Converged-infrastructure startup SimpliVity lands $175M with valuation above $1B

SimpliVity, a startup that sells data center hardware aggregating components typically sold separately — servers and storage boxes — is announcing today that it’s picked up a major funding round totaling $175 million. The money, which now gives SimplVity a valuation in excess of $1 billion, puts the startup in a position to more seriously […]

Wikimedia sues NSA to stop it from spying on Wikipedia users

In an effort to stop the U.S. government from spying on Wikipedia’s readers and editors, the Wikimedia Foundation will sue the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).The lawsuit, due to be filed with a coalition of eight civili liberties organizations later Tuesday, challenges what Wikimedia calls the NSA’s unfounded, large-scale search and seizure of internet communications.

5 everyday technologies Apple killed in the 12-inch MacBook

Form over function?Apple's audacious new 12-inch MacBook is a beautiful example of an elegant, laser-focused laptop, from its ultra-svelte chassis to its fanless design and its cutting-edge layered batteries.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Apple's 12-inch MacBook vs. Windows laptops: Fight!

When Apple’s MacBook Air made its debut in 2008, PC companies were caught flat footed and utterly unprepared for what was arguably a ground-breaking moment in thin computing designs. With the world in financial ruin at the time, it would take years for competitors to catch up.
Apple is headed into a significantly different world with the launch of the radical new 12-inch MacBook, however. If anything, Apple is the one playing catchup with PC makers this time. 
Let's dive into the specs.Gordon Mah Ung

Tech news Blog GigaOm Announces a Shutdown

Just walked out of Gigaom for the last time. Thank you everyone. I will miss you all for rest of my life! http://t.co/IBOhRuZ4DZ— Om Malik (@om) March 10, 2015A few minutes I saw this tweet. I have been reading GigaOm for a long time and have watched the success of GigaOm, so this came as a shock.In his post on his personal blog :Business, much like life, is not a movie and not everyone gets to have a story book ending. There will be time for postmortems, but not today. Today, I want to thank all the people who make (and have helped make) Gigaom.

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