Will A.I. drive the human race off a cliff?

Computerworld Wrap-Up June 30, 2015 Will A.I. drive the human race off a cliff? Artificial intelligence and machine learning have the potential to make our lives easier -- if they don't one day kill us all. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. What's the future for Windows Phone? 2. Update: Google, Microsoft, Oracle back new R Consortium at Linux Foundation 3. NOW ON CIO: An IT view of Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Online 4. 8 backup and security tips for frequent fliers 5. Gartner lowers its IT spending forecast, but says activity remains high 6. Bruised by past mistakes, tech firms brace for 'leap second' 7. Surveillance court extends NSA's phone records collection 8. Cisco to buy security-as-a-service provider OpenDNS for $635M 9. IDG Contributor Network: The one-minute security manager 10. Microsoft hands some of the reins for its display ad business to AOL 11. EU sets June 2017 as date to end mobile roaming charges 12. IT Blogwatch: Satya slashes at Bing Maps and Advertising (is Lumia next?) White Paper: iDashboards UND Eliminates Data Overload with iDashboards Struggling with data overload from fact books and static reporting, UND sought a solution that would be used internally and externally, pulling data from their different systems, databases and spreadsheets. Read more to find out why staff at UND are now more enthusiastic about looking at the data. Learn More What's the future for Windows Phone? Despite rumors that Microsoft is about to kill Windows Phone, industry observers say that's unlikely for several reasons -- especially the expected gains from the rollout of Windows 10, which will run on smartphones and other devices. READ MORE Update: Google, Microsoft, Oracle back new R Consortium at Linux Foundation Google, Microsoft and Oracle among founding members READ MORE NOW ON CIO: An IT view of Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Online Google Docs and Microsoft Word Online are more similar than ever, so total cost of ownership, training and support may be more important considerations for CIOs and IT managers than feature sets. READ MORE 8 backup and security tips for frequent fliers Do your data security plans include recovery contingencies for when you're traveling? READ MORE Gartner lowers its IT spending forecast, but says activity remains high The strong dollar and the move to cloud-based services are affecting buying choices. READ MORE Bruised by past mistakes, tech firms brace for 'leap second' Adding a 61st second has caused problems in the past, and some want to do away with it. READ MORE Webcast: Nutanix Evolution of Flash in the Datacenter Driven by trends of virtualization and cloud computing, storage requirements have significantly changed in last few years. The question is no longer about the need for flash, but how best to use flash to meet today's and future applications needs. Learn more >> Surveillance court extends NSA's phone records collection The program was extended for five months as it winds down. READ MORE Cisco to buy security-as-a-service provider OpenDNS for $635M Cisco Systems plans to pay $635 million in cash to buy OpenDNS, a company that leverages the Domain Name System to provide security services including Web filtering, threat intelligence and malware and phishing protection. READ MORE IDG Contributor Network: The one-minute security manager Many organizations today do not feel that they can afford to have a dedicated information security manager or analyst. If not just ignored, this responsibility often falls to an existing staff member with other responsibilities. While far from ideal, it is possible to have some impact on your security posture when it is not your full-time focus. READ MORE Microsoft hands some of the reins for its display ad business to AOL The deal comes alongside an expanded partnership with AppExchange for programmatic ad sales. READ MORE EU sets June 2017 as date to end mobile roaming charges A compromise on roaming regulations agreed on Monday night still needs approval from member states and the European Parliament. READ MORE IT Blogwatch: Satya slashes at Bing Maps and Advertising (is Lumia next?) Microsoft CEO Nadella wields scalpel in strategic sacrificial sales: Advertising to AOL and Maps to Uber. But what of the loss-making Lumia smartphone business? READ MORE Webcast: CDW Making Sense of PCI If your company handles financial data for customers, you must keep current with the PCI-DSS standard not just to protect your company, but to protect your customers too. Even though the PCI Data Security Standard has been around for years, it's still poorly understood by many of the organizations it affects. Learn More Peruse our library of free digital magazines! Choose from a collection of smartly designed digital magazines, which include our most popular departments -- News Analysis, Features, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. These digital magazines also feature Computerworld signature packages, including our IT Careers 2015 Special Report, with the latest on hot skills and hiring trends, and our Forecast 2015 report, with unique insights into the IT budgets, project priorities and staffing strategies of top IT leaders. 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