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Qualcomm Ups Its Offer for NXP, Angering Broadcom Officials

Today’s topics include how Qualcomm’s increased bid to buy chip maker NXP further complicates Broadcom’s attempt to buy out Qualcomm; why global cyber-crime hit an all-time high of $600 billion; IBM’s discovery an international business email scam costing $5 million; and Google’s Android Enterprise Recommended sets standards for Android devices. Qualcomm raised its offer to […]

AT&T Taps Dallas, Waco, Atlanta as First Cities to Get 5G Service

Today’s topics include AT&T’s announcement that it will initiate 5G service in 12 U.S. cities by the end of 2018; how rising data center demand is pushing up server DRAM revenue; Microsoft’s $500 million startup assistance program; and the opening of a tech-focused charter school on Oracle’s California headquarters campus. AT&T announced Feb. 21 that […]

‘Sensitive’ Tesla Data Exposed in Cloud Breach, Researchers Say

Today’s topics include Redlock Security revealing a Tesla cloud account data breach; Google consolidating Android Pay and Google Wallet; Samsung producing 32TB solid-state storage drives; and Microsoft’s Network Performance Monitor keeping tabs on ExpressRoute private cloud links. According to a report by security company RedLock, an unsecured Kubernetes container management console allowed cyber-attackers to breach […]

U.S. Charges 13 Russians With Plot to Disrupt 2016 Election

Today’s topics include the U.S. indicting 13 Russians for influencing the 2016 U.S. presidential election; FedEx customer data leaked on a cloud storage server; the U.S. accusing Russia of launching the NotPetya ransomware attack; and Google acquiring LogMeIn’s Xively IoT management platform. A group of 13 Russians, Russia’s Internet Research Agency and two companies closely […]

Qualcomm Provides Insight Into Its 5G Chip, Services Efforts

Today’s topics include Qualcomm’s preview of its 5G wireless technology and strategy; Juniper Networks’ latest switches and software for multi-cloud environments, Google’s new high-performance virtual machine options for cloud customers; and the latest Hack the Air Force campaign has awarded more than $100,000 for bug discoveries. Qualcomm Technologies has previewed its 5G technology and strategy […]

Qualcomm Introduces Speedy Snapdragon X24 LTE Modem for Mobile Devices

The new LTE chipset, expected to be available in some smartphones and other mobile devices by the end of 2018, will be demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, later in February. The latest chipset offers twice the speed of Qualcomm’s first-generation Gigabit LTE modem, while supporting up to seven times the carrier aggregation […]

With Windows Spring Update, Microsoft Pushing More Secure Login Methods

Today’s topics include the Windows 10 spring update featuring biometric security; Microsoft extending Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection support to Windows 7 and 8.1; Deepfence premiering its container security platform; and Oracle debuting autonomous capabilities throughout its cloud platform. With the planned release of the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, Microsoft is moving forward with […]

U.S. Government Sites Among Thousands Infected by Cryptocurrency Miner

Today’s topics include a cryptocurrency miner exploiting thousands of sites through an accessibility script; Valentine’s Day dating scam emails; Microsoft System Center’s first semi-annual release; and Google beta testing Cloud Tensor Processing Units. On Feb. 11, Texthelp reported that its Browsealoud text-to-speech extension was compromised by a third-party accessibility script, impacting thousands of websites. Browsealoud […]

Google Chrome Soon to Label Sites Not Using HTTPS as ‘Not Secure’

Today’s topics include Google Chrome labeling sites using HTTP as insecure starting July; Microsoft adding report sharing to Power BI; new reports showing cyber-security threats and fraud are growing; and a new Microsoft Windows 10 S build eliminating passwords. As part of a long-standing effort by Google to get websites to use encryption to protect […]

Panasonic Adds More Muscle to Rugged Toughbook 20 for Enterprise Users

Today’s topics include Panasonic releasing the Toughbook 20 two-in-one PC; 36 people indicted for participating in a cybercrime ring that stole $530 million; a LinkedIn resume tool going live in Microsoft Word; and Google paying out nearly $3 million last year to bug hunters. Panasonic has revamped its Toughbook 20 rugged 2-in-1 portable computer with […]