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Computerworld First Look July 14, 2015 Mozilla blocks all Flash in Firefox after third zero-day Neither the second nor the third vulnerability had been patched by Adobe as of late Monday, although the company has promised to do so this week. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Report claims Chinese chip maker bids $23B for Micron 2. Here's how to follow NASA's Pluto flyby 3. INSIDER Wells Fargo's mobile banking redesign includes biometrics, tracks customer insights 4. Adobe Flash must die, die, DIE. Firefox loads the gun 5. 9 things you didn't know about Google's undersea cable 6. Oracle extends cloud suite to cover entire order-fulfillment process 7. How should an underage cyberthief be dealt with? 8. Amazon hopes for some Alibaba sales magic on 'Prime Day' 9. INSIDER Prepare for a future without Internet Explorer 10. IBM and Nvidia rev their HPC engines for next-gen supercomputer push 11. Microsoft pitches HoloLens to businesses creating 3D models 12. To Hillary Clinton, Uber is a double-edged sword 13. U.S. to begin talks on drone privacy standards Resource compliments of: BlueWolf Simplify Complex IT Systems with Salesforce and Bluewolf Bluewolf helps leading companies overcome complex legacy systems, mobilize field sales, and increase revenue by implementing Salesforce. Find out how. Report claims Chinese chip maker bids $23B for Micron China's largest state-owned computer chip maker, Tsinghua Unigroup, has reportedly made an offer to purchase U.S.-based Micron, a claim the U.S. memory maker is denying. READ MORE Here's how to follow NASA's Pluto flyby As NASA'S New Horizons spacecraft closes in on Pluto, stargazers tracking the historic mission can use a number apps to keep tabs on the mission. READ MORE INSIDER Wells Fargo's mobile banking redesign includes biometrics, tracks customer insights Input from Wells Fargo's commercial banking customers has been vital in steering a massive mobile banking redesign project, according to a bank executive. (Insider - free registration required.) READ MORE Adobe Flash must die, die, DIE. Firefox loads the gun Mozilla Firefox has blocked the Adobe Flash plugin, due to its horrible ongoing security problems. The block will last until you're running a version with all known vulnerabilities patched... READ MORE 9 things you didn't know about Google's undersea cable The high-speed Google-backed FASTER system will link the U.S. with Japan next year at 60Tbps. READ MORE Oracle extends cloud suite to cover entire order-fulfillment process Two new additions flesh out the company's 'quote to cash' capabilities in the cloud. READ MORE White Paper: CommVault 7 Reasons to Worry About Your Email Archiving Strategy If you are unsure if your current email archiving strategy is ready to meet the changing demands of your business, consider these seven warning signs. They are the top reasons you may need to worry that your email archiving strategy won't meet your long term goals. Learn More How should an underage cyberthief be dealt with? If our goal in sentencing is to reduce such crimes, you have to ask how sending kids to prison accomplishes that. READ MORE Amazon hopes for some Alibaba sales magic on 'Prime Day' Amazon is doing its best to jack up sales by inventing a new shopping holiday, but one thing it hasn't invented is a new idea. Alibaba got there first with "singles day" sales. READ MORE INSIDER Prepare for a future without Internet Explorer IE is on its way out, so it's time for IT and Web services creators to make the switch to the modern Web. (Insider - free registration required.) READ MORE IBM and Nvidia rev their HPC engines for next-gen supercomputer push IBM and Nvidia on Monday announced they have joined to launch two new supercomputer centers of excellence to develop the next generation of contenders. READ MORE Microsoft pitches HoloLens to businesses creating 3D models Demonstrations at the Worldwide Partners Conference also showed what voice commands HoloLens can understand. READ MORE To Hillary Clinton, Uber is a double-edged sword In a speech Monday focused on economic policy, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton spoke out on what she saw as the double-edged sword that characterizes startups like Uber, Airbnb or Instacart. READ MORE U.S. to begin talks on drone privacy standards But it's unclear if privacy and consumer groups will come to the table after leaving earlier privacy discussions. READ MORE White Paper: PC Connection Redefine Flash EMCs Flash Strategy is Flash Everywhere, led by XtremIO, our purpose built All-Flash storage array. 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