2017-03-07 22:13
Firefox 52 bans plug-ins, supports 'game changer' standard
Mozilla today updated Firefox to version 52, which warns users when they put passwords into non-encrypted websites, bars all plug-ins other than Adobe's Flash Player and adds support for an under-consideration technology standard that claims to run web
2017-03-07 21:55
Google ignites Python library for command lines
With its Python Fire library, Google is offering Python developers a mechanism to easily generate command-line interfaces.
2017-03-07 20:54
Microsoft's Slack competitor is coming March 14
Microsoft’s entry into the modern workplace chat app market will be generally available in a week. The company announced Tuesday it will be marking the occasion with a webcast to discuss what’s new since the service was announced last year.
2017-03-07 20:23
GOP lawmaker drags iPhone into healthcare debate
Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz today dragged Apple and its iPhone into the debate about healthcare coverage during an appearance on CNN.
2017-03-07 19:44
Google's Neural Machine Translation engine learns three new languages, with more on the way
Late last year, Google announced a breakthrough in translating. Dubbed Neural Machine Translation, it let Google’s AI-powered engine tackle full sentences instead of just words, giving translations a more natural feel. Now Google is expanding it to a
2017-03-07 19:05
ZTE pays $892M settlement to US over illegal sales to Iran
Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has agreed to pay US$892 million to the U.S. government for illegally selling networking technology to Iran.  
2017-03-07 18:38
Yahoo's Captain is a family assistant that lives in your messaging app
Yahoo might be on the verge of being sold to Verizon for a king’s ransom, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t stopped making online tools of questionable usefulness. Its latest effort, Captain, is a chatbot that “streamlines family logistics,” or
2017-03-07 17:20
Salesforce launches custom image recognition as Einstein goes GA
Salesforce is getting into the computer vision business with a new tool designed to let users easily train a custom image recognition system.
2017-03-07 17:08
Google Assistant learns how to read texts as its prime-time rollout continues
Google Assistant is having a great month. Just last week Google started rolling out its voice-activated aide to all Android phones running Marshmallow and Nougat, and now it’s showing off a new trick that will make it much more useful: integration wi
2017-03-07 17:01
WikiLeaks' CIA document dump shows agency can compromise Android, TVs
WikiLeaks has released more than 8,700 documents it says come from the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence, with some of the leaks saying the agency had 24 "weaponized" and previously undisclosed exploits for the Android operating system as of 2016.