Microsoft will let government clients run its Azure cloud technology on their own servers

Microsoft will let government clients run its Azure cloud technology on their own servers

"The new offering, which will be made available in mid-2018, is designed to appeal to governments and agencies with needs for on-premise servers, such as in a military operation or in an embassy abroad, said Tom Keane, Microsoft Azure's head of global infrastructure."

U.S. Olympians Turn to Bitcoin to Fund Cost of Competing

U.S. Olympians Turn to Bitcoin to Fund Cost of Competing

"USA Luge started taking cryptocurrency donations in December in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. As of Feb. 9, the day of the opening ceremony, the team had collected 0.673 Bitcoins, which at the time was worth about $5,400 based on CoinDesk’s Bitcoin price index."