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Alleged China-Tied Hackers Are Targeting Telecommunications Sector

SecureWorld News

In the investigation, it was uncovered that LightBasin put energy towards Linux and Solaris systems, avoiding the more robust monitoring systems by Windows. ". "I've never seen this degree of purpose-built tools," CrowdStrike Senior Vice President Adam Meyers told Reuters about the LightBasin investigation.

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You ever think about how Asus put out like 40 models of a laptop called the “Eee PC”

The Verge

It originally ran a custom Linux operating system that reviewers loved ( Laptop Mag ’s Mark Spoonauer said it was “ten times simpler to use than any Windows notebook”) and was generally heralded as a new kind of computer with tremendous mass appeal. The second, obviously more important product was the $399 Eee PC 701.

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Volvo’s new electric concept car is a ‘manifesto’ for the future

The Verge

The company has said it is working with Swedish partner Northvolt on a new generation of batteries with higher energy density and designed to be integrated as a structural element of the vehicle. Currently, all advanced driver assist systems require drivers to pay attention to the road.).

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Technology Short Take #77

Scott Lowe

Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Who would have thought that one day you’d refer to a Microsoft web site for instructions on configuring something in Linux? Career/Soft Skills.

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The battlefield for mobile platforms and mobile applications becomes clear: fragmentation, innovation, and dead-ends

Trends in the Living Networks

In the plethora of announcements, what stands out for me is the increasing clarity of the emerging platforms battle, which is happening on two levels: mobile operating system and applications. Mobile operating system. The downside is massive lost energy going into what will eventually turn out to be dead-ends.

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Technology Short Take #70

Scott Lowe

Operating Systems/Applications. I do agree with the post that Linux skills are a good place to invest your time/energy, which is what I’ve been recommending for a few years now. I’m more an Linux+Ansible guy myself, but for all you vSphere folks out there this is something you should definitely be examining.

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Ballmer: Microsoft has 1 Million Servers » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

Microsoft’s ‘Cloud Operating System’ 218,000 Servers in Microsoft Data Centers? He has tracked the growing impact of high-density computing on the power and cooling of data centers, and the resulting push for improved energy efficiency in these facilities. Energy Efficiency Guide. Look here to find out.