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Microsoft boasts that Edge is the browser to use if you want security
Web browser security is a major concern – with plenty of infections occurring due to careless surfing or vulnerabilities in add-ons – so it’s not surprising to hear that Microsoft has been boasting because it believes the new Edge browser is doing particularly well on this front.
Congress Approves Bill Making Internet Tax Ban Permanent
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation placing a permanent ban on states’ taxing Internet access, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for signing into law. By a vote of 75-20, the Senate gave final approval to a bill toughening enforcement of U.S. duties on foreign
Ubuntu Goes to Microsoft’s Windows 10 Bash
Microsoft on Wednesday unwrapped a major open source coup for Canonicalwhen it announced that Ubuntu Linux will be able to run on Windows 10. Kevin Gallo, Microsoft’s director of Windows developer platform, announced the development during a keynote address at Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference in San Francisco.
What a Burrito Taught Me About Customer Service on Social Media
It began like any other Takeout Thursday at the Metis Communications office. We chose a restaurant, placed a group order on DoorDash (a food delivery service), and eagerly awaited the arrival of our burrito lunch from Boloco. When said lunch arrived, however, there was a problem: Melissa,
Qubes’ Xen-Like Security Requires a Leap of Faith
If you want an effective and different approach to computer platform security, turn to the Qubes OS. Be prepared to adjust your expectations and your computing comfort zone, however. The Qubes OS does not work the way other Linux distros work in adding extra layers of security.
Inventor of Email, Ray Tomlinson, Dies
Raytheon Co., his employer, on Sunday confirmed his death; the details were not immediately available. Email existed in a limited capacity before Tomlinson in that electronic messages could be shared amid multiple people within a limited framework. But until his invention in 1971 of the first network
Sing to the Opera: Spiritual son of alternative browser breaks cover
Today saw the arrival of yet another browser on a very crowded scene. Hailed as one for the power users, Vivaldi hit the all-important v1.0 milestone as it tries to position itself as a challenger, the same way Google Chrome did seven years ago. Techradar interviewed Jon
Make a New Year’s Resolution to Double Check Technology Decisions, Even If You’re Kylie Jenner
While the fall foliage has only just peaked in Boston and we’re months away from the New Year, startups are already kicking into high-gear planning mode for 2016. By October, many entrepreneurs are laying out annual product road maps, setting sales targets and estimating staff needs. After a brief
Intel’s Broadwell Xeon E5-2600 v4 chips: So what’s in it for you, smartie-pants coders
Intel today officially pulls the wraps off its mildly delayed Xeon E5 v4 server processors. These chips follow up 2014’s Xeon E5 v3 parts, which used a 22nm process size and the Haswellmicro-architecture. Intel shrunk Haswell to 14nm, and after some tinkering, codenamed the resulting design Broadwell.
Social Advocacy and Politics: Facebook Buzz Predicts Bernie Sanders’ Rise in Primaries
Whether you look at the “people talking” on candidate Facebook Pages (Likes, comments and shares over the past week) or the larger metric of Facebook buzz provided by USA Today’s Facebook Barometer (Likes, comments, shares and mentions over the past week), the better a candidate is doing