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Microsoft boosts stability for Windows 10 mobile with new beta release

OPM director resigns after unprecedented data breach

FCC looks to protect customers during voice switch to IP

Internet voting not ready yet, but can be made more secure

Ballmer’s boondoggle is now Nadella’s nightmare

Microsoft's Nokia acquisition was a poorly thought-out idea, and now it's costing Microsoft billions.

Microsoft’s Power BI visualization service will be generally available July 24

Internet’s non-profit domain, .org, turns 30

New sound monitoring by IoT can predict mechanical failure

Connecting ultrasonic and vibration sensors to machines lets algorithms predict problems based on the sound the machine makes, and it might be the next step for IoT.

Microsoft tries to rain on Amazon’s cloud parade

On the day of AWS's New York Summit, Microsoft launches tool for migrating AWS workloads into Azure

DigitalOcean scoops up some more cash, but that only tells half the story

A big pay day for cloud vendor DigitalOcean as it scoops up over $80 million in Series B funding.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, July 10

Uber argues in court that drivers want independence, flexibility

PC shipments decline worldwide as market readies for Windows 10

Amazon makes it easier to test mobile apps in its cloud

Amazon targets mobile app developers with news features of its cloud

What was wrong with United’s router?

Airline isn't saying, but ideas abound

Amazon introduces API Gateway, aims to dominate yet another area

Another day, another industry sector that Amazon Web Services aims to own. This time it's API management that this cloud powerhouse is rolling out as a product

Two US telecom companies to pay $3.5 million for data breach

Why incumbent ISPs should be worried about the broadband market

More evidence that the broadband market is being turned on its head.

New beta build of Windows 10 squashes bugs ahead of public release

GAO: Early look at fed’s “Einstein 3” security weapon finds challenges

GAO: Information security incidents reported by federal agencies have risen from 5,503 in fiscal year 2006 to 67,168 in 2014.

Bitglass boosts security for data in public-cloud apps

Patented method keeps the full body of data within corporate perimeters.

The curious case of Google Street View’s missing streets

T-Mobile touts first continental phone plan for North America

All U.S. calls, texts, data with Simple Choice plan will cost no more to Mexico and Canada

Oracle unwraps VM VirtualBox 5.0 with focus on security

AWS introduces Device Farm for mobile testing, but only for Android and FireOS

Amazon Web Services is today announcing a new mobile testing service that is aimed at making developers' lives quicker, easier and more economical.

OpenSSL fixes serious flaw that could enable man-in-the-middle attacks

Consumers prefer Wi-Fi calling, survey finds

Wi-Fi calling from Mobile Network Operators is proving hugely popular among consumers, according to an Ericsson survey.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, July 9

IT departments may be losing their bad reputation

Adoption of soft skills may be helping

IBM has first 7nm chip and leapfrogs over competitors

Test chip is produced but commercial production may be several years away

Despite warnings, majority of firms still run some Windows Server 2003

Enterprises are still heavily dependent on Windows Server 2003 even though support is coming to an end on July 14

United’s woes show what’s hard about networking

A bigger, faster Google Glass is headed for the workplace

US Defense Secretary to renew call for cooperation with tech industry

Confluent closes $24 million Series B funding round

More funding news this morning for Confluent, the company that is wrapping commercial offerings around Apache Kafka, an open source technology that offers real-time messaging services.

United routes root of outage to router

Cisco says it's offering help; NYSE, WSJ glitches unrelated?

A ‘black market’ for wireless cell service has popped up in Canada

Some Canadians are apparently taking advantage of pricing discrepancies in different regions to get cheaper cellphone service.

Microsoft shrinks smartphone ambitions with mobile restructuring

Microsoft writes off $7.6B, admits failure of Nokia acquisition

'Monumental mistake' by former CEO Steve Ballmer comes home to roost

Hacker group that hit Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft intensifies attacks

DARPA’s $4M cyber-threat clash down to seven challengers

DARPA competition to yield best fully automatic network defense system

Katie Couric explains: What is the cloud?

For anyone who needs a video that explains what the cloud is to those not in the know

Apple Watch’s nose-dive predictions suggest Apple needs a new way to innovate

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the company aims to give customers products they didn’t know they wanted, but soon find hard to live without. That doesn't leave room for error when entering a new product category like wearables.

With Raspberry Pi, FitBit in mind, BBC device targets microcomputer arena

Can the Internet of Things improve your jump shot? These apps are trying

A new basketball coaching app for smartwatches joins a 'smart' basketball and a wearable shot tracker to try to help players improve.

Mandating backdoors for encrypted communications is a bad idea

FBI need for decryption powers should be weighed against economic, technical and privacy downsides

How to prepare for and respond to a cyber attack

Mirantis wants to make OpenStack easier to use

Cloud in a box might be a sacrilegious term to many cloud purists, but it seems it's actually a real thing. Mirantis is jumping on board and creating a program around converged cloud appliances.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, July 8

IEEE group recommends random MAC addresses for Wi-Fi security

The Wi-Fi protocol needs to be updated to use randomly generated MAC addresses for better security and privacy