“We’re at an inflection point where we can begin to realize the potential of this technology,” the CEO of Waymo said today. An anonymous reader quotes The Verge: Waymo, the self-driving car startup spun-off from Google late last year, will…
Interviews: Ask Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst A Question
Jim Whitehurst joined Red Hat in 2008, as its valuation rose past $10 billion and the company entered the S&P 500. He believes that leaders should engage people, and then provide context for self-organizing, and in 2015 even published The…
What's Happening As The University of California Tries To Outsource IT Jobs To India
Long-time Slashdot reader Nova Express shares an epic column by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Hiltzik. It details what’s happening now as the University of California tries to outsources dozens of IT jobs — about 20% of their IT workforce —…
Google Abandons Their Google Hangouts API
“Once again we’re seeing the hazards of developing using a third party service API,” writes Slashdot reader BarbaraHudson, reporting that Google “will be discontinuing support for the Google Hangouts API going forward… Google Hangouts is now so insignificant that the…
Browser Autofill Profiles Can Be Abused For Phishing Attacks
An anonymous reader quotes Bleeping Computer: Browser autofill profiles are a reliable phishing vector that allow attackers to collect information from users via hidden form fields, which the browser automatically fills with preset personal information and which the user unknowingly…