In Conversation With Avdi Grimm <ul> <li> Avdi Grimm is in town(Bangalore) for RUBYCONF India 2018. Earlier today Atul Jha had a chance to sit with and talk about state of Ruby and other programming languages </li> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://rubyconfindia.org/"> RubyConf India</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.virtuouscode.com/"> Avdi's Blog - Virtuouscode </a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/@avdi/"> Twitter - @avdi </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/w0fv5MN8gqI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 In Conversation With Avdi Grimm Avdi Grimm is in town(Bangalore) for RUBYCONF India 2018. Earlier today Atul Jha had a chance to sit with and talk about state of Ruby and other programming languages Links RubyConf India Avdi's Blog - Virtuouscode Twitter - @avdi 

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Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS <ul> <li> Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS, Expanding its Kubernetes and Containers Leadership </li> <li> CoreOS Bet </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquire-coreos-expanding-its-kubernetes-and-containers-leadership"> Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS, Expanding its Kubernetes and Containers Leadership </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/xoZnHXpeze4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS, Expanding its Kubernetes and Containers Leadership CoreOS Bet Links Red Hat to Acquire CoreOS, Expanding its Kubernetes and Containers Leadership 

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CES 2018 <ul> <li> Observations on Technologies & Products appeard in CES 2018 </li> <li> Five themes that emerge out of CES 2018 ( Quantum Computing, IoT Orchestration, Transpotation(Urban mobility),VR, Robotics) </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ces.tech"> CES 2018 </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/4bojFKwEAGk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 CES 2018 Observations on Technologies & Products appeard in CES 2018 Five themes that emerge out of CES 2018 ( Quantum Computing, IoT Orchestration, Transpotation(Urban mobility),VR, Robotics) Links CES 2018 

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Open Source 2017 <ul> <li> What are some of the Open source technologies that grabbed healdlines in 2017 ? </li> <li> Docker Swarm VS Kubernetes. Can we say Kubernetes is inching ahead? </li> <li> How cloud service providers like Azure trying to adopt & adjust? </li> <li> AI Everywhere Good, Bad, Evil ?</li> <li> Indian IT Industry laid off 56,000 in 2017, This may just be a start.</li> <li> Hybrid crowd platform for talent spotting - Wipro new outsouring model? </li> <li> Challanges for a fresh CS Graduate </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://qz.com/1152683/indian-it-layoffs-in-2017-top-56000-led-by-tcs-infosys-cognizant/"> 56,000 layoffs and counting: India’s IT bloodbath this year may just be the start </a></li> <li><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/wipro-now-builds-a-hybrid-crowd-for-talent-spotting/articleshow/62236641.cms"> Wipro now builds a Hybrid Crowd for talent-spotting </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/_DVKaDnUWzw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Open Source 2017 What are some of the Open source technologies that grabbed healdlines in 2017 ? Docker Swarm VS Kubernetes. Can we say Kubernetes is inching ahead? How cloud service providers like Azure trying to adopt & adjust? AI Everywhere Good, Bad, Evil ? Indian IT Industry laid off 56,000 in 2017, This may just be a start. Hybrid crowd platform for talent spotting - Wipro new outsouring model? Challanges for a fresh CS Graduate Links 56,000 layoffs and counting: India’s IT bloodbath this year may just be the start Wipro now builds a Hybrid Crowd for talent-spotting 

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<ul> <li> AWS re:INVENT 2017 - IoT </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/iot-core/"> AWS IoT Core </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/"> AWS Greengrass </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-iot-device-management/"> AWS IoT Device Management </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-sepio-secure-your-iot-fleet/"> AWS IoT Device Defender – Secure Your IoT Fleet </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-presenting-aws-iot-analytics/"> AWS IoT Analytics: Delivering IoT Analytics </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/aws-greengrass-adds-feature-for-machine-learning-inference/"> AWS Greengrass ML Inference </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-amazon-freertos/"> Amazon FreeRTOS </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/iot-1-click/"> AWS IoT 1-Click </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/mdZczsioywA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 AWS re:INVENT 2017 - IoT Links AWS IoT Core AWS Greengrass AWS IoT Device Management AWS IoT Device Defender – Secure Your IoT Fleet AWS IoT Analytics: Delivering IoT Analytics AWS Greengrass ML Inference Amazon FreeRTOS AWS IoT 1-Click 

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<ul> <li> AWS re:INVENT 2017 - ML and DeepLens </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/deeplens/"> AWS DeepLens – Deep learning enabled video camera for developers - AWS </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/deeplens/"> AWS DeepLens – Get Hands-On Experience with Deep Learning With Our New Video Camera | Amazon Web Services </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/sagemaker/"> Amazon SageMaker – Accelerating Machine Learning | Amazon Web Services </a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/transcribe/"> Amazon Transcribe – Automatic Speech Recognition - AWS </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/wimJENfZ37c" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 AWS re:INVENT 2017 - ML and DeepLens Links AWS DeepLens – Deep learning enabled video camera for developers - AWS AWS DeepLens – Get Hands-On Experience with Deep Learning With Our New Video Camera | Amazon Web Services Amazon SageMaker – Accelerating Machine Learning | Amazon Web Services Amazon Transcribe – Automatic Speech Recognition - AWS 

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<ul> <li> Google For India 2017 </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCkJb8owZv4"> Google For India 2017 </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blog.google/products/android/introducing-android-oreo-go-edition/"> Introducing Android Oreo (Go edition) with the release of Android 8.1 </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/technology/google-india.html"> Google Missed Out on China. Can It Flourish in India? </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/0QlsK3TqFR0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Google For India 2017 Links Google For India 2017 Introducing Android Oreo (Go edition) with the release of Android 8.1 Google Missed Out on China. Can It Flourish in India? 

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<ul> <li> Developer Trends 2017 </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017"> Developer Survey Results 2017 </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/vP5Cv9T6KfY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Developer Trends 2017 Links Developer Survey Results 2017 

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India News Roundup <ul> <li> Leaky Browsers </li> <li> Food Delivery Business Trends </li> <li> Flipkart Android ambitions </li> <li> Language as service </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/uc-browser-removed-download-google-play-store-814694"> UC Browser has mysteriously disappeared from the Google Play Store </a></li> <li><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/zomato-launches-subscription-based-zomato-gold-in-india/articleshow/61648135.cms"> Zomato launches subscription-based 'Zomato Gold' in India </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/flipkart-billion-capture-review-a-budget-smartphone-with-mid-tier-specs-117111500247_1.html"> Flipkart Billion Capture+ review: A budget smartphone with mid-tier specs </a></li> <li><a href="https://reverieinc.com/laas/">Language as service </a></li> <li><a href="https://reverieinc.com/indic-language-mandate-intro/">India’s Upcoming Indic Language Mandate For Mobile Devices - An Overview - Reverie Language Technologies </a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/oneplus-engineering-apk-exposes-backdoor-to-root-access/">OnePlus includes Qualcomm engineering app in phones, exposes root backdoor </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.livemint.com/Technology/FdOeiZaaVoVE69Mhpz0QyJ/Alibaba-Mobile-Business-group-launches-UC-Ads-in-India.html">Alibaba Mobile Business group’s UC Ads launched in India </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.prnewswire.co.in/news-releases/viewlift-powers-hoichoi-the-online-streaming-destination-for-the-best-in-bengali-content-646035283.html">ViewLift Powers Hoichoi, the Online Streaming Destination for the Best in Bengali Content </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/XhrHh_oItkw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 India News Roundup Leaky Browsers Food Delivery Business Trends Flipkart Android ambitions Language as service Links UC Browser has mysteriously disappeared from the Google Play Store Zomato launches subscription-based 'Zomato Gold' in India Flipkart Billion Capture+ review: A budget smartphone with mid-tier specs Language as service India’s Upcoming Indic Language Mandate For Mobile Devices - An Overview - Reverie Language Technologies OnePlus includes Qualcomm engineering app in phones, exposes root backdoor Alibaba Mobile Business group’s UC Ads launched in India ViewLift Powers Hoichoi, the Online Streaming Destination for the Best in Bengali Content 

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Social Media Influence <ul> <li> Senate Open Hearing: Social Media Influence in the 2016 U.S. Elections </li> <li> Disinformation. Amplification, Fake News & ropaganda </li> <li> Bots, Troll Farm & Targeted Advertising </li> <li> Eight Revealing Moments From the Second Day </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5pH6XGYvkE"> Senate Open Hearing </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/01/us-senators-russia-fake-news-threat-russia"> US senators warn of 'fake news' threat from Russia and urge tech giants to act </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/six-revealing-moments-from-the-second-day-of-russia-hearings/">Eight Revealing Moments From the Second Day of Russia Hearings </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/01/senators-blast-facebook-at-hearing-over-fake-ads-heres-what-the-ads-looked-like/"> Senators blast Facebook at hearing over fake ads: Here’s what the ads looked like </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.axios.com/fake-news-on-facebook-messenger-2498210127.html"> Facebook's next fake news headache: messaging </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41170570">Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi says 'fake news helping terrorists'</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/how-fake-news-is-widening-social-rifts-in-india/a-40875997">How fake news is widening social rifts in India</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/tackling-fake-news/article19963184.ece">We need uniform guidelines, regulation and policy regarding fabricated content </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/G8PsJk5MOlk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Social Media Influence Senate Open Hearing: Social Media Influence in the 2016 U.S. Elections Disinformation. Amplification, Fake News & ropaganda Bots, Troll Farm & Targeted Advertising Eight Revealing Moments From the Second Day Links Senate Open Hearing US senators warn of 'fake news' threat from Russia and urge tech giants to act Eight Revealing Moments From the Second Day of Russia Hearings Senators blast Facebook at hearing over fake ads: Here’s what the ads looked like Facebook's next fake news headache: messaging Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi says 'fake news helping terrorists' How fake news is widening social rifts in India We need uniform guidelines, regulation and policy regarding fabricated content 

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KRACK Attack - Security and Privacy Trends 2017 <ul> <li> WPA2 vulnerable to key reinstallation attacks </li> <li> Security and Privacy Trends Whats happening in AR & VR World </li> <li> IOTroop Botnet of IoT devices </li> <li> What’s happening with tokenization - Google Advanced Protection Program </li> <li> Web literacy, Security & privacy tools </li> <li> Protection of data from ISP </li> <li> Webtools</li> </ul> Links WPA2 Key reinstallation attacks <ul> <li><a href=" https://www.krackattacks.com/#details"> KRACK Attack </a></li> <li><a href=" https://www.windowscentral.com/vendors-who-have-patched-krack-wpa2-wi-fi-vulnerability">These are the router makers that have patched KRACK WPA2 Wi-Fi flaws</a></li></ul> Tokenization <ul> <li><a href="https://fc16.ifca.ai/preproceedings/25_Lang.pdf"> Security Keys: Practical Cryptographic Second Factors for the Modern Web </a></li> <li><a https://landing.google.com/advancedprotection/">Google Releases Advanced Protection program </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lockdownyourlogin.org/"> Follow these six simple steps to gain peace of mind and more control over your online securit </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.turnon2fa.com/"> Whats is 2FA </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.turnon2fa.com/tutorials/">Securing webservices with 2FA</a></li> <li><a href="https://twofactorauth.org/#communication">List of webserivces that implement 2FA</a></li> <li><a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2014/10/strengthening-2-step-verification-with.html">Strengthening 2-Step Verification with Security Key</a></li> <li><a href=" https://www.fidoalliance.org/">FIDO Alliance</a></li> <li><a href=" https://www.blog.google/topics/safety-security/googles-strongest-security-those-who-need-it-most/">Google’s strongest security, for those who need it most</a></li> </ul> Web literacy, Security & privacy tools <ul> <li><a href=" https://learning.mozilla.org/en-US/activities/internet-health-basics/"> Mozilla efforts on educating users in web literacy </a></li> <li><a href="https://mozilla.github.io/curriculum-final/internet-health-basics/session04-privacy-and-security.html#overview"> Internet health basics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.epicbrowser.com/">epic Privacy Browser</a></li> <li><a href="https://brave.com/">Brave</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.brave.com/about-ad-replacement/">Be aware of Brave's replacement advt model</a></li> <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">Must have Firefox addons (ublock orgin, https everywhere, privacy badger, cookie autodelete, Decentraleyes ) </a> </li> <li><a href="https://IPLeak.net"> Are you leaking data </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dnsleaktest.com/results.html"> DNS Leaktest </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linuxmint.com/searchengines.php"> Other Search Engines (startpage, searX, Duckduckgo) </a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/aKDhjjMPK6k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

KRACK Attack - Security and Privacy Trends 2017 WPA2 vulnerable to key reinstallation attacks Security and Privacy Trends Whats happening in AR & VR World IOTroop Botnet of IoT devices What’s happening with tokenization - Google Advanced Protection Program Web literacy, Security & privacy tools Protection of data from ISP Webtools Links WPA2 Key reinstallation attacks KRACK Attack These are the router makers that have patched KRACK WPA2 Wi-Fi flaws Tokenization Security Keys: Practical Cryptographic Second Factors for the Modern Web 

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<ul> <li> Amazon unveils Alexa powered devices </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-MW46WB-Introducing-Echo-Spot/dp/B073SQYXTW"> Echo Spot </a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186JAEWK"> Echo Look </a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Show-Alexa-Enabled-Black/dp/B01J24C0TI/ref=sr_1_1?s=amazon-devices&ie=UTF8&qid=1508164552&sr=1-1&keywords=echo+show"> Echo Show </a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/all-new-amazon-echo-speaker-with-wifi-alexa-dark-charcoal/dp/B06XCM9LJ4/ref=sr_1_1?s=amazon-devices&ie=UTF8&qid=1508164591&sr=1-1&keywords=Alexa+echo"> Alexa Echo 2nd Generation </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RWFCHB/ref_=fs_ods_fs_aucc_sr"> Echo Plus </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.in/Echo-Dot-Year-Prime-Membership/dp/B071NB4PGV/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1508164678&sr=8-2&keywords=echo+dot"> Echo Dot </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Amazon-launches-20-buttons-to-turn-your-Echo-into-a-board-game-machine/articleshow/60861634.cms"> Echo Dot Buttons </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/all-new-amazon-fire-tv-4k-uhd-streaming-media-player/dp/B01N32NCPM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1508164839&sr=8-4&keywords=firestick"> Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/MAZdDtGNoe8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Amazon unveils Alexa powered devices Links Echo Spot Echo Look Echo Show Alexa Echo 2nd Generation Echo Plus Echo Dot Echo Dot Buttons Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD 

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<ul> <li> Made By Google 2017 Wrap-Up </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href= "https://store.google.com/"> Made By Google 2017 </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/P_6ODd-5udk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Made By Google 2017 Wrap-Up Links Made By Google 2017 

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<ul> <li> Observations on the six finalists of Disrupt SF 2017 ( Augmedics, colormass, Future Family, Matic, Onēva and Pi.) </li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.picharging.com"> Pi </a></li> <li><a href= "https://colormass.com"> Colormass </a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.futurefamily.com"> Future Family </a></li> <li><a href= "https://oneva.com"> Oneva </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eggxyt.com"> eggXYt </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.augmedics.com"> Augmedics </a></li> </ul> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/aLBStHpkZHs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Observations on the six finalists of Disrupt SF 2017 ( Augmedics, colormass, Future Family, Matic, Onēva and Pi.) Links Pi Colormass Future Family Oneva eggXYt Augmedics 

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Observations on the Products Announced at Apple September special event <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bangalorebits/~4/6KUwi3UvSoU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

 Observations on the Products Announced at Apple September special event 

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