Facebook open-sources its machine learning magic

Google's third zero-day disclosure: Holding Microsoft's feet to the fire EMC shoots down break-up talk: 'We’re better together'

Today's InfoWorld Headlines: Wrap Up January 16, 2015 Facebook open-sources its machine learning magic Facebook has open-sourced tools used with the Torch framework as part of its effort to become a leading force in AI. The open-sourced modules include GPU-optimized modules for large convolutional nets (ConvNets), as well as for networks with sparse activations that are commonly used in Natural Language Processing applications. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Google's third zero-day disclosure: Holding Microsoft's feet to the fire 2. EMC shoots down break-up talk: 'We’re better together' 3. New Surface Pro 3 firmware update triggers BSOD White Paper: CloudBees, Dynatrace & IBM 2014 Wrap-Up: IDG Devops Report Devops is one of those rare enterprise IT trends that began with a sentiment rather than a technology: Why can't developers and operations just get along?VIEW NOW Google's third zero-day disclosure: Holding Microsoft's feet to the fire Another day, another zero-day revelation. Yesterday Google released its third recent disclosure of an unpatched Windows security hole. READ MORE Webcast: Skyfence Networks Getting Security Right with Office 365 Join our experienced experts to learn strategies for dealing with the growing challenge of GAINING VISIBILITY, CONTROLLING AND SECURING all OFFICE 365 usage, and to proactively respond to suspicious and anomalous activity that could indicate a threat to your organization and confidential data. VIEW NOW EMC shoots down break-up talk: 'We’re better together' Would EMC ever split up its federation of EMC, VMware, RSA, Pivotal, and now VCE? According to Jeremy Burton, president of products and marketing at EMC, no. "We think we're better together," Burton told Network World on Thursday. "At a time when the tech industry is changing, I think the big guys are going to do better than the midsize guys. It's difficult to make an argument that we'd be better as two smaller entities." READ MORE New Surface Pro 3 firmware update triggers BSOD Microsoft continues to plug away at resolving Surface Pro 3 glitches -- particularly persistent Wi-Fi connection problems -- releasing its 10th firmware update for the Surface Pro 3 on Jan. 15. Although it's much too early to tell if this fix will have the stability problems encountered with earlier Surface Pro 3 firmware updates, as the fixes roll out slowly, there's already one report of a blue screen after installing the latest patch. READ MORE White Paper: NetApp Steps to Simplifying Private Cloud Deployment Today, all the rules are being rewritten, both inside and outside the data center. The reason: virtualization. Read this paper to see how enterprises can derive competitive advantage by using virtualization technologies to build the most agile infrastructures.VIEW NOW>> Join the IDG Contributor Network The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday. We invite you to participate by applying to be a contributor today.