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SoftBank pumps $500M into driving data analytics firm Cambridge Mobile Telematics

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2018

Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc., which uses smartphone data in order to analyze the behavior of drivers on the road, today became the latest beneficiary of SoftBank Corp’s $100 billion Vision Fund. The eight-year-old startup,…

Emerging Tech

Facebook’s Oculus open-sources DeepFocus code for more realistic VR images

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2018

Facebook Inc.’s Oculus virtual reality team today open-sourced the code behind its DeepFocus software that’s used to create more realistic visuals for VR headsets. The DeepFocus software first came to public attention in May,…

Apps

Microsoft to release a native desktop virtualization service for Windows 10

By Maria Deutscher Dec 19, 2018

Microsoft Corp. will introduce a native virtualization service for Windows 10 as part of an upcoming operating system release slated to arrive next year. The technology, which the company detailed today, is set to…

Emerging Tech

With billionaire backing, Alphabet’s latest spinoff tackles energy storage

By Maria Deutscher Dec 19, 2018

Alphabet Inc. today launched a new venture focused on developing energy storage technology, which is seen as a key to driving global adoption of renewable power sources. The freshly spun out Malta Inc. was incubated at…

Apps

Report reveals Facebook gave some partners access to users’ private messages

By Maria Deutscher Dec 19, 2018

Updated: Facebook Inc. gave corporate partners unusually broad access to user information, in some cases even enabling companies to view and edit private messages sent via Messenger. That’s among the revelations contained in a…

Cloud

Taking the guesswork out of cloud workload geography

By Bev Bellile Dec 19, 2018

Moving workloads from on-premises to cloud or from one public cloud computing environment to another can potentially expose organizations to data loss or mismanagement, as well as unexpected downtime. As a provider of workload…

Infra

IBM engineer’s tips on controlling hybrid transitional chaos

By R. Danes Dec 19, 2018

Developers and the enterprises they work for don’t always see eye to eye. This is on display right now in companies making the transition from on-premises legacy technology to cloud and cloud-native types. A…

Big Data

Attacking the 95% of machine learning that’s grunt work

By R. Danes Dec 19, 2018

The amount of labor that goes into machine learning is pretty daunting. And despite the obstacles tackled by open source contributions, some of the most hyped machine learning frameworks merely skim the surface of the…

Apps

NAACP calls for Facebook boycott after report reveals Russian government targeted African-Americans

By James Farrell Dec 18, 2018

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has asked people to boycott Facebook for a week following reports that the platform had been used by Russian agents to try to sway the…

Security

HolaVPN is a massive security risk, security researchers warn

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2018

Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro Inc. today warned users of popular free virtual private network provider HolaVPN to stop using the service because it presents a range of highly unacceptable security risks. Founded in 2007, HolaVPN…

the latest

SoftBank pumps $500M into driving data analytics firm Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Facebook’s Oculus open-sources DeepFocus code for more realistic VR images

Microsoft to release a native desktop virtualization service for Windows 10

With billionaire backing, Alphabet’s latest spinoff tackles energy storage

NAACP calls for Facebook boycott after report reveals Russian government targeted African-Americans

HolaVPN is a massive security risk, security researchers warn

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