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Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 24 July 2018

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News briefs for July 24, 2018.

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Google requires all of its 85,000 employees to use security keys, and it hasn't had one case of account takeover by phishing since, Engadget reports^[1]. The security

Read more: Security Keys Work for Google Employees, Canonical Releases Kernel Update, Plasma 5.14 Wallpaper...

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 24 July 2018

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On Saturday, in response to Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by several news outlets and conservative group Judicial Watch, the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of releasing the (heavily redacted) application^[1] to...

Read more: Why Trump Won't Stop Talking About the Carter Page Wiretap

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 23 July 2018

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As part of an ongoing user experience crusade that has also included the introduction of AMP, Google has now rolled out its speed update to all users.

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Improving the speed of your website is

Read more: Google’s speed update applies for all users

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 23 July 2018

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Read more: Slackware turns 25, Perl confessions, PowerShell tweaks, Linux networking, Emacs, and more

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 23 July 2018

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Video: What does serverless architecture mean?^[1]

Oh, how things change!

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Windows and Linux used to mix well as oil and water. In recent years, Microsoft has embraced Linux^[2]. That's

Read more: ​Microsoft PowerShell now available on Linux as an Ubuntu snap

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 23 July 2018

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News briefs for July 23, 2018.

Neptune OS released V5.4, which is a complete update with many enhancements and fixes to the Debian-based distro. New features include a GUI makeover with dark themes in mind, increased...

Read more: New Neptune OS V5.4, Slax 9.5.0 Now Available, GNOME Redesigning Icons, KDE Applications 18.08...

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 22 July 2018

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Hopefully by now you’ve heeded the repeated warnings from your friends and loved ones (and friendly, beloved internet writers) to use two-factor authentication to secure your digital accounts^[1]. That’s where access to Facebook...

Read more: How to Secure Your Accounts With Better Two-Factor Authentication

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 21 July 2018

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In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look Python's founder stepping down, India's new net neutrality regulations, O'Reilly's thoughts about tech giants, and...

Read more: Open source news roundup for July 21, 2018

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 21 July 2018

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Let's face it -- when it comes to measuring the return on investment for user experience (UX), all the traditional metrics fall down flat. For today's organizations, you simply can't put a price on the value of...

Read more: The value of superior UX? Priceless, but awfully hard to measure