Russia has a plan to compete with SpaceX—but it has a flaw
The Russian plan seems to depend on SpaceX standing still.
View ArticleQualcomm rejects Broadcom’s initial $105 billion takeover offer
But Broadcom is still "fully committed" to the acquisition.
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: The agile transformation and test automation
The drive toward using agile as a development methodology that recognizes that testing is an integral part of development, not a separate phase, has transformed the software industry.The trend of...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: A speedy recovery: the key to good outcomes as...
It may have been slow to catch on compared to other industries, but the health care sector has developed a voracious appetite for data.Digital transformation topped the agenda at this year’s...
View ArticleAmazon will run a multi-season Lord of the Rings prequel TV series
The series will introduce new stories set before The Fellowship of the Ring.
View ArticleThousand-dollar iPhone X’s Face ID wrecked by ‘$150 3D-printed mask’
l'd like to take his... his Face ID... off Video Apple's facial-recognition login system in its rather expensive iPhone X can be, it is claimed, fooled by a 3D printed mask, a couple of photos, and a...
View ArticleScripting languages slip in popularity
Prominent scripting languages, once viewed as the future of programming by offering ease of use, have slipped in the monthly Tiobe index of language popularity. Only Python and JavaScript still have...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: KPIs for managing and optimizing devsecops success
Back in 2012, in a report called “DevOpsSec: Creating the Agile Triangle,” Gartner identified the need for information security professionals to become actively involved in devops initiatives.Five...
View ArticleExperts raise eyebrows at digital pill to monitor patients with schizophrenia
Pill reports when itrsquo;s ingested in patients who may have delusions of being spied on.
View ArticleReport suggests Nintendo close to deal for a new Mario movie
Miyamoto would be a producer on possible Illumination Entertainment film.
View ArticleConservative backlash? A Missouri Republican is investigating Google
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is probing Google's business practices.
View Article47% off HDMI Female to Female Coupler 2-Pack, Gold Plated High Speed Adapter...
Here's an adapter that's always good to have on hand. Pop one of them on the end of an HDMI cable and extend your back-of-the-tv HDMI port around front where it's easier to access. Or use them to...
View ArticleSurvey of bug bounty hunters shows who pans for pwns
Bug hunters are educated, young, looking for challengemdash;and cash to feed security habit.
View ArticleCompuServe Forums, RIP
Over two decades of discussion and bad advice about to be deleted.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Mono .Net runtime brings back interpreter
Mono, Microsoft’s open source, cross-platform runtime for .Net-based development, has regained its .Net interpreter, about a decade after it was removed to keep Mono’s development effort...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Access denied? How data sharing can shape the future...
The days of walking into a local bank branch are long gone—at least for most customers.Forty-six percent of consumers exclusively use digital banking channels compared to just 27 percent in 2012.To...
View ArticleUniversity could lose millions from “unethical” research backed by Peter Thiel
With nudge from federal regulators, an internal investigation found big problems.
View ArticleWhat do Vegas hookers, Colombian government, and 30,000 other sites have in...
Someone’s potentially getting rich – and it isn’t you Over the past few months there has been an alarming rise in the number of websites running code that silently joyrides computers and secretly makes...
View ArticleIt’s 2017 – and your Windows PC can be forced to run malware-stuffed Excel...
Not enough? How about a few dozen PDF remote code holes? Microsoft and Adobe are getting into the holiday spirit this month by gorging users and admins with a glut of security fixes.…
View ArticleHow can airlines stop hackers pwning planes over the air? And don’t say...
As Homeland Security hacks 757 on the tarmac At least some commercial aircraft are vulnerable to wireless hacking, a US Department of Homeland Security official has admitted.…
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