Former Microsoft chief sheds light on Windows 8 a decade later
In a recent interview, the ex-chief of Windows 8 shed light on the development and legacy of the controversial operating system. Windows 8 took risks, garnered mixed reviews and influences the IT landscape to this day.
Windows 8, released in 2012, was seen as a revolutionary new operating syste... Read more
Shutterstock partners with OpenAI to create AI-generated images
Shutterstock partnered with OpenAI to create AI-generated images using the DALL-E API.
Shutterstock has been providing stock images to organizations for years. Customers use the service to create brand campaigns and artwork. The business plan for Shutterstock has stayed the same: people upload i... Read more
Interserve fined £4.4 million for lack of data protection
Interserve was fined £4.4 million by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a breach of personal employee data.
In 2019, UK-based outsourcing firm Interverse was faced with several cyberattacks that compromised the personal information of 113,000 employees. From March 18th to D... Read more
TensorFlow announces future plans
TensorFlow published a blog on the roadmap they expect to take to scale their existing business.
TensorFlow is a free and open-source software library for machine learning and artificial intelligence. The project was authored by Google engineers, and the tech giant remains responsible for its de... Read more
Typosquatting campaign impersonates 27 brands
27 brands from different sectors are being impersonated in a typosquatting campaign to trick unsuspecting users and install malware in their systems.
Typosquatting is as old as the internet. The technique involves a malicious actor creating a fake website with a domain name similar to a legitima... Read more
Google launches GUAC, open-source tool for software security reviews
Google introduced GUAC, an all-new cybersecurity tool that combines strategic data from different sources to help developers efficiently review and analyze software security.
Google collaborated with Citibank NA, Purdue and Kusari to launch the tool, which helps companies find software vulnerabi... Read more
IBM Consulting faces backlash after issuing back-to-office policy
IBM Consulting faces staff protests after releasing a back-to-office policy which the company expects to increase the creativity and productivity of its employees collectively.
A recent policy issued by IBM Consulting revealed that employees need to be in the office three days a week if they liv... Read more
SolarWinds and Dynatrace directors resign over antitrust concerns
Several directors of SolarWinds and DynaTrace have resigned after being contacted by the US Department of Justice about a possible antitrust violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act.
The Department of Justice announced that tech firms SolarWinds, DynaTrace, Skillsoft, and Udemy may have violate... Read more
Node.js 19 is now generally available
The Node.js team recently released Node.js 19. The update aims to modernize the V8 JavaScript engine to version 10.7 while making HTTP(s)/1.1 KeepAlive default.
The V8 JavaScript engine brings the latest version of Intl.NumberFormat to JavaScript API and allows developers to establish reusable f... Read more
UK takes steps to address datacenter power outage concerns
The UK government has reportedly taken steps to solve blackout challenges faced by datacenter operators during potential winter season power shortages. There are growing concerns about the scarce gas supply causing major blackouts.
Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the emphasi... Read more