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Former Secret Service agent and Silk Road Bitcoin thief arrested trying to leave country

By Duncan Riley Feb 2, 2016

Proving the old saying that “some people never learn”, the former Secret Service agent who was arrested for stealing Bitcoin during the investigation into notorious dark web marketplace Silk Road has been re-arrested following…

Bitcoin exchange Kraken takes investment from big Japanese financial group

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2016

Bitcoin exchange Kraken (Payward, Inc.) has announced a new investment from leading Japanese venture capital firm SBI Investment. The amount of the investment was not disclosed and was only named as “multi-million”, and will…

Report claims Samsung may launch 360 degree VR camera alongside Galaxy S7

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2016

Not only will Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd. be launching its new flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge phones in Barcelona later this month, they will also be launching a new 360 degree virtual reality…

U is for unicorn as Sesame Street launches a venture capital fund

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2016

Could the “U” in the Sesame Street segment “letter of the day” soon stand for “unicorn,” with another segment asking viewers to count to “Series A”? Those questions may actually not seem all that…

Alphabet beats market expectations again in Q4 as Google ad business continues to surge

By Duncan Riley Feb 1, 2016

Alphabet, Inc., the company previously known as Google, has reported another quarter of stellar results off the back of continued advertising growth from its core Google business. Beating market expectations, Alphabet reported revenue $21.3…

Ant Simulator dev quits and accuses partners of blowing Kickstarter money on booze and strippers

By Eric David Feb 1, 2016

Update: Ant Simulator was not funded directly through Kickstarter, but ETeeski LLC had been using funds from a campaign for a game development video series as seed money for the Ant Simulator project. Original Article: Indie game projects fail…