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Apple Watch Dominates Smartwatch Market
The Apple Watch has claimed 52 percent of global smartwatch shipments in 2015, despite launching at the end of April, according to a report...
10 Fast Facts About the New Peach Social Media App
10 Fast Facts About the New Peach Social Media App
Peach is complementary to, rather than a replacement for, Facebook and Twitter. That gives it...
A Day in the Life of a Datum
A Day in the Life of a Datum
Each day we create and consume massive amounts of data. This slide show illustrates the journey one...
Freelance Economy Grows as Workers Seek Flexibility
The freelance economy is growing rapidly, a trend with significant implications for the workplace, according to a study of 2,602 office workers in North...
IBM Buys IRIS Analytics for Fraud Detection Expertise
IBM today announced that it has acquired IRIS Analytics, a privately held company specializing in real-time analytics to help combat payment fraud.Based in Koblenz,...
Intel Sees Gains From Transformation, but Challenges Continue
Intel executives are beginning to see some positive results from their efforts to expand into growth areas and reduce dependence on the contracting global...
White House Looks to Spend $3.9B to Jump-Start Autonomous Car Efforts
The Obama administration announced Jan. 14 that it is proposing to spend nearly $4 billion over 10 years in an effort to fund a...
Security Firm Finds Zero-Day Flaw by Turning Users Into Honeypots
When emails leaked from surveillance tools vendor Hacking Team hinted at a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Silverlight multimedia player, researchers at security firm Kaspersky...
Looker Snares $48M VC to Grow New-Gen Analytics Business
New-gen analytics and business tool provider Looker on Jan. 14 revealed that it has closed a $48 million Series C funding round led by...
Coupa Acquires Contractually to Smooth Contract Processes
Coupa Software, which makes a cloud-based set of tools that enables users to manage enterprise spending, on Jan. 14 announced the acquisition of Contractually,...