Monthly Archives: August 2017
Microsoft Makes PowerPoint Pop With Smart Timelines, 3D Object Support
Capping a busy month for Microsoft's business software portfolio, the software giant announced new updates for its Office apps.Microsoft 365, a new bundled offering...
RHEL 7.4 Launches With Key Performance, Security Features
Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4 on Aug. 1, providing users with improved performance and security features. The...
How VPN Restrictions Imposed by China, Russia Impact Internet Freedom
How VPN Restrictions Imposed by China, Russia Impact Internet Freedom
Privacy on the internet will be harder than ever to maintain in China and Russia...
10 Apps That Protect Users’ iPhones and Safeguard Data
10 Apps That Protect Users' iPhones and Safeguard Data
Apple's iOS mobile operating system has been generally well-protected over the years, but it's still susceptible...
Google Tracks Ransomware Payments at Scale With Machine Learning
Ransomware isn't just a hot topic in the media, it's a real and growing threat, according to a team of Google-led researchers. Google publicly...
Facebook AI Experiment Shutdown Holds Lessons for IT Industry
If you saw the first reports about Facebook’s artificial intelligence chatbots, you might believe that the robot revolution was about to overthrow human civilization.The...
Privacy Rights Group Wants FTC to Probe Google Tracking Algorithm
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate a Google advertising program that it says links an...
Apache Kafka Survey Reveals Growing Importance of Streaming Data
As the overall volume of data from machines and human-operated devices--mostly from machines--continues to zoom up like an F-18 off an aircraft carrier, IT...