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Infra

A year after Equifax, report finds growing gap in digital trust

By Duncan Riley Jul 31, 2018

Nearly a year after the notorious hack of Equifax Inc. saw the theft of 146.6 million customer records, a new report has found that there’s a big gap between what consumers want in data protection and what…

Infra

Microsoft Component Object Model vulnerability allows for Windows hijacking

By Duncan Riley Jul 31, 2018

Security researchers at Cyberbit Ltd. have uncovered a new way that hackers can hijack Windows installations using a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Component Object Model. The Microsoft COM is a platform-independent, distributed, object-oriented system…

Infra

Pentagon issues ‘Do Not Buy’ list covering Russian and Chinese software

By Duncan Riley Jul 30, 2018

The Pentagon has created a “Do Not Buy” list of primarily Chinese and Russian software makers the U.S. Department of Defense and its contractors shouldn’t buy software from due to security concerns. First reported…

Emerging Tech

IBM teams with CLS for unveil new LedgerConnect financial services blockchain

By Duncan Riley Jul 30, 2018

IBM Corp. said today it has teamed with foreign exchange services provider CLS Group Inc. and a number of banks to unveil a new proof-of-concept blockchain platform for the financial services industry. Called LedgerConnect,…

Infra

Samsung’s profits wobble as smartphone sales decline

By Mike Wheatley Jul 30, 2018

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw its profits decline for the first time in seven quarters following disappointing sales of its flagship smartphones. However, the company said Monday that strong semiconductor sales and higher prices…

Emerging Tech

Report: Bitcoin miner Bitmain looking at public offering on $14B valuation

By Duncan Riley Jul 30, 2018

Chinese bitcoin hardware maker and miner Bitmain Technologies Inc. is looking to go public in either Hong Kong or the U.S., according to an unconfirmed report published Monday. Forbes claimed that the company is looking to…

Emerging Tech

Uber dumps self-driving truck division two years after buying Otto

By Duncan Riley Jul 30, 2018

Uber Technologies Inc. is shutting down its self-driving truck division two years after spending $680 million to acquire Otto, the company behind the technology, in 2016. First reported by TechCrunch, the decision is being pitched…

Big Data

GE is selling its digital business as it scales back industrial internet ambitions

By Mike Wheatley Jul 30, 2018

General Electric Co. is trying to offload the bulk of its digital assets as it presses ahead with its restructuring efforts. The Wall Street Journal on Monday cited people familiar with the matter as…

Policy

Democratic senator lays out plan to crack down on Big Tech and social media

By James Farrell Jul 30, 2018

In a major move by some Democrats to rein in big tech platforms, Sen. Mark Warner has come out with a policy paper with a list of fixes to some of the recent tech-related conundrums.…

Apps

Move fast, don’t break stuff with DevOps undo button

By R. Danes Jul 30, 2018

Not every company has the safety net to move fast and break stuff like Facebook. But they badly want to move fast with agile software deployment; can they do so and merely shake, scratch…

the latest

A year after Equifax, report finds growing gap in digital trust

Microsoft Component Object Model vulnerability allows for Windows hijacking

Pentagon issues ‘Do Not Buy’ list covering Russian and Chinese software

IBM teams with CLS for unveil new LedgerConnect financial services blockchain

Samsung’s profits wobble as smartphone sales decline

Report: Bitcoin miner Bitmain looking at public offering on $14B valuation

Uber dumps self-driving truck division two years after buying Otto

GE is selling its digital business as it scales back industrial internet ambitions

Move fast, don’t break stuff with DevOps undo button

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