Sorry Obama, your NSA reforms aren’t nearly good enough
Yesterday we heard that President Barack Obama is going to ask Congress to put the brakes on the NSA’s spying escapades, or at least a part of them. Obama’s plans were confirmed yesterday by…
It’s not just XP – It’s the end of the road for Office 2003 as well
In just two weeks Microsoft will finally cease providing support for its Windows XP operating system, effectively marking the beginning of the end for that particular piece of software. But while the death of…
Stop faking it: Computers can see when you’re in pain
Don’t say we didn’t warn you. You might be able to fool some people, but you’re unlikely to do the same thing with a computer. A new study from researchers at the University of…
Obama vows to crack down on NSA spying
Well here’s a surprise. According to a report in the New York Times, it seems that President Obama is none to happy about the NSA’s bulk collection of US citizen’s phone records, and is…
ATMs look to Linux as Windows XP enters its death throes
In a move that will surprise few people, it’s been revealed that banks and ATM operators are finally considering switching to Linux-based operating systems as a replacement for the dying Windows XP that currently…
Google Flu Trends: A case of Big Data gone bad?
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time, but sadly Google Flu Trends has turned out to be a prime example of what can go wrong when you read too much into…
Larry Page wants make your medical data public knowledge
Our medical history data is about as private as it’s possible to get, so when someone as high profile as Google founder Larry Page calls for all of this to be made public, the…
NSA’s lawyer claims tech firms DID know about PRISM spying all along
Technology firms like Google, Facebook and Microsoft were fully aware of the NSA’s PRISM surveillance program and its mass monitoring of web traffic, says its general counsel Rajesh De. Speaking at a meeting organized…
The White House unleashes Big Data to fight Climate Change
The White House is reaching out to budding data scientists to help in its fight against climate change. Yesterday, the Obama administration gave an announcement about its new Climate Data Initiative – a program…
Chinese scientists beef up Hadoop scheduling with SDN
Few would disagree that software-defined-networking (SDN) holds a lot of potential – it promises numerous benefits to organizations that run lots of virtual networks and machines, most obviously the automation and flexibility that it…