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VMware HCX app mobility platform now handles non-vSphere migrations

By Mike Wheatley Aug 8, 2019

Virtualization software company VMware Inc. today is updating the enterprise version of its VMware HCX application mobility platform with some useful new capabilities, including the ability to perform live migrations of both vSphere and…

Apps

Microsoft contractors have been listening in to private Skype calls and Cortana commands

By James Farrell Aug 7, 2019

Real-time conversations on Microsoft Corp.’s Skype are sometimes listened to by contractors, according to an investigation by Motherboard published Wednesday. Internal documents, screenshots and audio recordings acquired by Motherboard reveal that personal conversations were…

Security

Bahrain targeted by Iranian hackers as tensions rise in the Persian Gulf

By Duncan Riley Aug 7, 2019

Suspected Iranian state-sponsored hackers have infiltrated critical infrastructure in Bahrain as tensions continue to rise in the Persian Gulf. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the hacking, reported Wednesday that the hacks were…

Emerging Tech

Lyft beats earnings forecasts as both revenue and losses rose

By Duncan Riley Aug 7, 2019

Lyft Inc. beat Wall Street earnings predictions for the second quarter, but increasing losses at the ride-hailing firm also left investors less than enthusiastic about the company’s prospects. In the second quarter, Lyft reported…

Apps

Shades of Cambridge Analytica: Instagram terminates partner collecting user data

By Duncan Riley Aug 7, 2019

Instagram today terminated a relationship with an advertising partner after it was discovered to be collecting data from user accounts, the latest in a long line of privacy failures involving parent company Facebook Inc.…

Infra

AMD announces next-generation EPYC data center chips and big customer wins

By Mike Wheatley Aug 7, 2019

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced the launch of its second generation of EPYC processing chips for data centers, adding some new big-name customers including Google LLC and Twitter Inc. The company’s 2nd Gen…

Apps

Samsung launches new Galaxy Note 10 with added Windows support

By Duncan Riley Aug 7, 2019

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has launched its latest Galaxy Note 10 phones Wednesday with one big surprise: improved integration with Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system. The new Galaxy Note comes in two models, the…

Cloud

Salesforce to acquire field service software provider ClickSoftware for $1.35B

By Mike Wheatley Aug 7, 2019

Customer relationship management software giant Salesforce.com Inc. said today it will buy ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. for $1.35 billion in cash and stock. ClickSoftware sells what’s called field service software, which is used to keep…

Infra

Broadcom reportedly close to $10B deal to buy Symantec’s enterprise business

By Mike Wheatley Aug 7, 2019

Computer chipmaker Broadcom Inc. is about to acquire cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp.’s enterprise business for about $10 billion, according to separate reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters late today that cite people familiar with the…

Security

IBM researchers show how “warshipping” turns physical mail into a hacking vector

By Maria Deutscher Aug 7, 2019

As if ransomware and state-sponsored hacking campaigns didn’t give enterprises enough cause for concern, there’s now yet another cybersecurity threat to reckon with: “warshipping.” That’s the name IBM Corp.’s X-Force Red group has given…

the latest

Microsoft contractors have been listening in to private Skype calls and Cortana commands

Bahrain targeted by Iranian hackers as tensions rise in the Persian Gulf

Lyft beats earnings forecasts as both revenue and losses rose

Shades of Cambridge Analytica: Instagram terminates partner collecting user data

Samsung launches new Galaxy Note 10 with added Windows support

Salesforce to acquire field service software provider ClickSoftware for $1.35B

Broadcom reportedly close to $10B deal to buy Symantec’s enterprise business

IBM researchers show how “warshipping” turns physical mail into a hacking vector

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