Security
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is set to wrap its case in the Google antitrust trial, after an eventful two weeks in the courtroom. The tech giant is accused of engaging in monopolistic behavior by strategically acquiring certain companies and controlling the adtech industry’s most widely-used tools and exchanges. The lawsuit was filed in…
Apple admins already know they’ll be required to enroll numerous iPhone 16 devices in the coming weeks as millions of users upgrade; they may also be more interested to learn Citrix can now deliver a macOS desktop session to any device. That’s right, Citrix has rolled out high-performance remote access to Mac desktops via Citrix DaaS (Desktop…
Disney will reportedly end its use of Slack for internal employee communications and migrate to Microsoft Teams after a hacking group stole and leaked more than a terabyte of corporate data. Disney CFO Hugh Johnson announced plans to move away from Slack in a memo to staff earlier this week, according to a report Wednesday by…
During an earnings call in the summer of 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg first publicly used the M-word. “In the coming years,” Zuck told investors, “I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social media company to seeing us as a metaverse company.” “Um, what?” said every cyberpunk sci-fi fan on Earth in…
The UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence has released its final report — “Governing AI for Humanity” — detailing how AI can best serve humanity, especially people who are often underrepresented and left out of such discussions. The report builds on months of extensive global consultation with more than 2,000 participants and the publication of a…
The United Nations’ High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, created last year to address AI governance issues, has made seven recommendations to address the risks with this technology in its first report, just published. The document, entitled Governing AI for humanity, highlights the importance of creating a global dialogue — the European Union is one…
Google landed a major antitrust victory on Wednesday as the EU’s Court of Justice annulled a $1.7 billion (€1.49 billion) antitrust fine against the search giant. The EU court stated that the European Commission failed to fully consider all relevant factors regarding the duration of the abusive contract clauses. The court, however, upheld most of…
Now that Apple supports Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages on iPhones running iOS 18, the GSM Association (GSMA) has promised end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is coming to the standard, a move that should better protect communications between iPhone and Android devices. The GSMA, which maintains the standard, is working to implement E2EE but hasn’t committed to a time scale….
While we’ve already focused on how new features in Apple’s latest operating system upgrades can help you get work done on an iPhone and on a Mac, under-the-hood enhancements for enterprise IT also made the cut. Here’s a rundown on what was introduced. Apple’s changes for enterprise and education deployments lean toward declarative device management (DDM) as the…
If you’ve been following Android for long, you’re probably familiar with two seemingly at-odds realities about the role Google’s platform plays in the greater tech universe: Android has been the dominant mobile operating system (and all-around computing operating system) for ages now, thanks to its prominent and diverse presence on the phone side of things….