eWEEK Staff

Today’s topics include the discovery of security vulnerabilities in Panasonic’s Avionic In-Flight Entertainment system, Akamai’s acquisition of bot detection vendor Cyberfend, the start of Microsoft Azure Cloud Services delivery from new UK-based data centers and DDN’s new content management system that runs on a microservices architecture. Security firm IOactive on Dec. 20 publicly announced that […]

Today’s topics include Facebook’s strategy to halt fake news, Google’s release of a set of tests to check for known vulnerabilities in cryptographic libraries, why developers working with the DevOps application development process are encountering a software testing bottleneck, and Microsoft’s preview of its new SQL server database for Linux. Facebook has faced severe criticism […]

Today’s topics include the official release of Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform 10, Google’s release of eight formerly secret national security letters demanding hand the government user data, The introduction of a modernized Malwarebytes 3.0 anti-malware package, how Expedia’s Skype bots will allow customers use intelligent agents to help book travel reservations. Red Hat announced the […]

Today’s topics include Yahoo’s disclosure that it had been hit by cyber-attack in 2014 that affected as many as 1 billion users, Uber’s self-driving cars hit the streets of San Francisco, The spinoff of Google’s autonomous car division to an independent company called Waymo and the patch of a backdoor in the code of Microsoft’s […]

Today’s topics include Sprint’s new High Performance User Equipment wireless technology, Microsoft and Harman Kardon’s partnership to develop a Cortana-based intelligent home assistant, IBM’s report that 70 percent of businesses hit by Ransomware attacks choose to pay off the cyber-criminals, and Microsoft’s try-and-buy program for the Surface Hub white board computer. The number three mobile […]

Today’s topics include the arrest of 34 individuals in 13 countries charged with using online services that provide denial-of-service attacks to order, Apple’s security patch for its macOS and iOS, the release of Facebook’s Certificate Transparency Monitoring tool and Google’s improvements to its machine learning technology through its Embedding Projector technology. International law enforcement agencies […]

Today’s topics include Kubernetes’ release of its open-source container orchestration system for Microsoft Windows Server, the appointment of David Ulevitch as the leader of Cisco’s Security Business Group, Peter Leav’s selection as BMC’s new CEO and Microsoft’s decision to hold its Build 2017 Developer’s Conference in Seattle. The open-source Kubernetes container management system is moving […]

Today’s topics include Samsung’s decision to distribute a software update that disables charging on recalled Galaxy Note7 smartphones, Microsoft’s release of its Visio Viewer for iOS, security researchers’ discovery of significant vulnerabilities in surveillance video cameras and why Google has given third-party developers access to its virtual digital assistant technology. Determined to get remove the […]

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s official acquisition of the LinkedIn social network, Google’s new file patching method that reduces the size of app updates by 65 percent, why the vast majority of iOS software developers are likely to miss Apple’s deadline to implement encryption in their mobile apps, and Qualcomm’s effort to break into the server […]

Today’s topics include the new security features in Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators update, the Dynamics 365 update that includes customer Relationship Insights, Verizon’s plan to sell 24 of its data centers to Equinix and Cisco Talos and Flashpoint’s exposure of the Floki bot malware. Although aimed at creative professionals and virtual reality (VR) enthusiasts, the […]

Today’s topics include AT&T’s first business customer trial of 5G wireless technology, the U.S. Supreme Court’s reduction of the restitution it required Samsung to pay Apple, Microsoft’s second attempt at social AI chatbots and Google’s launch of its Trusted Contacts mobile application. Fifth Generation or 5G technology is a way off from broad deployment, but […]

Today’s topics include Amazon’s introduction of a new no-checkout grocery store, Google’s last Android security update of the year that fixes 11 critical flaws, the release of Box’s new updates that will allow for easier Office 365 integration and how SAP SuccessFactors is modernizing workplace mentoring programs. Point-of-sale retail employees may not want to hear […]