Marketo gets scooped up by private equity firm for $1.79B
Marketing-software maker Marketo has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $1.79 billion, the company…
Facebook working on optional end-to-end encryption for Messenger
Following greater industry trends toward security, Facebook is looking to bring end-to-end encryption to its popular Messenger platform, a report…
Kaby Lake starts strong as Intel retools PC strategy
Intel’s upcoming 7th-Generation Core processor family, code-named Kaby Lake, is off to a quick start. More than 400 devices with…
IT layoffs at insurance firm are a 'never-ending funeral'
The IT layoffs at MassMutual Financial Group will happen over a period of many months, and it’s going to be…
Square pushes Apple Pay contactless reader with new $1/mo. installment plan
For businesses interested in buying Square’s new Apple Pay-compatible contactless terminal but put off by its $49 cost, a new…
BrandPost: Data storage startups—do they still make sense for enterprise buyers?
Quick pop quiz question: When was the last time a data storage company successfully went public, and is still an…
This $27,000 Putin-themed Galaxy S7 is opulence made manifest
We’ve seen ritzy smartphones before, but this latest offering from the Russian smartphone customizer Caviar might just take the cake.…
How Russia's oldest bank found itself on the leading edge of in-memory computing
It’s not your average company that can trace its origins back to a 19th-century Russian czar, but then, Sberbank is…
EU tells Facebook and others to stop hate speech — because terrorism???
The European Union has told social platforms such as Facebook to do something about hate speech. And, yes, this is…
Apple expected to double base storage on iPhone 7 to 32GB
One of the biggest criticisms of the iPhone 6 and 6S’ entry-level models is that they’re well behind the RAM…