Cortana set to land inside Windows 9
Microsoft Corp., wants to make your life easier, and to do so it’s planning to integrate Cortana – the Siri-like digital assistant from Windows Phone – into its next Windows desktop release. The first…
Did the NSA ‘create’ Satoshi Nakamoto?
The CIA Project, a group dedicated to unearthing all of the government’s secret projects and making them public, has released a video claiming Bitcoin is actually the brainchild of the US National Security Agency.…
Best of theCUBE: Max Schireson’s MongoDB journey
In the span of just a few years, MongoDB Inc. has grown from just another startup riding the unstructured data wave into a lynchpin of the NoSQL movement that is sweeping over the enterprise.…
Smart Home security, AI butlers get fortified with cloud integration
This week’s Smart Living roundup features a new partnership strengthening home automation and security, an award-winning security robot, and a bass-thumping light bulb for audiophiles. Vivint and Cloudera bring Big Data expertise to smart…
Cost remains key driver in SDN adoption, but automation can help
There are many factors contributing to the adoption behavior surrounding software-defined networking, from mobile devices in the workplace to virtualization trends. But cost remains the primary consideration for most organizations, and automation can keep…
Blockchain bitcoin wallet two millionth user signals ever-increasing adoption
By Kyt Dotson
Today, Blockchain.info proudly announced it has surpassed two million wallet users. This makes Blockchain the first in the industry to pass this milestone. In late October 2013, Blockchain.info hit 500,000 users; then January this…
The SA Guide to HP Vertica 2014: Live event coverage
Following the success of Hewlett-Packard, Co.’s inaugural HP Vertica Big Data Conference 2013, SiliconANGLE’s roving news desk theCUBE returns to this year’s event in Boston from August 12-14, 2014. Broadcasting live from the conference, theCUBE…
Google Compute Engine expands reach with new zones in US & Asia
Google Inc., has upped the ante by adding two new compute zones for its Google Compute Engine as it bids for superiority over rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The world’s biggest ad…
Oracle’s data redaction security trashed at Defcon 22
Oracle Corporation’s Database 12c has come under attack at the Defcon 22 conference in Las Vegas, where a researcher has demonstrated how easy it is to subvert its much-hyped data redaction feature. David Litchfield,…
Think you’re an expert in IoT? Now’s your chance to prove it
The Internet of Things is one of the biggest buzzwords in any discussion on what the future of our increasingly connected world has in store. Indeed, such is the enthusiasm around IoT, it sometimes…