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Facebook busts international spam network that was creating fake likes

By Duncan Riley Apr 17, 2017

Facebook Inc. said it has busted a major international spam network that was manipulating “likes” on social networking giant’s pages for over six months. The unnamed group, which is claimed to have involved accounts…

Apps

Princeton researchers may have just won the ad blocking war – for now, anyway

By Mike Wheatley Apr 17, 2017

A Princeton University researcher may have just dealt Facebook Inc. a sucker punch in its war against ad blockers, creating a new tool that goes undetected by the company’s anti-ad-blocking software. Computer scientist Arvind…

Infra

Microsoft patches Windows vulnerabilities exposed in latest Shadow Brokers release

By Duncan Riley Apr 16, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has patched a number of vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system that were exposed by the most recent release of National Security Agency-linked tools by the hacking group the Shadow Brokers. The…

Emerging Tech

He’s not running blind: Wearable tech will help Boston Marathon contestant reach the finish line

By Paul Gillin Apr 16, 2017

When he crosses the starting line of the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, blind runner Erich Manser will be accompanied by two assistants – one immediately to his left and another 800 miles away…

Emerging Tech

Uber reveals its numbers: Bookings reached $20B in 2016 but losses mounted

By Maria Deutscher Apr 16, 2017

Despite a series of high-profile missteps, Uber Technologies Inc. is rapidly growing its global ride-hailing empire, but at the expense of multibillion-dollar losses. That’s the main highlight of the company’s first public financial disclosure,…

Emerging Tech

Apple receives license to test self-driving cars in California

By Maria Deutscher Apr 16, 2017

If there was any remaining doubt about whether Apple Inc. is truly looking to enter the auto market, it was all but dispelled last week. Word came out on Friday that the technology giant…

Emerging Tech

Optimizing your application architecture at the ‘federated edge’

By James Kobielus Apr 14, 2017

Optimizing applications for the sprawl we call the Internet of Things is a daunting challenge. To craft high-performance IoT apps, developers need a federated environment that distributes algorithmic capabilities for execution at IoT network…

Emerging Tech

Ukraine government inks deal with Bitfury for blockchain governance program

By Kyt Dotson Apr 14, 2017

Blockchain technology company Bitfury Group Ltd. announced Thursday that it has joined the government of Ukraine in a deal to create the first full-scale distributed ledger e-governance program for the country. Bitfury Group Chief Executive…

Emerging Tech

Baidu buys computer vision startup founded by Magic Leap veterans

By Maria Deutscher Apr 14, 2017

Like Google Inc., Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. is investing heavily in building out its artificial intelligence capabilities. The company announced on Thursday that it has acquired a U.S.-based startup called xPerception Technology Inc.…

Infra

Martin Casado: Here’s how software-defined networking took over the industry

By Marlene Den Bleyker Apr 14, 2017

Software-Defined Networking has finally arrived, says Martin Casado, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and the networking industry will never be the same. The pioneer of software-defined networking, the concept of connecting computers through software instead…

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Facebook busts international spam network that was creating fake likes

Princeton researchers may have just won the ad blocking war – for now, anyway

Microsoft patches Windows vulnerabilities exposed in latest Shadow Brokers release

He’s not running blind: Wearable tech will help Boston Marathon contestant reach the finish line

Apple receives license to test self-driving cars in California

Ukraine government inks deal with Bitfury for blockchain governance program

Baidu buys computer vision startup founded by Magic Leap veterans

Martin Casado: Here’s how software-defined networking took over the industry

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