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Microsoft has made no secret of its grand plans for chat bots, and this week it rolled out five new ones for Skype. Surely the most fun is "Spock," a bot that promises to help you "learn the ways of Vulcan logic."

After Microsoft released an anniversary update of Windows 10 for PCs, a version is now available for the popular Raspberry Pi 3 developer board.

The first all-machine hacking competition is taking place today in Las Vegas.

Microsoft today launched another bug bounty for Edge, the default browser within Windows 10.

Overseas fashion models working on H-1B visas is a peculiar part of the visa law. This visa is intended for high-skilled workers, such as those in computer-related occupations. But to work in the U.S. in the 1990s as a fashion model, the H-1B visa was Melania Trump's obvious visa choice.

Successfully funded on Indiegogo, Go Cubes are a more creative way to get your fix. They're made with real cold-brewed coffee -- the equivalent of 1/2 cup (50mg) in each chewable cube. They're also crafted with precise amounts of other safe, effective supplements that improve the caffeine intake for enhanced focus & clarity, so you can get the most out of your day. They come in 3 flavors, and with this particular deal you get a box of 20 four-packs (80 cubes) in assorted flavors for $39. That's 34% off the typical list price of $59. Читать дальше...

I don't know about you, but I sure do love stuff that seems like it's straight out of science fiction.

Enterprises are eager to get Windows 10 onto their workers' PCs. Or they're in no rush.

This innovative Tracer360 visibility vest averages 5 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 325 customers (90% rate a perfect 5 stars -- read reviews). It is designed for maximum comfort and visibility year-round while cycling, running, walking, on a motorcycle or any other application where visibility is a concern, particularly at night. It features a full 360 degrees of illumination and 3M reflectivity, designed to catch the attention of drivers up to 1/4 mile away. It flashes, strobes or blinks and features a variety of colors... Читать дальше...

Every headline you read is clickbait. No, seriously. They are all designed to provide enough information for you to click and read an article.

Most virtual reality headsets need to be tethered to PCs or smartphones; few are self-contained. A new VR chipset from Allwinner could change that, and also drive down headset prices.

When you outsource IT services to a managed service provider (MSP), it stands to reason that the provider takes on considerable responsibility for securing that environment. Ultimately, though, it is still your company and, therefore you, who must share the responsibility for securing every piece of data.

The C930e webcam from Logitech is business-grade, making a professional impression with full 1080p HD video at a smooth 30 frames per second. It's the first with H.264 UVC 1.5 encoding, which processes video on-camera and takes the burden off your PC. The C930e features full pan, tilt and 4X digital zoom capability. It has a wide 90-degree extended view, making it ideal for meeting rooms, whiteboard presentations, product demos, and more. Smooth autofocus keeps your video image razor sharp, even in close ups. Читать дальше...

If a hacker wants into your hotel room, it’s a done deal.

Previously, Cody Brocious showed how to pick a hotel door lock in 200 milliseconds – less time than it takes to blink; inspired by that, other researchers developed devices to pick Onity keycard-protected hotel locks; the smallest was disguised as a dry erase marker.

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Marc Tarabella wants to swipe left on Tinder's privacy policy.

The company's terms of use breach European Union privacy laws, according to Tarabella, a member of the European Parliament.

Tarabella particularly dislikes the way the company gives itself the right to swipe the personal information and photos of its users, and to continue using it even if they deactivate their accounts.

It's not just Tinder: Tarabella is also unhappy about how much personal information Runkeeper keeps about runners' movements... Читать дальше...

Look around and you’ll find speculation about Apple Watch, iPhone, Apple Car and the Mac, but no one seems to be speculating about “the future of computing”. What’s up with that?

The Executive Office Solutions Portable Adjustable Laptop Desk/Stand/Table is designed to allow you to set up an office anywhere! It is easy to carry, with a light weight aluminum frame. This device makes a perfect desk for your laptop.  The adjustable legs allow you to rotate 360 degrees and lock it in place at various angles. This desk is also vented and connects to your computer via the  included USB cord to power two quiet CPU cooling fans.

The numbers aren’t encouraging.

Despite women making up 59% of the US labor force and almost 51% of the entire US population, according to the US Census Bureau, only 30% of workers in the tech industry are women. That figure drops to a paltry 16% when you look at the engineering workforce within the tech industry. If you’re wondering about open source, women make up only 6% of users on GitHub.

Many women are unfortunately deterred from entering the field, noting that the scarcity... Читать дальше...

Industrial facilities should be on guard against drones. Even off-the-shelf versions of the unmanned aircraft could be used to disrupt sensitive systems.

The U.S. government has Area 51 -- Facebook has Area 404.

The main difference is that Facebook has told us what is in Area 404. And it doesn't involve aliens (that we know of).

Instead, Area 404 is a lab focused on hardware engineering. It has two distinct spaces -- one for electrical engineering labs and one for prototyping workshops. In it, Facebook hopes to create the next generation of hardware to help the company achieve the goals laid out in its 10-year roadmap. So what do we know about Area 404 so far? Читать дальше...

Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters

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Facebook used to design its servers and other hardware at labs scattered across the company, but they've now been consolidated in a state of the art facility at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters. The new lab is called Area 404, a play on the 404 error message seen on the web and, presumably, the U.S. military's Area 51 research base. It covers 22,000 square feet and has 50 workbenches where engineers design, build and test their protptype hardware. Читать дальше...

Banner Health, a provider of hospital services, has notified by mail 3.7 million people, including patients, health plan members, healthcare providers and customers at its food and beverage outlets, that their payment card and health plan data, among other information, may have been compromised.

Ten months after Dropbox first unveiled Paper, the collaborative writing tool entered open beta on Wednesday and is getting mobile versions for iOS and Android.

ARI Fleet Management manages 1.2 million things with wheels across North America and Europe, from telephone company trucks to corporate vehicles to railroad maintenance trucks.