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Arron Banks may have been ‘used and exploited’ by Russia, court hears

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Space startup Wyvern raises $4.5M and joins YC’s latest cohort

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5Gスマートフォンを購入したのに「4G」と表示されるのはどうして？について

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新型iPhone SE3 (第3世代)の名称は「iPhone SE+ 5G」？5.7インチの第4世代が来年発売へ：アナリスト

This Week in Apps: In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories, Apple reveals new child safety plan

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. […]

Microsoft is Merging Its OneNote Apps for Windows

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Posted byMsmash
08/07/2021

Over the next 12 months, Microsoft is rolling out a series of updates for its OneNote apps on Windows with the intention of creating a single user experience. From a report: At the moment, there are two versions people can use: The OneNote app installe…

Secret buyer nabs Microsoft grandee’s superyacht for £200m

For £1m a week you can rent 126-metre ship built for Paul Allen, with two helicopters, two subs and a recording studioA vast “explorer class” superyacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been sold for almost £200m, and is now available to r…

Microsoft Announces ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ for Edge

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Posted byMsmash
08/06/2021

Microsoft said this week it plans to run an experiment in its Edge web browser where it will intentionally disable an important performance and optimization feature in order to enable more advanced security upgrades in what the company is calling Edge …

Microsoft’s Windows 11 outreach efforts aren’t going very well

Overly heavy-handed moderation tends to cause more problems than it solves.

Microsoft Exchange Used To Hack Diplomats Before 2021 Breach

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Posted byMsmash
08/05/2021

An anonymous reader shares a report: Late last year, researchers at the Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company Resecurity stumbled across a massive trove of stolen data while investigating the hack of an Italian retailer. Squirreled away on a cloud st…

Microsoft Pauses Free Windows 365 Cloud PC Trials After ‘Significant Demand’

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08/04/2021

Microsoft launched its new cloud PC Windows 365 service earlier this week, and the company has already had to pause free trials due to demand. From a report: Windows 365 lets you rent a cloud PC — with a variety of CPU, RAM, and storage options — and…

Cloud infrastructure market kept growing in Q2, reaching $42B

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Posted byRon Miller
08/03/2021

It’s often said in baseball that a prospect has a high ceiling, reflecting the tremendous potential of a young player with plenty of room to get better. The same could be said for the cloud infrastructure market, which just keeps growing, with little sign of slowing down any time soon. The market hit $42 billion […]

Big tech companies are at war with employees over remote work

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Posted bySamuel Axon
08/01/2021

CEOs want workers back at their desks. Employees and the virus have other plans.

Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule

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Posted byDominic Rushe in New York
08/01/2021

Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft all reported record-breaking profits amid a pandemic bonanza but recent Biden administration moves suggest US tech’s easy ride is overBig tech provided the world with some startling numbers this week. In the last thr…

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