U.S. collects social media handles from select visitors
Visitors to the U.S. under a visa waiver program are being asked by the Department of Homeland Security for information…
How NORAD's Santa tracker got started
Need to find Santa? Who you gonna call? How about NORAD? Since 1955, the aerospace defense organization has been tracking…
9 Alexa tips and tricks
Siri had a good run, but its time in the spotlight is over. Alexa has arrived, and it’s way smarter…
Isn't it nice to be wanted? (OK, maybe not…)
IT consultant pilot fish is working on a project that’s winding down — but the client likes his work, and…
Uber ships self-driving cars to Arizona after San Francisco spat
A day after it was forced to halt self-driving car testing in California, Uber loaded its cars onto trucks on…
Group that hacked the DNC also infiltrated Ukrainian artillery units
The cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) earlier this year also infiltrated the Ukrainian military…
IDG Contributor Network: 17 Unix tricks for a happy 2017
Hoping that 2017 will be a good year in some important ways, I’ve gathered 17 useful Unix tricks to make…
IDG Contributor Network: Who wins when California takes on Uber? None of us
News about Uber being forced to stop their autonomous car test in California came as quite a shock…to Uber, their…
Nokia files even more patent lawsuits against Apple
Nokia filed new patent infringement lawsuits against Apple on Thursday, a day after it weighed in on a licensing dispute…
Should Google buy Slack to bridge messaging gap?
A lot changed in the enterprise messaging and collaboration market during the final months of 2016. Facebook formally entered the…