Collaborate Disseminate
Stan Schroeder, writing for Mashable:An anonymous hacker managed to obtain an enormous number of user credentials in June 2013 from fallen social networking giant MySpace — some 427 million passwords, belonging to approx. 360 million users. In May 201… Continue reading You Can Now Browse Through 427 Millon Stolen MySpace Passwords
Over the past few weeks, we have seen a number of CEOs — including Google’s Sundar Pichai, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg — become victims of Twitter hacks. One must ask, what’s wrong with Twitter that so many people — including high-profile names -… Continue reading Why Twitter Can’t Even Protect Tech CEOs From Getting Hacked
Kristen V. Brown, reporting for Fusion:It is well-trod territory at this point that biases against women’s technological abilities hold women in technology back. Study after study has shown bias persists at every point of the employment process. So the… Continue reading Women Interviewing For Tech Jobs Actually Did Worse When Their Voices Were Masked As Men’s
Dell is discontinuing its Venue line of Android tablets. Furthermore, the company says it will also stop issuing software updates to its existing Android tablets. The move comes as Dell wants to shift its focus on Windows 2-in-1 devices. As for the oth… Continue reading Dell Stops Selling Android Tablets
Elizabeth Warren, an American academic and member of the Democratic Party, believes that Google, Apple, and Amazon are trying to use their size to “snuff out competition.” In a speech about the perils of “consolidation and concentration” throughout the… Continue reading Elizabeth Warren Says Apple, Amazon and Google Are Trying To ‘Lock Out’ Competition
BMW, Intel, and Mobileye NV are working to develop autonomous-car technology, reports Bloomberg, citing multiple sources. Senior executives from each company will hold an event on Friday to discuss the driverless-vehicle initiative, the report adds. Fr… Continue reading BMW, Intel, Mobileye Partner On Self-Driving Cars, ‘Turning Point For Automotive Industry’: Reports
An anonymous reader writes: While it’s possible to create and view specially built virtual reality ‘WebVR’ websites through today’s browsers, traversing the web in VR means taking your VR headset on and off as you come across VR websites and non-VR web… Continue reading Google Is Adding a VR Shell To Chrome To Let You Browse the Entire Web In VR
According to a report on Recode, Apple has rejected an update to Spotify’s iOS app, and that this has caused a “grave harm to Spotify and its customers.” The Swedish-based music company competes with Apple’s Music streaming app and service. In a letter… Continue reading Spotify Says Apple Won’t Approve New Version Of Its App Because It Doesn’t Want Competition For Apple Music
We finally know what N in Android N stands for: Nougat. Google made the announcement on Thursday. The Android maker always names smartphone operating system updates after candies and other sweet treats. The past few versions, for instances, are named M… Continue reading Google Reveals What N In Android N Stands For — Nougat
An anonymous reader shares an Ars Technica report: If you have about $400K to spare, IMAX’s Private Theatre division will now build an IMAX cinema setup in your own home. The entry-level IMAX Private Theatre is the “Palais,” which starts at about $400,… Continue reading IMAX Will Build You a Home Theater — Starting at $400K