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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison steps down as CEO; Catz, Hurd named co-CEOs

Oracle's Larry Ellison steps down as CEO

Red Hat ventures into mobile app dev with FeedHenry buy

Pink slips rain down on Microsoft

Another 2,100 employees were let go on Thursday

Microsoft plots Dynamics CRM update with an eye on marketing, global expansion

CRM Online will be available in 130 markets by the end of the year, Microsoft says

Red Hat ventures into mobile app dev with FeedHenry buy

FeedHenry's Node.js- and MongoDB-powered MBaaS and mobile dev platform will augment Red Hat's open hybrid cloud strategy

CloudFlare aims to prevent future Heartbleeds with Keyless SSL

CDN mavens CloudFlare have a new system for implementing SSL in the cloud while keeping the private keys elsewhere

Apple updates privacy policy, sets up site to guide users

Move comes as Apple embarks on health tracking and mobile payments that have potential privacy implications

Google lets Apps users bypass admins and install third-party Marketplace tools

Google risks upsetting Apps admins with this change to the workplace email and collaboration suite

Reports of another wave of layoffs rekindle bad press for Microsoft

A second wave of layoffs is reportedly coming today, as Microsoft moves to eliminate a total of 18,000 jobs by June of 2015

Mozilla Rust language approaches 1.0 milestone

Mozilla project expands beyond browser engines to support concurrency and quick systems programming

The kill switch is here: iOS 8 enables it by default

Apple is the first smartphone maker to abide by a new California anti-theft law

Is ChromeOS a threat to desktop Linux?

In today's open source roundup: Linux versus ChromeOS on the desktop. Plus: Should you use Linux or Windows for your business? And KDE developer Aaron Seigo attacks community managers

Dropbox upgrades API for its lightweight app databases

Apps that tap Dropbox's Datastore API can now let their users share the stored data with other people

Feds seek expanded PC hacking powers for criminal investigations

The FBI and Department of Justice are mulling rules that would allow broader opportunities for domestic law enforcement to hack PCs as part of a criminal investigation

Cisco acquires OpenStack cloud provider

Privately held Metacloud provides OpenStack-as-a-service for global enterprises

VMware gives desktop admins more control with Mirage update

A new feature in the Mirage desktop management tool lets administrators control bandwidth use at branch offices

Adobe releases previously delayed security updates for Reader and Acrobat

The updates fix eight vulnerabilities, including some that could be exploited to infect computers with malware

IBM Watson Analytics preps the data so you don’t have to

The new IBM Watson Analytics service aims to remove many of the headaches around data cleansing and analysis

Apple turns on iCloud two-step verification after nude selfie scandal

Two-step verification is not mandatory though Apple recommends the added security protection

Startup develops optical zoom lens for smartphones

DynaOptics has already had interest from Apple, Samsung, Sony, and other smartphone makers

Google Dart does Docker, but will developers follow?

Google Dart adopts Docker images, but the language's biggest problem remains: Developer uptake, not ease of deployment

Jive adds Office 365 connectors for its enterprise social suite

The new tools link Jive with the cloud versions of Outlook, Office, SharePoint, and OneDrive for Business

Docker nets $40 million in funding, hopes to hook bigger fish: Enterprises

Developers and admins are already onboard; now Docker wants to lure enterprises with training and new features

Court throws out $368.2 million patent award against Apple

A lower court made mistakes in defining the value of the patented technology asserted by VirnetX, an appeals court says

Are the Linux Mint developers using sexist codenames?

In today's open source roundup: Have the Linux Mint developers picked a sexist codename for version 17.1? Plus: A review of PCLinuxOS 2014.08, and is Microsoft copying features from Linux in Windows 9?

10 ways to query Hadoop with SQL

Here's a look at different ways to query Hadoop via SQL, some of which are part of the latest edition of MapR's Hadoop distribution

Dropbox taps C++ for mobile app dev

The Carousel and Mailbox apps now leverage established C++ language for code portability and performance

FCC gets record number of Net neutrality comments, what now?

The agency is now focused on analyzing the 3 million comments it received as of deadline midday Monday

Micro Focus buying Novell, Suse Linux owner for $1.2 billion

Micro Focus is picking up Attachmate for a little over half of what Attachmate paid for Novell just three years ago

Microsoft pulls botched KB 2982385 patch, MS 14-055 for Lync 2010

The installer for MS 14-055 on Lync Server 2010 says 'Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software'

Apple issues third OS X Yosemite public beta

Apple releases third public beta a few days earlier than expected; possibly preps preview for use with iOS 8, which ships Wednesday

Why retailers like Home Depot get hacked

Experts say retailers have ignored for years the vulnerabilities that exist in payment systems

What to expect with Windows 9

With Build 9834 leaks and confirmations springing up all over, here’s what to expect from Microsoft on Sept. 30

Apple Watch under scrutiny for privacy by Connecticut attorney general

Attorney General George Jepsen is particularly concerned about the protection of health information collected by the new wearable device

Wi-Fi group acts to simplify peer-to-peer video, printing, and other tasks

The Wi-Fi Alliance has defined standard ways to carry out common uses of Wi-Fi Direct

Docker nets $40 million in funding, hopes to hook bigger fish: Enterprises

Developers and admins are already onboard; now Docker wants to lure enterprises with training and new features

Data loss detection tool mines the ephemeral world of ‘pastes’

Thousands of email addresses are leaked every day on Pastebin unknown to most users

Microsoft sets Windows 9 reveal for Sept. 30

Microsoft has issued invitations for a Sept. 30 event where it will unveil the next version of Windows

Facebook’s TODO project is a big push to evolve the world of open source

The project aims to improve how open source software is developed and consumed

What microservices architecture really means

Shared services may look a lot like SOA, but for developers it's the differences that matter

A wireless router may someday charge your mobile devices

Energous has developed a WiFi-style wireless charging device that sends power to anything within a 30-foot radius

New data center protects against solar storms and nuclear EMPs

Data loss from an electromagnetic pulse is the bigger worry

Does Apple have a breakout product in its smartwatch?

Wearables need an iPhone-style breakthrough, but it's not clear whether the Apple Watch is it

How to build a great data science team

Select the mix of skills right for your data analytics business goals

Oracle to acquire content storage management company Front Porch Digital

Front Porch Digital technology is used by media companies, government agencies, and sports organizations for a variety of applications

Sprint, Windstream traffic routing errors hijacked other ISPs

The errors, which can shut off traffic, are occurring more frequently with little explanation, said Renesys

Google offers $100,000 cloud credit for startups

Qualified startups will also get tech support via Google Cloud Platform for Startups

Why Linux sucks in 2014

In today's open source roundup: Bryan Lunduke points out the flaws of Linux in 2014. Plus: A week with the Ratpoison window manager, and five large organizations that use desktop Linux

CloudBees enterprise PaaS bites the dust

Run@Cloud's deprecation signals tough times in the enterprise public PaaS space

Data protection authorities find privacy lapses in majority of mobile apps

One in three applications request excessive permissions, and privacy information is inadequate in 85 percent of them, a study found