Survey of ~400 open-source code maintainers reveals poor pay, with 46% saying they go unpaid and, of those who were paid, only 26% say they earn $1K+ annually Techmeme · 1 week ago
TrendForce report: the combined revenue of the top 10 foundries, which make silicon wafers for semiconductors, reached a record-high of $22.75B in Q1 2021 Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Google says Chrome 91 has 23% faster performance thanks to Sparkplug, a new non-optimizing compiler for its V8 JavaScript engine Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Box beats expectations with Q1 revenue of $202.4M, up 10% YoY, compared to expected $200.4M, Q1 billings were $159.4M, up 24% YoY, expects Q2 revenue of ~$212M Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
VMware Q1: $2.99B revenue, up 9% YoY, Services revenue of $1.6B, Subscription and SaaS revenue of $741M, up 29% YoY; FY2022 revenue of $12.8B expected Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Have I Been Pwned goes open source, starting with the Pwned Password code; FBI to begin sharing compromised passwords discovered in investigations with the site Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Acer unveils four new Chromebooks, incuding an industry-first 17.3-inch Chromebook, available in June, with prices starting at $380 Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Lenovo reports revenue of $60B for FY20, up 20% YoY, net income of $665M, up 77% YoY, and says Q4 was its "fastest growing quarter in almost a decade" Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Zscaler stock rose ~12% on Wednesday after reporting Q3 earnings beat and announcing it will acquire India-based cybersecurity company Smokescreen Technologies Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Survey finds startling disinterest in ethical use of AI among business execs, with only 35% saying their org tries to use AI in a transparent, accountable way Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Weeks after announcing plans to shutdown Azure Blockchain, Microsoft debuts Azure Confidential Ledger, adding a layer of security and scalability to blockchain Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Microsoft says the next Windows 10 release will include support for Linux GUI apps Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Oracle announces its first Arm-based compute offering, including an Arm option on its free tier, and commits to support Arm-based app development Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Cisco reports Q3 revenue of $12.8B, up 7% YoY, with Security revenue up 13% YoY to $876M and Infrastructure Platforms revenue up 6% YoY to $6.8B; stock down 5%+ Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Microsoft confirms that Windows 10X won't launch in 2021 as planned, instead being integrated into parts of Windows and other products Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Survey: over 60% of 1,400 CISOs in 14 countries expect a damaging cyberattack in the next 12 months, due to massive shift to remote work since the pandemic Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, six years after initial launch, and no new deployments are being supported as of May 10 Techmeme · 1 month ago
VMware names COO of products and cloud services Raghu Raghuram as its new CEO, after Pat Gelsinger left to become Intel's CEO in January Techmeme · 1 month ago
Jamf will acquire Wandera, a provider of cloud-based software for zero trust security, to bridge consumer and enterprise needs, in a $400M cash and debt deal Techmeme · 1 month ago
GitHub adds security key support for SSH Git operations, as it continues its plan to remove password support for Git operations later this year Techmeme · 1 month ago
AXA, one of Europe's largest cyber insurance providers, says it will stop reimbursing ransom payments made by French ransomware victims Techmeme · 1 month ago
Dropbox beats Q1 estimates with $511.6M in revenue, up 12% YoY, with 15.83M paying users, up from 14.59M YoY, and average revenue per paying user of $132.55 Techmeme · 1 month ago
Cloudflare beats expectations in Q1 with revenue of $138.1M, up 51% YoY, vs est. of $131M, customer retention rate of 123%, and large customer count up 70% YoY Techmeme · 1 month ago
DOJ says SAP voluntarily admitted to violating Iran sanctions and exporting software to users in the country 20K+ times between 2010 and 2017, and will pay $8M+ Techmeme · 1 month ago
Facebook joins the Rust Foundation, the org driving Rust, following Amazon, Google, Huawei, Microsoft, and Mozilla, and details its use of Rust since 2016 Techmeme · 2 months ago
Emotet botnet harvested 4.3 million email addresses. Now the FBI is using Have I Been Pwned to alert the victims | ZDNet Reddit · 2 months ago
Facebook says Q1 ad revenue was $25.4B, up 46% YoY, expects continued growth in Q2, with headwinds in H2 due to regulatory changes and Apple's iOS 14.5 update Techmeme · 2 months ago
Google Cloud has sales of $4.047B in Q1, up 46% YoY, and losses of $974M, down from $1.73B YoY, while YouTube ads rose to $6B, up from $4.04B YoY Techmeme · 2 months ago
AMD Q1: revenue of $3.4B, up 93% YoY, net income of $555M, up 243% YoY, with EPYC sales driving Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom revenue up 286% to $1.35B Techmeme · 2 months ago
Microsoft says Teams is now at 145M DAUs, up from 75M DAUs YoY, and announces new Teams integrations with Dynamics 365, which saw quarterly revenue grow 45% YoY Techmeme · 2 months ago
Mastercard says it will buy digital identity verification company Ekata for $850M Techmeme · 2 months ago
IoT security certification body Internet of Secure Things Alliance launches a new standard for VPN apps, with Google One VPN one of the first to be certified Techmeme · 2 months ago
Dell to spin off its stake in VMware and use the proceeds of $9.3B-$9.7B to pay down Dell's debt, expecting to close the deal in Q4; Dell stock up 8%+ Techmeme · 2 months ago
Despite the backlash, Free Software Foundation doubles down on restoring Richard M. Stallman to its board after he issued a defensive non-apology apology Techmeme · 2 months ago
SoftBank announces it is spending $2.8B to buy a 40% stake in warehouse robotics company AutoStore Techmeme · 2 months ago
Microsoft says its online-only Build 2021 will take place from May 25 to May 27 Techmeme · 2 months ago
Google's TAG says North Korean state-sponsored hackers are targeting security researchers through a fake offensive security firm called SecuriElite Techmeme · 2 months ago
Microsoft says 92% of vulnerable Exchange servers had been patched/mitigated, and reiterates that patches do not necessarily remove the access of the attacker Techmeme · 3 months ago
Apple tells Australia's consumer watchdog that iOS developers have alternative channels to reach users as "distribution is far from limited" to App Store Techmeme · 3 months ago
Your right to repair: COVID-19 is sending businesses, hospitals, and consumers to the breaking point – People are spending a lot more time at home, using their products, and stuff is breaking down. Reddit · 3 months ago
Return of Stallman to FSF sparks outrage among open-source and free software leaders Reddit · 3 months ago
Researchers find 204 "fleeceware" apps, which charge users extortionate subscription fees after enticing them with free trials, on Play Store and App Store Techmeme · 3 months ago
Adobe reports Q1 revenue of $3.91B, up 26% YoY, beating estimates, Digital Media revenue of $2.86B, up 32% YoY, Digital Experience revenue of $934M, up 24% YoY Techmeme · 3 months ago