From CNET: Netflix CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings just joined a growing list of tech leaders offering up their vast fortunes for charity. He took to Facebook on Tuesday to announce a new $100 million philanthropy called the Hastings Fund, which will focus on kids' education.

The new endeavor...

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft is giving developers and students a free crack at its new server software for the R programming language.

In a post to the company's Machine Learning blog, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Joseph Sirosh announced the new Microsoft R Server for Developers, which...

From InfoWorld: Windows 8, Microsoft's 2012 flop, will be retired from all support today, putting the 48 million users who still run the three-year-old operating system in a spot: Upgrade or risk getting hacked.

After today, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates for Windows 8 -- or for...

From PC World: In a declining PC market, high-priced gaming desktops and laptops are thriving.

PC shipments totaled 71.9 million units during the fourth quarter last year, declining by 10.6 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, according to a study released by IDC on Tuesday.

But high...

From CNET: Skype will add group chats to its mobile app to mark the 10th anniversary of offering video calls.

The Microsoft-owned company said Tuesday in a blog post that the new feature will show up "in the coming weeks" on its app for iOS, Android and Windows 10 Mobile.

"It really has been a...

From ComputerWorld: Mozilla's login system Persona will be shut down on Nov. 30 as its usage is low and has not grown over the last two years.

The foundation's decision to take persona.org and related domains offline follows a move in March 2014 to transition the running of the project from full...

From InfoWorld: A discovery by a well-known Google security researcher provides further proof how antivirus programs designed to shield computers from attacks can sometimes provide a doorway for hackers.

Tavis Ormandy, an information security engineer with Google, wrote he found bugs in Trend Micro...

From PC World: If you’re a casual or mainstream gamer, you don’t need a discrete graphics card, Intel says.

Instead, look at integrated graphics, which are getting more powerful by the day, said Gregory Bryant, vice president and general manager of Intel’s desktop clients platform.

The top-level...

From CNET: In a much-anticipated move, Periscope's live broadcasts can now finally be seen on Twitter.

The San Francisco-based social network said Tuesday that Periscope broadcasts have been integrated directly onto Twitter users' timelines, allowing them to view videos without first needing to...

From InfoWorld: PHP developers, take note of the latest updates: Versions 7.0.2, 5.6.17, and 5.5.31 are now available and feature a multitude of security bug fixes.

Version 7.0.2 fixed 31 bugs, including six security vulnerabilities, in PHP 7, while version 5.6.17 fixed 14 bugs. PHP 5.5.31 closed...