Cloud giant’s blunt instrument clobbers loyal resellers too Microsoft’s Toby Richards, General Manager of programmes within the Commercial Partner organisation, has explained the company’s removal of free licences from the benefits assigned to resellers.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Despite increasing threats, many organizations continue to run with only token cybersecurity and resilience. …read more Source:: DarkReading

All campuses are affected, with attackers demanding $2 million in Bitcoin in exchange for decryption keys. …read more Source:: DarkReading

France’s Senate approved a tax on the revenues of tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook on Thursday, defying a warning from the President Donald Trump administration that it “unfairly targets American companies.” From a report: On Wednesday, Trump ordered an investigation into France’s planned “digital tax” on tech companies. The 3% tax would apply…

One phone. One city. Two networks. …read more Source:: CNet

Belgian journos find hundreds of recordings on smart speakers triggered without command A group of Belgian investigative journalists have discovered that Google employees really are listening in on people who use its voice-activated Google Assistant product.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Amazon announced Thursday that it will spend up to $700 million over the next six years retraining 100,000 of its US employees, mostly in technical skills like software engineering and IT support. From a report: Amazon is already one of the largest employers in the country, with almost 300,000 workers (and many more contractors) and…

Commentary: A Nintendo Switch that doesn’t “switch”? The idea makes more sense than you might think. …read more Source:: CNet

This new one shouldn’t be a massive loss leader, like the last one. …read more Source:: CNet

Apple has opened a design and development accelerator in Shanghai — its first for China — to help local developers create better apps as the iPhone maker looks to scale its services business in one of its key overseas markets. From a report: At the accelerator, Apple has begun to hold regular lectures, seminars and…