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Mt Gox Discovers 200,000 BTC In An “Old-Format” Wallet
There’s nothing suspicious about a forgotten bitcoin cache worth $100 million, says Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles
Operation Windigo Infects 25,000 Linux Servers Over Two Years
An unidentified hacker group possesses the capability to send 35,000,000 spam messages and redirect half a million visitors to malicious websites every day
Samsung Releases Tizen SDKs For Gear 2 And Gear 2 Neo
Samsung hopes to encourage Tizen community to create apps for its wearable tech
GitHub Co-Founder Suspended, Accused Of Intimidation
The start-up has put one of its co-founders on leave after receiving a complaint form a female employee
Federal Judge Freezes US Assets Of Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles
The head of the defunct bitcoin exchange will not be able to access his money. Oh, the irony.
Canonical: Ubuntu Mobile Probably Won’t Appeal To iPhone Users – CeBIT 2014
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says developers and Android enthusiasts are likely to be tempted by converged computing - not iPhone users
Mozilla Stops Developing ‘Persona’ Single Sign-On Service
The project is handed over to the community as Mozilla focuses its attention on Firefox Accounts
Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Being Bitcoin Creator
The quiet Japanese-American man says he never admitted creating the virtual currency
Newsweek Claims To Have Found The Creator Of Bitcoin
The publication says the 64-year old Satoshi Nakamoto from California created the virtual currency to ease international transactions
MWC 2014: Mozilla Says Firefox OS Will Fill The Entry-Level Vacuum
Mozilla vice president of mobile Andreas Gal tells TechWeekEurope about the budget-friendly future of Firefox OS and the likelihood of a UK launch
Winklevoss Twins Use Bitcoin To Pay For Virgin Galactic Space Trip
The twins who claim to have invented Facebook praise the spirit of exploration, compare Richard Branson to Marco Polo
Big Data Firms Predict Mainstream Adoption In 2014
Get on board the big data train now, or surrender the advantage to competitors, warns an industry panel
GoDaddy Reveals OpenStack Cloud Support
GoDaddy publicly reveals its support of OpenStack, but in reality has been using it for months
MWC 2014: Finland Is Rooting For Jolla ‘Big Time’
Jolla co-founder Stefano Mosconi discusses platform's future at MWC
Mt Gox Finally Admits It Lost $500,000,000 In Bitcoin
The exchange has launched a dedicated call centre to handle furious investors after admitting that it lost 750,000 bitcoins belonging to customers, and 100,000 of its own
The Big Boys Are Rocking The OpenStack Bandwagon
HP and IBM have picked up on OpenStack quickly, says Chris Preimesberger. But the real kudos should go to the inventors of the open source cloud platform
Ford Drops Microsoft And Opts For BlackBerry’s QNX
BlackBerry's QNX division receives a boost following reports Ford is to use it instead of Microsoft in its cars
Bitcoin In Crisis: Mt Gox Exchange Goes Offline
Several reports claim the Tokyo-based company will file for bankruptcy
OpenStack Opens Up Vendor Certification
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes an effort by OpenStack vendor Mirantis to apply open source rules to the age-old problem of certification
Bitcoin In Crisis: Mt Gox Quits Bitcoin Foundation
CEO Mark Karpeles resigns from the Foundation’s board, Mt Gox still doesn’t transfer bitcoins into third-party wallets
MWC 2014: New Firefox OS Smartphones As Mozilla Targets All Price Levels
ZTE and Alcatel launch new devices as Mozilla shows off Firefox OS Flame and targets $25 smartphones
MWC 2014: Tizen-Powered Samsung Gear 2 Aims To Take Smartwatch Lead
Samsung Gear 2 billed as "essential" companion to smartphones, as Samsung swaps Android for Tizen
Jolla Preps For Expansion As Sailfish OS Reaches Version 1.0
Jolla adds new features to Sailfish, plots global expansion and agrees Angry Birds deal
Canonical Secures First Two Ubuntu Mobile Manufacturing Partners
Canonical signs up bq and Meizu to make Ubuntu Mobile handsets, while CEO Mark Shuttleworth dismisses Tizen as a threat
Open Data Institute Signs Up Five More International Partners
Osaka, Seoul, Sheffield, Philadelphia and Hawaii join the global movement to make better use of public sector data
Chinese Linux Distributor Red Flag Software Disappears Overnight
Red Flag Software employees are missing $2.5 million in wages
ZTE And 14 Others Join Tizen Association Ahead Of MWC 2014
15 new operators, manufacturers and developers join Tizen Association ahead of expected Samsung launch at MWC
Silk Road 2.0 Hacked, £1.5 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Stolen
Attackers have used the ‘transaction malleability’ flaw which prompted Mt Gox exchange to stop withdrawals a few days ago
Intel Software Suite Launch Targets Big Data Analytics
Intel builds upon its Hadoop distribution with the introduction of the Intel Data Platform for big data analytics