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Worldcom 1997– MCI was under a bid to be purchased by British Telecommunications. Worldcom came in and outbid BT to snag up the company. What made this the coup de grace is it would make Worldcom the #2 telecom provider, under AT&T. The $37 Billion dollar merger would finalize on November 10th. Then, September 1998 – MCI Worldcom would officially launch. This all crumbled in 2002 when Worldcom filed for bankruptcy.  I was an employee of Worldcom and had been since its original namesake LDDS. At the time we were awestruck.–Bill Bartholomew Subcribe to Day In Tech History: RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - SpotifyTwitter - Facebook - RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation! In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget

Thousands Of Linux Servers Infected By Lilu (Lilocked) Ransomware https://www.zdnet.com/article/thousands-of-servers-infected-with-new-lilocked-lilu-ransomware/ Microsoft Teams is coming to Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-teams-for-linux-client-its-happening/ KaOS 2019.09 Linux Distro Released with KDE Plasma 5.16.5 and Linux Kernel 5.2 https://news.softpedia.com/news/kaos-2019-09-linux-released-with-kde-plasma-5-16-5-and-linux-kernel-5-2-527373.shtmlManjaro Is Taking the Next Step https://betanews.com/2019/09/08/manjaro-linux-company/ Manjaro 18.1.0 – Juhraya finally released! https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-18-1-0-juhraya-finally-released/102668 LXLE 18.04.3 Linux OS Released https://news.softpedia.com/news/lxle-18-04-3-linux-os-released-for-old-pcs-it-s-based-on-ubuntu-18-04-3-lts-527319.shtml Ubuntu’s Snapcraft Updated to 3.8 https://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-s-snapcraft-snap-creator-tool-will-soon-get-a-windows-installer-527336.shtml Canonical Fixes Linux 4.15 Kernel

@RadioFreeHPC Has Entered The BuildingFirst things first, you can call us @RadioFreeHPC now, thanks to our new Twitter account. We decided maybe this social media thing is not a fad after all. We are also pleased to inform you that our Twitter account is almost as heavily followed as the podcast itself. Thank you! We should be up to about 6 or 7 followers by the time you read this. Good thing we allocated 64 full bits to track the number. FinTech and HPC-AIShahin gives an update on the HPC-AI on Wall Street conference. We discuss the well-received Cryptocurrency panel that he moderated, the challenges of using of AI in financial services, the emerging computational storage, and advanced HPC-class modeling that helps venture capital investors decide whether to invest in a startup. Check out his blog on the panel and top-10 crypto topics of the day here: Top-10 Crypto/Blockchain TopicsWhy? What’s the big deal? Blockchain or Crypto? ICOs Political Support Libra Apps Security Other Coins Digital Assets Smart Con

We are back from the 2019 Podcast Awards where this show was a nominee for Best in Technology. There was a tough lineup this year and even though we didn’t win, thank you so much for your support! #KeepBeingAwesome Listen Now We Need You To Join Us Do you love talking about tech, gadget and/or gaming news? So do we! Join the best Facebook group over at http://facebook.com/groups/latestintechnews Article Links: This Apple Maps update might be what finally pulls people away from Google Maps Install NES Emulators and Alternative iOS Apps With AltStore Surface Pro 7 and Laptop 3 press photos leak ahead of Microsoft’s press conference Facebook’s Oculus launches Horizon, a virtual reality-based social networking platform Watch On YouTube Did we miss something on the show? Let us know on Twitter at @technewsgadget! Have news you want to share? Submit it here. Original Article Link: #193 Apple Maps vs Google Maps

Activision is Founded 1979– Activision was founded by four ex-Atari, Inc. game designers: David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead. They teamed up with Jim Levy to produce game cartridges for the Atari 2600 game system.  This, in fact, was the first company that developed game cartridges only. The company started with an investment of $700,000. It’s also a DITH history point – October 1, 2011 I took Day in Tech History off of Geekazine and onto its own website. Subcribe to Day In Tech History: RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - SpotifyTwitter - Facebook - RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation! In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows. EPCOT ope

RSS – In a Modern Era is a presentation I have been giving across the country that talks about podcasting and where we have been and where we are and where we are going. It is my personal insight based on my nearly 15 years of Podcasting. This is a non-traditional episode of the show presented during International Podcast Day. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Support my Show Sponsor: 30% off on New GoDaddy Orders cjcgeek30 $4.99 for a New or Transferred .com cjcgeek99 @ GoDaddy.com $1.00 / mo Economy Hosting with a free domain. Promo Code: cjcgeek1h $1.00 / mo Managed WordPress Hosting with free Domain. Promo Code: cjcgeek1w Become a GNC Insider: Support this podcast The post RSS – In a Modern Era #1398 appeared first on Geek News Central.

IBM 1889 – The Bundy Manufacturing Co., a maker of time recording equipment, is incorporated in  Binghamton, N.Y. Willard L. Bundy created a new type of timeclock for business. Bundy Manufacturing Co. Bundy was acquired by the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, Inc. (C-T-R) in 1911. Thirteen years later, the name would change one more time to International Business Machines (IBM). Subcribe to Day In Tech History: RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - SpotifyTwitter - Facebook - RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation! In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows. Commodore announces the CBM8032IE 4.0 is releasedMPAA asks for an injunction of RealDVD