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House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hears plans for Mars habitation
New APIs make it possible to programmatically create spreadsheets and presentations
'We never taught it that,' the lead researcher says
The bad news? Bundle of five years of fixes available only on Microsoft's Update Catalog, a hard-to-navigate site that mandates IE
Cisco’s new CCNA certification isn’t the cure-all to ensuring engineers’ skills remain relevant, but it gets them pointed in the right direction.
Nvidia says its virtual desktop products will start at $2 per user, per month
Tim Cook is on his first visit to the country, a potentially high-growth market
It will let users add live-updating spreadsheets to documents
The data includes hashed passwords for 117 million accounts and likely dates back to 2012
Google Apps customers who still rely on SSLv3 or RC4 need to update to TLS or face the prospect of no longer being able to send out mail
Tech positions are among the in-demand jobs in most of the 25 cities
The company claims “tens of thousands” of developers of iOS apps in India
If major newspaper chains move IT work offshore, will that hurt coverage of job outsourcing?
And it raises questions about SAP's cloud plans
Add-ons, embedded technology make sowing and reaping more efficient
F5 Networks’ new solutions include security, orchestration and public cloud integration features
Graph data processing helps users visualize the connections among people, places, and things
Former FCC Chair Michael Powell, who now leads cable's top trade group, warns that the commission's actions are creating a two-tier regulatory regime that favors tech firms over broadband providers.
Apple's top two suppliers started hiring employees earlier than usual due to a 'more complex' iPhone 7 design
Criminal hacking groups can employ HR specialists, marketers, and training gurus, HPE says
The malware can record the details of payment cards inserted into ATMs and can force them to dispense cash
Old technology, under-funded future investments plague 911 services, Oliver said
The refreshed CCNA Routing and Switching certification reflects new skills requirements brought on by digital transformations
The flaw could be exploited by simply sending a malicious email or tricking users to visit a link
Kinvey has an answer for IT organizations running on SAP but need some mobile love—Mobile Data Connect
Updates include support for SAP HANA on Azure and a new Outlook add-in for Concur
Smart technology such as temperature sensors help Udder Ventures keep freezers at its Ben & Jerry's franchises running and prevent ice cream meltdowns
But Google Chrome is so far ahead that the Firefox-Microsoft rivalry is almost irrelevant
The U.S. objects to new provisions that would require Internet domain names in China to be registered through local providers
Employers who offer generous salaries will be first in line to hire foreign workers
End times approach for El Capitan, which will be replaced this summer when Apple issues betas of the next version
IBM's new version of PCM is more dense so it costs less per byte
What's next for Google?
With 94% of revenue coming from 1% of publishers, any get-rich dreams you have for your app will remain dreams
Wraps up 'phased approach' as it switches upgrade to Recommended; interprets closing the notification as upgrade approval
While Android is a constant, Google may focus on cars, digital assistants and virtual reality this week
Land O'Lakes tapped Google for a new cloud application, but it's going to be one of many vendors
Google might sell a partner’s virtual reality headset, but predictions that the company will build one are misguided
Plenty of options for staying up-to-the-minute with Google’s annual, developer soiree.
The malware replaces search results with ones from an affiliate program
Cloud-based solution makes life easier for event organizers and registrants. Now to get event organizers to use it.
Deutsche Bank says IBM has “no chance” of catching AWS; UBS calls IBM one of the “Big 4” in cloud
The FBI says that the so-called business e-mail compromise scam has caused $2.3 billion in losses to 17,642 businesses
Pay close attention or your data lake may turn into a data swamp
The dawn of a new category, laplets, brings an interesting shift and a major new player
The Apple CEO is visiting China less than a week after his company invested in the country's largest ride-hailing company
There's still lots of potential for vendors in the Hadoop ecosystem, and AtScale is in position to succeed
