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Snapchat buys comic and emoji maker Bitstrips for $100m

By Duncan Riley Mar 25, 2016

Messaging app maker Snapchat, Inc. has acquired online comic and emoji making firm Bitstrips, Inc. for $100 million. Fortune reports that the deal included a mix of cash and stock. Founded in 2007, Bitstrips…

Did iOS 9.3 update brick your iPhone, iPad? Here’s how to fix it (maybe)

By Collen Kriel Mar 25, 2016

Mere days after Apple released the latest iteration of iOS, users reported that the iOS 9.3 update bricked their iPad 2, with devices failing to activate after the update was completed. Initially attributed to…

Report: Google is building an Amazon Echo rival without involving a dysfunctional Nest

By Duncan Riley Mar 25, 2016

Google is building a competitor to Amazon.com, Inc.’s Echo smart speaker, according to a report Thursday from The Information. Amazon’s Echo, a smart speaker powered by artificial intelligence that is able to answer questions,…

Microsoft’s A.I teen-bot goes from sex-slave to white supremacist to conspiracy theorist after interacting with the populace

By James Farrell Mar 25, 2016

We learned recently how Microsoft’s new artificial intelligence (A.I.) bot for teens, named Tay, could be outspoken when it comes to flirtation, but now the bot has gone one step too far. So far,…

Can Oracle become the number one cloud provider? | #CloudWorld

By Amber Johnson Mar 24, 2016

In the midst of Oracle’s historic third shift, Shawn Price, senior VP of Oracle Cloud at Oracle, detailed the buyer’s journey at CloudWorld. Price remarked about the smooth trajectory of the company’s business model, which…

Sony launches new company to bring PlayStation games to smartphones

By Eric David Mar 24, 2016

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (soon to be Sony Interactive Entertainment) has announced the creation of ForwardWorks Corp, a new company whose purpose will be to develop PlayStation titles for iOS and Android. In a…

Behind the firewall: Making cloud services invisible | #CloudWorld

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Mar 24, 2016

The Oracle Cloud Machine brings public cloud services behind the firewall for on-prem security. Nirav Mehta, VP of product management at Oracle, joined John Furrier and Dave Vellante, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, at Oracle CloudWorld…