"Microsoft Quietly Releases Game-Changing Ethereum Proof-of-Authority on Azure" Investopedia 8:38 AM
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"Windows 10 to get new 'InPrivate Desktop' security feature" ZDNet 7:00 PM
"BBC subpoenas Microsoft to identify Doctor Who leaker" TechSpot 9:27 AM
"BBC Wants Microsoft to Provide Information on Doctor Who Leaker: A leak of the upcoming season of Doctor Who, to feature the first female Doctor, was stored and shared through Microsoft's OneDrive service." WinBuzzer 9:26 AM
"IBM Demonstrates DeepLocker AI Malware at Black Hat" eWeek 9:07 AM
"Why IBM is offering $200K to developers to create tech solutions for natural disaster relief: IBM invites developers to Call for Code, a hackathon competition aimed at building digital tools to help with some of nature's worst disasters." TechRepublic 9:09 AM
"IBM vows to fill 2,200 new roles in DACH" Channelnomics 9:09 AM
"Intel's 3-point plan for coming out on top of the AI chip war: Gadi Singer, VP of Intel's Artificial Intelligence Products Group, lays out the chip giant's AI strategy and explains what's driving it." ZDNet 7:40 AM
"'We have trained over 99,000 developers, students and professors since April 2017 for making AI-ready talent available in the country." NDTV 9:15 AM
"Intel sold $1 billion of artificial intelligence chips in 2017" Reuters 3:18 PM
"Intel Makes Storage Integral To Data Center Architecture, And That's Smart" Forbes 3:17 PM
"Intel Launches First Consumer QLC NAND SSD" ExtremeTech 9:15 AM
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"Intel's Crimson Canyon NUCs with Cannon Lake CPU & Radeon dGPU Available for Pre-Order" AnandTech 10:43 AM
"Vinod Dham, father of the Pentium, takes on AI chips with agent-based AlphaICs" VentureBeat 10:12 AM
"AMD Releases Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q3 WHQL" AnandTech 9:13 AM
"AMD vs Nvidia: Whose Driver Updates Improve Performance More?" Tom's Hardware 9:13 AM
"AMD Radeon Pro 18.Q3 drivers make pro power available everywhere" The Tech Report 9:13 AM
"AMD shows how you can add real-time ray tracing effects with Radeon ProRender and Radeon Rays" DSOG 9:14 AM
"HP unveils Indigo series enhancements" PrintWeek 9:13 AM
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"Amazon won't be able to get off Oracle by 2020: Larry Ellison/Other competitors, like SAP and Salesforce, have also tried and failed to end their reliance on Oracle, Ellison said on Tuesday at a company event." IANS 9:17 AM
"Salesforce takes leaf out of Oracle's book to forge little co-CEO bromance" The Register 9:18 AM
"Cisco's Switch Business Seems Safe from Amazon's Challenge" Market Realist 11:51 AM
"Cisco expands Viptela SD-WAN to edge routers" Telecompaper 9:06 AM
"Shock. People still feel intense dislike for their cable companies: In the latest Consumer Reports survey of cable companies, only one didn't get the lowest score for value." ZDNet 1:30 PM
"Google Classroom redesigned with new Classwork page for better organization of assignments" Android Police 10:18 AM
"Facebook builds its own AR games for Messenger video chat" TechCrunch 8:19 AM
"Magic Leap's futuristic goggles are finally launching — here's how much they cost and how to buy them" Business Insider 8:04 AM
"You've heard of Michael 'Air' Jordan – well, get ready for 'AI-R' Jordan" The Register 8:04 AM
"Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Called Out On His Own Website Over Alex Jones Decision" HuffPost 8:04 AM
"Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explains why Alex Jones is not banned" CBS News 8:04 AM
"Mozilla tests Firefox add-on that steers users toward serendipity: The new 'Advance' add-on takes into account a user's browsing history to recommend other sites to explore." Computerworld 8:03 AM
"Trading apps vulnerable to hacking, report says" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:53 AM
"New genre of artificial intelligence programs take computer hacking to another level" Reuters 7:47 AM
"Seeking new growth drivers, Samsung plans $22 billion spending on new tech" Reuters 7:46 AM
"Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones vulnerable to hacking: researchers" Reuters 7:42 AM
"Instagram Dominates the Influencer Market" PC Magazine 7:41 AM
"Black Hat 2018: What to Expect" PC Magazine 7:41 AM
"New York City imposes temporary cap on Uber, Lyft vehicles: New York has ~13,000 traditional yellow cabs and over 80,000 Uber and Lyft cars." Ars Technica 6:55 PM
"FCC lied to Congress about made-up DDoS attack, investigation found" Ars Technica 3:23 PM
"The FCC lied to Congress about an alleged cyberattack and didn't come clean until now" The Verge 3:16 PM
"Agencies still lag in empowering their CIOs. What gives?" Federal Computer Week 8:54 AM
"Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 review: A great tablet for fun and serious work" Mashable 10:11 AM
"Google's Android Monopoly Isn't Free" Forbes 9:21 AM
"Disney Has Already Lost the Streaming Wars" 24/7 Wall St. 8:16 AM
"Xiaomi Mi A2 review: A great sequel with a fantastic camera, but it isn't for everyone" Android Central 8:14 AM
"Lenovo Smart Display Review: Google Shows Off" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:03 AM
"Semi-Autonomous Cars Have Flaws. That's Why They Need Tests" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:03 AM
"Voice of concern: Smart assistants are creating new openings for hackers/Let's talk about the security of smart speakers." CNET 7:56 AM
"You Can Learn Everything Online Except for the Things You Can't" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:56 AM
"There Is No Magic in Magic Leap: The company's concept videos were obviously misleading to anyone who cares about mixed reality." Motherboard 11:56 AM
"Magic Leap CEO interview: For $2,295, start living 10 years ahead of everyone else" VentureBeat 1:30 PM
"Inside Magic Leap's Quest To Remake Itself As An Ordinary Company (With a Real Product)" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:55 AM
"I finally tried Magic Leap, and I have mixed feelings" CNET 7:55 AM
"Magic Leap is either brilliant or BS. It's ready to prove its AR gear is real" CNET 7:55 AM
"Three Ways To Thwart Email Scams And Protect Your Employees' Most Sensitive Data" Forbes 7:53 AM
"Artificial Intelligence Starts in the IT Department" InformationWeek 7:47 AM
"Taking the pulse of machine learning adoption" ZDNet 7:41 AM
"Stocks end mostly lower, but Nasdaq ekes out longest win streak in 5 months: Tesla stock falls as Wall Street vets Musk's go-private talk" MarketWatch 4:00 PM
"Stocks End Flat Amid Rising U.S.-China Trade Tensions; Disney, Tesla Slip: Stocks ended mixed on Wednesday as a push from strong corporate earnings is muted by continued trade tensions between the U.S. and China." TheStreet 3:59 PM
"Stock Market Closes Little Changed, But Energy Sector Takes A Beating" Investor's Business Daily 3:59 PM
"Markets Right Now: Stocks end mostly lower on Wall Street" Associated Press 3:59 PM
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"Chinese stocks recede, while other Asian markets resume gains: Hong Kong ekes out a gain, while SoftBank gain limits loss for Nikkei" MarketWatch 8:55 AM
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