The first version of Autotrack, a JavaScript library for analytics.js, was released on GitHub earlier this year. Today, Google announced the release of Autotrack v1.0, which includes new plug-ins, improvements to existing plug-ins, and other ways for developers to customize their software. (Note: Autotrack isn’t an official Google Analytics product, so it will not quality … continue reading
Panasonic Avionics Corporation is engaging with elite “white hat” hackers through leading bug bounty provider HackerOne to ensure the security of its inflight entertainment systems. HackerOne has helped major companies such as General Motors, Uber, Twitter, Airbnb, DropBox and Adobe identify and fix security vulnerabilities as part of authorised bug bounty and vulnerability coordination programs. … continue reading
Black Duck announced today that it has created the Center for Open Source Research & Innovation (COSRI) as a way to give companies and researchers more information on the open-source ecosystem. Open-source components now comprise more than 50% of the average application, according to Black Duck’s director of strategic communications Brian Carter. The company found … continue reading
MobileIron released its second edition of the Mobile Security and Risk Review 2016 today as a way to bring awareness to the challenges enterprises have with protecting their data on mobile apps and devices. The review also highlights the increase in mobile attacks and how enterprises are failing to take adequate measures to protect their … continue reading
Apigee, the API company, and Pivotal, a company accelerating digital transformation and modern application development for enterprises, today announced that the Microgateway capability in the Apigee Edge API management software is now supported by Pivotal Cloud Foundry. With this extension of the Apigee-Pivotal integration, developers can more easily leverage Apigee’s API management software to share, … continue reading
IBM this week announced that its scientists have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technology that can separate biological particles at the nano scale to help physicians detect things like cancer. IBM said its team can separate bioparticles down to 20 nanometers in diameter, which is the scale of things like DNA and viruses. These particles can … continue reading
Akana, a leading provider of API Management, API security and Microservices solutions, today announced the availability of version 8 of its industry-leading API Management solution. Version 8 introduces a host of new functions aimed at offering customers the richest API Management capabilities in ways that are easier than ever for API and App Developers to use. … continue reading
Microsoft is giving users the ability to do even more with Windows App Studio. The company has announced its latest release, which aims to provide more information into applications. The latest release includes a community-driven API gallery, custom API sharing, collections limits increase, and favorites in pivot apps. According to the Windows apps team, the … continue reading
Uber is trying to move away from its Google Maps-dependent platform. According to the Financial Times, the company is investing US$500 million in a global mapping initiative. Uber is already using vehicles across the United States (and now Mexico) to map locations and collect images. Brian McClendon, vice president of advanced technologies at Uber, explained … continue reading
The artificial intelligence app that puts time back into developers’ days has seen some major updates in version 1.2, including features that increase productivity and help developers manage their products and tasks. Trevor AI is a free app that uses artificial intelligence to understand the tasks of the user, and it makes suggestions based on … continue reading
Typemock, the unit testing company, has announced a partnership with DevTools, the foremost software reseller in India. The collaboration will bring Typemock’s leading Agile solution, Isolator, to the growing Indian development sector. Typemock was created in 2005 to help programmers become agile through easy unit testing. Typemock’s mission of providing code integrity has helped thousands … continue reading
Anyone who learned to program while in grammar school has likely experienced the work of Seymour Papert. The legendary MIT professor died yesterday at the age of 88. His work was influential in the fields of computer-aided education, AI and media studies. Papert was born on Feb. 29, 1928, in Pretoria, South Africa. He obtained … continue reading
