Tag Archives: money

Cyberthieves yank $45 million in sophisticated ATM hack, make Ocean’s Eleven look trivial

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It has the makings of a film — but the fallout from one of the world’s most sophisticated ATM heists is very real. The New York Times is reporting that a massive team of criminals worked in concert in order to grab some $45 million in a matter of…


Cyberthieves yank $45 million in sophisticated ATM hack, make Ocean’s Eleven look trivial

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It has the makings of a film — but the fallout from one of the world’s most sophisticated ATM heists is very real. The New York Times is reporting that a massive team of criminals worked in concert in order to grab some $45 million in a matter of…


Jon Rubinstein joins Qualcomm board of directors

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When Jon Rubinstein left HP, it wasn’t certain whether he would retire (again) or once more respond to the siren’s call of technology. Clearly, he couldn’t resist — Qualcomm has confirmed that Rubinstein is joining its board of directors. It’s no…


Acer unveils Aspire P3 Ultrabook convertible (update: video)

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Acer brought a whole bunch of folks out to NYC for a global press conference and made sure the attending press got their money’s worth. In addition to outing the unique convertible R7, the company unveiled the Aspire P3 — its first convertible Wi…


Hoptroff’s atomic pocket watch is the ultimate rich guy accessory

So, you’ve made a fortune, bought a sports team, own a spaceship and drive a neon pink Batmobile. If you were worrying that there were no more extravagant purchases to be made, you were wrong. Luxury timepiece maker Hoptroff has just teased de…


Canada puts its robot arms on $5 bills, leads the space currency race

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Americans like to tease Canadians about their colorful (and often animal-themed) money, but we think the tables might just have turned. When the Bank of Canada issues a new $5 polymer bill this November, one side will include both the Canadarm2 an…


Nest 3.5 update adjusts for humidity and sunlight, fine-tunes fan control

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Nest Labs isn’t counting solely on the allure of discounts from power companies to reel us in this spring. It’s pushing out a 3.5 update to all versions of the Nest Learning Thermostat that should be make it smarter about saving money — even if i…


The After Math: Exploring Glass, Apple’s cash and Nintendo’s no-go keynote

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Welcome to The After Math, where we attempt to summarize this week’s tech news through numbers, decimal places and percentages We’ve been getting our first unfiltered experiences with Google Glass this week, which makes it the perfect time to go o…


Bill Maris, the Man Behind Google Ventures, on the Present Challenges and Future Potential of Glass

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How Google Ventures and the Glass Collective are taking Glass to the next level “The initial versions of Glass were just Sergey [Brin]‘s Oakleys with a phone taped to them,” Bill Maris, managing partner of Google Ventures, told me in a noisy cafe …


Apple revises campus plans, postpones secondary complex to save money

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Even with $145 billion in its back pocket, Apple isn’t above a little cost-saving. Following rumors that its new campus was $2 billion over budget, the company has revised its plans for the facility. While the UFO-style HQ is untouched, a secondar…