InfoWorld Daily: Afternoon Edition

Feb 03, 2017

Oracle is pricing itself out of Amazon's cloud

Oracle may believe that upping the cost of using a competing cloud will help it win, but the opposite is more likely. Read More ▶

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Vulnerability in Microsoft SMBv3 protocol crashes Windows PCs

Computers running fully patched Windows 10, 8.1, Server 2012, and 2016 are hit by Blue Screens when trying to connect to an infected server. Read More ▶

Mozilla binds Firefox's fate to the Rust language

Latest version of Firefox will require Rust to compile successfully, restricting the number of platforms that the browser can be ported to. Read More ▶

JavaScript spec adds async functions, shared memory

ECMAScript 2017, due in June, also incorporates string padding and trailing commas. Read More ▶

Microsoft asks Trump administration for travel ban exceptions

Pushes back against executive order, wants process to let people with 'pressing needs' come and go for business trips and family emergencies. Read More ▶

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