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This company has saved insurers millions with its IoT weather analytics network

By Paul Gillin Jan 12, 2018

In many parts of the U.S., hailstorms are a constant threat. Hailstones can damage roofs and siding of afflicted buildings beyond repair in just a few minutes, requiring insurance companies to pay large claims.…

Apps

Google removed dozens of Play Store games that showed adult ads to kids

By Eric David Jan 12, 2018

Google LLC has pulled around 60 games from the Play Store after learning that they were infected with malware that displayed pornographic ads. Cybersecurity company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. discovered the malware, which it named…

Infra

AMD issues Spectre security patch despite initially claiming ‘near zero risk’

By Eric David Jan 12, 2018

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. released a firmware update Thursday for its processors to guard against the Spectre CPU exploit, confirming that its processors are at least somewhat vulnerable to the same flaws discovered in Intel…

Emerging Tech

Federal officials love tech, unless it’s driverless cars, net neutrality or drones

By Mark Albertson Jan 12, 2018

Wandering the trade show aisles showcasing talking robots, large screen TVs and the latest smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week were a Cabinet secretary and commissioners from the Federal Communications…

Infra

Russian hackers are heavily targeting the US Senate, says Trend Micro

By Eric David Jan 12, 2018

The same Russian hackers that broke into the Democratic National Convention in 2016 are also responsible for numerous cyberattacks against the U.S. Senate and other government groups, according to a new report released today by cybersecurity…

Emerging Tech

GM to start producing a fully autonomous car with no steering wheel or pedals

By Maria Deutscher Jan 12, 2018

General Motors Co.’s fourth-generation autonomous car is rather different than the previous three iterations: It has no steering wheel or pedals. The vehicle, which was unveiled today, is a modified version of the automaker’s…

Crowded Splunk community kitchen serves piping hot product dev

By R. Danes Jan 12, 2018

Splunk Inc. shares shot through the ceiling in 2017, climbing 62 percent year-over-year. What’s the company’s recipe for such sizable gains? For starters, there’s no such thing as too many cooks in Splunk’s kitchen,…

Cloud

The man who brought Netflix to AWS has big plans for Kubernetes

By Mark Albertson Jan 12, 2018

It was a gutsy decision back in 2009. Video distribution pioneer Netflix Inc. was weighing its options on whether to stay with its traditional data center model or move its fledgling movie streaming service…

Big Data

MapR CEO resigns abruptly, replaced by big-data company’s founder

By Paul Gillin Jan 12, 2018

MapR Technologies Inc. has removed Chief Executive Matt Mills (pictured, right) and replaced him with founder and Executive Chairman John Schroeder (left). The move comes less than two years after Mills, a veteran of…

Emerging Tech

LG and JBL unveil smart display speakers with Google Assistant integration

By Collen Kriel Jan 12, 2018

It’s been the battle of the digital assistants at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, with Alexa and Google Assistant dominating the event. Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa was the big hit at last year’s event, but…

the latest

This company has saved insurers millions with its IoT weather analytics network

Google removed dozens of Play Store games that showed adult ads to kids

AMD issues Spectre security patch despite initially claiming ‘near zero risk’

Federal officials love tech, unless it’s driverless cars, net neutrality or drones

Russian hackers are heavily targeting the US Senate, says Trend Micro

GM to start producing a fully autonomous car with no steering wheel or pedals

Crowded Splunk community kitchen serves piping hot product dev

MapR CEO resigns abruptly, replaced by big-data company’s founder

LG and JBL unveil smart display speakers with Google Assistant integration

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