Day: July 6, 2021

Workers Careless in Sharing & Reusing Corporate Secrets

A new survey shows leaked enterprise secrets costs companies millions of dollars each year. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Chinese-owned Firm Acquires UK’s Largest Semiconductor Manufacturer

The UK’s largest producer of semiconductors has been acquired by the Chinese-owned manufacturer Nexperia, prompting a senior Tory MP to call for the government to review the sale to a foreign owner during an increasingly severe global shortage of computer chips. From a report: Nexperia, a Dutch firm owned by China’s Wingtech, said on Monday…


Ransomware-hit law firm gets court order asking crooks not to publish the data they stole

Good luck with that, 4 New Square Chambers A barristers’ chambers hit by a ransomware attack has responded by getting a court order demanding the criminals do not share stolen data.… …read more Source:: Register


USB Power Bank’s Auto-Off Becomes Useful Feature In Garage Door Remote

For devices that are destined for momentary and infrequent use as well as battery power, some kind of power saving is pretty much a required feature. For example, when [PJ Allen] turned two ESP8266-based NodeMCU development boards into a replacement wireless remote garage door opener, a handy USB power bank ended up serving as a…


Virgin Galactic aims to send Richard Branson to space before Jeff Bezos – CNET

The space tourism company plans to send its founder to orbit on July 11. …read more Source:: CNet


Nordic Countries Endure Heatwave as Lapland Records Hottest Day Since 1914

Nordic countries have registered near-record temperatures over the weekend, including highs of 34C (93.2F) in some places. From a report: The latest figures came after Finland’s national meteorological institute registered its hottest temperature for June since records began in 1844. Kevo, in Lapland, recorded heat of 33.6C (92.5F) on Sunday, the hottest day since 1914…


Pentagon terminates controversial $10 billion JEDI cloud contract

The 10-year cloud-computing contract was awarded to Microsoft in October 2019, but a lawsuit filed by AWS claimed that then-President Donald Trump’s vendetta against Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos was a key factor in Microsoft’s win. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Best language learning app 2021: Top 7 apps compared

Do you love to travel or simply learn a new language? Well, technology has made it easier than ever to learn a new language. These 7 apps have proven themselves as the top language learning apps for 2021. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Infor offloads its asset management unit on Swedish ‘digital reality’ biz to focus on industry-specific cloud ERP

That’s fancy talk for sensors, software, and autonomous technologies btw Infor has sold its asset management applications business to Hexagon AB, a Swedish industrial tech biz, in a deal valued at $2.75bn.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


With Whitehurst stepping down, where do IBM and Red Hat go from here?

In the long run, Whitehurst’s absence will leave a weakened IBM and Red Hat facing stronger cloud and Linux rivals. …read more Source:: ZDNet