Freedom House report: Internet freedom declined in 36 of 65 countries studied this year
The World Cracks Down on the Internet — In September of last year, Chinese authorities announced an unorthodox standard to help them decide whether to punish people for posting online comments that ...
IBM's Watson Analytics enters public beta
Summary:IBM has made it cognitive analytics package more widely available. — IBM has launched the public beta of Watson Analytics, its set of cloud-based predictive and analytics tools. — The move...
North Korea's cyber war cell Bureau 121 employs 1800 hackers who are considered military elite
In North Korea, hackers are a handpicked, pampered elite — (Reuters) - Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121 …
Bebe confirms payment card data breach at retail stores, does not disclose number of affected customers
Retailer Bebe Confirms Payment Card Data Breach — Another day, another payment card data breach. In what's now becoming routine news, this morning retailer Bebe is confirming …
Why tech giants create new programming languages, and how Go and Swift reflect their creators
My Computer Language is Better than Yours — Go and Swift take another step up the programming-language ladder … Google has Go, first conceived in 2009. Facebook introduced Hack last spring.
Secret struggles after clamping down on bullying; CEO teases dramatic revamp coming next week
What's happening with Secret? — Secret, the anonymous messaging app that captured the attention of Silicon Valley in the months after its January launch, is struggling.
DeviantArt launching first official iPhone and Android apps, reveals new logo and website revamp
With Its New App, DeviantArt Finally Has A Mobile Place For Those 65 Million Monthly Visitors — With 65 million unique visitors a month sharing, exploring, and discussing artwork of all sorts …
Sources: HP's Chronowing was manufactured by smartwatch maker Meta
Meet the company that's behind HP's smartwatch — HP threw a curveball when it announced a surprisingly good-looking smartwatch earlier this year, the Michael Bastian-designed Chronowing.
IBM's Watson Analytics enters public beta
Summary:IBM has made it cognitive analytics package more widely available. — IBM has launched the public beta of Watson Analytics, its set of cloud-based predictive and analytics tools. — The move...
Why tech giants create new programming languages, and how Go and Swift reflect their creators
My Computer Language is Better than Yours — Go and Swift take another step up the programming-language ladder … Google has Go, first conceived in 2009. Facebook introduced Hack last spring.