Over 20,000 developers have shared what are their favorite JavaScript features, front-end frameworks and back-end frameworks in a new annual survey. The figures come from the fourth State of JavaScript survey, which included responses from 21,717 developers around the world. On the flavors front — languages that compile to JavaScript — most developers were satisfied…

Even companies with the reach, capital, and innovative capacity of Microsoft or Google will struggle to adhere to the tenets of California’s new consumer privacy law. …read more Source:: DarkReading

For decades, we dreamt of a future where all of our electronics used a standardized power connector. Most of us probably didn’t expect that USB would ultimately fill that role, but we’ll take what we can get if it means a future without getting a new wall wart for every piece of tech we buy….

Thousands of skywatchers gathered across parts of the Middle East and Asia on Thursday to glimpse the sun forming a ring of fire around the moon in a rare annular solar eclipse. From a report: An annular eclipse occurs when the moon covers the sunâ(TM)s center but leaves its outer edges visible to form a…

Two brand-new 2019 games hit new pricing lows. …read more Source:: CNet

The Constitutional Court in Ankara ruled that the nationwide access ban on Wikipedia constitutes a violation of free speech, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. From a report: The 10-to-6 majority ruling follows Wikimedia Foundation’s application to the top court. Authorities are expected to lift the ban, Haberturk website said. Turkey’s information technologies watchdog BTK…

Mature machine learning can analyze attack strategies and look for underlying patterns that the AI system can use to predict an attacker’s next move. …read more Source:: Threatpost

2019 was a banner year for data exposures, with billions of people affected by cloud misconfigurations, hacks and poor security practices in general. Here’s the Threatpost Top 10 for data-breach news of the year, featuring all the low-lights. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Here’s my annual roundup of predictions for the upcoming year, from experts around the analytics industry. …read more Source:: ZDNet

The CCPA gives social media users more rights when it comes to their data. …read more Source:: CNet