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FTC warns of using big data to exclude consumers
The collection and analysis of big data holds great promise, but may also lead some companies to create profiles of consumers leading to discrimination, the chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
Pyston compiler cranks up Python thanks to LLVM
Fast development or fast execution, take your pick. Python programmers elect to go with the former, but have always sought ways to make their choice of language run a little faster.
7 reasons Apple should open-source Swift -- and 7 reasons it won't
Apple's new programming language Swift has been public for a few short months, but the Apple faithful are already bowle
What microservices architecture really means
The idea of distributed, componentized applications goes back a long way. Most notoriously, it emerged in the form of the SOA (service-oriented architecture) trend that peaked eight yeas ago. Now, it's back -- as microservices architecture.
A look inside China's most notorious e-waste town
A look inside China's most notorious e-waste town
Too big, too small, or just right? Sizing up the iPhone 6 Plus
OK -- all those folks who've been whining since the iPhone 4s that Apple needed a 5-inch-or-bigger smartphone now have what they want. Today, you can preorder the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, which ships a week from now to those who get their orders in early. But do you really want one?
How platforms attract developers: Docker shows the way
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While everyone covets developers, not everyone gets them. Take a look across the industry -- it's littered with the corpses of would-be platforms that never caught on with developers.
10 business devices that are actually useful
LibreOffice cash-for-code strategy tests open source ethic
The Document Foundation's tender for the development of an Android implementation of LibreOffice begs serious questions, namely: Can an influx of cash into open source code creation succeed, and how do pay-for-code plays from n
WatchKit tools pave the way for Apple Watch app developers
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CloudBees enterprise PaaS bites the dust
CloudBees has decided to pull the plug on Run@Cloud, its PaaS aimed at enterprise Java developers.
The feds are putting your tax dollars to work in the cloud
The National Science Foundation has announced two $10 million projects to set up cloud computing test beds -- Chameleon and CloudLab -- that will support experimentation with new cloud architectures and cloud applications.
Chameleon and CloudLab will be available for free to researchers. I suspect that many will take advantages of these freebies, perhaps more than the NSF anticipates.
Leaked Windows screenshots look legit -- and hold some surprises
Early this morning, two German-language blogs, Computerbase.de and
Leaked Windows screenshots look legit -- and hold some surprises
Early this morning, two German-language blogs, Computerbase.de and
Piston and Mirantis release dueling OpenStack upgrades
Two new editions of OpenStack hint at how vendors are trying to bring in customers by alleviating OpenStack's common pain points: installation, upgrades, and maintenance.
Microsoft's new Update Tuesday looks a whole lot like the old Black Tuesday
We're now in the second month of Microsoft's new avowed "Update Tuesday" patching pr
