Bill Gates has stepped down from the Microsoft's Board of Directors, will continue to serve as Technology Advisor to CEO Satya Nadella
REDMOND, Wash. — March 13, 2020 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Co-Founder and Technology Advisor Bill Gates stepped down from the company's Board …
Apple says it is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 due to the spread of COVID-19 and plans to pay its hourly workers during the closures
Apple today announced that it is closing all of its retail locations outside of Greater China until March 27 due to the continuing spread …
Google confirms Verily is building a tool to expedite COVID-19 testing in the Bay Area initially; Trump says Google has 1,700 engineers working on the project
Dr. Debbie Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks at a White House press conference on Friday, March 13, 2020.
Niantic has temporarily updated various Pokémon Go mechanics to limit the need for extended travel during gameplay due to “the current global health situation”
Monster collecting will be slightly easier now — As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world …
AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, more ISPs join FCC-orchestrated “Keep Americans Connected Pledge”, will open Wi-Fi hotspots, not terminate service for late fees, more
AT&T, Comcast and Verizon joined dozens of telecom providers in agreeing to aid Americans who are out of work …
Apple announces it will hold WWDC in June in “an entirely new online format”
WWDC 2020 to Feature an Online Format with a Keynote and Sessions Connecting Millions of Developers Around the World — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced it will host its annual Worldwide...
Source: Apple plans to announce new MacBook Air models next week
Last March, MacRumors received an anonymous tip claiming that Apple would announce new iPad, iMac, and iPod models with three consecutive days of press releases the following week, and that informatio...
Sources: Kenneth Chenault will be leaving Facebook's board following disagreements with Zuckerberg over the company's governance and political policies
Board member disagreed with founder over governance and political policies — Kenneth Chenault will be leaving Facebook Inc.'s board …
Uncensored Library, a Reporters Without Borders project in Minecraft, lets people anywhere read articles from censored journalists and get info on press freedom
In countries where censorship is standard practice—such as China, where articles and social media posts about COVID-19 …
Facebook says it is shutting down MSQRD, an AR selfie app it acquired in 2016, on April 13; Facebook has integrated MSQRD tech into its own apps
Joan Cros/ NurPhoto via Getty Images; Ruobing Su/Business Insider — It bought the app after it exploded in popularity …
Instagram removes all AR effects that claim to diagnose or treat COVID-19 and will begin hiding other related AR effects from search results
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Interview with Zoom CEO on decision to remove time limits for K-12 schools impacted by COVID-19 in Japan, Italy and US, new features, and future of online work
Covering venture capital, software and startups — On Thursday, on the heels of Zoom's biggest day ever for downloads the day before …
As federal workers may be ordered to work remotely, agencies scramble to prepare for cybersecurity risks that could tax outdated government computer systems
Enterprise VPN Security Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer : US Govt Shares Tips on Securing VPNs Used by Remote Workers Tweets: Matthew Masterson / @mastersonmv : State and local officials if you are b...
Sources: ZTE is the subject of a new bribery investigation by the DOJ; ZTE pleaded guilty three years ago to violating US sanctions against Iran and North Korea
YouTube introduces a new Explore tab on Android and iOS to replace Trending, featuring destination pages and creators and music artists “on the Rise”
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
CNN investigation finds troll farms in Ghana and Nigeria exploited US racial tensions and have ties to Russia's IRA; Facebook and Twitter have removed accounts
the vast majority in the second half of 2019 — and they reached hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of people worldwide.” https://twitter.com/... Julia Davis / @juliadavisnews : 1. Not “meddling,...
As coronavirus forces many activities online, the often-invisible digital divide in the US is exposed, with 21M Americans lacking access to high-speed internet
As the coronavirus pushes more human activities online, it's forcing a reckoning with the often-invisible digital divide. Tweets: @axios , @margarethmcgill , and @franochillo Tweets: @axios : 🖥 DIGITA...
Analysis: TikTok had 112M+ downloads on App Store and Google Play globally in Feb., a record month with India leading growth; TikTok has ~1.9B installs to date
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Some Facebook contractors at Accenture and Wipro say they are not permitted to work from home; Facebook says it is due to safety, privacy, and legal reasons
Sam Biddle / The Intercept :
An interview with Lu Zhihui, founder of MMC whose drones have been used during COVID-19 outbreak in China to disinfect public areas, control traffic, and more
If you Google for the keywords “talking drones,” a lot of news and videos will show up about how China started to deploy flying drones …
NinjaRMM, which provides remote monitoring and management of enterprise networks, servers, laptops, workstations and other devices, raises $30M
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Apple confirms all 42 of its China stores will be open as of Friday after closing them in Feb. due to COVID-19; however, they will operate under reduced hours
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
Firefox 74 comes with an enhanced Facebook Container Extension that lets users add custom sites so they can login with Facebook wherever they need
Tim Anderson / The Register :
SoftBank to spend ~$4.8B to buy back 7% of its shares following demands from activist fund Elliott Management
Kana Inagaki / Financial Times :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.