Los Angeles Valley College Pays a Whopping $30,000 in Ransomware Incident

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) agreed to pay a ransom demand of $28,000 to…

Vector smart watch startup acquired by Fitbit, as wearable giant expands its team

 Well this is a relatively fast exit. In March last year a brand new smart watch…

Liberty launches cash appeal to challenge Snoopers’ Charter

Civil rights group Liberty is appealing for donations to raise £10,000 by 8 February 2017 to…

‘Uber for logistics’ startup Lalamove raises $30M to expand beyond 100 cities in Asia

 Lalamove, a Hong Kong-based logistics on-demand service, has closed a $30 million Series B as it…

Cyber security scare stories could sharpen focus at banks

There are continual cyber attacks on banks, and although most are repelled, there is significant room…

Containers tipped for enterprise take-off between now and 2020, predicts 451 Research

451 Research predicts the hype surrounding containers will give way to fast and furious enterprise adoption…

European VC Atomico promotes Carolina Brochado and Teddie Wardi to Partner

 Atomico, the European VC fund founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, is announcing two promotions today as…

Snap crosses the pond and makes a home in the UK

 In a different kind of British invasion, Snap (the company that launched 1,000 ephemeral selfies) has…