Control servers go dark as crypto-cert revoked

It appears the WireLurker malware threatening Macs, iPads and iPhones has, for now, been partially neutralized.…

‘The biggest problem isn’t Ebola or ISIS — it’s income inequality’

The US congresswoman who represents some of the wealthiest areas of Silicon Valley has challenged technology moneybags to get some perspective on life – by sleeping rough or living off state handouts.…

State secrets: This is local data for local people

The Kremlin is set to ban Apple’s iCloud as part of plans to throw up a new iron curtain around Russia’s digital communications.…

Are you really judge, jury, and executioner, Zuck, or just plain dumb?

+Comment  Imagine fighting a big UK company for years for the simple right to campaign fairly online against an under-regulated industry. You go on to win a dispute resolution case probed by Nominet to keep your perfectly legitimate gripe website alive. You also successfully defend yourself against the firm’s strong-armed appeals. Then picture the moment when your campaign is trashed by the likes of Facebook and Twitter, after they kill painstakingly built up pages with little explanation for the sudden take-downs.…

Is it ‘still a box of razor blades’? Hear it from biz bods

Proxygen appears under a BSD license

Facebook has rolled out another chunk of open-source code, this time a C++ HTTP stack called Proxygen, which includes a web server.…

‘Do be evil’ code contest challenges devs to develop nasties we can all learn from

If you think like a super-villain, laugh like an anti-hero, and can write code, it’s time to polish off the cackle, sharpen up the brain, get extra coffee, and start working on your entry to the Underhanded C contest.…

Rewrites app for mobile-first era

Google’s refreshed its Google Calendar Android app, and is promising an iOS version to follow.…

Something called #FX10 is coming next week

The Mozilla Foundation has promised that next week it will give developers a browser that meets their needs and their needs only, instead of catering to the whims and petty proclivities of users.…

Test your site on Redmond’s browser without using Windows

Microsoft has unveiled a new tool to allow web developers to test their apps against the very latest version of Internet Explorer – even if they don’t have any Windows clients running in-house.…