Microsoft starts to force update Windows 11 computers to 23H2

Apple-focused IT admins using device management software should perhaps temporarily disable iPhone Mirroring across their device fleets to prevent inadvertent privacy or compliance challenges as a result of using the new macOS Sequoia feature. (Apple is supposed to be working on a fix already.) It appears at present that when you use iPhone Mirroring with a…

European privacy regulator, Data Protection Commission (DPC), has launched an inquiry into Google over its use of the personal data of users in the region, adding to the tech giant’s growing legal challenges. In a statement, DPC said that the inquiry focuses on whether Google complied with obligations under GDPR to conduct a Data Protection…

Apple released a claustrophobic submarine movie for Apple Vision Pro earlier this month, and it gave me a sinking feeling.  The movie Submerged was neither augmented reality (AR) nor virtual reality (VR) nor 360-degree video. It was more like 180-degree video. According to reviews, the experience was as immersive as a submarine with a hole…

Wall Street loves winners — winners of a specific kind, that is. Winners who beat short-term earnings and profit estimates, who can tout the best quarterly financial reports. As for the long term — especially the very long term — Wall Street seems to care little at all. Stock prices are much more likely to spike when…

Microsoft is working on a new Windows feature, “Quick Machine Recovery,” that will allow IT administrators to use Windows Update with “targeted fixes” to remotely fix systems that can’t boot, according to Bleeping Computer. The new feature is part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative — Microsoft’s efforts to prevent a repeat of the outage that occurred…

Qualcomm, Intel, AMD, and Apple have been in a fierce battle for domination of the chip market for AI PCs, which are touted as the future of computing. Further ramping up competition in this fiery landscape, Qualcomm has reportedly explored buying portions of Intel’s design business, most notably client PC design, as Intel looks to…