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Svetlana Blackburn was working as senior finance manager in Oracle's cloud business
If you buy a PC today, you could wait several years to upgrade it
Deep Text uses unsupervised machine learning to understand humans and interpret what they say
Distinguished Professor from RIT takes the reins at ACM
The HoloLens update is the first big update since the developer edition was released at Build, and it packs a lot
'I’m surprised IBM didn’t make this acquisition sooner,' one analyst says
Open source tool allows EMC storage platforms to communicate with container managers
Window of opportunity for Windows phones will close by end of year, says analyst
Cavium and Marvell announce new ARM chips for servers and appliances at Computex
Potential rewards for hacking central bank are high for attackers who have a sophisticated skill set
Microsoft's new premium security product is aimed at guarding companies while getting them into Office 365
Big carriers and content providers are getting good at finding creative ways to evade net neutrality requirements
Vendors are stretching the definition of fabric, which may cause confusion and slow SDN and fabric deployments
The exploit supposedly allows hackers to gain system privileges on a Windows system once they have code execution capabilities
The purchase will allow Salesforce to offer Commerce Cloud and get into e-commerce
DigitalOcean's new data center in India could lead the small cloud provider to gain millions more customers
As of the end of March, 93 percent of all phishing emails contained encryption ransomware, according to a report released today
This innovative gaming PC lets you dive deep into virtual reality -- without the long cables
WiFi blocking, pirate radio, use of unauthorized channels or frequencies singled out by FCC
The patents could help the company fend of potential patent infringement lawsuits
The Solarin uses 256-bit AES encryption to secure voice and data communications
Organizations struggle with making security awareness training programs that work. One expert says that's because we treat security awareness training as an event rather than a continuous program of education that adapts to the risks employees f
A patent troll wants a federal judge to permanently turn off those features, while Apple wants the case retried
Customers are worried because of the buyer's reputation, one analyst says
Intel says 400 devices will ship with the 7th Generation Core processors
Researchers found remote code execution flaws in support tools from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Dell, and HP
Evan’s tech-industry touchstone presentation about the mobile world may have been too long to make everyone’s reading list. Here’s an abridged version.
'The systems built 15 years ago couldn't cope,' one executive says
It’s a race to the top, not the bottom
Secondary notice of pending upgrade was not added recently, but harks back to early May
Microsoft Ventures will invest in early stage companies
A jury trial in a long-running dispute between the two companies begins this week
Kaspersky Labs proves a reported USB-charging hack works—even if the phone is locked. It warns against using untrusted charging points and computers.
Cisco, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, VMware among those cutting their workforces
A recent test of pre-installed updater software on 10 laptops showed that every single one had security problems
Alibaba, the Chinese (and global) powerhouse, is investing in Twiggle, a stealthy Israeli ecommerce search startup
Computationally intensive neural network workloads have created a gap that Nervana addresses with custom silicon
The data was stolen in 2013 and the passwords are hashed and salted
Liquid nitrogen is being employed to keep the chip cool while it runs at almost double standard speed
The new Broadwell E chips will excel at gaming, virtual reality and content creation
The Asus Transformer 3 tablet is the first PC to be announced containing Intel's 7th Generation Core processor, code-named Kaby Lake
GPUs are still king for some deep learning tasks, says Nvidia's CEO
Surface Pro 4 owners should do an update check now
The malware used to steal $81 million from Bangladesh Bank has links to the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures
Six tech companies to test shared spectrum by the end of this year
The jury found Google's use of Java was 'fair use'
With the app, customers would be able to see how a piece of furniture fits in their living room
