Iowa’s Democratic Party App to tally votes crashes during the party’s caucus. Paper ballots saved the day but why did the App fail and what can be learned from this incident? 

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Tech companies are feeling the impact of the coronavirus with Foxconn declaring a “big” production impact, while Airbnb has activated its extenuating circumstances policy to help deal with the issue.

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Apple’s has proposed a standardize format for one-time passcodes sent over SMS, used in two factor authentication, while Google launched OpenSK, an open source Rust-based firmware to turn Nordic chip dongles into FIDO U2F and FIDO2-compliant security keys. What will this mean for 2FA and online security?

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg wants his company to be understood not liked, Microsoft wants to spend $40 million for AI on health research, and what does Canalys smartphone metrics for 2019 mean for the industry.

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Apple’s valued net worth is greater than Germany DAX’s. We sift through Apple’s earning results and see what’s working and what isn’t.

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Ars Technica’s Lee Hutchinson describes how the site functions without a physical office. How does it work and what types of things are needed for it work for the company.

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A recent post from WhiteSource identifies the trends in Open Source software licensing and makes predictions on what shape Open Source software will take down the road.

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If you plan on getting a new gaming PC should you build or buy it? Lamarr Wilson shares his thoughts.

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Google tweaks how it delivers paid search results, new safety features for dating apps and scientists listen to voices from the grave!

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UN looks into Amazon’s Jeff Bezo’s phone hacking, GM shows off its new driver-less car, and voters in King County Washington will make US history by being able to vote from their personal web connected devices. 

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