Richi Jennings: The PHP that shagged MtGox: Bitcoin mystery deepens

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	Richi Jennings: The PHP that shagged MtGox: Bitcoin mystery deepens Something-something “LASER” something-something-something. The MtGox Bitcoin exchange is bankrupt. Not a huge surprise, but insiders are also alleging chronic incompetence within the company, flowing from the CEO, Mark Karpeles. Supposed hackers have also leaked some PHP code that appears to substantiate those allegations. But could it all be an elaborate ruse to steal customers' imaginary money? MtGox Co., Ltd. is now aiming for "civil rehabilitation" in a Tokyo District Court (similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S.). In IT Blogwatch, bloggers release the frickin’ ill-tempered, mutated sea bass. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Tame the data explosion with IBM Real-time Compression Learn about IBM's unique Real-time Compression technology that can enable storing up to 5x as much data in the same storage space. Learn More In this Issue Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy with debts of $63.6M Bloomberg clamps down with data-access policies after scandal Salesforce.com CEO Benioff says company landing more big deals WHITE PAPER: BMC Software The Future of IT: Putting the Customer First IT is adapting to this new world of consumerized technology, and focusing on its own employees as internal customers. Learn More Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy with debts of $63.6M Embattled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is filing for bankruptcy protection with liabilities of $63.6 million. "I am deeply sorry," CEO Mark Karpeles said. "There were weaknesses in the system." Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS See the Possibilities Utilizing Data Visualization Regardless of size, today's businesses are bombarded with structured and unstructured data from a variety of sources. Take advantage of all this data with in-memory analytics and data visualization techniques, to get day-to-day insights for making better decisions. Learn more Bloomberg clamps down with data-access policies after scandal Financial data and news company Bloomberg has developed in-house access controls and embraced several other technological fixes after it emerged last year that the company's journalists had routinely accessed data on how Wall Street clients were using the company's computer terminals. Read More Salesforce.com CEO Benioff says company landing more big deals Salesforce.com's rapid growth is now being fueled increasingly by large deals for its cloud software, according to CEO Marc Benioff. Read More
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