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Apple, Facebook and Coinbase involved in takedown of KickassTorrents

By Kyt Dotson Jul 22, 2016

On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 30-year-old Ukrainian Artem Vaulin, the alleged operator of torrent directory website KickassTorrents (KAT) was arrested in Poland. He has been charged with copyright infringement and money laundering; domain names…

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CEO nuggets: Specialties and industry expertise move Infor forward | #GuestOfTheWeek

By Marlene Den Bleyker Jul 22, 2016

Infor, Inc. is one of those unique tech companies that creates end-to-end digital transformation solutions for its customers in many different verticals. Under the leadership of CEO Charles Phillips, for the past five years,…

“Clash of Kings” forum hacked, user data stolen

By Robert Pleasant Jul 22, 2016

Mobile gaming is a big industry, which also makes it a big target. Combine that with the peculiar human tendency to ignore security patches, and you have the latest data breach, where the official…

Wikibon

Workday picks up BI startup Platfora to boost analytics chops

By Maria Deutscher Jul 22, 2016

A month after acquiring Zaption Inc. for its online learning platform, Workday Inc. is making another strategic startup buy. The HR automation giant this week signed an agreement to purchase a venture-backed analytics provider…

Wikibon

Salesforce buys monitoring startup Coolan to optimize its internal infrastructure

By Maria Deutscher Jul 22, 2016

Providing cloud services on the kind of global scale that Salesforce.com Inc. does involves a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes. To try and ease the load on its IT division, the company…

Will it integrate? Blendtec taps connectors for data mash-up

By Paul Gillin Jul 22, 2016

“Will it blend? That is the question.” Those words by Blendtec Inc. founder Tom Dickson (above) have kicked off each of the 146 (and counting) videos in the high-end blender maker’s phenomenally successful “Will…

A glimmer of hope for Pokémon Go fans using Windows Phone

By James Farrell Jul 22, 2016

The Pokémon Go game, turned global phenomenon, just keeps picking up speed, mesmerizing fans in now more than 30 countries, sending madding crowds this way and that in search of cutified monsters. Some fans…

Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scammer Trendon Shavers gets 18 months

By Duncan Riley Jul 22, 2016

Trendon Shavers, the mastermind behind the disgraced Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of securities fraud. In addition, Shavers was ordered to forfeit…

Microsoft Surface Hub smashes sales forecast, plus tips to get the most out of yours

By Collen Kriel Jul 22, 2016

Microsoft launched the Surface Hub at the Windows 10 Preview event back in January 2015. Regardless of the fact that it was delayed twice and eventually went on sale for $2,000 more than the…

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase adds support to buy, sell, send and store ether

By Duncan Riley Jul 22, 2016

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase, Inc. has added support for Ethereum, allowing customers in 32 countries to buy, sell, send and store ether in their Coinbase accounts. The announcement follows Coinbase’s first commitment to the Ethereum…