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Why can't Mozilla find a new CEO? MIT develops health monitoring via Wi-Fi signals ITworld Tonight June 17, 2014 Share this email Where's my robot butler? High-tech help is hard to find Robots in all shapes and sizes are starting to work alongside people more closely than ever. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Why can't Mozilla find a new CEO? 2. MIT develops health monitoring via Wi-Fi signals 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way 4. AMD wants to improve gaming in Linux and Steam boxes with its Mantle tools 5. Report: Oracle in talks to buy hospitality tech vendor Micros for more than $5 billion 6. Top online pirated video provider in China slapped with fine 7. Unisys phasing out decades-old mainframe processor for x86 chips Why can't Mozilla find a new CEO? In today's open source roundup: Mozilla still hasn't found a new CEO and the company's direction remains unclear. Plus: Is HP's The Machine OS revolutionary or just a bunch of hype? And why Lubuntu might be the perfect replacement for Windows XP. READ MORE MIT develops health monitoring via Wi-Fi signals People will either love this or hate it as Wi-Fi monitors their health through walls. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE AMD wants to improve gaming in Linux and Steam boxes with its Mantle tools Advanced Micro Devices wants to bring console-quality gaming to Linux users by porting its Mantle gaming tools to the OS. READ MORE Report: Oracle in talks to buy hospitality tech vendor Micros for more than $5 billion Oracle is reportedly close to buying hospitality and retail technology vendor Micros Systems for more than $5 billion in a deal that would be its biggest since the purchase of Sun Microsystems several years ago. READ MORE Top online pirated video provider in China slapped with fine China is slapping a major online provider of pirated videos in the country with a $42 million fine. READ MORE Unisys phasing out decades-old mainframe processor for x86 chips Unisys is shifting to Intel's Xeon chips for its flagship servers. READ MORE SURVEY Take ITworld's cloud survey and you could win $500 ITworld is conducting a brief survey regarding cloud computing initiatives, and we value your input. The survey will take you about 10 minutes to complete. And there's a reward! Respondents who complete the survey will be entered in a sweepstakes to win a $500 cash prize. Take the survey now! GIVEAWAYS: Enter today for your chance to win! The Rails 4 Way Through detailed code examples, you'll dive deep into the Rails 4 code base, discover why Rails is designed as it is, and learn how to make it do exactly what you want. Enter now! JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons (Video Training) In 4 hours of video instruction, JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons provides a solid foundation on which to build skills, from the perspective of a web developer. Enter now! DON'T MISS... Ringing a bell: 11 common phrases and terms that came from obsolete technology IT salaries for the 20 hottest tech skills Quick Look: Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 Haunting photos of a village built to handle electronic waste Willkommen software engineers! 10 countries that pay you what you're worth Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **