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Drake invests in eSports betting startup Players’ Lounge
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techcrunch.com - Drake’s latest collaboration isn’t with Kanye or Kendrick, it’s with Marissa Mayer. The rap superstar has joined a bevy of Silicon Valley investors including Strauss Zelnick, Comcast, Macro Ventures,…
20 Must-Follow Digital Transformation Twitter Accounts | Rob Llewellyn
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robllewellyn.com - For forward thinking leaders, digital transformation isn't just a priority on their to-do list; it's a business imperative. As is the need for CIOs and other business leaders to stay informed on the …
Vulnerabilities in Smart Alarms Can Let Hackers Hijack Cars
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iiot-world.com - Vulnerabilities in third-party car alarms managed via their mobile applications were uncovered by security researchers at Pen Test Partners. The security flaws reportedly affect around 3 million cars…
Flowchart: Should My Brand Hijack This Twitter Trend?
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contently.com - Every day, a new Twitter hashtag magically emerges and fills our lives with something unexpected. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re a little dark and confessional, but they always seem to co…
r/IAmA - We're The Backblaze Cloud Team (Managing 750+ Petabytes of Cloud Storage) - Back 7 Years Later - Asks Us Anything!
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www.reddit.com - Why do you force users to back up C:\ Why do you force users to back up C:\ Disclaimer: I wrote the client, and I made that decision. I had to write EXTRA code to enforce that rule (explanation at th…
Facebook needs a white hat Cambridge Analytica
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techcrunch.com - Facebook has had a terrible couple of years. Fake news. Cambridge Analytica. Charges of anti-semitism. Russia hacking the 2016 election. Racist memes, murders and lynchings in India, Myanmar and Sri …
Daily Crunch: Facebook faces discrimination charges
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techcrunch.com - The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. HUD h…
Earn a free ticket to TC Sessions: Mobility 2019 with SocialLadder
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techcrunch.com - Mobility is an expansive topic that includes drones, dockless scooters and autonomous cars — both terrestrial and aeronautic — plus all the ancillary tech required to get the job done. If Henry Ford …
Xiaomi teases another look at its foldable phone
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techcrunch.com - Xiaomi is back with another teaser of the foldable concept device it first showed off in January. This time around, in a video posted to its Weibo account, the Chinese company showed off the device w…
Canon takes on Fuji with new instant-print CLIQ cameras
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techcrunch.com - Instant print cameras have been popular for a long, long time, but they’re seeing a renaissance now — led by Fujifilm, whose Instax mini-films and cameras lead the pack. But Canon wants in, and has d…
Scaleway refreshes entry-level cloud instances
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techcrunch.com - Cloud-hosting company Scaleway is upgrading its entry-level instances today. These instances are now all equipped with DDR4 ECC RAM, NVMe SSD storage and AMD EPYC CPUs. As INpact Hardware noted, the …
Twitter’s introduces a battery-saving ‘Lights Out’ dark mode option
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techcrunch.com - As promised back in January by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the company today is rolling out an even darker version of the app’s existing dark mode. Before, Twitter’s dark theme was more of a blue-ish sh…
Spotify is testing Premium Duo for €12.49 per month
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techcrunch.com - Spotify just started selling a new subscription in Ireland called Premium Duo, as The Verge spotted. You guessed it, this subscription tier is designed for couples, roommates and all combinations of …
How Apple Card works
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techcrunch.com - One of the most buzzy announcements on Apple’s stage this week was Apple Card, its in-house credit card powered by Goldman Sachs and Mastercard. Consumers, tech press, financial press and Wall Street…
Facebook launches searchable transparency library of all active ads
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techcrunch.com - Now you can search Facebook for how much Trump has spent on ads in the past year, which Pages’ ads reference immigration, or what a Page’s previous names were. It’s all part of Facebook’s new Ads Lib…
Boston Dynamics puts its wheeled-robot Handle to work in a warehouse
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techcrunch.com - Boston Dynamics deputed Handle two years back. Since then, however, the bipedal wheeled robot has taken a backseat to the rest of the company’s offering. While the ‘bot is no less impressive than the…
Microsoft gives 500 patents to startups
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techcrunch.com - Microsoft today announced a major expansion of its Azure IP Advantage program, which provides its Azure users with protection against patent trolls. This program now also provides customers who are b…
Amy Klobuchar makes broadband access a key component of presidential bid
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techcrunch.com - In a new Medium post this morning, 2020 presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar outlined her plans for infrastructure spending, which she says will be “her top budget priority.” The bulk of the plan det…
The Ars Technica System Guide, Winter 2019: The one about the servers
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arstechnica.com - In the last Ars System Guide roughly one year ago, we took a slight detour from our long-running series. Rather than recommending the latest components focused on a particular niche like gaming or ho…
Office Depot tricked people into buying PC support with fake virus “scans”
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arstechnica.com - Office Depot and a partner company tricked customers into buying unneeded tech support services by offering PC scans that gave fake results, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Consumers paid …
Borderlands 3 trailer shows some of its “over one billion guns”
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arstechnica.com - The trailer and stage presentation highlighted the sheer number of Borderlands fan-favorite characters coming back for this sequel. Moxxi, Claptrap, and an older, redesigned Tiny Tina join Vaughn fro…
Serious Magento bug will likely be exploited in the wild by card skimmers
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arstechnica.com - A critical vulnerability in the Magento e-commerce platform is putting as many as 300,000 commerce sites at risk of card-skimming infections until they install a recently released patch. PRODSECBUG-2…
We put our hands all over the weirdest game controllers of the year
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arstechnica.com - SAN FRANCISCO—For years, we've put one particular item on our annual Game Developers Conference itinerary: the most elaborate and inconvenient game controller this side of a Japanese arcade. Every ye…
Got Amazon Prime? You just got 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online for free
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arstechnica.com - As Amazon Prime's annual cost has grown over the years, so has its spread of perks, and that's particularly true for video game fans who claim its attached "Twitch Prime" subscription bonus. Weirdly,…
Apple apologizes for failing MacBook keyboards yet again
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arstechnica.com - Apple has again acknowledged failures in MacBook butterfly keyboards and apologized. The apology was included in a Wall Street Journal report by prominent tech journalist Joanna Stern pointing out th…
FCC “fined” robocallers $208 million since 2015 but collected only $6,790
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arstechnica.com - The Federal Communications Commission has issued $208.4 million in fines against robocallers since 2015, but the commission has collected only $6,790 of that amount. That's because the FCC lacks auth…
On the edge of something really good: Ford Edge review
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arstechnica.com - As is the case with most compact crossovers, Ford has equipped the Edge with a 2.0L, 16-valve turbocharged engine capable of 250hp (184kW) at 5,500rpm and 275lb-ft (373Nm) of torque at 3,000rpm, whic…
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson eradicated from splash text
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arstechnica.com - Microsoft has removed a trio of references to Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft, from the game's opening menu screen. Random messages known as "splash text" are printed in yellow on th…
Apple finally updates the iMac with significantly more powerful CPU and GPU options
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arstechnica.com - An Apple-made image of the current iMac lineup: 21.5-inch iMac, 27-inch iMac, and iMac Pro. The images companies like Apple use to promote their products generally tells us what and whom they're desi…
Guidemaster: The best Windows ultrabooks you can buy right now
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arstechnica.com - Buyers looking for premium Windows laptops today have plenty of choices; every few months sees some splashy launch of a new high-end PC. Ultrabooks have become the standard design for most premium Wi…
17 of the Best Google Fonts (And How to Use Them in WordPress) - WPKube
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www.wpkube.com - Are you ready to update your WordPress website, but you’re struggling with the decision which font to choose? There are just so many. How are you supposed to know which are the best Google Fonts to c…
Five of the best FTP clients around – for Macs and Windows (2019)
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winningwp.com - Looking for the best FTP client to manage files on your server? An FTP client gives you a graphical way to interact with files on your server, which comes in really handy when you’re managing a WordP…
HTML Emails 101 For Web Developers
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dev.to - Email development and design is not easy, as email client suppliers have not been nearly as progressive as web browser suppliers are in implementing new standards. This article gives some insight int…
Cancellation flow: how to balance usability and business
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uxdesign.cc - Creating a cancellation flow can be simple, or quite complex. It depends mainly on your company’s guidelines, on the product or the service you are dealing with, and on whether or not you can suggest…
Facebook says HUD filed lawsuit after company refused to give government detailed user information
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www.newsweek.com - The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has filed a lawsuit with housing discrimination charges against Facebook, but only after the company refused to grant the government access to pe…
Google wants to turn your emails into mini apps
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www.fastcompany.com - Google is moving ahead with a plan to add interactive elements to email messages. The company’s new “AMP for Email” spec allows for things like buttons, check boxes, and image carousels within the me…
FTC investigates whether ISPs sell your browsing history and location data
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arstechnica.com - The Federal Trade Commission is investigating the privacy practices of major Internet service providers, and it has ordered top ISPs to disclose whether they share user Web browsing histories, device…
Samsung Galaxy S10+ now tops Consumer Reports’ phone ratings
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androidcommunity.com - Here we go again. Consumer Reports has something to say about the latest premium Galaxy flagship smartphone, particularly, the Plus variant. The last review was on the Galaxy Note 9 and we were shown…
Razer unsure with 3rd-gen phone, not needed because of 5G
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androidcommunity.com - A Razer Phone 3 will not be coming. No, we’re not sure about that but maybe, just maybe, Razer will consider launching a third-gen gaming phone when 5G connectivity is on full throttle. The Razer Pho…
Samsung Galaxy Fold undergoes folding test
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androidcommunity.com - While we do know already most of the details of the Samsung Galaxy Fold, we still don’t have much sightings of the part smartphone, part tablet device. Now it looks like we’re getting a sort of early…
5 Things Google Doesn't Want You To Google - Elementary Digital
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www.elementarydigital.co.uk - The many products offered by Google through search, advertising technologies, software and cloud computing have become a hallmark of everyday life. Their revenue figures, new office locations, new pa…
Good Cybersecurity At Work Starts At Home
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www.forbes.com - Like a dog with a biscuit, a link in an email is so enticing that most employees want to click no matter the ramifications. It is a problem the majority of organizations have today -- the end user an…
Microsoft Takes Control of 99 Websites Linked to Hacker Group - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Microsoft announced this week that it was granted a court order giving it control of 99 websites tied to an Iranian hacker group. “Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has executed work to disrupt cyberat…
British Report Highlights Security Issues in Huawei Networking Gear - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - While the country still doesn’t recommend a ban, Britain this week publicly complained about the security risk of Huawei’s networking gear, citing years-long quality problems and Huawei’s inability t…
Microsoft rescued Minecraft from Notch
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venturebeat.com - Minecraft is still one of the most popular games in the world. It has 91 million monthly active players, according to Microsoft. And now The Minecraft Team is working to ensure the game doesn’t open …
Can Web Hosting Impact Your Online Business?
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www.bitrebels.com - In case you are not sure if your web host has a role to play in the success of your online business, the simple answer is yes. In Australia, web hosting impacts online businesses in many ways. This a…
Keyless car theft warning as claim costs hit record high
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news.sky.com - More than £1m a day is being paid out by motor insurers following a "worrying" rise in car thefts, with many keyless vehicles being targeted. The cost of vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles incre…
Google drops more reports from old Google Search Console - Search Engine Land
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searchengineland.com - Google announced it is “retiring another set of reports” within the old Search Console. Specifically which reports it is retiring were not mentioned but scanning through the old Search Console, there…
Twitter and Google now under scrutiny for housing discrimination
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mashable.com - It appears that, just like misery, an investigation into possible discriminatory ad practices facilitated by a tech giant loves company. Following the March 28 revelation that the U.S. Department of …
Google Suspended by LGBTQ Group Over 'Conversion Therapy' App
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www.thewrap.com - LGBTQ rights organization The Human Rights Campaign has suspended Google from its latest Corporate Equality Index after the tech giant refused to pull an app promoting gay conversion therapy. The HRC…
Intervista – Gerd Leonard: «I robot e le tecnologie controlleranno le nostre vite, ma non riduciamo l’uomo a una macchina»
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www.domanipress.it - «Il rischio più grande, oggi, non è tanto che le macchine domineranno, governeranno o addirittura inavvertitamente elimineranno, attraverso complessi sistemi di intelligenza artificiale, l’umanità; q…
Data dealings: what Facebook can learn from LinkedIn
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www.raconteur.net - When the Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke, it damaged the relationship between consumer data and social platforms. Facebook chief executive and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg made his most recent a…
A Comprehensive List of 90+ Gamification Cases with ROI Stats
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yukaichou.com - Below are a list of gamification cases with ROI stats and figures, with links to the case studies, so you can see for yourself the huge impact it is causing on businesses. Many of these examples and …
Social Media Marketing: The Path To Success
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firstadsense.com - Social media is at your fingertips, cost effective, and opens you up to a much broader audience. The following article offers information on how you step-by-step instructions for getting your social …
The Secrets Of Shopping Online And Getting The Best Price
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popularchristmas.com - Think of online shopping does for you. You are able to get whatever you want or need while sitting at home. There are so many places that you may need to understand what you’re doing. Keep reading fo…
Helpful Advice For Those In The Field Of Affiliate Marketing
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marketingpromotion.biz - Website marketing lets any business reach a lot of people. Most people use the web daily. Future generations won’t even know about phone books or yellow pages. Marketing on search engines is extremel…
Tips On How To Achieve Success In Mobile Marketing
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firstadsense.com - You can use mobile marketing as either a main or your secondary one. These tips will help you understand mobile marketing and be successful with your future endeavors. Cater to tech-savvy consumers b…
Renesas Electronics to Release RZ/G Linux Platform Solution Supporting IEC 62443
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www.embedded-computing.com - TOKYO. Renesas Electronics Corporation just announced plans to release a security solution based on the Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform. This will reduce the amount of time required for users to obtain c…
Excelfore to Work with Baidu on eSync Platform for Apollo Autonomous Driving Project
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www.embedded-computing.com - Fremont, CA. Baidu has chosen to work with Excelfore to provide Over-The-Air (OTA) updates and data assembly for its eSync platform on its Apollo Project. The Apollo Project will provide a reliable a…
Digital Disruption Common Sense
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cxo-transform.com - Facebook took 3.5 years to acquire 50 million customers, Whatsapp took 15 months, Angry Birds took 15 days. Since 1995 when Clay Christensen and Joe Bower published the HBR article Disruptive Technol…
New Twitter Dark Mode Automatically Activates to Ease Your Eyes | Digital Trends
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www.digitaltrends.com - Twitter’s previously promised updated dark mode is here, ditching an often complained about blue background for a true black designed to be easier on the eyes. On Thursday, March 28, Twitter began ro…
New Android Trojan Targets 100+ Banking Apps
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www.darkreading.com - A Russian-speaking malware writer has developed a dangerous new Android Trojan that features a Swiss army knife-like set of capabilities targeting banking apps, crypto currency wallets, online paymen…
A robot apple-picker is now harvesting fruit in New Zealand orchards
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www.technologyreview.com - The system has been in development for two years, and will work alongside human laborers to pick fruit 24 hours a day. The news: The robotic system started harvesting apples in orchards in New Zealan…
Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Apple Accounts of NFL & NBA Players, Rappers
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www.darkreading.com - A Dacula, Georgia, resident had pled guilty to one count of computer fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in a hacking scheme where he stole credit card information from the Apple account…
Why digital out-of-home should be integrated into your 2019 marketing mix - MarTech Today
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martechtoday.com - Digital outdoor advertising has increased 35 percent since 2010 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is projected to overtake traditional outdoor ad spending by 2020. Perhaps even more surprising…
Turns Out Twitter Is Capable of Giving People What They Want
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nymag.com - Historically, Twitter isn’t known for giving its users what they ask for. Not even Kim Kardashian West could convince Jack Dorsey to build an edit button. But occasionally people shout enough about a…
40% of Organizations Not Doing Enough to Protect Office 365 Data
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www.darkreading.com - IT organizations are taking a big risk by relying on Office 365 to deliver all the backup they need, according to a new report released today by Barracuda. Based on responses from more than 1,000 IT …
6 Ways to Track Revenue from Email Marketing | Practical Ecommerce
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www.practicalecommerce.com - Ecommerce merchants know the value of email marketing. It typically provides the highest return on investment of any marketing channel. In a 2016 Econsultancy survey, 76 percent of companies reported…
Microsoft Tackles IoT Security with New Azure Updates
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www.darkreading.com - Microsoft today announced Azure Security Center for IoT, a new set of programs and capabilities to help security teams monitor the security properties of industrial-connected devices. Its debut, alon…
Dark Patterns: 12 Tricks You Should Never Use in Your Products – Shopify
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www.shopify.com - Making money is an essential part of any business. To create more profit, many companies try to build a more customer-centric culture—they try to deliver a personalized experience and create an excel…
Here Are the Top US Gaming Platforms in Every State - Geek.com
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www.geek.com - There are many debates in the gaming industry, including which game console is the best or if PC gaming is better than all other options. A recent survey revealed interesting gaming platform preferen…
The Most Influential Companies on Social Media Listen to Their Followers
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www.entrepreneur.com - If you’re a small business owner seeking inspiration on how to best use social media, look to the industry leaders. Nearly every business uses social media to share news, events, photos and videos --…
Are Tech Companies Becoming the Primary Legislators in International Cyberspace?
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www.lawfareblog.com - The global regulation of cybersecurity is one of the most contentious topics on the international legal plane. States, the actors primarily responsible for arranging most other international regulato…
HPE SimpliVity named a 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Hyperconverged Infrastructure
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www.cio.com - Listening to how others rate products and services helps consumers with important buying decisions. That’s why customer choice awards are popular across many industries. These awards recognize busine…
17 Management Fads Almost as Dumb as the Open Plan Office
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www.inc.com - Earlier today, somebody tweeted in response to my all-time most popular post "It's Official: Open-Plan Offices Are Now the Dumbest Management Fad of All Time" that "There are a plethora of studies bo…
Britain rebukes Huawei over security failings, discloses more flaws
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sg.channelasia.tech - Britain has publicly chastised China's Huawei Technologies for failing to fix long-standing security flaws in its mobile network equipment and revealed new "significant technical issues," increasing …
Hands-on: Apple AirPods 2 provide incremental improvements to the best truly wireless headphones for iPhone
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9to5mac.com - The Apple AirPods have led the truly-wireless earphone industry and maintained their crown ever since their release in late 2016. The changes introduced in AirPods 2, or AirPods (second-generation) a…
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