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2016-04-16 Economy

American giant Oracle buys Tel Aviv based startup Crosswise for $50 million

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-04-16 04:21|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Crosswise has developed a cross-device identification system based on big data, data science and machine learning that identifies, which PCs, phones, tablets, digital TVs and other connected devices are being used by individual consumers.

Which Oracle will lease to the NSA and DNC for 50 million a year.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-04-16 08:29|| 2016-04-16 08:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Just don't make the mistake of anthromotphizing Larry Ellison too much.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-04-16 09:31|| 2016-04-16 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Ouch, Snowy Thing.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-04-16 13:06|| 2016-04-16 13:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Larry just likes to buy things.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-04-16 13:43|| 2016-04-16 13:43|| Front Page Top

#5 I can think of a few other uses for this. Good and bad.

The good being it makes anonymous communication harder.

The bad being it makes anonymous communication harder.

Posted by phil_b 2016-04-16 19:20|| 2016-04-16 19:20|| Front Page Top

#6 You can search on YouTube for that phrase and ilumos, it should bring up a talk by the former sun engineer who came up with it.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-04-16 22:34|| 2016-04-16 22:34|| Front Page Top

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