Author: Malcolm Low

Dr. Malcolm Low is currently an Associate Professor with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT).

Google Collects Android Users’ Locations Even When Location Services Are Disabled

Google Collects Android Users’ Locations Even When Location Services Are Disabled – http://www.slashdot.org/story/333923

Microsoft Offering Free Windows 10 Development Environment VM for a Limited Time

Microsoft Offering Free Windows 10 Development Environment VM for a Limited Time – http://www.slashdot.org/story/333941

Android Studio 3. 0 IDE supports Android Things for the IoT

Android Studio 3.0 IDE supports Android Things for the IoT

BBC News: China dominates top supercomputers list

China dominates top supercomputers list – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41971380

Programming Language Go Turns 8

Programming Language Go Turns 8 – http://www.slashdot.org/story/333501

Commentary: Are we still missing the point of education?

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/commentary-the-point-of-education-success-academics-9390244

Self-driving bus crashes less than two hours after Las Vegas launch

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/09/self-driving-bus-crashes-two-hours-after-las-vegas-launch-truck-autonomous-vehicle

Experts Propose Standard for IoT Firmware Updates

Security experts have filed a proposal with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that defines a secure framework for delivering firmware updates to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/experts-propose-standard-for-iot-firmware-updates/

Google’s AlphaGo AI no longer requires human input to master Go

https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/19/google-alphago-zero-ai/

Donald Trump’s digital campaign director’s company paid $94 million

Brad Parscale started his digital career in bookstores, tapping people on the shoulder while they were browsing the web design section and pitching them his own website creation services.

Then one day in 2011, he was eating an omelette when he received an email from the Trump Organization asking him to pitch for a web design project for one of Donald Trump’s real estate projects. Other assignments followed until 2015, when another email arrived.

“It said: ‘Donald Trump is thinking about running for president and we need a website in two days,'” Parscale told CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” which aired Sunday.

“So I wrote back and said, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it for $1,500,'” he added. “And by the end (of the election campaign) it was $94 million.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/09/donald-trumps-digital-campaign-directors-company-paid-94-million.html?recirc=taboolainternal