Collaborate Disseminate
Peter Thiel recently complained parts of Silicon Valley are “hyper-politically correct” about sexual activity, and shared a friend’s theory that conservative parts of America tolerate Silicon Valley “because people there just don’t have that much sex. … Continue reading Peter Thiel Thinks There’s Not Enough Sex In Silicon Valley
Slashdot’s most-visited story of the year was “Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking From Windows 8 And Above,” which was visited more than 330,910 times since we published it August 16. And our second and third most popular stories came in the sp… Continue reading Slashdot’s 10 Most-Visited Stories of 2016
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Mac Rumors: Apple’s iPhone and iPad were the most popular mobile devices gifted during the holidays this year, according to new data shared by Yahoo-owned mobile analytics firm Flurry. Flurry examined device act… Continue reading Apple Tops Holiday Sales With 44 Percent of All New Device Activations
Long-time Slashdot reader cstacy noticed Saturday that Julian Assange hadn’t made any communications or public appearances in six weeks. But today an anonymous reader writes:
Julian Assange is still not dead, reports The Inquisitr, noting “the WikiLeak… Continue reading Julian Assange Could Be Time’s ‘Person Of The Year’, And Is Also Still Not Dead
“Don’t let the millennial buzz fool you. Older workers handle and adapt to new systems better than younger people,” writes CIO magazine. Slashdot reader itwbennett writes: A survey by London-based market research firm Ipsos Mori, sponsored by Dropbox, … Continue reading Older Workers Are Better At Adapting To New Technology, Study Finds
“A new study casts doubt on Uber’s claim that ride-sharing has reduced drunken driving,” reports the Washington Post. An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes their report:
Researchers at Oxford University and the University of Southern California who exami… Continue reading Uber Doesn’t Decrease Drunk Driving, Finds New Study
CRBE has released their annual list of the top tech cities in the U.S., analyzing 13 metrics (including salaries and housing costs) to “gauge the competitive advantage of markets and their ability to attract, grow and retain tech-talent pools.” An anon… Continue reading New York Falls and Seattle Rises on ‘America’s Top Tech Cities’ List
LichtSpektren writes: W3Counter’s stats for June 2016 are in, and Linux desktop accounts for 2.48% of all web visits from tracked websites… (Android is counted separately from “Linux desktop.”) Meanwhile, NetMarketShare shows Linux with a 2.02% share… Continue reading Linux Grabs More Than 2% of Desktop Market Share