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Layoffs cool Microsoft employees’ opinion of CEO Satya Nadella

Percentage of former and current workers who approve of CEO dropped by 24 percent, those who disapprove quadrupled, after big layoffs hit

Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS released

In today's open source roundup: Canonical releases an update to Ubuntu 14.04. Plus: The NY Times bashes open source for not making enough money, and a review of Deepin 2014

Apache Cordova lets developers create Android apps from third-party WebViews

WebViews let developers code in HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS and access native OS functions

13 pieces of advice for Yosemite beta testers

Apple last allowed public testing of a prerelease OS 14 years ago, but now it's letting OS X 10.10 out for an early spin

New guide aims to remove the drama of reporting software flaws

Bugcrowd worked with legal firm CipherLaw to develop a framework for setting up a responsible bug disclosure program

‘Canvas fingerprinting’ tracking method is sneaky but easy to halt

At least two browser extensions can stop the new method for tracking Internet users, which was in wide use earlier this year

IoT inspires innovations in energy, wireless

A vibration-harvesting power supply and a chip architecture for low-power communications are the latest developments

GOG.com announces Linux support with more than fifty games

In today's open source roundup: GOG.com now supports Linux. Plus: A distrohopper falls in love with Debian and settles down, and a KDE 5 slideshow

Thousands of sites compromised through WordPress plug-in vulnerability

Hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability found recently in the MailPoet Newsletters plug-in for WordPress

HP invests in Hortonworks’ Hadoop

With the Hortonworks partnership, HP has a full data analysis software stack to present to enterprise customers

Facebook isn’t giving up on search

CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls the company's indexing efforts a years-long process

For 74 percent, STEM degrees lead to non-STEM jobs

Census data provides detail about computer-related employment, and raises questions about whether there is a U.S. shortage of STEM workers

Firm says vulnerability in Tails contained in I2P component

The flaw, one of several in the privacy-focused operating system, is demonstrated in a video by vulnerability broker Exodus Intelligence

Microsoft verging on single OS across all devices

Next version of Windows will pull together Windows for PCs and tablets, Windows Phone, and Xbox One, CEO Nadella told investors

Sprint to resell Google Apps for Business cloud service

Businesses don't have to use Sprint's network or even Android devices

Apple unwraps OS X Yosemite public beta Thursday

First OS X preview available to the public in 14 years will be based on the latest developer build, released this week

Oracle ships 57 mobile apps for JD Edwards enterprise suite

The apps for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne business software suite are available at no additional cost to licensed customers

Facebook to release open source library for iOS interface development

Q&A: Cisco describes its SDN vision

Soni Jiandani, senior vice president of Cisco's Insieme business unit, discusses the company's software-defined networking vision

Dropbox for Business grows more security, IT admin muscles

The workplace version of the popular cloud storage service competes against offerings from Google, Microsoft, Box, and others

Midyear jobs outlook: What you need to know about IT hiring, skills, and benefits

Companies in hiring mode say there's a shortage of tech talent, while IT pros are upping their expectations for pay and benefits

Google to face privacy suit over new user data policy

Only one part of the class action lawsuit was allowed to continue by a federal court in California

Zero-day flaws in Tails aren’t for sale, vulnerability broker says

Exodus Intelligence will provide a report to the developer of the privacy-focused OS by the end of the week, a company exec said

Microsoft revenue lifted by cloud sales to businesses

Revenue was up by 18 percent, but profits for the quarter were down

5 takeaways from the Apple earnings call

Apple's doing great in China, not so well in tablets, and R&D spending is increasing

Oracle builds on BlueKai acquisition with Data Cloud

Data-as-a-service offering does the heavy lifting when it comes to delivering consumer data, Oracle says

Microsoft brings two open source tools to Azure

Packer and OpenNebula are the latest open source technologies to find a home on the Microsoft Azure cloud service

Apple reports huge profit but sales disappoint

iPhone and iPad sales were both slower than expected, though profits were up 12 percent from the same quarter last year

Intel releases its most reliable pro SSD

But the Pro 2500 only has a 5-year warranty at a time when 10-year warranties are becoming common

Chromebooks are freaking out Microsoft in a very big way

In today's open source roundup: Microsoft hits the panic button about Chromebooks. Plus: Firefox 31 has been released, and how to install additional desktops in Linux

Virtru launches business email encryption service for Google Apps

The service, which allows for fine administrator control of messaging, is free to try through later this year

Black Hat presentation on Tor suddenly cancelled

The presentation revolved around a low-budget method to de-anonymize users of the privacy tool

Apple’s iPhone 6 could have biggest initial production

Apple is reportedly ordering 70 to 80 million units of two big-screen versions of its next iPhone smartphones

Stealthy Web tracking tools pose increasing privacy risks to users

The use of such tracking tools may be unknown to most users, according to a research paper

Yahoo buys Flurry to make more money from mobile apps

The deal could help Yahoo better target ads on mobile devices

EFF releases Chrome, Firefox plug-in to block third-party tracking

One feature of Privacy Badger aims to stop tracking tied to clicking the Facebook 'like' on outside sites

VolksPC will run Debian and Android in one ARM-based computer

In today's open source roundup: A new distro will run Debian and Android. Plus: Android vampire apps, and take the Linux.com open source cloud project survey

Stealthy ‘Critroni’ ransomware uses Tor, could replace Cryptolocker

The Cryptolocker takedown has led to a better designed, more resilient ransomware threat

GitHub takes center stage at OSCON

US court says warrant for access to all content of email account is justified

The government was granted a warrant to obtain emails and other information from a Gmail account

Net neutrality a key battleground in growing fight over encryption, activists say

Both carriers and government now have an interest in how users keep their online lives private

Appcelerator gears up for the business world

The Appcelerator mobile development platform has been updated for better metric collection and building of APIs

Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited subscription service

In today's open source roundup: Amazon launches a Netflix for ebooks subscription service. Plus: A KDE skeptic likes the Plasma 5 desktop, and what's the best Linux distro for game development?

JVM plus Docker: Better together

JVM-Docker combination yields new options for Java application packaging and deployment

Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM’s revenue flattens

But profits jump compared to a year ago, when the company took a restructuring charge

CEO Whitman to chair HP’s board

Whitman, who joined HP in 2011 and is leading its turnaround effort, replaces activist investor Ralph Whitworth

PC market rebound doesn’t help AMD’s earnings

AMD reports a net loss of $36 million for the second quarter, but that's a big improvement from the same quarter a year ago

MIT may have just solved all your data center network lag issues

New Fastpass system opts for counter-intuitive central processing architecture

Surface survives Microsoft cuts, but tablet strategy remains muddled

What part, if any, will Nokia have in tablets, analysts ask

Take a guided tour of Linus Torvald’s home office

In today's open source roundup: Linus takes you on a tour of his home office. Plus: Open source licenses may be fading away. And what is open source?