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U.S. Internet connection speeds still lag behind other developed nations

Microsoft issues first hefty Windows 10 update

Pushes 325MB update to all Windows 10 devices; will be first test of WUDO

GE cloud could make sense of massive IoT data storm

GE's specialized cloud offering may boost industrial IoT efforts, analysts say

Obama pushes tech startup community for more diversity

President Obama hosts White House Demo Day as the administration teams with the industry to bolster diversity in a tech-heavy startup landscape.

Struggling HTC sees promise in virtual reality, fitness devices

Tech industry objects to terrorist activity reporting section in US legislation

Attackers could use Internet route hijacking to get fraudulent HTTPS certificates

Android device makers to release monthly security fixes

Red Hat readies OpenStack for the enterprise

UK government reportedly working to end its reliance on Oracle

Judge rules Apple iMessage lawsuit can’t be tried as class-action case

Apple computers vulnerable to ‘Thunderstrike 2’ firmware worm

GE launches industrial Internet PaaS

GE's Predix Cloud is a purpose-built platform-as-a-service designed specifically for industrial data and analytics.

Hardware issue blamed for wireless and Internet outage in Southeast

Outage lasted for several hours on Tuesday

Did Android get a case of Stagefright?

Recent – and mostly incorrect – reports of an Android phone system hack have finally been put to rest by the only source that matters.

See Video: Sysadmins take wild ride in contraption made of iMac boxes

George Fox University IT guys make the most of their Apple purchase

FBI warns businesses of spike in email/DDOS extortion schemes

FBI says ransomeware emails demand payment in Bitcoin or face DDOS campaign

Huge stakes involved in FCC’s spectrum auction rules

Amazon isn’t eating all of its own cloud dog food

Wall Street Journal exposes cloud providers not using their own clouds for everything

Fueling the need for speed, Fastly raises $75 million

Speed. We all desire it, and none more so than those whose lifeblood depends on the Internet. Fastly raises big money to make page load times small.

This driver should give up coffee — and driving — before someone gets hurt

Cisco pal SimpliVity accelerating IPO?

Veteran CFO hire could quicken pace

F5’s Synthesis gets cloudy with Big-IP 12.0

With a new release of Big-IP, F5 provides a foundation for a cloud strategy.

So long (Vista), it’s been good to know yah

Windows 8's predecessor in Microsoft's every-other-OS-flops series now has a user share of just 2%

Alert Logic launches cloud-native vulnerability and configuration management tool

As applications become increasingly complex, application owners yearn for tools that give them deep and continuous perspectives on the security of their applications.

SDN switches aren’t hard to compromise, researcher says

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, August 5

File sync services provide covert way to control hacked computers

China to plant Internet police in top online firms

Sounds can knock drones out of the sky

Software mogul Tom Siebel funds AI, drone research to tackle energy crisis

NetSol’s new con; renewing unwanted .xyz domains

Network Solutions continues their dubiously ethical practices by trying to con customers into renewing domains they never registered

Microsoft levels up web version of Outlook for business customers

Will your network be ready for the Internet of Things?

Preparing the network to transition seamlessly to the connected environment.

A case for sending data over sound

An almost 100-year-old technology is seeing a resurgence.

Menlo Security enhances its isolation platform with Webroot intelligence

Web and email security are of ever-increasing importance. Menlo Security is an innovative company with an interesting approach towards security. They're beefing that up with a dose of collective intelligence.

Ballmer’s phone blunder cost Microsoft $10 billion

Nokia deal write-off, severance and restructuring costs totaled $10B in fiscal 2015

The cloud helps enterprises break chains shackling IT

Cloud pioneers Nordstrom and Oscar Insurance say IT shops can be faster, more agile and more business-focused if they move to hosted systems.

Sprint sees record low customer loss rate, but drops to 4th place behind T-Mobile

SoftBank chairman commends Sprint recovery but is critical of U.S. carriers in general

iPhone 7 rumor rollup: Siri-powered voicemail killer, phoney phones & 4 inches of nothing

EFF-led group wants to give do-not-track some bite

Intel’s big plan to seed the private cloud market

With PC chip sales slowing, Intel is looking to the cloud for growth

Named Data Networking group preps for workshop, hackathon

Project to replace TCP/IP ready to showcase, discuss latest advances in NDN

Just how close are Apple and IBM these days?

Reports that IBM is about to buy up to 200,000 Macs a year marks a new stage in their partnership—but something is still missing.

Senate heads toward vote on CISA cyberthreat info sharing bill

FAA has approved more than 1,000 drone exemptions

Announcement comes in wake of drone sightings close to commercial jets in NYC

Checking in with Cisco’s Metacloud

Last year Cisco bought Metacloud to create an OpenStack Private Cloud division

Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made

Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC.

Watch video: A smartphone hologram project that even a “handyman” like me could do

A new tool for pricing used IT equipment

Making sense of the used electronics market