice wants to fix that by allowing people to crowdfund their legal…

Big Data

Subscription model: friend or foe to software vendors?

By R. Danes May 30, 2017

Software vendors moving to the subscription model are feeling customers’ breath on their necks as contracts are easy to slip out of and competitors stand by. To cut losses, they ought to pump up customer support…

Big Data

Partners cook a software mixed bag into a vertical solution, says Informatica

By R. Danes May 30, 2017

Rather than read the same sales script to each prospect, channel partners can show customers how a new product, combined with the ones they have, can sing a unique tune, according to Rodney Foreman (pictured), senior…

all stories

Walmart submits patent for blockchain-based drone delivery system

Research finds hackers like to hack other hackers on the ‘dark web’

Cost of cybercrime set to hit $8 trillion by 2022 with billions of records hacked

Printer cartridges freed as Supreme Court rules patent law doesn’t restrict resale

Qualcomm launches mesh networking platform for smart devices in the home

Western Digital to join Japan-KKR consortium bid for Toshiba’s flash business

100 Zcash: Shadow Brokers announces the price of its exploit subscription service

CrowdJustice raises $2M to let people crowdfund their legal battles

Subscription model: friend or foe to software vendors?

Partners cook a software mixed bag into a vertical solution, says Informatica

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