Monthly Archives: March 2017
Okta Acquires Stormpath to Add Identity Control for Devs
Okta, an independent provider of identity and device management for enterprises, revealed March 6 that it has acquired Stormpath, a provider of identity management...
Google Engineers Patch Java Bug in 2,600 Open Source Projects
Today's topics include a Google volunteer team patching thousands of open-source projects, Google’s progress on teaching computers to diagnose cancer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s decision...
Uber Greyball Looks Prudent Rather than Evil in Ride-Sharing Industry
It’s been a tough few weeks for ride-sharing company Uber what with company CEO Travis Kalanik seen arguing over fares with one of his...
Turkey Is Latest to Investigate Google’s Android Bundling Requirements
The government in Turkey has become the latest to open an investigation into Google’s business practices. The Turkish Competition Authority on Monday said it...
IBM, Cisco Roll Out New VersaStack Data Center Packages
IBM and Cisco Systems have combined their formidable forces to create a set of new industry solutions for VersaStack, their jointly-developed converged data center infrastructure...
Why AMD’s Ryzen CPUs Pose New Challenge to Intel in Desktop Market
Why AMD's Ryzen CPUs Pose New Challenge to Intel in Desktop Market
The processor market has changed dramatically in recent years. Mobile processor sales have...
IBM Expands Quantum Computing Efforts
IBM is moving forward in its effort to enable the era of quantum computing, with a new Application Program Interface (API) that gives developers...
Typo Set in Motion Chain of Events That Shut Down AWS S3 Cloud
You hear about accident investigations on a regular basis. When an airliner goes down, or a train comes off the rails or any other...
Yahoo CEO Mayer to Lose Compensation Due to Massive Data Breaches
Today's topics include Yahoo's decision to withhold the annual bonus from its CEO due to security lapses, Amazon Web Services' role in demonstrating a...
Google Makes Progress on Teaching Computers to Diagnose Cancer
An ongoing Google investigation into the use of deep-learning techniques in the field of digital pathology shows early promise the company said this week.Researchers...