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Today’s topics include Dell EMC rolling out its modular PowerEdge MX server, and Pure Storage acquiring deduplication company StorReduce. Dell EMC announced Aug. 21 that starting Sept. 12 its new modular system called the PowerEdge MX will be generally available. Designed to be able to adapt to changes in the compute landscape, PowerEdge MX offers […]

Today’s topics include Microsoft shutting down Russian disinformation sites and launching free security services for U.S. political organizations, and Microsoft moving Bing to .NET Core 2.1 for enhanced performance.  Microsoft President Brad Smith announced Aug. 21 that Microsoft shut down six disinformation and spoofing internet domains operated by the Russian cyber-espionage group Strontium, also known […]

Today’s topics include Arm unveiling its roadmap to challenge Intel in the laptop chip space, and Visual Studio 2017 getting productivity updates. Arm is making an aggressive push into a mobile PC processor space that has long been dominated by larger rival Intel. Last week Arm unveiled a roadmap that includes the new Cortex-A76 CPU […]

Today’s topics include the National Institute of Standards and Technology providing cyber-security advice to SMBs under a new federal law, and Dell EMC coming out with a new networking switch for speed.  President Donald Trump has signed the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act into law, requiring the National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide […]

Today’s topics include Intel SGX at risk from the Foreshadow speculative execution attack, and an RSA report showing rogue mobile apps are leading to a global rise in fraud. Security researchers revealed last week the L1 Terminal Fault vulnerability, dubbed “Foreshadow,” which could potentially enable an attacker to extract privileged information from vulnerable CPUs, hypervisors […]

Today’s topics include Lenovo introducing two new ThinkPads, and Nvidia’s new GPUs speeding up real-time simulations. Lenovo unveiled on Aug. 13 two new ThinkPad laptops: the ThinkPad P1, Lenovo’s thinnest and lightest model to date, and the ThinkPad P72, featuring advanced graphics hardware for users in the oil and gas, automotive, financial and other industries. […]

Today’s topics include Google tracking your location even when you tell it to stop, and the DHS using its Red Team approach to improve national cyber-security. According to an investigation by the Associated Press and Princeton University, some Google apps are still storing detailed location information in your location history, even when you’ve changed the […]

Today’s topics include the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 bringing AI to mainstream mobile phones, and Dell EMC targeting AI workloads with integrated systems. Qualcomm is bringing the third generation of its AI Engine to mainstream smartphones through its new Snapdragon 670 Arm-based systems on a chip, bringing not only improved performance, but also a real-time responsiveness, […]

Today’s topics include election officials discussing efforts to bolster voting system security, and Cisco bringing SD-WAN to 1 million edge routers. A panel of election officials from across the country spoke at the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas on Aug. 10 to discuss voting system security and detail steps to make things better. Alex […]

Today’s topics include Samsung releasing the Galaxy Note 9 with a bigger screen and more storage, and researchers outlining what it takes to secure autonomous vehicles. Samsung last week unveiled its stylus-equipped Galaxy Note 9 smartphone, which features a larger display, now 6.4 inches compared to the Note 8’s 6.3 inches, as well as a […]