Steve Ranger
Steve Ranger is an award-winning reporter and editor who writes about technology and business. Previously he was the editorial director at ZDNET and the editor of silicon.com.
Latest articles by Steve Ranger
Inside the project management overhaul at the Special Olympics USA Games
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Case study Organizers swapped emails and spreadsheets for Smartsheet to enable project management rooted in collaboration
Google devs ditched C++ for Rust — here's what happened
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News Rust developers are twice as productive as their counterparts using other programming languages such as C++
Why major data center outages may soon be a thing of the past
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News Data center outages have declined significantly over the last year or so, but when downtime does happen, the financial repercussions are even more severe
"We got lucky": What the XZ Utils backdoor says about the strength and insecurities of open source
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Analysis The XZ Utils backdoor could’ve caused serious problems for Linux, but luckily a developer spotted the malicious code and prevented disaster
The White House wants US government agencies to hire a chief artificial intelligence officer — here's why
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News New guidelines require federal agencies to have a chief artificial intelligence officer and publish a list of the use cases where it is being deployed
How Trek used mobile device management to optimize its wearables fleet
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Case study The cycling giant rolled out mobile management tools to keep its warehouse devices secure and cut service times significantly
Why Intel is pushing for developers to adopt AI PCs
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News A new Intel initiative aims to drive developer adoption of AI PCs and improve synergy with the hardware makers building these next-generation devices
Why Python is the programming language of choice for AI developers
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News Python, Scala, and Java are among the most popular programming languages for AI developers, a new study shows
SCADA is heading to the cloud — here's why security experts are worried
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News SCADA systems are increasingly migrating to cloud environments, but the NCSC worries security is often an afterthought
FBI and CISA say it’s time to delete SQL injection flaws for good
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News SQL injection flaws have been an issue for years, so why do developers still make the same mistakes over and over again?
This next-generation data center project is turning waste heat into algae-based biofuel — could this be the future of green data storage?
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News Data4, the French company behind the innovative project, aims to create the world’s first “bio-circular data center”
GitHub’s new code scanning tool will find and fix the errors in your code
By Steve Ranger published
News The GitHub code scanning autofix tool works with JavaScript, Typescript, Java and Python programming languages
Who is DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and why has he joined Microsoft?
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Explainer Mustafa Suleyman co-founded DeepMind and most recently served as CEO at Inflection AI - his next move will see the "visionary" founder lead Microsoft's consumer AI division
How the Boston Red Sox made data its "lifeblood"
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Case study The major league baseball team is using ‘hot’ cloud storage to support its data analytics ambitions
New industry-backed IoT security standards aim to improve device safety
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News New IoT security standards could bolster safety and cyber resilience across a number of industries
A robust cyber security industry requires software vendors to pull their weight – so why are customers working so hard?
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Opinion Opinion – The idea that software will always have flaws has become normalized, and the responsibility for fixing them too often falls to those least equipped
Google spent $10 million on bug bounty payouts last year — here's what flaws researchers uncovered
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News Google’s Vulnerability program paid rewards to 600 researchers in 2023, with Android flaws earning a third of the total
New secure software development rules mean US tech execs will have to sign safety guarantees
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News Executive guarantees on secure software development could improve product safety, but concerns have been raised that some may pass the buck to avoid liability
Ten cloud security tips every IT leader should know
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News Cloud security threats have increased dramatically in recent years - these steps could help keep threat actors at bay
Python extends its lead as the most popular programming language — but why does it have such widespread appeal?
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News Enthusiasm for the Python programming language continues to grow and outpaces rivals, according to the Tiobe index
Klarna’s AI assistant is doing the work of 700 people — and it paints a bleak picture for the future of work
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News Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the success of the company’s AI assistant underscores the “profound impact” the technology will have on society
"Java is here to stay": Popular programming language to remain on business hit lists in 2024
By Steve Ranger published
News Java developer recruitment will accelerate in 2024 as firms target greater efficiency and broader toolkits for teams
Linux just hit an all-time high share of the global desktop market
By Steve Ranger published
News Linux is still dwarfed by operating systems such as Windows, but it’s making modest gains off the back of growing popularity in emerging markets