Illinois voters at risk in recent data breach
Illinois voters took the time to make their voices heard, and in return, they received a data breach. The online voter registration portal has recently suffered from a hack, and as a result, voter…
British Columbia outlaws hunting animals with drones
By Eric David
Humans have had an unfair advantage when hunting animals ever since we first started sharpening sticks tens of thousands of years ago, and our advantages have only gotten stronger thanks to the unending progress of…
US Navy accused of pirating 558k copies of VR software
By Eric David
German software company Bitmanagement Software GmbH has accused the United States Navy of illegal installing over 558,000 copies of its BS Contact Geo product, a virtual reality program used for visualizing real world geography in a…
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Teradata bolsters Hadoop consulting biz with new UK acquisition
There’s much more to the Hadoop ecosystem than just software. The market also boasts numerous professional services providers that focus on helping companies deploy and customize the analytics platform, a segment where Teradata Corp.…
Nintendo’s Pokemon GO bubble bursts as stock prices tank
By Eric David
The phenomenal success of Pokemon GO caused Nintendo Co Ltd’s stock prices to soar to the highest they have been in years, but after the company recently downplayed the earnings it would make from the popular…
Gridstore becomes HyperGrid, touts flexible cloud migration
By Paul Gillin
Get ready for another “as-a-service.” Hyper-converged systems startup Gridstore Inc. said it has merged with application migration specialist DCHQ Inc. to form a new company called HyperGrid Inc. that plans to deliver what it…
It’s official: Verizon acquires Yahoo for $4.83b, will fold business into AOL
By Duncan Riley
After a process lasting months with multiple rounds of bidding, Verizon Communications, Inc. has been named the successful bidder in Yahoo, Inc.’s auction process and has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the…
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Wikibon says It’s too early for Big Data performance benchmarks
Several Wikibon clients have asked about performance benchmarks for Big Data systems. The problem, writes Wikibon Big Data and Analytics Analyst George Gilbert, is that the technology is too immature. Meaningful benchmarks are based on…
What you missed in the Smart World: Hearables catching on?
The Internet of Things healthcare market is expected to reach over $160 billion by 2020, and just last week we saw the launch of new connected devices, including Samsung’s new biometric earbuds, all aimed…
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What you missed in Big Data: Acquisitions are reshaping the analytics world
When an established vendor identifies a gap in its product lineup, acquiring a startup with the necessary technology is often faster and more convenient than trying to build a competing solution from scratch. The…