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Google, in new federal court papers, is rebutting claims of age discrimination and its handling of two older job applicants who were rejected for positions.

Interpol has arrested a top Nigerian email scammer who stole more than $60 million by tricking businesses into handing over funds by posing as trusted suppliers.

This powerful, fully automated pasta maker from Philips is currently discounted $134, officially making it less expensive to buy new on Amazon than refurbished. Add ingredients, choose a program, and the unit goes to work mixing, kneading and extruding while you sit back and enjoy a beverage. Up to 1600 pounds of force extrudes all types of pasta in as little as 15 minutes. Various shaping discs are attached to make Spaghetti, Penne, Fettuccini, Lasagna and more. Egg, herbs, spinach, carrot juice... Читать дальше...

SolarCity has reached an agreement to be acquired by Tesla Motors in an all-stock deal valued at $2.9 billion that was first announced last month.

Tablet shipments reached their lowest point in three years in the second quarter of 2016, according to analyst firm Canalys.

With the popularity of IoT on the rise as the technology “du jour,” many companies are now evaluating whether or not to take the plunge.

U.S. driver confidence in self-driving car technology suffered only slightly in the aftermath of a Tesla Model S fatal crash that occurred with the Autopilot engaged, two new surveys revealed.

Chrome reached a major milestone last month when it was used by more than half of those browsing from a personal computer, data published Monday showed.

Verizon Communications plans to buy cloud-computing-focused fleet management firm Fleetmatics Group, in a deal that will pump up the telecom carrier's internet of things portfolio.

This gadget from CARCHET is a tire pressure monitoring system that is simple to install on virtually any vehicle, and wirelessly shows you the current pressure of all 4 tires at all times while driving. Proper tire pressure prevents puncture and damage of car parts caused by flat tires. It improves fuel efficiency, prolongs tire life, and prevents abnormal wear of vehicle parts. 

The FBI is investigating a previously unreported cyberattack on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC); like the earlier Democratic National Committee (DNC) breach, Russia denied any involvement.

The web is an incredible place, filled with a slew of programs and apps designed to help you get the most out of your PC. But which ones do you pick? Fortunately, the Ultimate PC Bundle is here, and it has curated 10 top-rated productivity, entertainment, and performance programs designed to breathe new life into your PC for only $39.99.

It took a while, but the hot Pokemon Go mobile game is now working on smartphones with Intel chips.

The longer your career stretches out, the more experience and knowledge you gain. But that doesn't mean you need to dump it all onto your resume. Instead, resume experts say, you should focus on crafting a focused and concise resume.

Russian military networks and other critical infrastructure have been hit by tailor-made malware, according to government officials.

To solve Windows 10 system crashes, you need to understand what causes the dreaded Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10.

A lot of people will be talking about news this morning that Didi is to buy Uber China in a deal valued at around $35 billion, a deal that puts Apple firmly in the ride-sharing market.

With CRM, merchants try to understand shoppers as much as possible. In today's social-media-oriented world, that goes far beyond a list of products purchased and website pages visited.

Uber may have a bit of a Google complex.

The ride-hailing company has for years relied on Google Maps to make its business possible, but now Uber wants to create in-house maps that are tailored to the company's specific needs, and it is investing big money in the project. This, combined with the fact that Uber is working on self-driving cars, makes it sound a little bit like...well, Google. So what is Uber's end game here?

In IT Blogwatch, we hit the road.

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AFLAC still uses technology that was developed using assembly, the old programming language. It's part of the mainframe system that runs the insurance company's policy, administration, claims and billing functions, and it works just fine.

Uber wants more information from mapping technologies, including more data on traffic patterns and precise pickup and dropoff locations.

With new hacking techniques, malware, viruses and threats being created faster than Melisandre’s demon babies, the web is indeed dark and full of terrors. Here are seven lessons for security managers pulled straight out of Westeros.

Small things can become huge problems

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In the age of big data, risk once deemed minimal may pose serious threats to companies concerned with keeping the information they’ve collected private, but that begins and ends within the companies and the parameters and protocols they have in place to keep data secure.

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It's been a decade since this California city's data center installed a high-heat and subfloor-water alert system in the wake of some air-conditioning failures, reports the IT pilot fish in charge of it.

The Blitzu Cyborg 168T Bike Tail light features 50 micro-LED chips emits up to 168 Lumens. It is Simple to install and you can mount this rear light anywhere you want in seconds, such as the handlebar, the seat post or anywhere on the frame.