Thursday 16 March 2017

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- March 16, 2017

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Headline Scan
Pro-Turkey Hackers Hit Prominent Twitter Accounts
Slackel Openbox Plays Hard to Get
Facebook Gets Tough on Spy Apps
Accenture and Docker Team on Container Services
Gadgets: Note-Taker Triumphs, Classic Nokia Returns, and Audio Thrills
Linux Academy Rolls Out New Cloud-Based Training Platform

Today's Story Highlights

Pro-Turkey Hackers Hit Prominent Twitter Accounts

Hundreds, if not thousands, of Twitter users, many of them high-profile,
were hacked Tuesday by someone who appeared to support Turkey in its
diplomatic row with the Netherlands. Their accounts displayed a Swastika
-- reversed to face to the right -- as well as the Turkish flag and
hashtags to the Nazialmanya and Nazihollanda accounts, which displayed
comments on the attack.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84381.html

Slackel Openbox Plays Hard to Get

Slackel's Openbox edition is a lightweight operating system that offers
reliable performance once you get the box open. It is not an ideal OS
for every user, though. Slackel 6.0.8 Openbox was released by developer
Dimitris Tzemos last fall. Slackel is a Linux distro that offers several
benefits for users who step away from the typical mainstream Debian-
based Linux distros.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84380.html

Facebook Gets Tough on Spy Apps

Facebook has updated its Facebook and Instagram policies to prohibit
developers from using data obtained from those platforms in surveillance
tools, according to Rob Sherman, deputy chief privacy officer. Facebook
already has taken enforcement actions against devs who created and
marketed surveillance tools in violation of the company's previous
policy, he noted.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84375.html

Accenture and Docker Team on Container Services

Accenture and Docker on Wednesday announced an expanded global alliance
and the availability of container services within the Accenture Cloud
Factory. The new services provide a faster industrialized on-ramp
solution for enterprises moving to the cloud. They focus on container
enablement of applications and feature use of Docker Datacenter
Enterprise Edition - Standard.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84376.html

Gadgets: Note-Taker Triumphs, Classic Nokia Returns, and Audio Thrills

Transcribing speech is tedious, but until voice recognition truly can
handle all manner of accents and verbal tics, it's a necessary evil.
Hands up, everyone who thinks I wouldn't want a machine to take care of
that for me. No one? Good. Titan Note records and transcribes audio,
with a particular trick up its sleeve: It can discern different speakers
when it's transcribing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84371.html

Linux Academy Rolls Out New Cloud-Based Training Platform

Linux Academy, an online training platform for the Linux OS and cloud
computing, has announced a public beta rollout of its Cloud Assessments
platform, designed to let large enterprise firms train and assess their
IT workers and prospective job candidates. The academy offers training
on a variety of cloud-based platforms, including Amazon Web Services,
Open Stack, DevOps, Azure and others.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84374.html

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E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- March 16, 2017

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Headline Scan
US Charges 2 Russian Intel Agents, 2 Hackers in Yahoo Case
Federal Agencies Mirror Commercial Websites for Encryption
Analytics and Workflow

Today's Story Highlights

US Charges 2 Russian Intel Agents, 2 Hackers in Yahoo Case

The Justice Department has announced charges against four individuals,
including two officers of Russia's FSB, for carrying out a massive
cyberbreach that affected about 500 million Yahoo account holders. A
federal grand jury in Northern California charged the defendants -- the
FSB officials and two Russian cybercriminals -- with using stolen data
to gain illegal access to numerous accounts.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84379.html

Federal Agencies Mirror Commercial Websites for Encryption

Private and public sector organizations share a common goal in hosting
Internet websites: making sure that connections with customers and
citizens are secure. However, complete security is not yet universal in
either sector. Google and Mozilla, for example, are among many entities
promoting Internet security via the adoption of HTTPS versus the basic
and less secure HTTP technology.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84377.html

Analytics and Workflow

There's a big difference between B2C and B2B analytics that no vendors
seem to be addressing, and it involves the consumption model. I recently
spoke with K.V. Rao, founder and chief strategy officer of Aviso, an
analytics company focused on sales, and his unabashed opinion is that
"if you're trying to expose insights and make things consumable, you
have to address workflow."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84378.html

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The Morning After: The return of the space race

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It's Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

There’s two more days left this week, but we’re not stopping, and neither should you. Russia is going to the moon, while some of the country’s agents have been blamed for the Yahoo hack from last year. We also talked to Frank Oz and rode an 8K ‘VR’ ride. That should help perk you up.

Your fantasy football secrets weren’t so secret

Russian FSB officers indicted over Yahoo breach

Yahoo previously indicated that “state-sponsored” hackers were behind a breach covering more than 500 million accounts, and now US authorities have raised criminal charges against four people. All are linked to Russia, and two of them work for the country’s FSB intelligence agency (like the FBI). While the hacking allegedly occurred for spying purposes, the charges claim at least one defendant used it for financial gain by trolling for credit card numbers, sending spam and redirecting web traffic.

CG vs. puppets

SXSW: Frank Oz on Muppets, puppets and CG Yoda

Creative legend Frank Oz sat down with us at SXSW to discuss his upcoming documentary Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched. That film will reveal how five of the original Muppet performers came together under the leadership of Jim Henson. For now, we asked Oz a lot about special effects, both new and old.

New cosmonaut candidates needed.

Russia's space agency preps for its first manned moon landing

NASA, the US government and American space corporations aren't the only ones with their eyes on the moon. Russia's Space Agency (Roscosmos) has begun planning for its first manned lunar landing, starting with a recruitment drive for potential cosmonauts. The agency is looking for six to eight trainees with a background in engineering/aviation or those who already have experience working in the space industry.

Watch Scarlett Johansson take revenge in the film Ghost In The Shell. Get your tickets now!

It didn’t stand a chance.

Drone versus Patriot missile

What do you think won?

It’s one way to show off high-res video, but clearly not the best way.

This 8K 'VR' ride is the craziest thing I saw at SXSW

Devindra Hardawar strapped himself into a hydraulic carriage for a ride that didn’t quite show 8K (4K? Psch!) in the best light. It capped off the rest of our SXSW coverage, which you can read in all its ridiculousness right here.

2.0

Federal judge temporarily suspends the revised travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii has halted President Donald Trump's immigration ban targeting six majority-Muslim nations, just one day before the order was scheduled to take effect. The technology industry has been a loud voice of opposition to a proposed travel ban, and yesterday morning 58 companies signed an amicus brief in support of Hawaii's lawsuit.

But wait, there's more...

1. Moog celebrates music and the machines that make it

2. Netflix offers up 20 classic 'MST3k' episodes

3. How the UK plans to block illegal Kodi soccer streams (sorry, Dad)

4. Google's Project Sunroof reveals 4 out of 5 US homes have solar power potential

5. McDonald's tests mobile ordering on coastal elite

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Wednesday 15 March 2017

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- March 15, 2017

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Federal Agencies Mirror Commercial Websites for Encryption
(Posted 15-Mar-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84377.html

Intel Bets $15.3B on Mobileye's Self-Driving Car Tech
(Posted 14-Mar-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84372.html

WhatsApp Field-Trials Business Chat
(Posted 14-Mar-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84370.html

Google Nabs Kaggle to Stay Ahead of Data Science Curve
(Posted 13-Mar-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84368.html

Despite Intense Scrutiny, Uber Lays Another Egg
(Posted 10-Mar-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84366.html

What Do the Academy Awards, AWS and AI Have in Common?
(Posted 10-Mar-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84363.html

HPE to Buy One-Time Rising Star Nimble for $1B Cash
(Posted 09-Mar-17)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84357.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Facebook Gets Tough on Spy Apps
(Posted 15-Mar-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84375.html

Gadget Ogling: Note-Taker Triumphs, Classic Nokia Returns, and Audio
Thrills
(Posted 14-Mar-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84371.html

Donald Trump Should Channel Steve Jobs on Security
(Posted 13-Mar-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84361.html

Tech Companies Weigh Responses to WikiLeaks Exposure
(Posted 11-Mar-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84367.html

Nvidia's GeForce 1080 Ti Raises Graphical Chip Bar Yet Again
(Posted 10-Mar-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84365.html

Autonomous Delivery Robots to Hit Virginia's Streets
(Posted 10-Mar-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84362.html

Qualcomm, Microsoft to Give Cloud Services a Speed Boost
(Posted 09-Mar-17)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/84359.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

OpenMethods, Next Caller Join to Streamline Call Routing
(Posted 14-Mar-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84373.html

IDG's New Pipeline Activator Aims to Get Sales Timing Right
(Posted 13-Mar-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84364.html

Salesforce FY18 Kickoff
(Posted 09-Mar-17)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/84360.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Linux Academy Rolls Out New Cloud-Based Training Platform
(Posted 14-Mar-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84374.html

Malware Found Preinstalled on Dozens of Android Phones
(Posted 13-Mar-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84369.html

Black Lab Linux 8.0 Is a Rare Treat
(Posted 09-Mar-17)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/84358.html

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