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  Hackers shut down Atlanta's entire government computer system for 5 days. The Hustle Fri, Mar 30 Brought to you by Acer … serious power for the serious worker. HACKLANTA: Atlanta's entire government computer system shuts down for 5 days For 5 days, hackers held government computers hostage in Atlanta, demanding a ransom of $51k in bitcoin lest their files be wiped forever. From last Thursday until this Tuesday, Atlanta's 8k government employees were unable to access their computers, and as of now, resident's still can't pay tickets or water bills online, and cops are stuck writing reports by hand.  Security experts are calling it one of the longest and most troublesome cyberattacks against a US city, which in the past several months have grown from bothersome (like the hack that set off Dallas' tornad...

Presented by IBM: M&A hits new record — Walmart wants Humana — Goop gets green   View in browser   Presented By IBM   Pro Rata By Dan Primack · Mar 30, 2018 Hey Columbus: You're invited to join Axios at Ohio State University on Monday for a discussion about the future of work. Our guests include Mark Cuban and Gov. John Kasich. More info and RSVP by going here .     Top of the Morning Source: Giphy The markets are closed for Good Friday, so here's the Q1 report card: M&A: Busiest Q1 ever for global deal-making, according to prelininary data from Thomson Reuters. Up 67% from last year, driven by large deals (>$1b deals up 109%) and energy and power deals (14.5% market share). U.S. activity was up 63% and dollar volume was at its highest mark since 2000. IPOs: 44 priced in the U.S. (+76% over Q1 2017) and r...