Robert Hackett
Fortune
Center Township, IN, United States
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Recent articles by Robert:
Cybersecurity Firm CrowdStrike Raises $200 Million at $3 Billion Private Valuation
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike raises $200 million in new venture capital funding at a $3 billion valuation by private investors. → Read More
New York Just Issued Another BitLicense. The Recipient Is Jack Dorsey's Square
Square's stock price rose more than 2% following the news. → Read More
When Ireland Rebooted Civilization
What we can learn from Medieval Ireland, where monasteries and monks preserved classical texts in the face of the Roman Empire's collapse. → Read More
Irish History, Apple's Security Upgrade, Oculus Founder's Startup
Your weekly brief on code-makers and codebreakers. → Read More
The Ledger: Ethereum Cofounder on SEC Blessing, Tether's Bitcoin Domination, Ripple vs. Stellar Lumens
Exploring the intersection of finance and technology. → Read More
Splunk to Acquire Software Problem-Solver VictorOps for $120 Million
Big data-cruncher Splunk is acquiring VictorOps, a startup whose tools help software developers collaborate, for $120 million mostly in cash. → Read More
Cyber Saturday: Apple iPhone Phishing Trick, Zscaler as Best Tech IPO, Facebook Fails
Your weekly brief on code-makers and codebreakers. → Read More
It Is Mind-Bogglingly Easy to Rope Apple’s Siri into Phishing Scams
Fraudsters can masquerade as “Wells Fargo,” “Acme Financial”—or even your boss. → Read More
A Sit-Down With Billionaire Bitcoin Mining Mogul Jihan Wu of Bitmain
He dishes on AI, China, and cryptocurrency conspiracy theories. → Read More
The Ledger: Bitcoin Billionaires, R3's Woes, and 'Silicon Valley' Blockchain Advisors
Exploring the intersection of finance and technology. → Read More
Palo Alto Networks' New CEO Is Betting $20 Million of His Own Money on the Company
Palo Alto Networks' incoming CEO Nikesh Arora's compensation could double his return on a $20 million bet on the company with stock options. → Read More
What to Expect of Google and Softbank Star Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Network's New CEO
Here's what to expect of the business bigwig in his new role. → Read More
Cyber Saturday—Google and Softbank Star Nikesh Arora's Next Act? Leading Cyber Giant Palo Alto Networks
Plus, Google's AI military contract conundrum and blockchain platform EOS's security issues. → Read More
Is Bitcoin Better than Business Blockchains? They’re More Alike Than You Think
Clovyr CEO Amber Baldet discusses how to bridge blockchain divisions on the latest episode of Fortune's Balancing The Ledger. → Read More
The Ledger: Free Money in the Age of Airdrops
Exploring the intersection of finance and technology. → Read More
IBM Pledges $30 Million for Techies to Fight Natural Disasters
IBM, Red Cross, and the United Nations' "Call for Code" contests will award developers for creating tools that aid natural disaster relief. → Read More
Cyber Saturday: GDPR Privacy, Amazon Alexa Accident, FBI Encryption
GDPR is officially in effect. Here's what to know. → Read More
The Ledger: Is New York's BitLicense an 'Absolute Failure?'
Exploring the intersection of finance and technology. → Read More
Bitcoin's Fate? This Cryptoasset Manager Sees Two Possible Outcomes
Michael Sonnenshein of Digital Currency Group's Grayscale Investments says Bitcoin's price is either going way up, or to zero. → Read More
How JPMorgan Chase Learned to Love the Blockchain
America’s biggest bank is figuring out how to collaborate with cryptocurrency hacker types—and the cultural collision could soon pay off. → Read More