eWEEK Staff

On July 13, Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed an indictment explaining how a group of Russian operatives who are part of the Internet Research Agency targeted the Democratic Party and the Hillary Clinton campaign, hacked into their computers and then stole vast quantities of data. The breach happened in March of 2016, and became the […]

Today’s topics include a Qualcomm millimeter wave radio that’s deemed a 5G technology breakthrough, and Juniper Networks bringing 400 Gigabit Ethernet to its switches and routers. On July 23, Qualcomm announced that a new antenna design and an integral modem chip utilizing millimeter wave technology are in production, and that cellphone makers already have samples. […]

Today’s topics include IBM and Google announcing their new Knative serverless cloud project, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology updating recommendations for mobile application security. On July 24 at Google Next ’18 in San Francisco, IBM and Google announced an open-source serverless cloud computing project called Knative, which has the potential to redefine […]

Today’s topics include DNS rebinding vulnerabilities exposing 496 million enterprise devices to risk, and Microsoft launching Azure File Sync for cloud-based file services. Internet of things security vendor Armis released new research on July 20, estimating that approximately 496 million devices used by enterprises are at risk from Domain Name Service rebinding attacks. According to […]

Today’s topics include T-Mobile launching narrowband IoT communications nationwide, and Microsoft releasing SQL Operations Studio for job management. As part of its run-up to nationwide 5G communications, T-Mobile has launched narrowband IoT, a series of bands intended specifically for sensors and other devices that communicate only small amounts of data at any one time, but […]

Today’s topics include HP unveiling its powerful Z Workstation lineup, and Google going public with a new “Grab and Go” Chromebook loaner program. HP on July 18 introduced its HP Z Workstation lineup, what it calls “the world’s most powerful entry workstations,” which include the HP Z2 Mini, HP Z2 Small Form Factor, HP Z2 […]

Today’s topics include Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse getting a speed boost, and Symantec improving email security with threat isolation technology. Microsoft has enhanced Azure SQL Data Warehouse to provide what the company is claiming is at least double the query performance. Jason Zander, executive vice president of Microsoft Azure, credits this improvement to “new […]

Today’s topics include AWS adding AI and compute services to its cloud lineup, and Micron and Intel terminating their 3D XPoint joint development program. At this week’s Amazon Web Services NYC Summit 2018, executives announced new capabilities for the company’s artificial intelligence, machine learning and compute services on the AWS cloud. Dr. Matt Wood, AWS’ […]

Today’s topics include business demand driving the strongest PC market since 2012, and Google making “Site Isolation” a default Chrome browser setting. According to IDC and Gartner analysts, the long-struggling worldwide PC market hasn’t been this strong in over six years, with IDC saying shipments of traditional PCs—which include desktops, notebooks and workstations—have jumped 2.7 […]

Today’s topics include a surprise $19 billion Broadcom bid for CA Technologies, and Apple releasing new MacBook Pro models. Broadcom, which failed in its bid to buy rival chip maker Qualcomm for $117 billion, is now attempting to buy software maker CA Technologies for $19 billion. The acquisition would move Broadcom’s focus away from data […]