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Microsoft Xbox One gets first round of Creators Update features

By Collen Kriel Jan 23, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has announced the first set of features that will start rolling out to Xbox One users who are part of the Insider Program. Features include a simplified home screen, new multitasking features,…

Infra

Satan ransomware-as-a-service makes it easy to dabble in cyber extortion

By Duncan Riley Jan 23, 2017

A new form of “ransomware-as-a-service” that allows users to customize their campaigns has been discovered on the dark web. Called Satan, as in the prince of darkness, the platform can create a customized ransomware payload…

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Microsoft adds support for SUSE Linux in latest SQL Server preview

By Mike Wheatley Jan 23, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has announced it now supports SUSE Linux Enterprise in its latest preview of the new SQL Server. The SQL Server vNext Community Technology Preview (CTP 1.2) has just been released on Windows…

Infra

Trump appoints new FCC chairman, signaling the likely end of net neutrality

By James Farrell Jan 23, 2017

President Donald Trump’s decision to make Ajit Pai the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has provoked fears that the end of net neutrality is nigh. There has been some speculation that Trump is no…

Emerging Tech

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires Meta, an AI-based science search engine

By Duncan Riley Jan 23, 2017

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropy organization set up by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) and his wife Priscilla Chan, has acquired Meta Inc., a search engine that uses artificial intelligence to index and find…

Infra

Gartner says strong growth is coming to the semiconductor industry in 2017

By Mike Wheatley Jan 23, 2017

Analyst firm Gartner Inc. is forecasting a prosperous year for global semiconductor manufacturers, with revenues set to rise by 7.2 percent in 2017 from last year. The market could certainly do with a boost.…

Infra

China’s Great Firewall just got stronger thanks to VPN crackdown

By Eric David Jan 23, 2017

China just made it a lot harder for Internet users in the country to bypass the so-called Great Firewall thanks to a new crackdown on unauthorized virtual private networks. Yesterday, China’s Ministry of Industry…

Emerging Tech

DeepMind aims to train future AI pioneers with machine learning class

By Eric David Jan 23, 2017

Alphabet Inc.-owned DeepMind Technologies Ltd. is one of the companies leading the charge in the recent artificial intelligence boom, and now it wants to share what it’s learning. The company announced today that it…

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Google Voice gets a much-needed revamp

By Maria Deutscher Jan 23, 2017

Several years after the last major update to Google Voice, it appears that the millions of users who rely on the service have finally managed to draw some attention to themselves. Google today released new…

Apps

Google confirms all new Chromebooks will get Android apps

By Kyt Dotson Jan 23, 2017

All Chromebooks released in 2017 will be able to install and run Google Play Store and Android apps, according to an updated list from Google Inc., and so will a lot of older models. This change…

the latest

Microsoft Xbox One gets first round of Creators Update features

Satan ransomware-as-a-service makes it easy to dabble in cyber extortion

Microsoft adds support for SUSE Linux in latest SQL Server preview

Trump appoints new FCC chairman, signaling the likely end of net neutrality

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires Meta, an AI-based science search engine

Gartner says strong growth is coming to the semiconductor industry in 2017

China’s Great Firewall just got stronger thanks to VPN crackdown

DeepMind aims to train future AI pioneers with machine learning class

Google Voice gets a much-needed revamp

Google confirms all new Chromebooks will get Android apps

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