Amazon Web Services, however, isn't the only one who dislikes Elastic's move to relicense Elasticsearch under the non-open-source Server Side Public License.
A Mozilla engineer explains why Firefox has opted for error messages instead of Chrome programmatically installing Apple's Rosetta emulator for its new Arm-based Macs.
Corellium has managed the difficult trick of getting Linux running natively on Apple's new M1-powered Mac Mini in record time.
Raspberry Pi releases the Pi Pico and is partnering with Arduino and Adafruit to expand the ecosystem around Raspberry Pi's own silicon.
The business-model war between open-source software vendors and cloud providers heats up with Elastic taking on Amazon Web Services.
In response to complaints about Red Hat's latest plans for CentOS Linux, Red Hat will start offering no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux for small production workloads and customer development teams.
Survey finds widespread adoption of low-code and no-code approaches. However, IT still needs to be a full partner.
Ethical-source leaders are trying to find more support for their open-source approach by creating the Organization for Ethical Source.
What's ahead for low-code: merging with collaboration platforms, pushing automation to new levels.
Revolution Populi, calling its developer SDK a "Facebook Killer Kit," expects new social networks enabled by a new blockchain-based database will pop up later this year.
Microsoft's TypeScript rules the world of JavaScript application development.
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CEO Yogesh Gupta said the company is pleased with how customers are responding to its acquisition last year of Chef Software.
The Linux Foundation, which knows a thing or two about building secure software, has suggestions on how we can avoid SolarWinds type attacks in the future. It won't be easy. But it must be done.
Google wants to teach you all about cloud, AI, BigQuery, Kubernetes, and containers.
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
From popular programming langauges to a long-term rise in 5G connections and short-term concerns over IT spending, here's the facts and figures from the past month in tech news.
From assessments on the impact of COVID-19 on the IT industry to patent registrations and a boom in cloud computing, here's the data that matters from the past month in technology news.
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These are the top 20 biggest, fastest, and most lucrative bounty programs on the HackerOne platform.
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WordPress' first major upgrade in years is here, and it was worth the wait. New WordPress 5.0 comes with a revamped and totally gorgeous WYSIWYG editor.
Video games gave Eastern Europeans an escape from the harsh realities of everyday life, yet few had the opportunity to play them.
Fitted inside telephone cases, or even toy organs, these Speccy replicas were less expensive but arguably more creative than the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
With high salaries, low living costs, and warp-speed internet, Bucharest is an appealing destination for techies.
Because sometimes you're in your fifth dev meeting, the beta still isn't done, and you're both tired AND hungry.
Tonya Hall talks to Jonny Dyer, CEO of Muan Space, about how Agile practices are transforming the space industry.
Microsoft's TypeScript rules the world of JavaScript application development.
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Tiobe also predicts that Julia, a programming language with roots in MIT, will become a top 20 language in 2021.
Tiernan Ray says RISC-V, the open source technology standard for computer chips, is starting to produce technology breakthroughs that could make it one of the most important standards in the world. Read more: http://zd.net/2WAExBv
Rust's appeal among developers and software engineers is growing as giants like Microsoft and AWS look to the language to help build infrastructure and systems.
The end of Flash for the browser will come with Firefox 85.
Three-quarters of UK employees already have the skills to survive the automation of work. Are you one of them?
Salesforce's senior director of Accessibility Programs, Catherine Nichols talks with ZDNet and TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler about how the company is creating opportunities for people with disabilities and why she thinks it's important for companies to have a single person spearheading their accessibility efforts.
Tiernan Ray explains that software startup Zapata Computing of Boston, which makes developer tools to program quantum computers, says companies need to get a handle on things like data cleaning and prep now if they want to be prepared for when the most powerful quantum machines arrive, perhaps in a decade’s time. Read more: https://zd.net/3frLmOB
Tonya Hall talks to Daniel Krook, chief technical officer leading the Call for Code Global Initiative at IBM, to learn about the winning project for 2020's competition.
In this week's Jason Squared, Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani discuss Apple’s final announcement of 2020 and whether it lived up to the hype. Read more: https://zd.net/32DirBO
Can broader datasets help developers avoid accidentally perpetuating deep-rooted biases in vital institutions like healthcare and education?
Python is now the second most popular language in the nearly 20-year-old Tiobe index.
Fahim Siddiqui, senior vice president of IT at Home Depot, talks to Larry Dignan about how the retail giant adapted to a surge in online demand due to COVID-19, and how it developed new features and applications and put omnichannel plans to the test. Read more: https://zd.net/34PdUxr
There are features in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 that many people will never use, but its core dictation capability is excellent, while the context-sensitive sidebar help is a big improvement.
After a week of using Office 2013 we're pleasantly surprised. The changes Microsoft has made to support Windows 8 — and specifically Windows 8 tablets — are logical, and they work well with more traditional ways of using Office.
Version 3.0 of Microsoft's cloud-hosted management platform is now available, adding support for mobile devices — including iPhones, iPads and Android.
SQL Server 2012 supports everything from departmental servers to large-scale enterprise clouds. With Hadoop integration imminent there's much to be said for upgrading — if only to prepare your datacentre for big-data private clouds. Just keep an eye out for the effect of per-core licensing on your costs.
The latest update to Corel's venerable vector drawing package brings several overdue features, does some catching up with Adobe and adds useful new tools for working with vectors. It all adds up to a powerful but still-challenging graphics suite.
LibreOffice continues to improve, but it's still playing catch-up to Microsoft Office, and there's no sign of a vision that would make it a significant competitor on anything but price.
For a free product, Nitro PDF Reader 2.0 delivers a lot of functionality, and for the most part delivers it very well. Apart from the odd interface niggle and its restriction to the Windows platform, we have no hesitation in recommending it.
IE9 is Microsoft's best version of its browser to date, although its lack of Windows XP support is unfortunate. Otherwise, it's fast, usable and standards-compliant.
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