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Mozilla scraps in-Firefox ads
Mozilla on Friday said it would chuck its plan to advertise within Firefox, explaining that the money-making strategy “isn’t...
Net neutrality fans and broadband backers clash in court
Both sides in the fight over net neutrality said they’re confident of victory over a federal appeals court that’s hearing legal...
Amazon brings Microsoft users into AWS with Active Directory service
Amazon has launched an AWS Directory Service for Active Directory, a fully managed implementation of Microsoft’s authentication and...
Researchers creating assistant that whispers directions in your ear
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are working on artificial intelligence software that could one day act like a personal assistant,...
5 things you should know about drone regulations
Drones are one of the hottest things in tech right now, but besides being fun to play with, they can be a menace to airports and a...
The FTC's next chief technologist is on a quest for better passwords
Privacy issues will likely stay at the forefront of the FTC’s focus next year thanks to the commission’s appointment of Lorrie...
Microsoft slates Build dev conference for March 30-April 1
Microsoft said today it will host next year’s Build conference for developers March 30 through April 1. Build 2016 will again take...
Russian spy group adopts new tools to hack defense contractor networks
A Russian cyberespionage group known as Pawn Storm has adopted new tools in an ongoing attack campaign against defense contractors with the...
Lenders may eye smartphone use before giving you a loan
Smartphone usage is likely to be tracked someday soon in the U.S. to determine whether you qualify for a loan or what interest rate lenders...
Why iOS and Android will become obsolete
Android faced many issues when it came to market — ranging from uneven quality to security to who actually owned the underlying...
Windows 10 hits the 75-million mark
Microsoft this week bumped up its claim of Windows 10 devices to 75 million when a company executive tweeted that figure Wednesday....
7 real NASA technologies in sci-fi movie <i>The Martian</i>
Science meets science fiction Imagine being alone and stranded for more than a year. Now imagine you’re alone and stranded on Mars....
IDG Contributor Network: Advanced pedestrian detection is here. It is very useful and makes me nervous
Google Research has quietly made a breakthrough in the emerging area of image recognition and rapid video analysis — a breakthrough that...
CEO out at Ashley Madison parent firm after massive hack
The CEO of embattled Avid Life Media, the firm that operates the infidelity website AshleyMadison.com, stepped down today, according to the...
NSA wins battle over phone records collection as court lifts injunction
A U.S. appeals court has sided with the National Security Agency, striking down a lower court’s injunction ordering the agency to...
