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April 25, 2018

The Verge: Gmail’s biggest redesign is now live

The Verge: Gmail’s biggest redesign is now live. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw1bDMpDg

April 22, 2018

“Drupalgeddon2” touches off arms race to mass-exploit powerful Web servers | Ars Technica

“Drupalgeddon2” touches off arms race to mass-exploit powerful Web servers | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/drupalgeddon2-touches-off-arms-race-to-mass-exploit-powerful-web-servers/

April 17, 2018

The Verge: Intel is offloading virus scanning to its GPUs to improve performance and battery life

The Verge: Intel is offloading virus scanning to its GPUs to improve performance and battery life. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwsJv92jY

April 9, 2018

Juro grabs $2M to take the hassle out of contracts | TechCrunch

Juro grabs $2M to take the hassle out of contracts | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/09/juro-grabs-another-2m-to-take-the-hassle-out-of-contracts/

February 27, 2018

Hawaii backs off OER requirement over academic freedom concerns

Legislators rewrite bill that originally required use of freely accessible educational materials, amid criticism that legislation would have infringed academic freedom and harmed, not helped, the open-access movement.

OER mandate overturned in Hawaii amid concern about infringement of academic freedom https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/02/27/oer-mandate-overturned-hawaii-amid-concern-about-infringement-academic-freedom

The bill would have required use of OER at no cost to students but didn’t include funding for creation of open materials or consider whether or not OER is appropriate in every situation.

February 17, 2018