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Jon Brodkin Ars Technica- Power company targeted by 10,000 cyberattacks per month May 22, 2013Electric grid is under daily assault, Congressional report finds.Jon Brodkin
- VMware’s Amazon-style compute cloud will go live in four US data centers May 21, 2013VMware finds a way to wring more cash out of virtualization customers.Jon Brodkin
- IBM Watson on smartphones to make customer service bots less annoying May 21, 2013AI that won Jeopardy may save us from customer service hell.Jon Brodkin
- Hacker serving 5-year sentence invents ATM add-on to prevent theft May 17, 2013Device rotates ATM cards, prevents skimmers from stealing data.Jon Brodkin
- Linux Mint 15 brings prettier desktop, new software and driver managers May 17, 2013One of the best Linux desktops gets better.Jon Brodkin
- Huge population of YouTube copyright owners denied class action status May 16, 2013Class action against YouTube would create "Frankenstein monster," judge says.Jon Brodkin
- Apple was “ringmaster” in conspiracy to fix e-book prices, US says May 15, 2013Steve Jobs allegedly told publisher to "throw in with Apple" and raise prices.Jon Brodkin
- VMware’s dual-persona smartphones phones finally available to purchase May 15, 2013Verizon selling Motorola and LG devices loaded with VMware software.Jon Brodkin
- 150,000 cloud virtual machines will help solve mysteries of the Universe May 14, 2013OpenStack, Puppet used to build cloud for world's largest particle accelerator.Jon Brodkin
- Google Fiber spreads again, confirmed for Gladstone, MO May 14, 2013Sweet, sweet, Gigabit speed is coming to more locations, but probably not yours.Jon Brodkin
- Google’s programming language, Go, gets a big speed boost May 14, 2013Google's Go hits version 1.1, now goes 30 to 40 percent faster.Jon Brodkin
- Raspberry Pi add-on will help you build Lego Mindstorm robots May 13, 2013$45 BrickPi connects Pi to motors, sensors, and Lego bricks.Jon Brodkin
- A wireless network with frickin’ laser beams on the ceiling May 9, 2013Beamcaster's optical links offer high throughput but require line of sight.Jon Brodkin
- PayPal exec aims to “obliterate passwords from the face of the planet” May 9, 2013Forget passwords—let your phone scan your fingerprints or eyes.Jon Brodkin
- Facebook aims to knock Cisco down a peg with open network hardware May 8, 2013Facebook's Open Compute Project to give the world an "open" top-of-rack switch.Jon Brodkin
- 11 Arduino projects that require major hacking skills—or a bit of insanity May 8, 2013Lawn care, Daleks, bug zappers prove the Arduino thrives as much as Raspberry Pi.Jon Brodkin
- Cray brings top supercomputer tech to businesses for a mere $500,000 May 7, 2013Technology powering world's top supercomputers now in an entry-level package.Jon Brodkin
- Plan to boost in-flight Internet could wreak havoc on satellite networks May 3, 2013Qualcomm wants to beam signals to airplanes from 150 ground stations.Jon Brodkin
- An Arduino-based robot for people who don’t know how to build robots May 2, 2013"Sparki" ideal for teaching kids (or adults) how to program robots.Jon Brodkin
- Uh-oh: AT&T and Comcast are ecstatic about the FCC’s new chairman May 1, 2013AT&T calls new chairman an "inspired pick," seeks end to "outdated" regulations.Jon Brodkin
- Power company targeted by 10,000 cyberattacks per month May 22, 2013
