Faced with tech changes, retailers eye the need for innovation
NEW YORK — Since retailers – even major ones – tend not to spend money on research and development, many…
Silencing dissent? IAB blocks Adblock Plus from internet advertising conference
It usually doesn’t work out very well for a group that attempts to silence dissent, but the Interactive Advertising Bureau…
Microsoft stops support of old Windows on new PCs. What?
Microsoft is making some terrible changes to the Windows support policies. For the first time, older versions of Windows won’t…
Microsoft to cut some Azure computing prices
Good news for businesses using Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform: their infrastructure bills may be shrinking come February. Microsoft announced that…
U.S. plan for a public-safety network could mean a windfall for a big carrier
A public-safety network across the U.S. that could speed up disaster response may also lead to a big payoff for…
Apple runs two betas simultaneously of iOS and OS X
Apple this week took the unusual step of simultaneously providing developers and the general public with previews of two different…
Test your Super Bowl picks with this new machine-learning prediction tool
There’s been no end in sight to the advance of machine learning into the world of enterprise software, but this…
New job realities ahead for IT workers
The change in IT hiring was illustrated this week by General Electric Co., which announced it is moving its headquarters…
Automakers will collaborate to try to prevent car hacks
Major automakers plan to work with the U.S. government to try to deter hacks of connected cars before they become…
It's server chip season for Intel
When you post on Facebook or Twitter, watch a movie on Netflix or play an online game, a server somewhere…