The Node.js Foundation was formed in 2015 to serve as a steward over the Node.js sever-side JavaScript platform, providing a new governance model and taking over leadership from Joyent. Now, the foundation has hired its first executive director, Mark Hinkle, who had been vice president of marketing at the Linux Foundation. Hinkle will work to…
When people think of an office productivity suite, both Microsoft and Google tend to spring to mind. And for good reason: while there are other alternatives on the market, they remain the top software tools for business users across the country. Both offer similar functionality – such as word processing, file storage and spreadsheet applications…
4G, LTE, LTE-A, carrier aggregation. It’s all tech nonsense if you don’t understand what the jargon means. Here we explain the differences between 4G and LTE so you’re better equipped to choose not only the best phone, but also the best tariff. These days, there are a lot of decisions to make when getting a…
On the shelves of a laboratory near San Francisco sit tanks and tanks of mysterious-looking liquids. Labels identify some as simulations of human heads, while others relate to muscles. It sounds like the ghoulish headquarters of a mad scientist, but it isn’t. It’s the Silicon Valley offices of UL, a product testing organization previously known as Underwriters…
The Drupal project has released a patch to fix a critical access bypass vulnerability that could put websites at risk of hacking. The vulnerability does not have the highest severity level based on Drupal’s rating system, but is serious enough that the platform’s developers decided to also release a patch for a version of the…
Apple is building a new data center in Denmark, and it has some interesting ideas on how to power the data center with renewable energy, while also giving back to the community. Excess heat generated by the data center will be captured and returned to the local district’s heating system, which will warm up homes…
Users that run unpatched software beware. Hackers have been relying on an old software bug tied to the Stuxnet worm to carry out their attacks. Microsoft may have initially patched the flaw in 2010, but it’s nevertheless become the most widespread software exploit, according to security firm Kaspersky Lab. On Thursday, Kaspersky posted research examining…
Residents of the Park Slope area of Brooklyn are now able to sell power generated from rooftop solar panels via a microgrid enabled by a blockchain ledger that records every transaction made with a local utility. The physical microgrid, set up by Siemens Digital Grid Division, includes network control systems, converters, lithium-ion battery storage and…
An anonymous developer has published a patch that negates Microsoft’s barring of security updates from Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs equipped with the very newest processors. The developer, identified as “Zeffy,” posted the patch and accompanying documentation on GitHub, the code repository. [ Related: Fix Windows 10 problems with these free Microsoft tools ] “I…
Apple never used to announce what its roadmap looked like. Instead, the company held its cards close and let the rumor mill run amok. But lately, Apple is being much more open about its future. Expect new iMacs later this year, company executives said earlier this month, but that’s not all: Apple plans to make…