There’s something that’s been bugging me all day. On Wednesday, security researcher Justin Shafer reached out to a handful of security reporters after he found that Nevada state government’s website was leaking thousands of applications from its medical marijuana dispensary program. Shafer found the leaky web portal by using Google to search government websites for words like “social security,” which anyone can do with relative ease. He […]
MANILA, Philippines (Philippines News Agency) — Isolated rainshowers may prevail in most parts of the archipelago on the first day of 2017. Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) 24-hour forecast, cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over CARAGA and Davao. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains, on the other hand, will prevail […]
Amazon’s depiction of an airborne fulfillment center carrying unmanned aerial vehicles for item delivery. As Amazon inches closer to establishing a drone delivery system, the e-commerce giant may one day keep its inventory in the sky. The US Patent Office earlier this year awarded Amazon a patent for an airborne fulfillment center (AFC) from which drones could launch to make local deliveries. The AFC could sit at […]
Image: Microsoft Many of us want to lose weight, get more exercise, sleep better and so on, but those things are long-term goals with no instant fixes. That’s where a fitness tracker comes in. A wrist band keeps a record so that you can see if you’re improving, and it encourages you to try harder when you’re not. Wear it all the time and it’s a constant […]
A Pentagon subcontractor’s systems were not secured properly. (Image: file photo) A Pentagon subcontractor has exposed reams of highly sensitive details belonging to active military healthcare professionals online, some of which hold top-secret security clearances. Potomac Healthcare Solutions, a subcontractor brought on board to supply healthcare professionals to the US government and military organizations through its Washington, DC.-based contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, was the source of the […]
Microsoft’s ongoing move to reposition itself as a cloud-first/mobile-first vendor continued in 2016. But readers of “All About Microsoft” here on ZDNet remained most interested in Windows 10’s rollout and futures this past year. Credit: ZDNet While it’s Microsoft’s commercial cloud story that many investors and analysts are watching most closely, Microsoft’s moves as the Windows company are what had — and will likely continue to have […]
Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Yesterday, President Obama expelled 35 Russian “Operatives” from the Russian Embassy. Is there any evidence those expelled are “intelligence operatives”? Any hard evidence Russia was behind the Hillary hacks? Any credible evidence that Putin himself is to blame? The answers are No, No, and No. Yet, once again the American press is again asked to co-sign a dubious intelligence assessment. Rush […]
It was certainly a year of ups and downs for Apple, which took steps to shore up many of its products outside the core iOS portable offerings. The Apple Watch got a new user interface, but the smartwatch category drags. Apple TV got a new content navigation app (but not an integrated Apple television service). The redesigned MacBook, of course, got a wee strip of touchy goodness. […]
2017 – the sky’s the limit! Robin Harris The pace of storage change continues to accelerate, and its impact on us continues to grow. Digital storage is central to a digital civilization, and as we grow more digital, we grow more dependent on improvements in storage. Here’s what to expect in 2017. AI AI will make stored data – and therefore storage- more valuable. When you can […]
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370 Lenovo has jumped the gun on CES by releasing info on its latest ThinkPad updates a few days before the annual electronics trade show. While the PC manufacturer isn’t adding anything as radical as the Yoga Book’s Create Pad hybrid input device, its flagship laptops will receive some of the latest computing technology as well as some other improvements. Select ThinkPads will be […]
Employers cannot deduct the levy from the pay of their workers from tomorrow. PUTRAJAYA: Employers will be responsible for paying the levy of their foreign workers from tomorrow, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said this was enforced under the Employer Mandatory Commitment and the employers would be disallowed from deducting the levy from the wages of their workers. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Home […]
From Day One of eBay’s cloud journey, the e-commerce company has focused on keeping its developers happy, according to Suneet Nandwani, eBay’s senior director of cloud infrastructure and platforms. That’s led to several challenges and innovations at the company, the latest of which is the development of TessMaster — a management framework to deploy Kubernetes on OpenStack. With the emergence of Docker, it became clear that containers […]
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Much has been made in the last several years for the need of the CIO and CMO to align on technology plans, as marketing strategy increasingly must be realized largely or entirely within digital experiences. While the CIO has long owned the overall technology stack inside of the enterprise, the CMO has certainly had a say in it in most organizations since the rise of digital marketing […]
Getty Images/iStockphoto With 2016 drawing to a close, here is a look at some of the things — tech, as well as a number of industry metrics — that you should be keeping an eye on over the coming year. CES thoughts Before I begin, I want to mention the first big tech shindig of 2017, which will be CES. I pay very little attention to CES […]
Tesla Transport underpins and supports both urban and rural living worldwide. Whether this is just a runaround to get from A to B, a flight to get to a conference or distribution networks for parcels and supplies, companies and the general public require a strong transport infrastructure for cities and businesses to thrive. However, as transport is so ingrained, new and innovative solutions are required to lessen […]
As we live through it, every year seems packed with significant events and key players who, for better or worse, seize our attention on the world stage. But as 2016 draws to a close and the white noise of 24-hour news cycles and transient Twitter storms fades into the background, it is already clear that history will remember only a handful of those people, each of whom […]
Microsoft’s Surface Studio offers a new angle on the desktop PC Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s high-priced Surface Studio may be selling better than expected, if we can believe a recent report from Digitimes. The Taiwanese company – which publishes a Chinese daily newspaper on IT and high-tech supply chains – reports that “Microsoft has ordered 30,000 units to be shipped in the first quarter of 2017, according to […]
The government of the United States has formally accused Russia of interfering with the 2016 presidential election through a series of hacking attacks. The outgoing Obama administration has issued sanctions for the alleged interference, moves that has prompted the Russian government to promise a retaliation. FBI, DHS Publish Joint Report On Russian Hacking The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security published a joint […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently asked what users would want to see or improve on the social media platform for 2017, and responses to the question have flooded in. Some of the top requests include a bookmark button that would allow users to revisit their favorite accounts and tweets, as well as an improved system for reporting harassment. One of the most requested features for Twitter, however, is […]
By Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The FBI squarely blamed Russian intelligence services on Thursday for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, releasing the most definitive report yet on the issue, including samples of malicious computer code said to have been used in a broad hacking campaign. Starting in mid-2015, Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, the FSB, emailed a malicious link to more than 1,000 recipients, including […]
The Obama administration along with the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation have released the technical details behind ongoing cyber attacks from Russian intelligence groups. Obama on Thursday outlined a series of sanctions on Russia’s two intelligence services and officers for an ongoing hacking campaign on U.S. targets. The White House also said 35 Russian intelligence were ejected and two compounds in the U.S. […]
The last time I wore glasses with a camera built into them, it was Google Glass. The idea, hype, and eventual demise of Google Glass was spurred on by privacy concerns, lack of true augmented reality capabilities, and just how plain goofy the gadget made users look. Snap, the company formerly called Snapchat, is looking to create its own path of wearable cameras with Spectacles. The $129 […]
One of reasons I hesitated in purchasing a Google Pixel XL was the lack of water and dust resistance while being priced the same as the iPhone 7 Plus. I enjoy capturing photos while I am in the rivers fly fishing, cycling the trails in the rain, running through the woods, and making snowmen at the base of Mt Rainier. For the last couple of months I’ve […]
