Новости за 28.04.2016

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Alphabet Google's self-driving car division are reportedly in late-stage partnership talks, according to Auto Extremist.

After all the news that came out of Facebook's earnings call Wednesday, the social networking giant has hit the zone.

The prevailing view of the major employers at a STEM workforce conference here is that there is a shortage, or gap, in the science, technology, engineering and math workforce. Indeed, a large list of corporate leaders recently sent a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to make computer science training a national priority.

A massive change in enterprise data storage is underway as more companies switch to flash-based storage arrays. A recent Gartner report projects that by 2019, 20% of traditional high-end storage arrays will be replaced by dedicated solid-state arrays.

The MX Anywhere 2 from Logitech is designed to track accurately on virtually any surface you need it to -- from your desk, to an airplane seat, to even a piece of glass. Easy-Switch technology allows you to pair up to three Windows or Mac devices at the same time, and switch between them with the touch of the button. The sculpted shape supports your hand and is designed to feel comfortable for hours on end.  And the MX 2 Anywhere charges quickly. A one-minute charge gets you an hour, and a full... Читать дальше...

Tribe's armband cell phone holder regularly lists for $29.99, but with this 73% discount you can buy it now for just $7.98. It averages 4.5 stars out of 5 from over 4,700 people on Amazon (read reviews).

Developers from hundreds of companies have included access tokens for their Slack accounts in public projects on GitHub, putting their teams' internal chats and other data at risk.

A recent lawsuit is all over the news today.

A teen driver was using the Snapchat speed filter in a Mercedes last fall when she snapped a photo while driving over 100MPH...and then ran into another driver. The filter shows an overlay with your speed on top of a selfie. The filter includes a warning not to use it while you are driving, then rewards you with a trophy if you post high speed.

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Oracle is spending $663 million to buy Textura, a company that offers cloud services for the engineering and construction industry.

All right, y'all -- semi-creepy confession time: I love watching how other people use technology.

An Estonian man was sentenced to seven years and three months in a U.S. prison for his role in a cybercriminal operation that infected more than 4 million computers with DNS hijacking malware.

The U.S. and its allies should be concerned about cyberattacks from ISIS-affiliated groups, but the hackers are poorly organized and likely underfunded, at least in the short term, according to a new report.

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I have written before about the wisdom of involving security early in the process of acquiring another company. But given what happened at my company last week, it’s probably a good idea to say it all again.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed Wednesday that it will not tell Apple how the agency hacked an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.

HP's new Chromebook 13 offers some of the latest technologies that the company is also putting in its top-line Windows PCs.

Apple’s focus on personal health through connected devices ramps up a little more today with the release of the first four third party apps to integrate its newly announced open source CareKit technologies.

Samsung and Microsoft have crossed paths in the smartphone and tablet markets, and will now do battle in the cloud. 

Microsoft has partnered with a San Francisco-based company to encode information on synthetic DNA to test its potential as a new medium for data storage. 

ServiceNow is one of the rare cloud companies to have reached the $1 billion annual revenue milestone – a success story built on delivering next-generation IT service management capabilities. Now, the Santa Clara, Calif., company is aiming far beyond IT shops and wants to change how virtually every other corporate department does business.

Samsung’s Gear 360 camera for creating virtual reality content will go on sale online on Friday, the company announced Wednesday.

Facebook is taking steps to ensure that founder Mark Zuckerberg stays connected and in control at the social network even as he pursues other goals related to charity and research.

HTC will make two Google Nexus devices for 2016. Thought to both be smartphones, we're hoping to catch sight of them at Google I/O next month, with a release date in the second half of the year.

When it comes to the Apple Watch, it's important to know this: Before its arrival last year I was 1) initially skeptical about the whole concept; 2) willing to give it a try as details emerged; and 3) among the first wave of buyers to plunk down $599 and put it on my wrist. I've been loving and hating on it ever since.

This IT pilot fish has spent much of his career working on aerospace-related projects -- and that can create a particularly hard-to-change mindset.