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Microsoft says Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, excluding a significant number of Windows 10 computers from upgrading to the new OS — Even some three year old computers may not be able to run the OS. — Traditionally, we think of Windows as the operating system …
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Microsoft engineer says users will be able to sideload Android Apps on Windows 11 — Many questions about how the feature will work remain, however — According to an engineer at Microsoft, Windows 11 users will have the ability to sideload Android apps onto the operating system …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
In his closing Windows event remarks, Nadella issued a subtle but stinging critique of Apple, positioning Microsoft as Apple's main competition for developers — ‘Windows has always stood for sovereignty for creators and agency for consumers’ — At the end of a surprisingly eventful …
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Microsoft says an attacker gained access to one of its customer service agents and launched attacks against customers in a probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers — Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information …
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| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Intel licenses SiFive's IP for Intel Foundry Services' 7nm offerings and says it will create its own RISC-V development platform called Horse Creek — As part of SiFive's announcements today, along with enabling SiFive IP on Intel's Foundry Service offerings, Intel will be creating …
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Ex-TikTok staff say its boundaries with ByteDance are non-existent, with ByteDance involved in decision-making; source: ByteDance has access to US user data — - Former TikTok employees say there is cause for concern when it comes to the popular social media app's Chinese parent company.
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| Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: |
Atlanta-based RoadSync, which develops a POS system for automating routine business expenses in trucking and logistics, raises $30M Series B led by Tiger Global — Atlanta-based RoadSync has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Tiger Global Management, the company said Thursday.| ProPublica: |
Analysis finds thousands of videos of Uyghurs denying abuses against their community on Twitter and YouTube as part of an elaborate Chinese influence campaign — Co-published with The New York Times … Recently, the owner of a small store in western China came across some remarks by Mike Pompeo, the former U.S. secretary of state.
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Amazon's AWS acquires encrypted messaging service Wickr, says it will continue operating the service and offer it to AWS customers — Amazon's cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is getting into the encrypted messaging business. The company has just announced …
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| Jackson Ryan / CNET: |
Inside the intense debate among Wikipedia editors to include the coronavirus lab leak theory on COVID-19 pages, as the theory has gained more media attention — Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most contentious question.
Tweets: @jeskillings, @dctrjack, @dvanboom, and @evelyndouek
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
TRIPP, a meditation app for Oculus and PlayStation VR which induces psychedelic-like experiences, raises $11M Series A led by Vine Ventures and Mayfield — As an increasing number of startups sell investors on mobile apps that help consumers prioritize well-being and mindfulness … | Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
New research: estimates of Internet's energy consumption are exaggerated and throttling data consumption like lowering Netflix resolution does not yield much — New research by two leading scientists says some dire warnings of environmental damage from technology are overstated.
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