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Network world[^]:

Researchers demonstrate remote code execution exploits against Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari

Computerworld[^]:

Both agree that U.S. secondary education system needs much improvement.

Infoworld[^]:

The companies are OK with dual-OS mobile devices, but they aren't happy with the idea of sharing space on a PC.

Geekwire[^]:

Inside the remodeled Building 18, the company’s traditional private offices are nowhere to be found. They’ve been replaced by open team rooms, conference rooms, informal common areas and smaller “focus rooms” for intensive coding and private discussions. Desks are on rollers to make it easy to quickly change the layout of a room. Employees say they’re involved in fewer email threads and more face-to-face interaction.

Business Insider[^]

Being a software programmer is one of the best jobs these days for your pocketbook and your job security, but it can be incredibly bad for your mental health.

Two things are going on that are literally driving programmers crazy.

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Sponsored by HP and organized by HP-owned Zero-Day Initiative, Pwn2Own offered $1.085 million worth of prizes, as security researchers went after security features on Adobe Flash and Reader. The browsers tested by hackers included Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox.

News.com[^]:

The call between the two chiefs won't lead to immediate reform, so Zuckerberg also turns to his Facebook page to amplify the volume of his frustration.

Lifehacker[^]:

Speed reading has long been a skill peddled by supposed experts, and recently a slew of cheap apps claiming to teach the technique have put it back in the spotlight. So, let's take a look at the claims of speed reading and if it's really possible to read 1,200 words a minute.

TechRepublic[^]:

Millennial developers would be wise to learn the key lesson that UNIX taught us long ago: open-source code is nice, but portability of code is critical.

Bing blog[^]:

Searching for the right image can be tough. After sorting through hundreds of images, you finally find a picture you like but unfortunately it’s low resolution or an odd dimension leaving you to go back to scrolling through the results pages. To take the hassle out of this process we’re introducing a new feature that allows you to match an image in a few simple clicks.

Wintellect[^]:

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps in a van down by the river) you may have noticed that Node.js is kind of a big deal. Since its introduction in late 2009, Node has steadily grown in popularity and now occupies prime real estate as a (if not *the*) de facto choice of server-side infrastructure for the modern web stack.

SD Times[^]:

Amazon is making its streaming application, AppStream, available to all interested developers. AppStream was originally introduced four months ago at the company’s AWS reInvent conference, but at the time was only made available to an initial group of developers.

re/code[^]:

Google today slashed the prices for its Google Drive product, bringing its base price way below cloud storage competitors Dropbox and Microsoft’s recently renamed OneDrive.

The Verge[^]:

Microsoft originally launched its subscription version of Office back in September 2012, but the company is announcing a new cheaper option for individuals today.