I looked at the TIOBE index today, as I do every so often, as most of the software pros I know do every so often. It purports to measure the popularity of the world’s programming languages, and its popularity-over-time chart tells a simple story: Java and C are, and have been since time immemorial, by…
French startup Ownpage has recently released a new product called Relike. Relike is one of the easiest ways to get started with email newsletters. You enter the web address of your Facebook page and that’s about it. The company automatically pulls your most recent posts from your Facebook page and lets you set up an…
French startup Klaxit connects drivers with riders so that you don’t have to take your car to work every day. And the company recently announced a new feature with the help of Uber. If your driver cancels your ride home, Klaxit will book an Uber for you. Klaxit is a ride-sharing startup that focuses on…
We cared about Cambridge Analytica because it could have helped elect Trump. We ignored LocationSmart because even the though the company was selling and exposing the real-time GPS coordinates of our phones, it was never clear exactly if or how that data was misused. This idea, that privacy issues are abstract concepts for most people…
American culture romanticizes overworking. At the federal level, the United States is the only country in the Americas without a government-mandated paid paternity leave. There is also no federal law requiring employers to provide paid sick time or paid time off. At the employer level, many American organizations – particularly in Silicon Valley – encourage…
Over time, both enterprise and government networks have seen the network perimeter blur uncontrollably.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
As Sir Tim-Berners Lee launches a new initiative, Solid, that aims to reset the connected world in citizens’ favour, Chris Middleton explains what the Web’s originator is doing. SPECIAL REPORT Prime mover of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has long called for two things: data openness and greater respect for personal privacy online.…
When done right, SEO can help you improve SERP rankings, increase targeted traffic to your website, and drive more sales. But how do you create an effective SEO strategy that can help you achieve that kind of success? It’s way more complex than choosing a few keywords or fixing bugs on your website. Google, the…
A research team suggested a new secure-by-design API after discovering design flaws in the way Android apps are verified by password managers.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
SoftBank’s British chip-making giant Arm has launched what it describes as the “world’s first autonomous-class” processor for driverless vehicles. The Arm Cortex-A76AE has been designed exclusively for automotive applications. The processor is the first in Arm’s new Automotive Enhanced (AE) line and includes specific features for in-vehicle processing. The move opens the door to the design of safety-hardened chips…
