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Windows 10 Build 9901 leak gives first look at Cortana on the desktop
Microsoft’s boffins are working overtime to get Windows 10 up to scratch in time for its big release early next year. But that hasn’t stopped someone from spilling the beans so to speak, and there’s been another leak, this time of Windows 10 Build 9901. The freshly leaked build is an exciting one, giving us ...
Docker dodges another security flaw with new patch
Docker’s container tech has been hit by more security woes, with the revelation that an earlier security patch has led to a brand new vulnerability being discovered in the software. Docker rolled out version 1.3.2 last month in order to patch a bug that allowed rogue programs to break out of their containers and access ...
UK researchers reveal plans for an “Internet of sheep”
Smart cities might be all the rage here in the USA, but in England the Internet of Things is spreading its tentacles outside of its urban centers, deep into the countryside. Computer scientists at Lancaster University have just launched an 18-month research project in Conwy, Wales, that’ll see everything from cows and sheep to rivers ...
CenturyLink snaps up Cognilytics to beef up its cloud services
Telecommunications giant CenturyLink Inc. has swooped to make its second major acquisition of the week, buying up Big Data analytics provider Cognilytics. It comes just days after CenturyLink snapped up DataGardens, which offers a disaster-recovery-as-a-service product. CenturyLink has made no secret of its desire to reinvent itself as a cloud-based data services company, and has ...
Google scraps its news service in Spain
Google has decided to stop offering its Google News service in Spain after the government there decided to revamp its copyright laws, giving media companies the right to be remunerated by news aggregators. Rather than pay Spanish newspapers to publish excerpts and post links to Google News, the search engine giant has decided it’s better ...
FAA approves 4 companies to use drones for commercial purposes
Despite recently proposing guidelines that would make it almost impossible for businesses to fly drones for commercial purposes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suddenly gone and granted permission for four companies to use them. The companies, Trimble Navigation Limited, VDOS Global, LLC, Clayco, Inc. and Woolpert, Inc. (which has been granted two exemptions), have ...
Avi Networks snags $33M for campaign to upend network giants
Avi Networks has just burst out of stealth to announce an initial $33 million funding round from well-known venture capital firms Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. With that cash, the company is aiming to disrupt some of the biggest incumbents in tech. It’s taking a software-defined approach to networking that puts the ...
Uber to be pre-installed on most Sprint phones
Despite the seemingly overwhelming number of problems Uber is facing over the safety and legality of its services, the company remains focused on expanding its user base. Amidst all the doom and gloom of the last few weeks, Uber’s just popped out an announcement that it’s teaming up with Sprint to pre-install its app on ...
Sony strikes back at hackers with DDoS attacks
New leaks of stolen internal documents from Sony Corporation are being dumped on the web almost daily since the firm was hacked, but now it’s fighting back with some dirty tricks of its own. A report in Re/Code reveals Sony is using surreptitious methods to block anyone who’s trying to download its stolen documents via ...
LA & San Francisco pile more pressure on Uber
It’s just one thing after another for Uber Inc. these days. In the latest in a seemingly endless series of mishaps, the wacky cab company has just been hit with a pair of lawsuits in Los Angeles and San Francisco for engaging in “unlawful business practices”. The IDG News service reports district attorneys in both ...