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Docker containers are coming to Windows

Microsoft announced general availability support for Docker Container Engine in Windows Server 2016

Microsoft continues pushing hybrid cloud with new launches

Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 are launching next month

iOS 10 slower off the uptake mark

But percentage of larger Plus-sized iPhone highest since introduction

These new features in Office 365 can help users work smarter

New functionality lets people easily reference content, create presentations and more

Here’s how Microsoft is using containerization to protect Edge users

Windows Defender Application Guard locks untrusted browsing sessions away from the rest of the OS

802.11ad is the fastest Wi-Fi that you might not ever use

Trump hotel chain fined over data breaches

The chain, one of Donald Trump’s businesses, also delayed in reporting the breaches to consumers

How to keep terrifying medical device hacks from becoming reality

Security of Things Forum panel addresses the threat of networked medical device vulnerabilities

Podium Data wants to offer a complete data wrangling platform

A new player enters the enterprise data management space. Will a Podium data lake prove more valuable than the others?

Companies say IoT matters but don’t agree how to secure it

An IDC survey shows a majority of enterprises consider IoT strategic to their future

Cisco, IBM may be interested in buying Imperva

Imperva sells Web application firewalls, and breach and DDoS protection, among other things. Its technology partners include FireEye and Proofpoint.

Global Forum sharpens focus on smart cities

Court ruling puts future of H-1B lottery in doubt

Effort to end H-1B lottery wins key decision in a federal court on Thursday

NY regulation aims to raise bank security standards

Next week, New York State will begin a 45-day public comment period on its new financial industry cybersecurity regulation -- and, so far, security experts have a favorable view of the proposal

Here’s what you should know, and do, about the Yahoo breach

The huge data breach serves as a reminder of some basic security tips

Well, I never! iOS 10’s voicemail transcription has a potty mouth

Turns out, Siri doesn't give a ... darn

Cisco: New net management software lets users spot industrial Ethernet network problems quickly

Cisco says its Industrial Network Director lets user spot and fix industrial Ethernet-based problems quickly

Privacy groups urge US FTC to investigate WhatsApp promises

WhatsApp's plan to share data with parent Facebook violates earlier commitments, groups say

Impending cumulative updates unnerve Windows patch experts

'Hoping for the best, expecting the worst,' says patch maven about October change to cumulative updates for Windows 7

5 tech trends that have Turing Award winners worried

'Technology by itself is not evil, but people can use it for bad things,' one award winner said

Vint Cerf’s dream do-over: 2 ways he’d make the internet different

'I doubt I could have gotten away with either one,' he says

Dell plans to move VR content creation to the cloud

Dell is planning thin clients that can be used to create VR content, with servers in the cloud providing the graphics horsepower

Yahoo uncovered breach after probing a black market sale

Security experts have been questioning why Yahoo took so long to warn the public

Hackers have a treasure trove of data with the Yahoo breach

The data breach affects at least half a billion Yahoo accounts

Apple Car rumors resurface amid new buyout rumors

IBM shows how fast its brain-like chip can learn

IBM benchmarks the deep-learning capabilities of its TrueNorth brain-like chip and concludes it's faster and more power-efficient than today's GPUs and CPUs

The massive Yahoo hack ranks as the world’s biggest — so far

Huge breaches can give hackers a door into other sites

Google Fiber push advances in Nashville

Ordinance would speed installation of fiber-optic cable service, but legal challenges expected

Federal cyber incidents grew an astounding 1,300% between 2006 and 2015

GAO report says Federal networks are highly complex and dynamic, technologically diverse, and geographically dispersed making them hard to protect.

Citigroup is cutting costs by making storage simpler

The financial services company is building a software-defined storage architecture that could last decades

Yahoo reportedly to confirm massive data breach

Some users have already been asked to change passwords

AT&T’s AirGig shows wireless internet over power lines is possible

Existing power cables strung between mid-voltage utility poles can wirelessly send broadband into people’s homes, AT&T says

Google’s Allo is an early personal assistant, not a late-to-market messaging app

Only Google and Facebook have the data to create the next platform—the personal assistant

Plan now for the EU’s privacy regulation revolution, says HPE exec

The EU's personal data protection laws don't change until May 2018, but HPE is launching its compliance tools now

Does Oracle have a shot in the public cloud vs. Amazon and Microsoft?

Starting from scratch, Oracle’s got a solid foundation, but a long way to go, analysts say

A Cisco-Salesforce deal means collaboration will come to you

Cisco will integrate Slack and WebEx into Salesforce SaaS offerings

Cisco: Yes, cosmic radiation could have caused router bug

How to watch the 2016 Ig Nobels

Get up to speed on the world's most improbable research with the annual Ig Nobels

New legislation seeks to prevent US voting systems from being hacked

Representative Hank Johnson is proposing disconnecting voting machines from the internet

Mobile apps still have long way to go in state governments

But Arkansas stands out with Gov2Go mobile app

IoT security: Intel EPID simplifies authentication of IoT devices

Biographic and biometric indicators in Intel's EPID-based proof of concept help streamline the authentication and installation of IoT devices

Can Wi-Fi and LTE-U live together? The tests are ready

The Wi-Fi Alliance has released its test plan for coexistence of Wi-Fi and LTE in unlicensed spectrum

Cisco Talos: Spam at levels not seen since 2010

Blame largely falls at the cyber-doorstep of Necurs botnet

This $139 computer can be a PC or robot and will run Windows 10 desktop

The versatile SolidRun Q4 can be a Windows PC or a board used to develop robots, drones, and IoT devices

Cisco says router bug could be result of ‘cosmic radiation’ … Seriously?

UPDATED: See Cisco's further explanation below

3D printers hackable via smartphone

Researchers say a smartphone’s built-in sensors can capture electromagnetic energy and sound emanating from a 3D printer, allowing hackers to steal intellectual property and replicate the item being printed

Cloudways choses Kyup to power its container-based hosting

Containers: the choice of a new generation. Cloudways makes some interesting choices.

Cisco diversifies its internal innovation practices

The spin-ins may be gone, but innovation at Cisco isn’t dead

Start-up sells a stamp-sized Linux server for $5

Five technologies that will change our lives in five years

A.I., augmented reality and IoT could remake the way enterprises run and people consume