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GitHub security alerts now support PHP projects
GitHub is now also a CVE CNA and can issue its own CVE numbers for bugs disclosed in projects hosted on the platform.
Microsoft acquires code-analysis platform vendor Semmle
Microsoft plans to more tightly integrate Semmle's security products with the GitHub product line.
Is the world ready for cross-platform quantum programming?
Harvard's Prineha Narang and colleagues hit upon a neat way to compile programs to emerging "noisy" quantum systems, and now they've commercialized the work in a startup Aliro. The company tells ZDNet that the business world is chomping at the bit to get "quantum value" even before such systems reach full-scale commercial deployment.
Oracle: This 1,060 Raspberry Pi supercomputer is 'world's largest Pi cluster'
Oracle's Raspberry Pi 3 B+ supercomputer should provide 4,240 cores for processing.
Oracle: Programming language Java 13 is out, it'll make you more productive
Oracle commits to six-month release cycle for Java.
Richard Stallman resigns from Free Software Foundation after defending Jeffrey Epstein behavior
Richard M. Stallman, godfather of free software and open source, has resigned as FSF president and board member and his position at MIT.
Windows 10 1903 problems: Now Microsoft reverts change that muffled audio
Microsoft's attempt to squish one bug exposes several more. Fixes are coming but users struggle.
Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.3: Kernel fixes are about user impact, nothing else
Linux kernel developers get a gentle reminder of a lesson Linus Torvalds has been shouting at them for years: if there's no user impact, shut up.
GitHub reveals how it handles US trade restrictions, after blocking UK developer
GitHub's top lawyer sets out its recent efforts to comply with US trade restrictions affecting open-source code.
Working on Linux's nuts and bolts at Linux Plumbers
Once a year, Linux's top developers meet at Linux Plumbers and the Kernel Summit to hash out problems and concerns with Linux development. Here's what happens.
Firefox paid support: Enterprise premium starts at $10 per installation, says Mozilla
Mozilla touts SLAs for critical security bug fixes and premium support as it seeks revenue beyond Google search.
Windows 10 1903: Microsoft's CPU spike fix breaks search on Start menu, desktop
Microsoft is looking into new Windows Desktop Search problems, caused by its latest Windows 10 1903 patch.
Raspberry Pi alternative: Khadas pitches $50 VIM3L as 4K home theater PC
The VIM3L single-board computer for home media-center fans costs $50, but prices will rise by $10 from October 8.
Google: Dart 2.5 programming language SDK will 'supercharge' developers
Google's Dart programming language gets a preview of machine learning-powered automatic code completion.
Java finally goes all in on open source with the Jakarta EE 8 release
The Eclipse Foundation has announced the release of the Jakarta EE 8, the first truly open-source, vendor-neutral version of Java Enterprise Edition.
Julia programming language, cloud computing, cybersecurity worries: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
The biggest events in Linux's history
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
Best-paid tech jobs, malware warnings and shadow IT: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
HackerOne's top 20 public bug bounty programs
These are the top 20 biggest, fastest, and most lucrative bounty programs on the HackerOne platform.
Cloud computing trends, where developers want to live, AI skills, and 5G: Research round-up
All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.
The rise of Julia, Brexit woes, tech investment, and digital transformation: Research round-up
All the charts that matter from the last month in technology news.
WordPress 5.0 is out. Here's a tour of the new features!
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.
Photos: Retro computer games that Eastern Europe played as Iron Curtain fell
Video games gave Eastern Europeans an escape from the harsh realities of everyday life, yet few had the opportunity to play them.
Photos: Cold War ZX Spectrum clones spawned behind the Iron Curtain
Fitted inside telephone cases, or even toy organs, these Speccy replicas were less expensive but arguably more creative than the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
10 reasons why Romania's capital Bucharest is a great place to work in tech
With high salaries, low living costs, and warp-speed internet, Bucharest is an appealing destination for techies.
19 caffeine-laced foods to replace coffee
Because sometimes you're in your fifth dev meeting, the beta still isn't done, and you're both tired AND hungry.
The most epically bad tech product launches of all time
In "go big or go home" world of tech, these products went home.
17 fascinating tech pioneers who are not Steve Jobs
Contrary to what Mac lovers may think, Steve Jobs wasn't the most important person the tech world has ever seen
10 alternatives to the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi might be the name that springs to mind when people think of single board computers for homebrew projects, but there are other boards out there worth considering.
Google I/O 2015: Inside the developer show turned theme park
Jungle gyms, unlimited candy and free toys. Those might sound like the things that make up the stuff of childhood dreams, but really, they're just par for the course at this annual technology summit for grown adults.
Google accused of bypassing EU's privacy laws with a secret workaround
Browser maker Brave says Google is leaking personal data to thousands of advertisers to serve targeted ads.
AI assistants on your phone: Who is the smartest of them all?
Voice assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google all improve on smartphones but Google Assistant is still top dog.
Half of Google searches don't produce a single click: Why is that?
Google's content-scraping and featured snippets in search seem to be removing the need for users to click through to other websites.
Google: The iPhone would be safer without iMessage's non-essential code
Apple could do a better job of protecting iPhone users from remote attacks if it cut out non-essential code, according to Google's Project Zero.
Julia programming language: What developers love and hate
Julia's creators detail the challenges of developing a new programming language.
MIT finds deep significance for AI in the knitting of socks
Tiernan Ray tells Karen Roby that scientists at MIT trained a machine learning algorithm to pick out the stitches require to knit caps and sweaters just from feeding the program pictures and some example instructions. The implications go beyond knitting, as the technology may have implications for how computer programs are constructed. Read more: https://zd.net/2MnsKUc
How Shopify thinks through building a developer base and e-commerce
Jean-Michel Lemieux, Chief Technology Officer of Shopify, talks about e-commerce pain points, building out an API-based platform and international expansion.
What you get in Google's Android Auto big update
Google is giving Android Auto a new look and features to make it easier to control apps.
Facebook's first tiny steps into being able to read your thoughts
Facebook makes progress on its ambitions to create a wearable to decode speech directly from your brain. Read more: https://zd.net/2YttFZp
Why did the Windows Phone fail?
Windows Phone might have survived if Microsoft hadn't make these mistakes, says a former Nokia engineer. Read more: https://zd.net/2MGq3wn
Google to clamp down on Incognito Mode detection
Company also triples maximum baseline reward for security bugs.
DevOps in the cloud: Best practices and pitfalls for cloud deployment and development from Copado
David Brooks, VP of Products at Copado, explains how companies can use DevOps for large-scale cloud deployments and how to avoid common cloud development mistakes.
Why Red Hat can take over the cloud sooner than you think
Today, Red Hat dominates enterprise Linux. Tomorrow, it wants to rule the cloud. With IBM beside it, don't bet against it. Read more: https://zd.net/2OqAQ0a
Google's Byteboard aims to take the pain out of hiring for managers - and candidates
The experimental tool is meant to help making finding a new programmer that little bit easier.
Data science: CIOs find it hard to get the right talent
The skills shortage is spreading further, with developers for data science, DevOps and cloud roles in high demand.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Premium review
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.
Office 2013: a pleasant surprise
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.
Windows Intune 3.0: Preview
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
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.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6
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 3.5
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.
Nitro PDF Reader 2.0
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.
Internet Explorer 9
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.
OpenOffice.org 3.3
This is a welcome update, but it's definitely a point release: unless you're looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office on financial or philosophical grounds, 3.3 may not be the version to make you switch.
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