Zoom, the company behind the video conferencing software that boomed during the Covid-19 crisis, has announced a new product for those of us who work from home: a 27-inch computer screen. Zoom For Home, the company’s first hardware product, is aimed at the growing number of people whose remote work …
Read More »Twitter regains control after major accounts hijacked to tweet bitcoin scams
Twitter Inc. accounts belonging to top U.S. executives, lawmakers and celebrities were compromised on Wednesday and appeared to be used in an attempt to divert bitcoin from its followers on social media until the company regained control of your site hours later. After a series of cryptocurrency-related Twitter accounts were …
Read More »Huawei Chief Security Officer: UK ban unrelated to US claims of security risks
But Huawei’s chief security officer Andy Purdy said he believes the UK decision was unrelated to claims by US officials that Huawei is tied to the Chinese government. The UK decision, reversing an earlier decision to allow Huawei a limited role in building the country’s 5G infrastructure, comes after months …
Read More »Virgin Galactic changes CEO, bringing Michael Colglazier from Disney
Virgin Galactic space chief George Whitesides, left, and CEO Michael Colglazier. galactic virgin Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday that George Whitesides would step aside as CEO, and the space tourism company will appoint former Disney executive Michael Colglazier. Whitesides will remain with the company in a new role, serving as its …
Read More »Microsoft CEO: Broadband Internet access is a “fundamental right”
Especially in rural areas of the country, many lack broadband Internet access and have therefore struggled to participate in remote learning, work and healthcare that have allowed others to adapt during the crisis. A new initiative of Microsoft (MSFT) and the Land O’Lakes agricultural cooperative aims to address that problem …
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