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Oracle Pulls Plug on Java Browser Plug-In

2016-01-30 19:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Oracle earlier this week announced its decision to scrap its Java browser plug-in. The plug-in, a frequent target of hackers, won't be included in the next version of JDK 9, which is expected to ship in September. Oracle's action was motivated by browser makers' withdrawal of support for the plug-in. Developers of applications that depend on it need to consider alternatives, the company said.

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IBM Pulls the Plug on #HackAHairDryer Campaign After Sexism Complaints

2015-12-08 07:30:29| Semiconductors - Topix.net

The International Business Machines Corp. logo is displayed in front of the company's offices in New York, U.S., on Oct. 14, 2013 IBM's promotional campaign to attract more women to science and technology by encouraging them to "hack a hair dryer" got some serious blowback on the internet. The company on Monday pulled the plug on its #HackAHairDryer initiative after a multitude of women complained that it fed off sexist stereotypes.

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On eve Paris climate summit, Britain pulls plug on renewables

2015-11-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: After standing dormant for 34 years, the Bankside Power Station was reborn last month. The onetime oil-fired, soot-spewing electric power plant, shut down and then converted into the Tate Modern, the worlds most popular contemporary art museum, is back producing energy again. Its roof has been coated with solar panels, which soak up the suns rays even on a cloudy London afternoon and help illuminate the avant-garde works in the galleries below. But rather than a shiny vision of modernity,...

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