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: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 10 September 2018; Hits: 568

News briefs September 10, 2018.

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GNU Nano 3.0 "water flowing underground" was released yesterday ^[1]. This release of the popular text editor speeds up file reading by 70%, doubles the speed of reading ascii text, changes

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 10 September 2018; Hits: 518

Jenkins, the popular open source CI/CD system, has reached a crossroads, with founder Kohsuke Kawaguchi looking to tackle issues—including instability and configuration problems—that have caused the platform to lose appeal.

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: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 09 September 2018; Hits: 369

here's the Samsung Note 9

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9, see our full review ^[1], is one of the best phones for business ^[2] in large part due to the...

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 09 September 2018; Hits: 426

It's an unfortunate fact that the pricey pocket computers we carry around with us at all times are prime targets for thieves—as well as very easy to leave behind in subway cars or on coffee shop tables. Now...

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 08 September 2018; Hits: 513

Data breaches, successful cyberattacks, and hacking events are often shrouded in silence.

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Beyond the bare-bones facts, it is often difficult for companies which have become victims of such crimes -- as well as the external cybersecurity experts

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 08 September 2018; Hits: 436

Tech went to Washington this week, and their biggest problems followed them.^[1]

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg faced Congress ^[2], and though Google CEO Larry Paige was invited, he

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 07 September 2018; Hits: 503

Google updated their search quality rating guidelines in July. These rating guidelines, which you can view here ^[1], are used by humans to rate the quality of web pages as search results for...

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 07 September 2018; Hits: 508

Opensource.com brought in a record 885,642 unique visitors who generated a record 1,429,381 page views in August. We published 94 articles last month, and welcomed 19 new...

: Written by: J D; Category: News; Published: 07 September 2018; Hits: 546

On September 7, Microsoft delivered yet another test build to Fast Ring Insiders of its Windows 10 October 2018 Update (a k a "Redstone 5"). Like most of its recent Fast Ring builds, this one -- Build...

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GNU Nano Announces Version 3.0, ZFS on Linux Version 0.7.10 Released, Qt 3D Studio 2.1 Beta 1 Now Available, Tor Project's New Android App in the Works and Elive 3.0 Is Out

Jenkins CI/CD is in trouble, so its founder wants to split it up

OtterBox Samsung Galaxy Note 9 case roundup: Slim drop protection in various styles

here's the Samsung Note 9

Everything You Should Do Before You Lose Your Phone

Peeled onions and a Minus Touch: Verizon data breach digest lifts the lid on theft tactics

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What Google's E-A-T score means for ecommerce

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Microsoft updates 'Your Phone' for Android with SMS support