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Google, Microsoft and Mozilla have agreed to use Mozilla’s MDN Web Docs as the single repository for cross-browser Web development documentation. In addition, representatives from Mozilla, Google, the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) and Samsung will sit on a new Product Advisory Board aimed at keeping MDN browser-agnostic. MDN Web Docs provides information about Web APIs, […]

A recent incident involving two well-known financial services companies serves as a reminder to Web developers to be very careful about incorporating third-party code into their websites. Equifax, which has been in the news following a record-breaking data breach, and its rival TransUnion were both recently found to be serving malware from their websites. Some […]

Most Internet users make due with broadband upload speeds that are about ten times slower than their download speeds. But a new broadband specification could change that. CableLabs has announced that it has completed work on an upgrade the DOCSIS 3.1 specification called Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1. Within two years, the specification would allow cable […]

Security researchers are warning about several vulnerabilities in the WPA2 protocol, which is used to secure WiFi traffic. The vulnerability enables Key Reinstallation Attacks, which are being called KRACK attacks for short. “The weaknesses are in the Wi-Fi standard itself, and not in individual products or implementations,” one of the researchers wrote. “Therefore, any correct […]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced a new “Grow with Google” initiative that aims to train thousands more developers. “Grow with Google is there to give anyone in America the tools and training they need to get a job, for free,” Pichai said. As part of the program, Google and Udacity with offer 50,000 scholarships […]

The Hurun Research Institute has released its annual ranking of the richest people in China, and many of the individuals on the list are associated with big websites. In second place on the list was Pony Ma of Web and technology company Tencent, which owns WeChat, Tencent Music, Riot Games and WeBank, as well as […]

Through a partnership with an organization called Opportunity@Work, a coding bootcamp called General Assembly is providing Web development training to low-income residents of Washington, D.C. The program will provide funding for 10-15 students to attend General Assembly’s 14-week Web development course. During that time, they will also receive $2,000 per month in living expenses. After […]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, 80 percent of the cell towers in Puerto Rico are still offline, leaving tens of thousands of people without Web connectivity or phone service. But Project Loon could soon change that. Conceived at Google and now part of Alphabet’s X division, Project Loon uses balloons to provide wireless service […]

Mozilla is experimenting with including the Cliqz plug-in by default in its open source Firefox browser. Cliqz analyzes users’ browsing history and makes recommendations to news, weather and sports websites. That practices has some privacy advocates worried about the tests. However, Mozilla insists that Cliqz enhances privacy rather than attacking it because the plug-in also […]

Traditionally, Web designers have come up with ideas for how a website should look and then turned to Web developers to implement those designs. But a new approach called visual development is breaking down the barriers between designers and developers. “It allows creatives to design with the code, instead of creating a representation of it,” […]

Bing Ads is rolling out a new Dynamic Search Ad (DSA) feature in the US and the UK. DSA automatically matches website content to search queries, and it can even dynamically generate ad headlines. As a result, headline owners no longer have to specify keywords for their ad campaigns or write their advertisements themselves. Experts […]

Microsoft is rolling out beta versions of its Edge browser for iOS and Android. The company says that its main reason for creating the new mobile apps is to improve Windows 10’s “Continue on PC” feature. “By far, the majority of our Windows 10 users have iOS and Android phones,” said Joe Belfiore, vice president […]