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Facebook Moves Swiftly to Limit Inauthentic Behavior on Social Network

Today’s topics include Facebook limiting inauthentic behavior, and Jamf releasing its Setup and Reset apps for iOS device management. As part of a renewed effort to restore confidence in its platform ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in the United States, Facebook on Oct. 26 announced that it has removed 82 pages, groups and accounts […]

Microsoft Adds Wide Range of Updates to SharePoint Server 2019

Today’s topics include Microsoft rolling out SharePoint Server 2019 with ease of use features, and Dell releasing three new rugged enterprise notebooks. Microsoft’s SharePoint Server 2019 is now generally available with a wide range of improvements from the server product introduced at Microsoft Ignite earlier in 2018. Built on the same core platform as SharePoint […]

Apple’s Cook Calls for National Privacy Law Similar to GDPR

Today’s topics include Apple’s Tim Cook calling for a national privacy law like Europe’s GDPR, and the Department of Defense expanding its bug bounty program. On Oct. 24 in the European Parliament in the Espace Léopold in Brussels, Belgium, Apple CEO Tim Cook forcefully called for a global movement to protect privacy similar to what […]

IBM Strikes Deal to Buy Linux and Cloud Vendor Red Hat for $34B

Today’s topics include IBM acquiring Red Hat for $34 billion, and humanization being key to making artificial intelligence successful. IBM is acquiring Linux and cloud technology vendor Red Hat for $34 billion in hopes of transforming the cloud landscape, the two companies announced on Oct. 28. The acquisition is an all-cash deal that values Red […]

Atmosic Targets Battery-Free IoT Devices With Low-Power Chip Platform

Today’s topics include startup Atmosic Technologies coming out with a low-power chip platform for battery-free IoT devices, and Oracle announcing new security technologies at OpenWorld 2018. Small startup Atmosic Technologies this week announced its initial ultra-low power chip platforms that are designed to save enough energy and harvest enough power to enable internet of things […]

Oracle Adds AI, Machine Learning Features to Its Cloud Services

Today’s topics include Oracle adding artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to its software, and Pulumi launching a Team Edition of its infrastructure-as-code platform. Oracle on Oct. 22 at its annual OpenWorld conference in San Francisco revealed some new artificial intelligence updates to Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud and Enterprise Performance Management Cloud. Like past […]

Lenovo, Scale Aim HCI Solution at Edge Computing Environments

Today’s topics include Lenovo partnering with Scale Computing on a new hyperconverged infrastructure solution, and Pagely NorthStack making WordPress serverless. Lenovo and Scale Computing have teamed up on a hyperconverged infrastructure solution that combines Lenovo servers with Scale’s HCI platform. Available now is Scale Computing HC3 Edge Platform on Lenovo Servers, which is aimed at […]

Microsoft Gives Windows Server 2008 Users Another Migration Option

Today’s topics include Microsoft enabling businesses to use Azure Site Recovery to migrate from Windows Server 2008, and Oracle patching 301 vulnerabilities in the October update. Enterprise users who are looking for migration alternatives for their Windows Server 2008 32-bit applications as the end of support approaches for the product in January 2020 can now […]

Apple Unveils New Privacy Rules for US Customers

Today’s topics include Apple rolling out GDPR-like features for its users, and financial services embracing open source to gain an edge in innovation. When Europe’s General Data Privacy Regulation took effect in May, Apple promised its users in other areas, notably the United States, that it would provide similar services this year. As of Oct. […]

Trust Outranks Tech in Attracting Customers: LinkedIn Sales Report

Today’s topics include trust outweighing technology when it comes to maintaining customers, and GitHub releasing new tools and its “Octoverse” report. According to LinkedIn’s annual State of Sales report that surveyed more than 500 sales pros and 500 buyers in August, establishing customer trust outranks technology itself in attracting and maintaining customers. LinkedIn Vice President […]