Saturday, August 25, 2018

Valve Changes Everything: Windows-Exclusive Games Now Run On Steam For Linux - Forbes


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Valve Changes Everything: Windows-Exclusive Games Now Run On Steam For Linux
Forbes
I had to blink a few times at today's news from Valve HQ. While we knew it was working on something special to run Windows games on the Steam for Linux client, I didn't expect an announcement this huge, and I didn't expect it so soon. Let's not draw ...
Linux Users Just Got Access to More Steam GamesVariety
Valve's new Steam Play beta boosts Linux as a rival to Windows PCs for gamersGeekWire
Steam vastly improves life for Linux gamersCNET
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Amazon to Hit $2.5 Trillion by 2024: MKM | Investopedia - Investopedia


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Amazon to Hit $2.5 Trillion by 2024: MKM | Investopedia
Investopedia
While smartphone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL) was the first U.S. company to reach the $1 trillion market cap threshold earlier this month, one team of analysts on ...
A potential Amazon cryptocurrency exchange: Everyone is wondering about this move (Amazon Cryptocurrency ...Smartereum

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ClearSky Data launches service for VMware Cloud on AWS - TechTarget


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ClearSky Data launches service for VMware Cloud on AWS
TechTarget
The new ClearSky Data service gives VMware Cloud on AWS customers the chance to keep their existing backup applications and use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) as the back-end storage repository. The startup's software can transform the block- ...
VMware, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Partnership Set to ExpandChannelE2E
VMware (VMW) Q2 2019 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptMotley Fool

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TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 dives deep into artificial intelligence and machine learning - TechCrunch


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TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 dives deep into artificial intelligence and machine learning
TechCrunch
As fields of research, machine learning and artificial intelligence both date back to the 50s. More than half a century later, the disciplines have graduated from the theoretical to practical, real world applications. We'll have some of the top minds ...

Debian Withholding Intel Security Patches, Linus Torvalds on the XArray Pull Request, Red Hat Transitioning Its ... - Linux Journal


Debian Withholding Intel Security Patches, Linus Torvalds on the XArray Pull Request, Red Hat Transitioning Its ...
Linux Journal
News briefs for August 23, 2018. Debian is withholding security patches for the latest Intel CPU design flaw due to licensing issues. The Register reports that the end-user license file Intel added to the archive "prohibits, among other things, users ...

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The automated attorney: How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the practice of law - Triad Business Journal


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The automated attorney: How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the practice of law
Triad Business Journal
But legal professionals are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to streamline what has traditionally been considered drudge work. They're also using the technology for analysis and looking at how it might be able to predict the outcome of ...

Mirai Variant Cross-Compiles Attack Code with Aboriginal Linux - Threatpost


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Mirai Variant Cross-Compiles Attack Code with Aboriginal Linux
Threatpost
Criminals behind a Mirai botnet have been spotted using an unusual technique: Leveraging an open-source project called Aboriginal Linux to create a compiled binary, with versions of the malware tailored to each targeted platform. The malware authors ...
Mirai IoT Malware Variant Abuses Linux Cross-Compilation FrameworkSecurity Boulevard

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Review: Icelandic Composer Ólafur Arnalds's Experiment in Artificial Intelligence 'Re: Member' - Rolling Stone


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Review: Icelandic Composer Ólafur Arnalds's Experiment in Artificial Intelligence 'Re: Member'
Rolling Stone
On his first solo project since 2013, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds adds a new element – robots! – to his mix of post-minimalist repetition, indie swoon, film score frisson and ambient drifts. Re: Member is a conversation between Arnalds and ...

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Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS ... - The Verge


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Intel Hyper-Threading Accused of Being a Security Threat - Tom's Hardware


Tom's Hardware

Intel Hyper-Threading Accused of Being a Security Threat
Tom's Hardware
Following the reveal of the Foreshadow (L1TF) Intel CPU flaw, as well as the previous TLBleed flaw, Theo de Raadt, founder of OpenBSD, which makes a free, multi-platform, UNIX-like operating system, recommended everyone completely disable Intel's ...

The Morning Download: Next Wave of Emerging Tech Leans on Artificial Intelligence - Wall Street Journal (blog)


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The Morning Download: Next Wave of Emerging Tech Leans on Artificial Intelligence
Wall Street Journal (blog)
For those looking to take advantage of emerging technologies coming down the pipeline, figuring out what artificial intelligence means for your business might be a good place to start. In its latest look at technologies that could drive competitive ...

AWS cuts in half the price of most of its Lightsail virtual private ... - TechCrunch


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AWS cuts in half the price of most of its Lightsail virtual private ...
TechCrunch
AWS Lightsail, which launched in 2016, is Amazon's answer to the rise of Digital Ocean, OVH and other affordable virtual private server (VPS) players. Lightsail ...
AWS rolls out new instance sizes, price reductions for Lightsail | ZDNetZDNet

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Open source key in federal IT modernization, adoption of emerging tech - FedScoop


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Open source key in federal IT modernization, adoption of emerging tech
FedScoop
Red Hat has built tools, such as its automation technology Ansible, to make it easy for agencies to take advantage of those benefits. “The first real key of modernization is, in many respects, the elimination of human waste in how we do things. Rather ...

ClearSky Data launches service for VMware Cloud on AWS - TechTarget


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ClearSky Data launches service for VMware Cloud on AWS
TechTarget
The new ClearSky Data service gives VMware Cloud on AWS customers the chance to keep their existing backup applications and use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) as the back-end storage repository. The startup's software can transform the block- ...
VMware, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Partnership Set to ExpandChannelE2E
VMware (VMW) Q2 2019 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptMotley Fool
VMware's legacy business props up revenueCRN Australia

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Mirai IoT Malware Variant Abuses Linux Cross-Compilation Framework - Security Boulevard


Security Boulevard

Mirai IoT Malware Variant Abuses Linux Cross-Compilation Framework
Security Boulevard
Researchers have found a malware program based on Mirai that has binaries for many platforms and CPU architectures, allowing it to run even on Linux servers or Android phones. The difficulty of compiling malware that works out of the box on the large ...

GitLab 11.2 devops platform gets better Android, Jira, Hangouts integration - InfoWorld


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GitLab 11.2 devops platform gets better Android, Jira, Hangouts integration
InfoWorld
The Version 11.2 release of the GitLab devops platform enhances its Web IDE editor as well as Android support. With its client-side evaluation capability, Web IDE now lets developers preview a JavaScript web app, to view changes in real time. Fixes can ...

The automated attorney: How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the practice of law - Triad Business Journal


Triad Business Journal

The automated attorney: How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the practice of law
Triad Business Journal
But legal professionals are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to streamline what has traditionally been considered drudge work. They're also using the technology for analysis and looking at how it might be able to predict the outcome of ...

Better particle tracking software using artificial intelligence - Science Daily


Better particle tracking software using artificial intelligence
Science Daily
"We wondered if we could create a version of that kind of artificial intelligence that could track thousands of nanoscale particles at one time and do it automatically." As it turns out, they could and used their discovery to launch Chapel Hill-based ...

Security and Artificial Intelligence: Hype vs. Reality - Threatpost


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Security and Artificial Intelligence: Hype vs. Reality
Threatpost
While artificial intelligence and machine learning are far from new, many in security suddenly believe these technologies will transform their business and enable them to detect every cyber threat that comes their way. But instead, the hype may create ...
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: What's the Difference?Formtek Blog (blog)

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Intel 'gags' Linux distros from revealing performance hit from Spectre patches - ZDNet


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Intel 'gags' Linux distros from revealing performance hit from Spectre patches
ZDNet
... updating the license now to address this and will have a new version available soon. As an active member of the open-source community, we continue to welcome all feedback." Read about Intel's change of heart: Intel ditches Linux patch benchmark ...

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(Updated) Intel says no more benchmarks on Linux in new terms of microcode update - TechSpot


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(Updated) Intel says no more benchmarks on Linux in new terms of microcode update
TechSpot
Linux distribution Debian has rejected Intel's end-user license agreement for one of its recent microcode updates. There is a clause in the fine print that prevents "benchmark of comparison test results" from being published. Update: Intel reached out ...

Using artificial intelligence to locate risky dams - Phys.Org


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Using artificial intelligence to locate risky dams
Phys.Org
In addition, he's currently working on combining the artificial intelligence component into the climate model, and plans to finish that piece of the project in October. The assessment model for the dams, which is slated to be finished next year, will ...
Using artificial intelligence as a tool to locate risky damsHydroWorld

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Is Artificial Intelligence the Newest Trend in Fashion? - Law.com


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Is Artificial Intelligence the Newest Trend in Fashion?
Law.com
For a growing number of fashion companies, artificial Intelligence is already transforming the methods used to predict trends, create products and interact with suppliers and customers. Not surprisingly, advances in this area of technology raise unique ...

Dubai Health Authority launches artificial intelligence strategy - ComputerWeekly.com


Dubai Health Authority launches artificial intelligence strategy
ComputerWeekly.com
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy to support its medical systems and equip medical personnel with technologies to use in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Download this free guide ...

A Rant on Single Function Security Tools - Security Boulevard


A Rant on Single Function Security Tools
Security Boulevard
As you may guess, I was raised on Unix and in Unixland single-function tools rule the seas. From “ls” to “ping”, Unix is full of commands that are in reality tools that do one thing well. And it is wonderful! However, I am not so sure our [“our” here ...