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Infamous IoT botnet Mirai has turned its hand to bitcoin mining

By Duncan Riley Apr 11, 2017

The infamous Mirai Internet of Things botnet has changed course with a new version switching to mining bitcoin, at least temporarily. First spotted by researchers at IBM Corp.’s X-Force security arm, the new variant…

Infra

Alleged CIA hacking tools linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries

By Duncan Riley Apr 11, 2017

Tools revealed by Wikileaks’ Vault 7 release that are claimed to be used by the Central Intelligence Agency to hack computers have been linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries, according to new…

Infra

Qualcomm hits back at Apple in patent licensing dispute

By Mike Wheatley Apr 11, 2017

Qualcomm Inc. is taking the gloves off over its patent spat with Apple Inc. On Monday, the chipmaker responded to an Apple lawsuit over its patent licensing practices with a 134-page redacted filing that…

Infra

Russian man arrested for running notorious spam-sending Kelihos botnet

By Duncan Riley Apr 11, 2017

A Russian man arrested in Spain Monday on behalf of the United States government stands accused of running the notorious Kelihos botnet. Thirty-six-year-old Peter Yuryevich Levashov, who is also claimed to be using the name…

Infra

Report: Foxconn leads bidders for Toshiba’s chip business with $27B offer

By Mike Wheatley Apr 11, 2017

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., commonly known as Foxconn, is said to be readying a massive $26.93 billion bid to acquire Toshiba Corp.’s semiconductor business. The Wall Street Journal first reported news of the…

Infra

Gartner slashes tech spending growth forecast on strong US dollar, shift to the cloud

By Mike Wheatley Apr 10, 2017

Strong headwinds, including a rising U.S. dollar and an ongoing slowdown in the server market, have forced analyst firm Gartner Inc. to cut its forecast on global information technology spending. In its latest quarterly…

Emerging Tech

Google will pit AlphaGo against the world’s top Go player in May

By Eric David Apr 10, 2017

DeepMind Technologies Inc.’s AlphaGo became a poster child for the recent artificial intelligence revolution after it won string of victories against some of the world’s top Go players. Next month DeepMind’s AI will have yet another chance…

Big Data

Connecting the data: Digital transformation relies on more than just tech

By Marlene Den Bleyker Apr 10, 2017

The path to digital transformation is full of potholes for much of the enterprise. The industry-wide issues at hand are hundreds of billions of dollars of legacy equipment and the time it takes to get a…

Cloud

Microsoft, eBay lead $1.4B funding of Indian e-commerce phenom Flipkart

By Maria Deutscher Apr 10, 2017

India’s booming online economy is attracting interest from tech companies the world over. Two of the biggest names that are working to establish a foothold in the country are Microsoft Corp. and eBay Inc.,…

Cloud

Microsoft to acquire application container toolmaker Deis

By Kyt Dotson Apr 10, 2017

Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to acquire Deis Inc., a startup that builds tools for the open-source application container management platform Kubernetes. Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of the cloud and enterprise group at…

explore news

Infamous IoT botnet Mirai has turned its hand to bitcoin mining

Alleged CIA hacking tools linked to 40 spying operations in 16 countries

Qualcomm hits back at Apple in patent licensing dispute

Russian man arrested for running notorious spam-sending Kelihos botnet

Report: Foxconn leads bidders for Toshiba’s chip business with $27B offer

Gartner slashes tech spending growth forecast on strong US dollar, shift to the cloud

Google will pit AlphaGo against the world’s top Go player in May

Connecting the data: Digital transformation relies on more than just tech

Microsoft, eBay lead $1.4B funding of Indian e-commerce phenom Flipkart

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