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Microsoft to plumb the depths with bigger underwater data centers

By Mike Wheatley Apr 22, 2016

Microsoft is stepping up its underwater data center ambitions, following the results of an experiment that saw it sink a small ‘data center pod’ off the coast of California last year, Data Center Frontier…

Facebook news feed updates could mean less clickbait but less informed readers

By James Farrell Apr 22, 2016

Facebook Inc. has made yet another change to what you see in your news feed, this time predicting what you want to read after ascertaining how much time you spend reading certain types of…

Hillary Super PAC spent $1m trolling Bernie Sanders supporters on social media

By Duncan Riley Apr 22, 2016

A report Thursday revealed that Super PAC aligned with the Hillary Clinton campaign has spent $1 million to “correct” critics on social media sites including Facebook and Reddit. The trolling campaign (for that is…

Acer Switch Alpha 12: 2-in-1 Windows tablet with ‘cool’ trick up its sleave

By Collen Kriel Apr 22, 2016

Another product launch, another Microsoft Surface Pro clone. Taiwan-based Acer Inc. yesterday unveiled a slew of new laptops and tablets, including the Acer Switch Alpha 12, a 2-in-1 Windows tablet. At first glance, the…

IAB stats show digital advertising grew 20% in 2015 to record high of $59.6b

By Duncan Riley Apr 22, 2016

Digital advertising revenue hit a record $59.6 billion in the United States in 2015, according to the new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). The number was up a full 20 percent versus…

SkySafe lands $3M to hijack ‘rogue’ drones safely

By Mike Wheatley Apr 22, 2016

A new industry niche in “drone security” looks set to emerge after U.S. authorities recently passed legislation that would allow them to legally intercept or shut down drones that fly too close to airports…

Blogging platform provider Medium raises $50m Series C

By Duncan Riley Apr 21, 2016

Blogging platform provider Medium (A Medium Corporation) has raised $50 million Series C in a round led by Spark Capital that included Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. According to Re/Code the round was raised…

Coming soon to Steam: Bitcoin payment support!

By Kyt Dotson Apr 21, 2016

In an announcement sent today to publishers on Valve Corporation’s Steam video game delivery platform the company again confirmed that it will soon be accepting Bitcoin. This isn’t the first time that expectations have…

Microsoft narrowly misses Q3 net, but cloud business is booming

By Paul Gillin Apr 21, 2016

Not yet. Microsoft narrowly missed analysts estimates and earnings and all but matched revenue expectations in the fiscal third quarter, but it offered weaker-than-expected guidance for the year, knocking its shares down in immediate…

Beware iPhone users: New scam sends text – here’s how to avoid the tricksters

By Robert Pleasant Apr 21, 2016

iPhone users be wary, someone’s out to scam you. A phishing scam has been going around via text message, and it’s been tricking people into giving their personal information over to cyber criminals. NBC reports…

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Microsoft to plumb the depths with bigger underwater data centers

Acer Switch Alpha 12: 2-in-1 Windows tablet with ‘cool’ trick up its sleave

IAB stats show digital advertising grew 20% in 2015 to record high of $59.6b

SkySafe lands $3M to hijack ‘rogue’ drones safely

Blogging platform provider Medium raises $50m Series C

Coming soon to Steam: Bitcoin payment support!

Microsoft narrowly misses Q3 net, but cloud business is booming

Beware iPhone users: New scam sends text – here’s how to avoid the tricksters

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