2017-04-20 17:14
MongoDB database as a service offering goes global
MongoDB today announced that it has expanded support for its MongoDB Atlas database as a service offering to 14 Amazon Web Services (AWS) regions across the globe. MongoDB Atlas is a cloud-based version of the company's open source, NoSQL document-orie
2017-04-20 17:12
Flaws let attackers hijack multiple Linksys router models
Two dozen Linksys router models are vulnerable to attacks that could extract sensitive information from their configurations, cause them to become unresponsive and even completely take them over.
2017-04-20 15:00
Most employees willing to share sensitive information, survey says
According to an end user security survey released this morning, 72 percent of employees are willing to share confidential information. In the financial services sector, the percentage was even higher -- 81 percent said they should share sensitive, conf
2017-04-20 14:58
Trump’s H-1B reform resolves few questions
U.S. President Donald Trump signed his so-called “Buy American, Hire American" executive order on Tuesday, aimed in part reforming the H-1B visa process for temporary foreign workers. The order clarifies that the new administration does indeed intend
2017-04-20 12:00
Facebook's Relay JavaScript framework gets GraphQL
Facebook has reconstructed its Relay JavaScript framework for building data-driven applications for easier use.
2017-04-20 12:00
Machine-to-machine 'voice' has a name, a chirp, and a niche
Machines communicating by voice with other machines is a science fiction staple. But it's already being used by a bus service, Shuttl, to ease passenger boarding.
2017-04-20 12:00
AWS CodeStar offers templates to ease cloud app deployments
Amazon looks to simplify building and deploying apps on its cloud platform with the introduction of the AWS CodeStar service this week.
2017-04-20 11:18
Raspberry Pi Roundup: Pi-se of the Machines, keeping the ball up, and GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL
The Raspberry Pi is a computer of relatively modest raw capability, but it’s limited much more by our own creativity than it is by its hardware. We’ve seen Pis be everything from video game emulators to fantastic wedding proposal aides to fruit sni
2017-04-20 08:43
Google reportedly plans ad blocking feature for Chrome browser
Google makes a lot of money from online advertisements. In what appears to be a surprising move at first glance, the company is likely to introduce an ad blocking feature that could be turned on by default in desktop and mobile versions of its Chrome b
2017-04-20 06:43
Facebook aims to let people type from their brain, hear with skin
Facebook revealed Wednesday that it is working on technology to let people type straight from their brains at 100 words per minute.