The Tech Industry Wants to Kill the Password. Or Does It?
designer491/Shutterstock Some people can’t stop talking about the death of the password. Passwords are old, insecure, and easily leaked. Soon, we’ll all be using biometrics, hardware...
Trying to Break Your Phone Habit? Shut Off The Notifications
Artie Medvedev/Shutterstock If you’re addicted to checking your phone, you’re not alone. It’s hard to put that thing down, but you need a break once in...
Plan for an Extra Vacation Day or Two at Home to End Your Trip
Nenad Aksic/Shutterstock Want to guarantee you get that post-vacation, stress-free relaxed feeling after every trip? Well, the secret might surprise you: instead of trying to cram...
Hong Kong Cancels All Flights as Thousands of Pro-Democracy Protesters Occupy Airport
Hong Kong International Airport has cancelled flights for the day after 6 PM local time (6 AM ET) as pro-democracy protests in the city rage on...
Kim Dotcom Set to Mobilize Former Megaupload Users Against Joe Biden
After being targeted by the US government in 2012, it seems possible that Kim Dotcom may yet slip through the hands of at least two presidents...
Last chance to get Very Early Bird tickets for International JavaScript Conference!
In October 2019, JavaScript experts and developers are meeting in Munich for the International JavaScript Conference. Is International JavaScript Conference in your calendar already? If not,...
India’s Reliance Jio inks deal with Microsoft to expand Office 365, Azure to more businesses; unveils broadband, blockchain, and IoT platforms
India’s Reliance Jio, which has disrupted the local telecom and features phone businesses in less than three years of its existence, is now ready to aggressively...
Java Web Start is dead, long live Java Web Start!
JAXenter: You recently announced the Alpha version of OpenWebStart, can you tell us a bit about it? Many companies still rely on WebStart. Hendrik Ebbers: OpenWebStart...
Software, access, and realpolitik — How should open source communities respond to the GitHub restrictions?
At the end of July, GitHub enforced access blocks for its software repositories in line with United States trade controls, including U.S. Export Administration Regulations, on...
India’s Meesho raises $125M to expand its social commerce business
Meesho, a Bangalore-based social commerce startup, has raised $125 million in a new financing round to expand its business in the country and change the way...
