by clairedownes | Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Snapchat Employee Data Leaks Out Following Phishing Attack
Snapchat is famous for its disappearing messages, but not everything is ephemeral. Today the company disclosed that a number of its current and former employees had their identifies compromised following a phishing attack staged on the company this month. Read More
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by clairedownes | Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
With An Eye On IoT, Pi Foundation Outs 50% Faster Raspberry Pi 3, With Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
A major new Raspberry Pi microprocessor has been announced today: the Pi 3 Model B board becomes the new top-of-the-line Pi, with a 64bit 1.2GHz quad-core chipset and 1GB RAM it’s being slated to offer a 50 per cent power bump over the Pi 2. But is still priced at just $35… Read More
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by clairedownes | Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
RocketClub Lets Early Adopters Earn A Financial Stake In Startups
When a startup manages a successful exit, its earliest adopters usually don’t get much in return except for bragging rights. RocketClub wants to change that. Read More
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by clairedownes | Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Souq, Amazon Of The Middle East, Raises 5M From Tiger And More, Reported B Valuation
E-commerce giants with ambitions to build regional Amazon rivals in emerging markets continue to rake in huge amounts of funding. Today, comes the latest development: Souq — an online marketplace that has been described as the Amazon of the Middle East — has announced that it has closed a funding round of over $275 million (AED 1 billion). Bloomberg reported earlier this month… Read More
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by clairedownes | Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Snapchat Debuts Stories Web Player For Academy Awards
Snapchat rolled out the red carpet for web users to catch up on snaps from tonight’s Academy Awards. Visitors to the snapchat.com site were greeted with an online player offering Snapchat Live updates on the awards show. This is the first time Snapchat has shown off content in this manner. This move fits in with a larger integration to bring access from across the internet… Read More
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