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The NSA Uses OpenStack – But Its Clouds Promise Freedom
The NSA has contributed to OpenStack, writes Sean Micchael Kerner from Hong Kong - but it hasn't given it a back door
Research Suggests A Conspiracy Of Miners Could Destroy Bitcoin
A team from the Cornell University proposes changes to the Bitcoin protocol to make it safer
Sir Nigel Shadbolt: Free Data Can Be ‘As Valuable As You Can Imagine’
The co-founder of the Open Data Institute talks about analytics and how to raise a new generation of data scientists
Cisco Pushes OpenStack On UCS
Cisco is rolling out 'accelerator packs' designed to make it easier to deploy OpenStack distributions on Cisco's UCS infrastructure
Git Soothes PHP Security Fears… For Now
Linus Torvalds: Linux Kernel 4.0 ‘Happening In A Year Or So’
The major release is likely to focus on stability, not new features
Google Launches Nexus 5 With Android 4.4 On Board
The smartphone developed in partnership with LG goes on sale today at half the price of iPhone 5S
Forgotten Investment In Bitcoin Buys Man A Flat In Central Oslo
In 2009, Kristoffer Koch bought 5,000 bitcoins for £16 and forgot about it
Mozilla Adds Web Audio Capabilities And Security Updates To Firefox 25
Mozilla updates the desktop and mobile versions of the open source browser
Open Data Institute Expands Its Vision Across Borders
The network of 13 international ‘Nodes’ could attract millions to the open data cause, says ODI CEO Gavin Starks
Adobe Releases Vector Graphics Tool To The Open Source Community
Snap.svg, a JavaScript library for interactive SVG content, is now available on GitHub
IT Life: The Future Of Computing Is Distributed
Justin Sheehy, CTO at Basho, talks about NoSQL, Grace Hopper and why distributed computing tools shall inherit the earth
MariaDB Developer SkySQL Raises £12.4m In Latest Financing Round
Open source relational database gets a vote of confidence from Intel Capital
Linux Foundation To Support The Development Of KVM Hypervisor
Open source enthusiasts get behind the Open Virtualisation Alliance
Torrent Tracker isoHunt To Close And Settle Lawsuit For $110m
Site founder Gary Fung says he’ll be back, but the case establishes that a Torrent index infringes copyright
IP Expo: Vello Systems Hopes To Create Open Source Optical Forum
Ashish Shah from Vello Systems talks about the need for standardisation in the optical networking market
OpenStack Havana Broadens Cloud Options
The OpenStack Havana release is now available with a number of new features geared towards the cloud
Canonical Adds Smartphone Support To Ubuntu 13.10
The "Saucy Salamander" Linux release supports desktops, servers, the cloud, and now mobile devices
Ubuntu Server 13.10 To Focus On OpenStack
Canonical synchronises its release cycle to that of the open source cloud framework
Google Offers Money To Open Source Patch Developers
Improving security of free software can result in a $3,133.7 paycheck
Firefox OS To Launch In Another Nine Countries In 2013
Network operators love Mozilla's open source OS
One Million Raspberry Pi Computers Baked In The UK
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has shipped a total of 1.75 million devices, and the demand is ongoing
Unisys Introduces Forward Platform For Migration Off Unix
Unisys' new Intel-based servers are intended to make it easier for businesses to shift critical workloads onto Windows- or Linux-based systems
MongoDB Gets $150 Million In A New Funding Round
Open source NoSQL database breaks industry records, now valued at $1.2 billion
SoundCloud Gives Away Its Anti-Spam Tool, Sketchy
‘Sketchy’ was developed to stop... sketchy behaviour
Intel Partners With Arduino To Offer New Range Of Development Boards
The very first Arduino-compatible Intel product is the Galileo board, based on the new Quark X1000 SoC
Silk Road Closure Causes Sharp Drop In Bitcoin Value
BTC goes from $142 to $118 after the FBI shuts down illegal online marketplace
Apache CloudStack 4.2 Bolsters Open Source Cloud Cause
The open source cloud just got a bit more advanced following the Apache CloudStack 4.2 release
Microsoft Offers BrowserSwarm JavaScript Testing Tool
Microsoft and its partners have launched BrowserSwarm, an open-source tool for testing JavaScript frameworks