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Reports: Snapchat raising new round on $16-19b valuation, wants to buy Taylor Swift’s record company

By Duncan Riley Feb 17, 2015

Snapchat Inc. is reported to be seeking a new round (Series E) on a $16-$19 billion valuation as another report claims it may be interested in acquiring Taylor Swift’s record company. Bloomberg claims that…

Valve caught censoring torrent website references in Steam chat

By Saroj Kar Feb 17, 2015

Millions of Steam users communicate using the digital game distribution client’s chat to not only compare notes about games, but also as a social networking tool. However, Valve Corporation, the parent company that runs the Steam service, has…

Smart air vent keeps every room cozy

By Mellisa Tolentino Feb 17, 2015

This week’s Smart Living roundup features a new smart air vent, a shower system that recycles water and a smart scooter that doesn’t need to be charged. Ecovent – the smart air vent Having…

Bezos wrong, FAA right on drones

By David Coursey Feb 17, 2015

By tiptoeing into drone approval, the Federal Aviation Administration is doing precisely what it is supposed to do: Provide for safe air travel and the safe use of airspace. The FAA does not exist…

Choice and consistency: How to make or break immersion in video games

By Eric David Feb 17, 2015

What makes a game immersive? If it were simply addicting gameplay that makes time disappear, then you could call games like Tetris or Pokemon immersive, yet few players would use that term for those games. Instead,…

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When size does matter: IBM bets big on software-defined storage

By Maria Deutscher Feb 17, 2015

IBM has a new vision for software-defined storage that could turn the tide against its rivals in the competition to power the data centers of tomorrow. At the focal point of the strategy is…

Big Data Week #bigdataSV and #strataconf conversations

By John Furrier Feb 17, 2015

Thought leaders are talking about the news, trends, and other stories as SiliconANGLE Media kicks off #bigdataweek in Silicon Valley for #BigDataSV in conjunction with #strataconf #hadoopworld. The Big Data market is…

Zenimax goes after “Fortress Fallout” creator over game title

By Eric David Feb 17, 2015

Zenimax Media, the publisher who owns Bethesda Softworks, has a habit of going after other games whose names bear even the slightest resemblance to one of their titles, and now they are throwing their…

Lizard Squad is back: Xbox Live and Daybreak Games Company face DDoS battering

By Kyt Dotson Feb 17, 2015

The great Christmas Day siege of Xbox and PlayStation doesn’t seem to be enough for notorious Internet mayhem group Lizard Squad who have continued their campaign of denial of service attacks against gaming companies.…

Could the next Twitter be at SXSW 2015?

By Mellisa Tolentino Feb 17, 2015

SXSW veterans will recall Twitter’s resounding success in 2007, making the annual festival a prime place to launch mobile-ready startups into global fame. Kicking off March 13, 2015 at the Austin Convention Center in…

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Reports: Snapchat raising new round on $16-19b valuation, wants to buy Taylor Swift’s record company

Valve caught censoring torrent website references in Steam chat

Smart air vent keeps every room cozy

Bezos wrong, FAA right on drones

Choice and consistency: How to make or break immersion in video games

When size does matter: IBM bets big on software-defined storage

Big Data Week #bigdataSV and #strataconf conversations

Zenimax goes after “Fortress Fallout” creator over game title

Lizard Squad is back: Xbox Live and Daybreak Games Company face DDoS battering

Could the next Twitter be at SXSW 2015?

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