Monthly Archives: January 2015

Canadian Startup BitGold Receives $3.5 Million in Series A Funding and Plans IPO

BitGold raised $3.5 million in Series A funding to bring the service of exchanging bitcoins for gold bullion to the public. The company plans to take its site live in February and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Funding was obtained from PortVesta Holdings, Soros Brothers Investments, PowerOne Capital, Sandstorm Gold… Continue reading

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Top Five Liked on Facebook WHIR Articles of 2014

The most popular story on the WHIR in 2014 based on Facebook likes was our exclusive coverage of Wikileaks controversial founder Julian Assange at the World Hosting Days conference written by WHIR editor Nicole Henderson. Assange has been living under asylum in London’s Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 but spoke to… Continue reading

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French Web Host Backs ARM-Based Cloud Service Aimed at Developers

Online Labs, a new project from web host Online.net (a division of French telecom Iliad), is readying a new cloud service aimed at developers and using power-efficient ARM-based processors rather than the standard x86 chips. Continue reading

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