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Amazon.com is using machine learning to try to change the shopping experience and the retail industry in general.

Behavior analytics is one of the more recent buzzwords in enterprise cybersecurity, with more than 35 vendors competing for customers, according to security analysts.

Google last week released Chrome 55, but contrary to reports the browser has not yet begun to block content rendered by Adobe's Flash Player.

OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research company, wants to let A.I.s loose in their own universe, where they can learn to play games, use apps and interact with websites.

This 40W/8A 4-port output wall charger from iClever detects the charging capacity of each device, and provides the fastest possible charge of up to 2.4 amps per port, charging any four USB-enabled devices simultaneously. Its compact design features a foldable plug.  It contains multiple internal protection mechanisms to guarantee the safety of your device. iClever's BoostCube averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from nearly 1,000 people (read reviews). It's typical list price has beed reduced... Читать дальше...

If you've encountered errors over the past month when trying to access HTTPS-enabled websites on your computer or Android phone, it might have been due to a bug in Chrome.

Ho ho ho, Santa Nadella comes bearing gifts for nearly two weeks as Microsoft offers up "12 Days of Deals" on its online and retail stores. Some of these deals are pretty good, while others are a little ambiguous.

A new monster botnet, which hasn’t been given a name yet, has been spotted in the wild launching massive DDoS attacks.

I’m writing this post on my way home from the Amazon Web Service (AWS) re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, having spent a day in an analyst-only preview of all the news from the show.

The problem with so many reports on Apple’s widely publicized letter to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is that they have been so distracted by the letter’s focus on cars, they miss the bigger picture.

Today only, if you bundle together Amazon's Fire Tablet and Tap, you'll save $80 on the two. The bundle includes the Fire Tablet with 7" Display, Wi-Fi, and 16 GB of storage, and Amazon Tap, the Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker. With the Fire tablet from Amazon you can enjoy millions of movies, TV shows, songs, Kindle e-books, apps and games. It features a rich 7" IPS display and 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. Available in four colors. Amazon's portable Tap device uses the Alexa Voice Service... Читать дальше...

To remain PCI-compliant, I conduct quarterly security assessments of our infrastructure. This means external testing of our internet-facing PCI resources, using an approved scanning vendor (ASV), and what I call internal PCI full-population scans.

We experimented and tinkered with numerous bots that are available for Slack, the cloud messaging service meant mainly for business. (You can still use Slack for non-work reasons, particularly under the service’s free option.) Here are 10 that could be most helpful working alongside your Slack team.

The Russian government claims to have foiled a "large-scale" cyber attack from foreign intelligence services meant to destabilize the country’s financial system.

Apple has said in comments to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it is “excited” about the potential use of automated systems in many areas, including transportation.

Ready for your next big trip? Because this one might be to space.

At least that is what Virgin Galactic wants. The company is working on getting its SpaceShipTwo, named VVS Unity, up and running to take tourists to space. The spacecraft is not quite ready yet for commercial flight, but it is getting there. 

In IT Blogwatch, our tray tables are in the upright and locked position.

So what exactly is going on? David Szondy has the background:

Digital transformation is sparking change on many fronts, which means IT professionals have a lot to tackle as they head into 2017. As part of this march toward IT-driven reinvention, tech leaders are keeping watch on several emerging technologies that they believe will be catalysts for long-term innovation.

LAS VEGAS -- Capital One Financial Corp. is taking big steps in its transformation into a tech company.

The Federal Trade Commission has long maintained that minors, who can't agree to a legal contract, can't be forced to pay for in-app purchases they make. But there are ambiguities within that policy. Do merchants overstep when they make it difficult to get reimbursed for such unauthorized purchases? And just what constitutes a "minor"?

It's the 1990s, and this company's IT offices are split into three levels, according to a pilot fish on the scene.