The BOCA tech news cavalry has arrived! This
week’s news roundup features outer space predictions, Microsoft’s big Windows
10 announcement, President Obama’s State of Union Address and more.
Google and Fidelity set their sights on outer
space with a hefty $1 billion investment into SpaceX. The New York Times
reports that Google acquired SpaceX to broadcast the Internet anywhere, study
earth and conduct their own space voyages.
Andreessen
Horowitz, the renowned Silicon Valley investors group, shared top 16
predictions for what’s hot in 2015. Rounding out the list is virtual reality,
digital health, online video, crowdfunding and cloud-client computing. Which
tech trends are you most excited about?
Are you guilty of these password sins? Business Insider highlighted SplashData’s annual list of the 25 most common passwords of 2014. Not
surprisingly numbers like 1234, 1111 and the word password made the top of the
list. However, popular search terms like Batman, football and monkey all ranked
fairly high. Keep this article in mind and be sure to change your passwords
regularly.
On Tuesday night, President Obama delivered
his State of the Union Address to the world. The Washington Post reports much of the discussion involved net neutrality,
strengthening cybersecurity and surveillance, support for outer space
exploration and tech companies dodging sales tax by keeping profits abroad.
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Here’s a second informative guide from The Verge for all you techies. Microsoft
unveiled Windows 10 and a host of other products in Redmond Washington
Wednesday morning. Outside of a strong push for integration, a new Internet browser, and a
massive giant touchscreen TV most of the
crowd excitement came from Microsoft’s first venture into augmented reality.
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