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Google launches App Engine firewall so developers can easily restrict specific IP addresses
Google has announced a new firewall feature that allows developers and administrators using App Engine to easily restrict access from specific traffic sources.
Google Begins Biggest Crackdown on Extremist YouTube Videos
Selected videos will lose ads, comments and have new warnings. Policy changes announced in June to go into effect Thursday.
Microsoft unveils .NET Core 2.0 with ‘major’ performance improvementsMicrosoft has announced the availability of .NET Core 2.0 as a final release as the company ingratiates its more open strategy further still.
Microsoft has announced the availability of .NET Core 2.0 as a final release as the company ingratiates its more open strategy further still.
Oracle doesn’t want Java EE any more
Oracle wants someone else to lead enterprise Java, though it says it will stay involved. Apache and Eclipse are likely candidates to take over Java EE
Bitcoin: Blockchain and Bitstamp Add Ethereum
Ethereum, a cryptocurrency network and rival to Bitcoin, continues to gain steam in the virtual money world.
As net neutrality dies, one man wants to make Verizon pay for its sins
Alex Nguyen filed the only formal net neutrality complaint, and he’s still waiting for an answer
Microsoft dumps notorious Chinese secure certificate vendor
Microsoft has joined Apple, Google, and Mozilla in disabling security certificates from Chinese company WoSign and its StartCom subsidiary.
Python slinks past C, Java and C++ to top IEEE 2017 language list
Python has topped the charts as the top programming language of 2017, according to the latest ranking from IEEE Spectrum.
Low-code development is improving delivery speed
New survey results from by Appian, from North American IT and executive leadership about their strategies for low-code platform implementation are out.