IT Executive news

• Anything you post can and will be used against you

  11-03-2017 13:00
  
  Everybody's freaking out over the Wikileaks revelations that the Central Intelligence Agency can hack Apple and Android smartphones, major PC operating systems -- and even TV sets.
  The news is causing ripples in international relations and got companies like Google and Apple to patch holes and issue fixes.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
  Read more

• Reddit’s grand vision: ‘Come for the cats, stay for the empathy’

  11-03-2017 03:56
  
  Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian has a rosy view of the company’s future. Despite controversy over the online bulletin board’s role in the election of Donald Trump and the proliferation of white nationalism on its forums, Ohanian describes Reddit as “the global watercooler where people’s minds are changed about things.”
  Ohanian gave an impassioned defense of Reddit and its potential during a solo talk on the opening day of South by Southwest’s interactive prog
  
  Read more

• Microsoft updates Cortana for iOS with a fresh look

  11-03-2017 01:05
  
  Microsoft gave its Cortana app for iOS a facelift Friday, replacing its old black and blue aesthetic with a new look that puts the assistant’s key features at users’ fingertips.The app now features Quick Actions, so that users can tap a couple buttons and get Cortana to create an alarm, set a reminder, or tell them a joke. That means users can get at key features without having to talk or type queries, and it also gives them a framework for what they can do with the app, without them
  
  Read more

Follow @ITExecutiveNews on Twitter!