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Facebook open-sources fastText, its AI bot-building library

By Mike Wheatley Aug 18, 2016

Artificial intelligence could soon get a whole lot smarter, after Facebook said it’s open-sourcing fastText, a library of code for text representation and classification that it uses to power its bots. The release comes…

Omega2, $5 Linux platform computer for IoT projects, exceeds $450k in Kickstarter funding

By Kyt Dotson Aug 18, 2016

The Omega2 set out to produce an extremely cheap, extensible Linux computer designed for Internet of Things (IoT) projects with a Kickstarter campaign asking for only $15,000. Now, with only for days remaining in the campaign, the…

Facebook and Unity are building a Steam-like PC game platform

By Eric David Aug 18, 2016

Social media giant Facebook Inc has said that it is building a new standalone gaming service for desktops, but so far, that is basically everything the company has revealed about the new platform. One of…

Twitter says it closed 235,000 extremist accounts in the past six months

By Eric David Aug 18, 2016

Twitter says it has shut down over 235,000 accounts with links to extremist organizations within the last six months alone, bringing the total number of suspended accounts up to 360,000 for the last year. But…

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Cisco’s new Meeting Server lets workers communicate across rivaling services

By Maria Deutscher Aug 18, 2016

In parallel with its efforts to streamline operations and trim low-growth divisions, Cisco Systems Inc. is increasing its focus on areas like collaboration that present promising new revenue opportunities. As part of this effort,…

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Microsoft releases PowerShell on GitHub to court Linux and Mac users

By Maria Deutscher Aug 18, 2016

A decade after its initial release, PowerShell is going open-source. Microsoft Corp. this morning published the code for the popular Windows configuration management tool on its GitHub page along with ports for Linux and…

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Nutanix brings its software to Cisco’s UCS servers without official backing

By Maria Deutscher Aug 18, 2016

The competition in the hyperconverged infrastructure market is taking on new dimensions. Nutanix Inc., which was recently named as the top provider in this segment by Forrester Research Inc., is making its management stack…

In the hyper-converged race, why are young companies leaving legacies in the dust?

By R. Danes Aug 18, 2016

As more companies bring hyper-converged infrastructure offerings to the table, there will be a separation into small, mid-market, and upper-end players — and who comes out on top may surprise you. If you’re expecting…

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Cybersecurity offers first glimpse of the future of Big Data applications, says Wikibon analyst

By Bert Latamore Aug 18, 2016

A new generation of cybersecurity applications is arising that uses machine intelligence applied to computer log data, part of the big data pantheon, to recognize malware and other security breaches even when their code…

Russia gets its first bitcoin exchange as confusion reigns over local attempts to ban cryptocurrencies

By Duncan Riley Aug 18, 2016

Russia has joined the bitcoin age, with the country seeing the opening of its first bitcoin exchange despite ongoing attempts in the country to ban the trade of cryptocurrencies. The exchange, run by a…

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Facebook open-sources fastText, its AI bot-building library

Omega2, $5 Linux platform computer for IoT projects, exceeds $450k in Kickstarter funding

Facebook and Unity are building a Steam-like PC game platform

Twitter says it closed 235,000 extremist accounts in the past six months

Cisco’s new Meeting Server lets workers communicate across rivaling services

Microsoft releases PowerShell on GitHub to court Linux and Mac users

Nutanix brings its software to Cisco’s UCS servers without official backing

In the hyper-converged race, why are young companies leaving legacies in the dust?

Cybersecurity offers first glimpse of the future of Big Data applications, says Wikibon analyst

Russia gets its first bitcoin exchange as confusion reigns over local attempts to ban cryptocurrencies

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