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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

How technology is nourishing the food chain

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August 18, 2015
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How technology is nourishing the food chain

New technologies are making food production more efficient and more environmentally sound. Here's how farmers are using everything from crop modeling tools to drones to generate higher yields. (Insider - free registration required.) READ MORE

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1. Who's upgrading to Windows 10?

2. Google offers up final dev tools for Marshmallow

3. Can Android M Marshmallow finally beat Apple iOS?

4. Mozilla offers app to create Web pages on smartphones

5. New Windows 10 virtual machine images let anyone test Microsoft's Edge browser

6. U.S. end of ICANN oversight delayed to late next year

7. Darkode vendor of Facebook malware pleads guilty to one charge

8. Memory issue disrupted FAA air traffic control system

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10. IRS says data breach was worse than thought

11. SAP project put on hold yet again by Alaskan city

12. Google pushes back Project Ara testing to 2016

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Who's upgrading to Windows 10?

Windows 8.1 users have been half again as likely to upgrade to Windows 10 as their compatriots running Windows 7. READ MORE

Google offers up final dev tools for Marshmallow

Google has released the final developer tools for Android's next version, which will be called Marshmallow. READ MORE

Can Android M Marshmallow finally beat Apple iOS?

Google has confirmed the name of Android M -- Marshmallow. The new version will first make it to the expected new Nexus devices due for release later this year. Soon after, it'll be available for OTA upgrades for older pure-Android shinies. But after that, who knows? READ MORE

Mozilla offers app to create Web pages on smartphones

It's for Android devices and available currently in four languages: Bengali, Brazilian Portuguese, English and Indonesian. READ MORE

New Windows 10 virtual machine images let anyone test Microsoft's Edge browser

Web developers who want to make sure that their sites and apps run well on Microsoft's new Edge browser can now download a virtual machine that works with popular virtualization software on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. READ MORE

U.S. end of ICANN oversight delayed to late next year

U.S. oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the coordinator of the Internet's domain name system, will continue through September next year and perhaps even beyond. READ MORE

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Darkode vendor of Facebook malware pleads guilty to one charge

A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to one federal spam-related charge for selling access to a botnet of Facebook accounts on a now-shuttered cybercriminal forum. READ MORE

Memory issue disrupted FAA air traffic control system

A memory issue in the traffic management system of the Federal Aviation Administration resulted in the disruption of flights on the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, according to the agency. READ MORE

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Cracking the code: 5 tips for hiring software developers

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IRS says data breach was worse than thought

The cyberattack on U.S. taxpayer data reported by the IRS earlier this year now appears to be much worse than originally thought, the agency said Monday. READ MORE

SAP project put on hold yet again by Alaskan city

An ailing SAP software implementation project in the city of Anchorage, Alaska, has been put on hold again, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced late last week -- and this time, its future is far from certain. READ MORE

Google pushes back Project Ara testing to 2016

Google is delaying initial testing for its modular smartphone, known as Project Ara, to 2016. READ MORE

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