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Eyeing virtual reality, Zoom lands massive $100M Series D funding round

By Mike Wheatley Jan 17, 2017

Zoom Video Communications Inc., the Santa Clara, California-based startup that’s bidding to disrupt the online video communications industry, has just landed $100 million in new funding. The Series D funding round brings its total…

Cloud

Doubling down on AI, Baidu hires former top Microsoft exec Qi Lu as COO

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2017

Former Microsoft Corp. executive Qi Lu on Monday joined Chinese web services giant Baidu Inc. as group president and chief operating officer. Lu, a noted software engineer and programmer, spent time at IBM Corp. and…

Infra

Spora ransomware brings a freemium model to hijacked data decryption

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2017

The creators of a recently discovered form of ransomware have devised a way to extort customers with hijacked files borrowed from the world of apps: a freemium model. Called Spora after the Russian word…

Cloud

With lasers, security chips, encryption galore, Google sends a message: Don’t even try to hack us

By Mike Wheatley Jan 16, 2017

Google Inc. has just published a white paper that details how it secures the data centers for its public cloud services and internal operations, sending a clear message: Don’t even think about trying to…

Cloud

Spending on cloud IT infrastructure rises 8.1 percent in third quarter

By Mike Wheatley Jan 16, 2017

Cloud IT infrastructure revenues are on the rise, with sales from servers, storage and Ethernet switches growing by 8.1 percent in the third quarter of 2016 from a year ago as sales of most…

Emerging Tech

Bitcoin ATM lawsuit charges vandalism, extortion and ransom demands

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2017

Bitcoin is considered by some to be nothing more than the virtual currency of choice for drug dealers and other nefarious actors. But a strange case out of the U.S. Midwest shows that bitcoin-related crime can…

Emerging Tech

Could this be Microsoft’s long-awaited Surface Phone?

By James Farrell Jan 16, 2017

Time and again in recent years, rumors have, ahem, surfaced regarding Microsoft Corp. merging at least the designs in its embattled phone division and its successful Surface line of two-in-one personal computer-tablet hybrid devices. The potential…

Cloud

Intel launches new IoT platform in a bid to revolutionize retail

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2017

Intel Corp. wants to revolutionize the retail environment through a new Internet of Things retail platform that delivers a deeper understanding of how stores and people interact. Called the Responsive Retail Platform or RRP for…

Emerging Tech

Google uses machine learning to deliver high-quality images using less data

By Duncan Riley Jan 16, 2017

Google Inc. has rolled out a new imaging technique that cuts down on bandwidth required to view an image by 75 percent. For now, the technique, called Rapid and Accurate Image Super Resolution, or RAISR…

Emerging Tech

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify Tuesday in $2B lawsuit against Oculus VR

By Eric David Jan 16, 2017

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a Dallas courtroom Tuesday for a lawsuit that could determine whether or not the technology behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset had been stolen.…

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Eyeing virtual reality, Zoom lands massive $100M Series D funding round

Doubling down on AI, Baidu hires former top Microsoft exec Qi Lu as COO

Spora ransomware brings a freemium model to hijacked data decryption

Bitcoin ATM lawsuit charges vandalism, extortion and ransom demands

Could this be Microsoft’s long-awaited Surface Phone?

Google uses machine learning to deliver high-quality images using less data

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify Tuesday in $2B lawsuit against Oculus VR

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