IDG Contributor Network: 13 near-misses? Google’s autonomous driving stats are no major setback
A car pulls up to the curb at your hotel. There is no driver. You peak inside, and notice there…
Raytheon names new enterprise security spinout Forcepoint
Raytheon has given a name to the enterprise security business it has been piecing together for the past few years:…
Survey says: Almost a third of U.S. consumers on Windows 10
U.S. consumers have fallen for Windows 10, according to a just-published survey done for researcher IDC, with a larger fraction…
Sony to sell Xperia Z5 and Compact in U.S. on Feb. 7
Sony is signaling that it again wants to be a bigger player in smartphones, especially in the U.S., after announcing…
State of the CIO 2016: It's complicated
What can you do to get paid more, earn greater respect, gain access to more resources to address IT challenges…
IDG Contributor Network: 9 key questions to ask of your next digital business initiative
In my last article, “5 digital business predictions for 2016,” I highlighted that this year we’ll see digital disruptions in…
IDG Contributor Network: Are you a 'human sensor platform'?
It started with Web-based social media. We became enamored with sharing and connecting via Facebook, Twitter, even LinkedIn. Those platforms…
Obama to seek $4B for self-driving car research
The U.S. government plans to spend almost $4 billion over the next 10 years on research into autonomous driving and,…
Microsoft integrates Skype with Slack for easy video calls
Slack may be the darling of the group communication market right now, but there’s one thing it’s missing: voice and…
Netflix to crack down on proxy servers
The days of using a proxy server to access Netflix across borders could soon be over. The streaming service said…