2017-02-09 12:00
Apple proposes GPU API for 3D graphics on the web
Apple is promoting the development of a standard API that would allow web browsers to access GPU features for 3D graphics.Â
2017-02-09 08:10
Oracle settling with ex-worker over alleged fiddling of cloud accounts
Oracle has informed a federal court that it is settling a lawsuit in which a former employee had charged that she had been terminated from her job for refusing to go along with accounting principles that she did not consider lawful.
2017-02-09 06:01
Zingbox launhces IoT protection for business
Zingbox, a cloud-based, internet-of-things security startup, is coming out with its first product that it says can tell good IoT behavior from bad and sends alerts when it finds activity outside the norm.
2017-02-09 03:06
Low-power IoT networks go global with a satellite backbone
Inmarsat says it’s built a global IoT network by combining land-based low-power networks with its mesh of communications satellites, bringing data connections to things like cattle in Australia and reservoirs in Malaysia.
2017-02-09 00:50
US idea to collect travelers' passwords alarms privacy experts
To better vet foreign travelers, the U.S. might demand that some visa applicants hand over the passwords to their social media accounts, a proposal that’s alarming privacy experts.
2017-02-08 23:32
Renewables missing from Trump's energy plan
The nation's energy policies appear to be ready to change drastically under President Donald Trump's administration.
2017-02-08 22:35
After Ryzen, AMD has no immediate plan to purge its other PC chips
An AMD Athlon or Sempron chip may not drum as much excitement as Ryzen, but loyalty has helped those brands stick around for more than a decade.
2017-02-08 21:49
Microsoft taps Touch Bar in Mac Office preview
Microsoft yesterday released a refreshed beta of Office 2016 for Mac that includes support for Apple's latest hardware innovation, the Touch Bar that debuted in October on new MacBook Pro notebooks.
2017-02-08 21:44
AT&T, IBM, Nokia join to make IoT systems safer
Some big players in security and the internet of things, including AT&T and Nokia, are joining forces to solve problems that they say make IoT vulnerable in many areas.
2017-02-08 21:17
Facebook shareholders would have uphill climb ousting Zuckerberg from board
A move by a watchdog group and a small group of shareholders to oust Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from his post as chairman would be an uphill battle that would be unlikely to succeed and could hurt the company, analysts said.