Aiming to provide data engineers with new and better tools for creating production data pipelines, Databricks yesterday released Databricks for Data Engineering, a new version of its Apache Spark-based cloud platform optimized specifically for data engineering workloads. Databricks, founded by the creators of Apache Spark, already provides a version of the cloud platform geared toward…
Just two days after Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update arrived, HP announced two PCs that will come pre-loaded with the new OS. HP refreshed its Pavilion laptops and X360 2-in-1s with new processors and also is offering optional discrete GPUs with the new PCs. You’ll be able to select AMD Radeon or Nvidia 940MX graphics…
It seems there’s no longer any bad blood between Spotify and a third-party app developer that intended to bring the streaming service to Apple Watch. Snowy developer Andrew Chang announced that he’s “working closely” with Spotify to make Snowy the official Spotify companion app for Apple Watch. Chang made the announcement on the Apple Watch…
Penetration testing provider Synack is getting an infusion of $21.25 million from the investment arms of Microsoft and HP, among others, and some of it will be used to hire more security analysts to fuel what it calls its hacker-powered intelligence platform. The investment is the Series C round of funding and is led by…
Microsoft this week retired the security bulletins that for decades have described each month’s slate of vulnerabilities and accompanying patches for customers — especially administrators responsible for companies’ IT operations. One patch expert reported on the change for his team. “It was like trying to relearn how to walk, run and ride a bike, all…
After the Shadow Brokers group opened up its archive of exploits allegedly stolen from the United States National Security Agency, security experts found a nasty surprise waiting for Solaris administrators. The Register reported that the dumped Shadow Broker files reference two programs, Extremeparr and Ebbisland, that would let attackers obtain root access remotely over the network…
Microsoft this week offered corporate customers a free 90-day trial of the enterprise-grade edition of Windows 10’s latest version, continuing its pitch to businesses that have yet to deploy the new operating system. Yesterday marked the official launch of Windows 10 Creators Update, the latest feature upgrade in the OS’s software-as-a-service model. Microsoft also tagged…
One of the first big stories about the Raspberry Pi when it hit retail shelves more than five years ago was that it didn’t actually hit most retail shelves. Availability was a serious issue at launch, as the Raspberry Pi Foundation didn’t yet realize what a hit it had on its hands, and initial supplies…
Advocates of Google’s Go have put together a working group to take the open source language forward in areas like installation and helping new users. The DXWG (Developer Experience Working Group) will work on streamlining the experience for first-time Go users. Initial tasks include improving the Go installation experience, providing better guidelines to help new users, and…
A previously unknown Microsoft Office vulnerability was recently used to deliver spyware to Russian-speaking targets, in a possible case of cyberespionage. Security firm FireEye noticed the intrusion attempt, which taps a critical software flaw that hackers are using to craft malicious Microsoft Word documents. On Wednesday, FireEye said it uncovered one attack that weaponized a…