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CrateDB looks like a valuable addition to the growing list of database tools out there
With little fanfare, a significant change to Skype translation goes live
The security expert claims he is entitled to call his new security company by his name
The letters offer a further glimpse into law enforcement demands for user information
Russian cyberspies and other state-sponsored hackers remain a serious threat
The new features are aimed at making Microsoft's virtual assistant smarter
The stripped-down OS is out as a developer preview, along with updates to Weave
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is going all in on Amazon’s cloud
The service is aimed at making it easier for companies to create intelligent assistants from existing resources
Apple's Cook follows long line of tech leaders to deliver MIT commencement address
Nearly all federal works say they’re frustrated by slow IT
The company developed a tool that monitors Certificate Transparency logs and alerts domain owners of new certificates
V2V technologies could mitigate the severity of up to 80% of non-impaired crashes, DOT states.
News reporting on fake news is fake news because the public now believes Macedonian teenagers organically promoted disinformation with a single hop onto Facebook
Basic DNS service restored as of Tuesday, ChangeIP says, but database restore continues
The company has identified eight affected models so far and has released beta firmware updates
Version 3.1 will get package manager and standard library improvements, then it’s on to Swift 4
According to a new study of the top one million domains, 46 percent have security problems
Popcorn Time ransomware melds social engineering with technology to spread itself faster than ever
A large number of the votes were not recounted by hand
The arrests targeted buyers of DDoS-for-hire services, which make a profit by shutting down Internet-connected systems
Alleges that Disney terminated the employment of the plaintiffs based solely on their national origin and race
With PC and server chips, Qualcomm is now the chip giant that Intel used to be
Trump continues to dismiss claims that Russia interfered with this year's election, despite intelligence findings
It's been a wild and weird year for tech: Here's a look at the stories that rocked the world of IT and beyond
After going through hell trying to get people to migrate, the company extends the support life of the products
The new VC firm will focus on next-generation, zero-carbon energy technologies
Skills requirements will shift and M&A activity will increase
Despite the demise of Pebble and pessimistic forecasts, smartwatches aren’t going away. Not exactly, anyway.
Canalys estimates around 2 million VR headsets with screens will ship this year
The flaw allows hackers to execute arbitrary shell commands on affected devices
Customers can now test the large-screen PC for 30 days before dishing out thousands of dollars to buy it
Trump has vowed to block the $85 billion mega-merger of AT&T/Time Warner, but the heads of the telecom and media giants argue that the antitrust review will show the deal to be pro-competitive and pro-consumer.
Jason Zander is corporate VP at Microsoft overseeing Azure sales and engineering
You can track diamonds and make payments with blockchains ... but what link do they have with pork?
The two sides are expected to try to sort out issues at a meeting this week in New York
Should the ITC find against Arista its switches could once again be banned from import into the US.
You'll also be able to shout 'Hey Cortana' to wake up PCs from standby
The review is scheduled to be completed before Obama leaves office
Kaspersky Lab recorded one ransomware attack every 40 seconds against companies in September
Microsoft and LinkedIn are now officially one company with a common vision for the future of work and social collaboration. Analysts say early integration plans reveal priorities across both platforms.
The routers were likely hacked through a recent vulnerability in the TR-069 management protocol
The risk of notoriously insecure Internet of Things devices is not so much that those devices themselves will be compromised, but that they provide dozens – perhaps hundreds – of openings that could allow attackers to get inside an enterprise network
Virtually none of the third-party chargers that were tested met safety standards
Tech hiring is stable, but wages are becoming stagnant
Airlines and ticket agents will have to disclose the policy on calls before ticket purchases
An IP address from the agency was the source of an attempted breach of the state's voter registration database, according to Georgia's secretary of state.
AMD's Crimson ReLive Edition has new features like Chill, which helps keep GPUs cool, and ReLive, a game-streaming software
Cisco says Floki bot can be used to infect PoS terminals with the ultimate goal of stealing credit card data
H-1B visas should go to firms that offer the highest wages, group says
