Battle lines are drawn: IBM prepares Power9 to take on Intel and ARM
IBM has many goals with its upcoming Power9 chip, and one of them is to challenge the dominance of Intel’s…
Facebook takes on critics with political bias class
After facing allegations that it was actively suppressing conservative views, Facebook has responded by adding an employee training class focused…
How I Use Android: Franco.Kernel and Focus creator Francisco Franco
These days, most Android devices work pretty well out of the box — but that doesn’t mean you can’t get…
AWS and Azure clouds gain security OK from feds
Three vendors, including Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, have won a key U.S. government authorization that allows federal agencies to…
BlackBerry goes into the red as revenue drops by a third
It looks as though BlackBerry CEO John Chen will be in charge long enough to launch another couple of phones…
The number of corporate users hit by crypto ransomware is skyrocketing
The prevalence of ransomware programs, both those that encrypt data and those that don’t, has exploded over the past two…
Google Fiber and Webpass, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
Alphabet is boosting its Google Fiber team with Webpass, a San Francisco-based ISP. The idea is to bring ludicrously-fast Internet…
IDG Contributor Network: Chomping down on bash's brace expansion
Brace expansion is one of the interesting features of bash that many users are barely aware of while many others…
WWDC: Let's explore what's inside Apple's new Photos app
Photos is certainly among the most important applications on Mac or iPhone, so Apple’s decision to improve it in iOS…
Intel, SAP, other tech companies pledge to get more inclusive in hiring
Intel, SAP, Lyft, Spotify and VMware are among over 30 Silicon Valley companies that on Wednesday signed a pledge that…