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White House report mostly optimistic on economic impact of AI and automation

By Mike Wheatley Dec 21, 2016

Artificial intelligence and automation have the potential to boost living standards and lead to an increase in people’s leisure hours, but could also lead to increased economic inequality, the White House said in a…

Apps

Facebook Mentions app for public figures gets new live broadcasting features

By Collen Kriel Dec 21, 2016

Since announcing the availability of Facebook Live for all users in December last year, Facebook Inc. has been pushing its live streaming services hard in 2016. In the last two weeks alone, Facebook has launched…

Infra

Rakos malware infects Linux servers, IoT devices to build botnet

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2016

A recently discovered form of malware is spreading across Linux servers and Linux-powered Internet of Things devices, causing network congestion as it attempts to build a botnet. Called Rakos, the malware is attacking vulnerable devices…

Apps

Microsoft makes Office 365 more accessible to the visually impaired

By Mike Wheatley Dec 21, 2016

Microsoft Corp. has made a number of improvements to Office 365, including making documents easier to read for those with poor eyesight. Announcing the updates, Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Office group,…

Emerging Tech

Indian bitcoin firm Unocoin signs deal with Bitwage for payroll delivery

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2016

Indian employees will be able to get paid by foreign companies with bitcoin thanks to a deal between Bangalore-based Unocoin Technologies Private Limited and San Francisco payroll startup Bitwage Ltd. The partnership will allow Indian freelancers and employees…

Emerging Tech

Honda in talks with Alphabet’s Waymo to use self-driving car technology

By Duncan Riley Dec 21, 2016

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. is in talks with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division, previously known as Google Car, to add self-driving technology to its vehicles. The talks are said to be at an early stage.…

Cloud

Red Hat’s shares plunge on revenue shortfall and its CFO is leaving

By Robert Hof Dec 21, 2016

Red Hat Inc. just hit a rough patch, and it may take the open-source enterprise software bellwether at least another quarter to dig its way out. That’s the upshot of third-quarter earnings reported today.…

Big Data

Facebook says government requests for user data are on the rise

By Eric David Dec 21, 2016

Facebook Inc. today revealed its numbers on government requests for user data for the first half of 2016, and not surprisingly, those requests are on the rise. According to Facebook, the number of government data requests…

Infra

Microsoft lands $927M tech support deal with US Defense Department

By Maria Deutscher Dec 21, 2016

Professional services don’t come up nearly as often during Microsoft Corp.’s earnings calls as Office 365 or Windows, but they’re nonetheless an important revenue source for the company, especially in the public sector. The…

Apps

The year of Pokemon Go: Mobile dominated the $91B game industry in 2016

By Eric David Dec 21, 2016

Driven in part by the truly mobile game Pokemon Go, the video game industry brought in over $91 billion in revenue in 2016, nearly half of which came from mobile games. According to a…

all stories

White House report mostly optimistic on economic impact of AI and automation

Facebook Mentions app for public figures gets new live broadcasting features

Rakos malware infects Linux servers, IoT devices to build botnet

Microsoft makes Office 365 more accessible to the visually impaired

Indian bitcoin firm Unocoin signs deal with Bitwage for payroll delivery

Honda in talks with Alphabet’s Waymo to use self-driving car technology

Red Hat’s shares plunge on revenue shortfall and its CFO is leaving

Microsoft lands $927M tech support deal with US Defense Department

The year of Pokemon Go: Mobile dominated the $91B game industry in 2016

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