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📅 Nov 22, 2016 - Facebook Drone Test Fails to Land Safely - Earlier this year, Facebook began testing a huge, experimental drone intended to bring internet access to parts of the world currently unable to connect. The most recent test flight resulted in the drone crash landing due to “structural failure” during landing. This high-altitude drone boasts a wingspan larger than a Boeing 737 and 4 electric engines.

The test drone is the second to experience such a hiccup, with a Facebook drone exploding earlier this year and destroying a satellite. The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the drone accident to better determine the cause of the failure.

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📅 Nov 21, 2016 - Symantec Acquires LifeLock, an Identity Theft Protection Company - Symantec Corporation, a security software company, has announced they have acquired Lifelock, an identity theft protection company. Symantec is responsible for products, such as the Norton line of security software for home-based PCs. The deal was reported to have cost the company $2.3 billion.

Lifelock is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and provides identity theft protection systems for consumers and businesses. Symantec intends to use the company to enhance the cybersecurity they provide and homes to readdress the lost revenues from the shift from PCs to mobile devices. Symantec also acquired Blue Coat Inc., recently for $4.65 ...

📅 Nov 21, 2016 - United States Very Concerned About the Russian Block of LinkedIn - After a Russian court ruled that LinkedIn had broken local data storage laws, they banned it across the country. This marked the first blocking of any social media site in the country and as of Friday, users in Russia will start to lose access. They have also threatened to block Facebook and other social media sites in the past, but haven't followed through.

The US embassy in Moscow has shown concern for the blocking of LinkedIn. They have called on Russia to restore access. Some believe the blocking of LinkedIn is a warning to Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites to follow the 2014 federal law stating that internet companies processing any personal data from Russian citizens ...

📅 Nov 22, 2016 - Dyn Acquired by Oracle for Cloud Performance Boost - Dyn, the same Dyn that made huge headlines due to a DDoS Attack has been acquired by Oracle. The announcement was made after an agreement was signed between the two companies, but the details have not been disclosed.

Oracle believes adding the Dyn DNS solution will allow for growth with the Oracle cloud platform. It will create a one-stop shop for those looking for IaaS and PaaS. ...

📅 Nov 22, 2016 - Four New Data Centers to be Added in the UK by IBM - IBM will be tripling the number of data centers in the UK by adding four more to their business. This will help to increase growth as they are counting on the British economy growing after leaving the European Union.

Currently, IBM operates two data centers in the UK and the new four were announced with spending of about $1.2 billion on a total of 15 facilities across the world. Each center will cost about $80 million. These UK data centers will focus mainly on Al Cloud ...

📅 Nov 22, 2016 - Final Bids for Host Europe Due Today - Host Europe, the London-based website hosting company, is up for sale and today is the final due for bids. GoDaddy and United Internet partnering with Warburg Pincus, the private equity firm, are apparently in a bidding battle to gain control of the company.

Host Europe has recently been valued by bankers at over $1.9 billion. The company has posted a 45 percent increase in profits last year and the forecast for next year's earnings is projected to be well over $170 million.

Over 7 million internet domain names are managed by Host Europe with nearly 2 million customers.

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