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Security vendors push intrusion-detection, professional services
Established vendors and startups last week announced products and services for network intrusion-detection and outsourced security management.
Yahoo on defensive at shareholder meeting
Yahoo was criticized by some shareholders on Friday for the way it handled Microsoft's attempted acquisition, b...
Report: Microsoft online chief leaves for Juniper Networks
The man behind Microsoft's troubled bid to acquire Yahoo is leaving to run Juniper Networks, according to a rep...
140 Characters Twitter conference highlights
Intriguing nuggets from the conference that bills itself as "The State of Now."
Developer finds major coding errors in Facebook, MySpace
Social-networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos.
Video: Check out the uBot-5 robot
Two University of Massachusetts graduate students are building a robot they hope can one day be used as a companion for elderly and handicapped people.
Cisco 'doubles down' on collaboration with 61 new products
Cisco Systems massively expanded its collaboration technologies portfolio on Monday with the announcement of 61 products, including a corporate-grade hosted e-mail system called Cisco WebEx Mail, a social networking application, and a...
Will Apple switch the iPhone to eSIM-only everywhere by ’24?
Since the iPhone 14, Apple only sells smartphones with eSIM support in the US. At least one analyst now thinks Apple will extend this to Europe and developed Asian markets by 2024.
Section 230 liability protections on trial in Google Supreme Court case
Whether Google can be held liable for recommending harmful content on YouTube is at the heart of a watershed case that could shape the future of the internet.
Bing vs. Google: the new AI-driven search wars are on
For decades, Google has dominated search. Now, thanks to ChatGPT, Microsoft Bing poses a real challenge to the Google search engine.
Microsoft Teams and Outlook suffer global outages
Users across the globe were struggling to access multiple Microsoft products after the company implemented a network change.
Big tech backs Google in defending internet liability protections
Tech giants including Microsoft, Meta, and Twitter have filed briefs warning the Supreme Court against narrowing the Communications Decency Act's Section 230 to allow lawsuits against content-recommendation algorithms.
Apple now offers Wi-Fi 6E in Macs; what does it do?
Apple introduced Wi-Fi 6E to iPads in late 2022 and this week unveiled the first Macs to support the standard. What difference might it make?
Google warns court against changing liability shield for internet companies
In a case to be heard by the US Supreme Court, Google says that limiting Communications Decency Act protections for internet companies from lawsuits about user-created content would damage the internet as we know it.
As the EU embraces cell phone calls on planes, could the US be next?
With the Eurpoean Commission voting to allow 5G transmissions on commercial flights, enabling voice calling, the US might be next — depending on what airlines want.
What you need to know about the UK’s Online Safety Bill
The UK’s amended Online Safety Bill covers services available in the country even if they are based elsewhere. But what does the bill entail, and if passed, how will it affect companies that conduct business online?
6 secret settings for a smarter Chrome Android setup
Supercharge your smartphone browsing experience with these powerful yet completely concealed options for Google's Chrome Android app.
How the new Matter standard could unleash innovation in IoT
“Matter is for consumers who want systems that just work, and for innovative enterprises who need a robust system on which to innovate. With a little luck it will open this industry,” says Tobin Richardson, president and CEO of the...
