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IBM Hong Kong calls Cringely report of 100,000 layoffs ‘ludicrous;’ Cringely fires back

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Longtime technology pundit Robert Cringely on Jan. 22 reported that IBM this week will launch a massive corporate reorganization code-named Project Chrome that will result in 26% of its employees – more than 100,000 people — losing their jobs.

If this is true, they have yet to receive the memo at IBM Hong Kong, which this morning issued a press release via the agency Ketchum Hong Kong that while not naming Cringely called the author of the layoff rumor “an industry gadfly” and his reporting both “stupid” and “ludicrous.” I have contacted IBM corporate media relations here in the U.S. to see if it concurs with its Hong Kong colleagues and to make sure this un-IBM-like language was authorized. (The Wall Street Journal also cites an anonymous IBM source refuting the report.)

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Network World Paul McNamara

How the Hong Kong protests can impact the Internet of Things

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A lot of people trying to keep up with the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have surely come across mention of FireChat, the mobile app that protesters are using to communicate without bringing down their cellular networks or relying on a network the government can either monitor or shut down.

Quite often, these mentions of FireChat, which are appearing in mainstream news articles like the New York Times and the Washington Post, are followed by a one- or two-sentence description of mesh networking, the technology that makes FireChat so valuable to protesters. In the interest of clarity, here’s my personal favorite breakdown of how the technology works, from a January article in Wired:

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Network World Colin Neagle

US panel suggests punishing China for continuing ‘large scale’ economic … – Hong Kong Standard

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US panel suggests punishing China for continuing 'large scale' economic …
Hong Kong Standard
The report accused China of “directing and executing a large-scale cyber espionage campaign,'' penetrating the US government and private industry. “There is an urgent need for Washington to take action to prompt Beijing to change its approach to …
Chinese cyber spying may justify sanctions: US panelGlobalPost
US panel urges punishment for China cyber spyingYahoo!7 News

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NASA shuts access on China `spy’ arrest – Hong Kong Standard

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BizPac Review

NASA shuts access on China `spy' arrest
Hong Kong Standard
US space agency NASA has shut down access to an online database and banned requests from Chinese and some other foreign nationals seeking entry to its facilities amid mounting concerns about espionage and export control violations. The security …
NASA Probes Security Lapses After Arrest of Ex-ContractorSpace.com
A spy at NASA? FBI investigating Chinese man arrested fleeing countryFox News
Suspected Chinese Espionage Leads to Two Arrests in USChina Digital Times
Flightglobal –BizPac Review –Washington Examiner
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