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Google Finds Proposed Calif. Autonomous Car Regulations Disappointing
Google, which has been developing and testing self-driving car technology for the past several years, has expressed disappointment with a proposed set of rules...
GCHQ Releases Open Source Code on GitHub
By Ben SullivanBritish intelligence agency GCHQ has created its own repository on GitHub, and has already open-sourced one of its tools.Called Gaffer, the tool...
Apple Developing New Display Technology in Taiwan Lab
Today’s topics include reports that Apple is working on new display technology at a top secret Taiwan lab, improved security and anti-tracking defenses in...
European Space Agency Breach Leaks Security Details
By Matthew BroersmaHackers have released thousands of login credentials and other data from the Web servers of the European Space Agency (ESA) following a...
Japanese Police Get Dedicated Drone Takedown Squad
By Tom JowittGrowing awareness of the security risks posed by airborne drones has prompted police in Japan to create a dedicated drone squad.The drone...
Typesafe Survey Shows Latest ‘Reactive’ Developer Trends
Typesafe, provider of a platform for building "Reactive" systems and the company behind Play Framework, Akka and Scala, today announced the results of its...
Sprint Giving Away 32-Inch Samsung TVs With Some Galaxy Phones
Sprint is giving away free 32-inch Samsung LED televisions to new customers switching to Sprint or to existing customers who buy a new Samsung...
Rdio Music Streaming Site, Acquired by Pandora, Closing Dec. 22
Music streaming service Rdio will stop serving its customers on Dec. 22 as its music streaming technologies are brought into Pandora, which acquired Rdio...
Microsoft Skype Translator Tech Arrives on Android, iOS
Windows users have enjoyed Skype Translator since October. Now the same technology that enables users to conduct online conversations between a handful of languages...
POS Malware Tool Emerges to Exploit Retailers
Point-of-sale (POS) malware has been a concern for retailers for several years now, especially following the Target breach in late 2013. POS malware is...