Facebook report on government data requests a reminder there is no privacy
The CSO story, “Facebook report on government data requests a reminder there is no privacy,” which posted to the newswire Wednesday, had an incorrect byline. The correct byline is Antone Gonsalves. The story has been corrected on the wire Read the original: Facebook report on government data requests a reminder there is no privacyfat burning vegetables
Tencent ups the ante, offers users 10TB of free cloud storage in promotion
If you thought that the free storage that’s offered by Microsoft, Google and others were generous, then you’ve never been to China. Tencent, in an attempt to crawl past local rivals Baidu and Weibo, is offering customers a whopping 10 Terabytes of space on its Weiyun cloud storage service. All users need to do is sign up with the company, offer up their QQ account number, and download the Weiyun mobile app — which...
Bechtel Uses iPad and iOS to Build on Innovations
Bechtel is one of the world’s most respected engineering and construction companies, with projects that span energy, transportation, communications, mining, oil and gas, and government services. Since its founding more than a century ago, the company has worked on tens of thousands of landmark projects, including Hoover Dam, the Channel Tunnel, and entire airports in Hong Kong and Qatar. “Bechtel projects by definition require...
Distro Issue 105: The tale of the amazing multi-colored e-paper display
Once upon a time, the possibility of a color e-reader seemed a reality just around the bend. As the sun set on the 2000s, though, prototypes and the potential for multi-hued e-paper devices seemed to disappear. In this issue of our weekly, Sean Buckley examines the events surrounding the once bright future of the tech and why we’re still e-reading in black-and-white. As far as reviews go, we offer up our detailed analysis of the...
Will software-defined networking kill network engineers’ beloved CLI?
SDN (software-defined networking) promises some real benefits for people who use networks, but to the engineers who manage them, it may represent the end of an era. Read more here: Will software-defined networking kill network engineers’ beloved CLI?kidney flush
