Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Cross-site scripting attacks: A cheat sheet

Even the most trustworthy-looking website could trick you into giving up personal details through cross-site scripting. Here's what you need to know about XSS attacks.

5G smartphone race speeds ahead with new entry planned from Samsung and Verizon

Samsung and Verizon plan to bring a 5G smartphone to market in the first half of 2019, as part of the growing drive to provide 5G service.

How to use Bleachbit to clean temporary files

If you're looking for a temporary file cleaner, and you like the idea of open source, Bleachbit is your tool.

Top storage news of 2018

The data storage industry used to be slow and boring--now there are all kinds of exciting things happening. Here are storage news highlights from 2018 (so far).

The 8 biggest open source milestones in 2018

From new Codes, new attitudes, new deals, and new patents--Linux had a successful 2018. Jack Wallen glances into his wayback machine to share eight highlights.

What IT management can expect in 2019

Take a look back at 5 things we learned in 2018 and how that will influence IT management in 2019.

Huawei's smartphone OS aims to challenge iOS/Android dominance: Can it succeed?

Huawei is developing their own OS as a contingency plan in the event US sanctions make using Android unviable. In a crowded market, is there room for a third OS?

5 major data breach predictions for 2019

Biometrics and gaming are just a couple of the new cyberattack vectors professionals can expect in 2019. Here is what else to look out for.

10 top data science and analytics education programs of 2018

These universities and institutes offer the best programs for professionals interested in a career in big data and analytics.

One Raspberry Pi 3 not powerful enough? Try this five Pi cluster for computing on the edge

A new system lets users pack up to five Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 boards into a single compact, relatively low-cost, power-efficient computing cluster.

3 ways to keep Midwestern tech talent from moving to the coasts

While young tech professionals flock to the East and West Coasts, Midwestern cities actually have more to offer than most realize.

IBM boosts AI chip speed, bringing deep learning to the edge

IBM is developing specialized hardware for AI applications in the interest of developing a true "broad AI" solution.

Apple won't release a 5G smartphone til 2020, giving Samsung the edge

While smartphone providers like Samsung and Motorola have already announced plans for 5G phones, Apple lags behind.

Nvidia unveils 'world's most powerful' Turing-Powered TITAN RTX desktop GPU

Just need to have the world's most powerful desktop GPU in your PC? Or maybe two? Nvidia has you covered with the new TITAN RTX.

10 popular programming languages developers should learn in 2019

Java dominates the top coding languages, but Visual Basic .NET has made a comeback, according to the TIOBE index.

Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times : Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following...