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The cloud is too hard, so Intel launched a sweeping project to fix it

Blackberry delves deeper into security with AtHoc purchase

Office for iOS adds support for bi-directional languages, better sharing and more

790 could leave Cisco in Technicolor deal

Employee transfer looks to be part of sale of Connected Devices CPE unit

Cazena launches a big data-as-a-service…service

Big data, despite being a term that hardly anyone can agree upon the meaning of, is one of the hottest marketing terms in IT marketing land. New vendor Cazena is launching today to offer big data as a service. But what does that actually mean?

RIP: Math prof, ageless rower Hartley Rogers, Jr.

Threat or menace?: Gaging electromagnetic risks to the electric grid

Senate committee hears cybergeddon scenarios of electromagnetic threat

Researchers disclose four unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer

Time for a Switch

Ethernet vendors face reinvention to adapt offerings for new consumption models

Google lures businesses to Nearline with 100 PB of free cloud storage

Apple hands out Beats headphones for back-to-school promo

Mac-only deal this year; iPads and iPhones ineligible

Predictive analytics vendor Leadspace snags 8-Figure Series B funding

Predictive analytics, despite being a term that is used by a multitude of vendors to describe a bunch of different things, is one of those industry terms that just seems to attract venture funding.

Apple back-to-school sale features free Beats headphones for Mac buyers

4 steps to make DevOps safe, secure, and reliable

DevOps and network security would seem to have conflicting goals: one wants to be fast, and the other wants to be safe. In reality, those goals are in complete alignment.

Qualcomm to cut thousands of jobs, may split company in two

Hacker: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ of vehicles are at risk of attack

The best way to secure vehicles is by detecting attacks as they're happening

Cisco quits set-top box market, sells business to Technicolor

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, July 23

Cell service at US airports varies from first class to middle-seat coach

Nigerian scammers buy exploit kits to defraud Asian businesses

New Apple Watch, iMac, and iPad models predicted later this year

Microsoft follows Google to crack down on revenge porn

Startup launches big data-as-a-service

Cazena, a startup founded by former Netezza execs, is aiming to help enterprises solve the big data engineering challenge with a managed service platform that addresses the security and complexity challenges that have kept many enterprises from the

IBM woos cloud developers

IBM has announced a three-pronged approach aimed at helping developers build and deploy open source cloud apps, including the developerWorks Open platform, the release of 50 projects to open source and partnerships with universities.

US court says ‘pocket-dialed’ calls are not private

Silver Peak CEO: We’re re-imagining the WAN for a cloud world

CEO and founder David Hughes sees huge opportunities in software-defined WAN.

The anti-OpenStack

Joyent’s CTO is hoping the new Cloud Native Computing Foundation has learned some lessons from OpenStack

Proposal to split up Qualcomm is patently absurd

Activist investor Jana Partners’ proposed Qualcomm breakup reveals that Jana knows finance but not engineering.

Microsoft to make enterprise security tools generally available

Biggest tech industry layoffs of 2015, so far

Microsoft, BlackBerry, NetApp among those trimming workforces

How the hospitality industry is embracing the Internet of Things

One industry that is capitalizing greatly from the Internet of Things is hospitality.

Druva aims to deliver complete data protection and compliance for the enterprise

With a new compliance solution, Druva takes aim at the data governance market.

FinalCode keeps files safe wherever they go

Central server maintains file-security data including encryption keys

EFF: Modify DMCA to protect independent research into car hacking

Woman recruited by Google four times and rejected, joins suit

Lawsuit alleges age discrimination in Google hiring

Senators propose bill to tighten vehicle security, privacy standards

The SPY Act would establish a rating system about how well a vehicle protects security and privacy

Windows 10’s decade of support starts when customer begins using the OS

Huge change will eliminate traditional form of support -- with set retirement dates -- for all editions except Windows 10 Enterprise, says analyst

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, July 22

Online ad industry tries to stamp out click fraud

AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval with conditions

Nadella: Despite cloud push, on-premises products still matter to Microsoft

A Cisco Summer

As another fiscal year closes, a time for reflection... and reduction?

Five arrested in JPMorgan hacking case

To Cisco-backed Sensity, lights are just IoT waiting to happen

Apple, IBM release 10 new apps, incorporating analytics and iBeacons

CTIA: FCC transparency guidelines ‘irrational’

Appcito extends its application-aware infrastructure management platform

The ability to make "application-aware" infrastructure is becoming more valuable.

Nokia Here said to be snatched up by Audi, BMW and Daimler for $2.7B

Harsher punishments sought after drones interfere with firefighters

Once again an irresponsible drone user puts lives and property at risk. You are begging for government intrusion with this behavior.

More Autonomy fallout: HP parts ways with iManage

While corporate splits are the flavor of the week, there is also a lot of divestment going on as large IT vendors focus on their core business (or at least try to). Today's example sees HP divest itself of its iManage business.