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A Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision that the French head of Mt. Gox, a Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange that went bankrupt after a massive hacking attack, was guilty of manipulating electronic data but not embezzlement.

Airbnb said Thursday it has seen a "bounce" in bookings as the home-sharing platform unveiled an initiative to promote short-range travel as pandemic restrictions ease.

The European Union is planning on filing formal antitrust charges against Amazon over its treatment of third-party sellers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Google said on Thursday it was tackling unlawful discrimination by barring housing, employment and credit ads from being targeted to its users based on their postal code, gender, age, parental status or marital status.

Zoom Video Communications said on Thursday it suspended user accounts and ended meetings linked to the anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown on its platform after the Chinese government demanded it do so.

In a somewhat unusual move, Synology Inc. launched its own series of SSDs. These new Synology SSD line comes in 2.5” SATA, M.2 2280, and M.2 221100 form factors and are said to provide high performance with low latency. The SSDs are geared toward virtualization workloads, high traffic volume database storage, and AI and HPC projects and most likely the company’s own NAS line. On that note, Synology is also releasing a new all-flash NAS in the Synology FlashStation 3600. (more…)

GTA 5 will release on the PS5 in the second half of 2021. Additionally, a new standalone GTA Online will be available for free on the PS5 exclusively. PS4 GTA 5 owners can get $1 million in-game cash every month until launch.

At CES this year, Seagate released a handful of gaming drives to go along with their FireCuda Gaming Dock. Of the other drives announced was the Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD. This is a portable drive that leverages flash NAND as well as the NVMe interface. The drive is aimed at gamers that want to bring extra storage to their games as well as faster performance for booting, level loading, and auto saving. (more…)

Today, Scality extended their Zenko multi-cloud data controller’s integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).  Long time readers may remember when we covered the initial release of Scality Zenko two years ago, in 2018.  Scality was founded in 2009. The company has two primary products.  The first is the Zenko multi-cloud controller, which is the focus of today's article. It is available in open source and enterprise editions. The second is RING, an object storage software platform. (more…)

The Eaton MiniRaQ is a unique vertical wall mount rack for edge IT and power management equipment. Saving both space and time, key features of this solution include its modular design, impressive weight capacity, large cable access openings, and small footprint. Capable of supporting up to 400 pounds in a compact footprint, the MiniRaQ is an ideal solution for network closets and other non-traditional applications. Additionally, unlike traditional enclosures with 19 to 23 inch limitations, you can vertically mount networking and server equipment up to 35 inches in length with the Eaton MiniRaQ. Plus, with its modular design and large cable access openings installation can be performed by one technician, reducing installation cost and time to deploy.