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Oracle whistleblower suit raises questions over cloud accounting
June 10th, 2016
The Oracle logo is seen on its campus in Redwood City, California June 15, 2015.REUTERS/ROBERT GALBRAITH A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) over its accounting practices underscores the pressures established computer companies face to show that they ...
There is no money left, bye!’: Russian PM causes social media storm
June 9th, 2016
Russian Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev has whipped up a storm on Russian social media for an off-the-cuff comment he made to a Russian pensioner last month. Medvedev was caught on camera telling an elderly woman in Crimea, a region ...
Is your company in legal trouble? There’s an app for that
June 3rd, 2016
Australian law firms are servicing their clients on smartphones and with hackathons There have long been dedicated smartphone apps to order pizza, book flights and identify songs. But managing corporate strategy in a crisis is an entirely new function. ...
The CIO of Australian law firm Allens bets on Australian legal sector AI boom
June 2nd, 2016
The chief information officer at Australian law firm Allens believes that the rise of AI at large law firms in the country is fast approaching, but is sceptical that such technology will replace human jobs. In an interview withiTnews, ...
Mystery Solved: $6.6 Million Bitcoin Theft That Brought Down Dark Web Site Tied To 2 Florida Men
May 31st, 2016
The U.S. government has seized $4.5 million from two Florida men who allegedly stole 5,400 bitcoins from illegal online drug sales site Sheep Marketplace in late 2013, shortly before the price of bitcoin hit its peak of around $1,200, ...
Russia, Greece agree energy, oil cooperation of great importance
May 26th, 2016
Russia and Greece continue work on oil deliveries to Greece and Italy through third countries Russia and Greece consider as important their cooperation in the energy sphere and continue work on oil deliveries to Greece and Italy through third ...
Ethereum, explained: why Bitcoin’s stranger cousin is now worth $1 billion
May 25th, 2016
Bitcoin has struggled to live up to the hype that surrounded its emergence into the mainstream three years ago. Despite more than a billion dollars of venture capital funding, Bitcoin startups have failed to develop applications that appeal to mainstream customers. ...
Pizza Hut partners MasterCard to trial robot cashiers
May 25th, 2016
Spotty teenagers could soon be losing their jobs to robots thanks to a tie up between MasterCard, Pizza Hut and Softbank that will see humanoids take orders and mobile-based payments at some Asian fast food joints. Softbank’s 48 inch ...
Cryptocurrency Ethereum has seen its value skyrocket
May 23rd, 2016
Ethereum, the world’s second-most valuable cryptocurrency, has seen its value skyrocket as investors and developers have sought different ways to use the technology introduced by bitcoin. But is it ready for the big time? That’s what some are asking ...
Coinbase will start trading bitcoin rival ethereum on its cryptocurrency exchange
May 20th, 2016
Ethereum is having a moment. Coinbase, a bitcoin-only exchange, is planning to add support for ethereum, the company said today (May 19). Coinbase exchange users will be able to buy and sell ether, the virtual currency unit behind ethereum ...
